Title 18, Criminal Code
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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-3-101 Definition of terms
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As used in this part 1, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) Homicide means the killing of a person by another. (2) Person, when referring to the victim of a homicide, means a human being who had been born and was alive at the time of the homicidal act. (2.5) One in a posit…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-3-102 Murder in the first degree
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(1) A person commits the crime of murder in the first degree if: (a) After deliberation and with the intent to cause the death of a person other than himself, he causes the death of that person or of another person; or (b) Repealed. (c) By perjury or subornation of perjury he pro…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-3-103 Murder in the second degree - definitions
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(1) A person commits the crime of murder in the second degree if: (a) The person knowingly causes the death of a person; or (b) Acting either alone or with one or more persons, he or she commits or attempts to commit felony arson, robbery, burglary, kidnapping, sexual assault as …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-3-104 Manslaughter
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(1) A person commits the crime of manslaughter if: (a) Such person recklessly causes the death of another person; or (b) Such person intentionally causes or aids another person to commit suicide. (c) (Deleted by amendment, L. 96, p. 1844, � 13, effective July 1, 1996.) (2) Mansla…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-3-105 Criminally negligent homicide
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Any person who causes the death of another person by conduct amounting to criminal negligence commits criminally negligent homicide which is a class 5 felony. Source: L. 71: R&RE, p. 419, � 1. C.R.S. 1963: � 40-3-105. L. 77: (1)(b) amended, p. 960, � 7, effective July 1. L. 81: E…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-3-106 Vehicular homicide
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(1) (a) If a person operates or drives a motor vehicle in a reckless manner, and such conduct is the proximate cause of the death of another, such person commits vehicular homicide. (b) (I) If a person operates or drives a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol or one…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-3-107 First degree murder of a peace officer, firefighter, or emergency medical service provider - legislative declaration
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(1) A person who commits murder in the first degree, as defined in section 18-3-102, and the victim is a peace officer, firefighter, or emergency medical service provider, engaged in the performance of his or her duties, commits the felony crime of first degree murder of a peace …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-3-201 Definitions
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As used in sections 18-3-201 to 18-3-204, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) Emergency medical care provider means a doctor, intern, nurse, nurse's aide, physician's assistant, ambulance attendant or operator, air ambulance pilot, paramedic, or any other member of a hospi…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-3-202 Assault in the first degree
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(1) A person commits the crime of assault in the first degree if: (a) With intent to cause serious bodily injury to another person, he causes serious bodily injury to any person by means of a deadly weapon; or (b) With intent to disfigure another person seriously and permanently,…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-3-203 Assault in the second degree
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(1) A person commits the crime of assault in the second degree if: (a) Repealed. (b) With intent to cause bodily injury to another person, he or she causes such injury to any person by means of a deadly weapon; or (c) With intent to prevent one whom he or she knows, or should kno…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-3-204 Assault in the third degree
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(1) A person commits the crime of assault in the third degree if: (a) The person knowingly or recklessly causes bodily injury to another person or with criminal negligence the person causes bodily injury to another person by means of a deadly weapon; or (b) The person, with inten…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-3-205 Vehicular assault
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(1) (a) If a person operates or drives a motor vehicle in a reckless manner, and this conduct is the proximate cause of serious bodily injury to another, such person commits vehicular assault. (b) (I) If a person operates or drives a motor vehicle while under the influence of alc…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-3-206 Menacing
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A person commits the crime of menacing if, by any threat or physical action, he or she knowingly places or attempts to place another person in fear of imminent serious bodily injury. Menacing is a class 1 misdemeanor, but it is a class 5 felony if committed by the use of a firear…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-3-207 Criminal extortion - aggravated extortion
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(1) A person commits criminal extortion if: (a) The person, without legal authority and with the intent to induce another person against that other person's will to perform an act or to refrain from performing a lawful act, makes a substantial threat to confine or restrain, cause…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-3-208 Reckless endangerment
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A person who recklessly engages in conduct that creates a substantial risk of serious bodily injury to another person commits reckless endangerment, which is a class 2 misdemeanor. Source: L. 71: R&RE, p. 421, � 1. C.R.S. 1963: � 40-3-208. L. 2021: Entire section amended, (SB 21-…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-3-209 Assault on the elderly or persons with disabilities - legislative declaration. (Repealed)
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C.R.S. 18-3-209Statutes current through Chapter 65 of the 2026 Regular Session, effective as of April 20, 2026. The text of this section is not final. It will not be final until compared to, and updated from, the text provided by the Colorado Office of Legislative Legal Services …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-3-210 Unlawfully aiming a laser device at an aircraft - definitions
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(1) A person who knowingly points, focuses, or aims the beam of a laser device at an aircraft in flight or on the ground while occupied, and the incident is reported by the pilot or a crew member of the impacted aircraft to a law enforcement officer or law enforcement agency, com…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-3-301 First degree kidnapping
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(1) Any person who does any of the following acts with the intent thereby to force the victim or any other person to make any concession or give up anything of value in order to secure a release of a person under the offender's actual or apparent control commits first degree kidn…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-3-302 Second degree kidnapping
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(1) A person who knowingly seizes and carries a person from one place to another, without the person's consent and without lawful justification, and such movement increases the risk of harm to the person, commits second degree kidnapping. (2) Any person who takes, entices, or dec…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-3-303 False imprisonment
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(1) Any person who knowingly confines or detains another without the other's consent and without proper legal authority commits false imprisonment. This section does not apply to a peace officer acting in good faith within the scope of his or her duties. (2) False imprisonment is…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-3-304 Violation of custody order or order relating to parental responsibilities
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(1) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (2.5) of this section, any person, including a natural or foster parent, who, knowing that he or she has no privilege to do so or heedless in that regard, takes or entices any child under the age of eighteen years from the custody or…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-3-305 Enticement of a child
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(1) A person commits the crime of enticement of a child if he or she invites or persuades, or attempts to invite or persuade, a child under the age of fifteen years to enter any vehicle, building, room, or secluded place with the intent to commit sexual assault or unlawful sexual…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-3-306 Internet luring of a child
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(1) An actor commits internet luring of a child if the actor knowingly communicates over a computer or computer network, telephone network, or data network or by a text message or instant message to a person who the actor knows or believes to be under fifteen years of age and, in…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-3-401 Definitions
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As used in this part 4, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) Actor means the person accused of a sexual offense pursuant to this part 4. (1.5) Consent means cooperation in act or attitude pursuant to an exercise of free will and with knowledge of the nature of the act. A cu…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-3-402 Sexual assault
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(1) Any actor who knowingly inflicts sexual intrusion or sexual penetration on a victim commits sexual assault if: (a) The actor causes sexual intrusion or sexual penetration knowing the victim does not consent; or (b) The actor knows that the victim is incapable of appraising th…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-3-403 Sexual assault in the second degree. (Repealed)
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Source: L. 75: Entire part R&RE, p. 628, � 1, effective July 1. L. 77: IP(1) amended, p. 962, � 16, effective July 1. L. 83: (1)(b) and (2) amended, p. 698, � 2, effective July 1. L. 88: (1)(e) amended, p. 725, � 1, effective July 1. L. 90: (1)(f) repealed, p. 1033, � 25, effecti…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-3-404 Unlawful sexual contact
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(1) Any actor who knowingly subjects a victim to any sexual contact commits unlawful sexual contact if: (a) The actor knows that the victim does not consent; or (b) The actor knows that the victim is incapable of appraising the nature of the victim's conduct; or (c) The victim is…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-3-405 Sexual assault on a child
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(1) Any actor who knowingly subjects another not his or her spouse to any sexual contact commits sexual assault on a child if the victim is less than fifteen years of age and the actor is at least four years older than the victim. (2) Sexual assault on a child is a class 4 felony…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-3-405.3 Sexual assault on a child by one in a position of trust
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(1) Any actor who knowingly subjects another not his or her spouse to any sexual contact commits sexual assault on a child by one in a position of trust if the victim is a child less than eighteen years of age and the actor committing the offense is one in a position of trust wit…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-3-405.4 Internet sexual exploitation of a child
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(1) An actor commits internet sexual exploitation of a child if the actor knowingly importunes, invites, or entices through communication via a computer network or system, telephone network, or data network or by a text message or instant message, a person whom the actor knows or…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-3-405.5 Sexual assault on a client by a psychotherapist - definitions
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(1) (a) Any actor who knowingly inflicts sexual penetration or sexual intrusion on a victim commits aggravated sexual assault on a client if: (I) The actor is a psychotherapist and the victim is a client of the psychotherapist; or (II) The actor is a psychotherapist and the victi…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-3-405.6 Invasion of privacy for sexual gratification
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(1) A person who knowingly observes or takes a photograph of another person's intimate parts without that person's consent, in a situation where the person observed or photographed has a reasonable expectation of privacy, for the purpose of the observer's own sexual gratification…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-3-405.7 Unlawful sexual conduct by a peace officer - definition
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(1) A peace officer commits unlawful sexual conduct by a peace officer by knowingly engaging in sexual contact, sexual intrusion, or sexual penetration under any of the following circumstances: (a) In the same encounter, the peace officer contacts the victim for the purpose of la…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-3-406 Criminality of conduct. (Repealed)
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Source: L. 75: Entire part R&RE, p. 630, � 1, effective July 1. L. 2001: Entire section repealed, p. 859, � 5, effective July 1. Editor's note: Current provisions relating to criminality of conduct are contained in � 18-1-503.5. 18-3-407. Victim's and witness's prior history - ev…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-3-407 Victim’s and witness’s prior history - evidentiary hearing - victim’s identity - protective order
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(1) Subject to constitutional limitations, evidence of specific instances of the victim’s or a witness’s prior or subsequent sexual conduct, opinion evidence of the victim’s or a witness’s sexual conduct, and reputation evidence of the victim’s or a witness’s sexual conduct may b…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-3-407.5 Victim evidence - forensic evidence - electronic lie detector exam without victim’s consent prohibited
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(1) A law enforcement agency with jurisdiction over a sexual assault must pay for any direct cost associated with the collection of forensic evidence from a victim who reports the assault to the law enforcement agency. (2) A law enforcement agency, prosecuting officer, or other g…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-3-407.7 Sexual assault victim emergency payment program - creation - eligibility
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(1) There is hereby created the sexual assault victim emergency payment program, referred to in this section as the “program”, in the division of criminal justice in the department of public safety. The purpose of the program is to assist victims of sexual assault with medical ex…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-3-407.9 Forensic nurse examiners - telehealth program - creation - appropriation
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(1) There is created in the division of criminal justice in the department of public safety the forensic nurse examiners telehealth program, referred to in this section as the “program”. Telehealth is an important way to offer medical support, especially in the rural parts of Col…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-3-408 Jury instruction prohibited
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In any criminal prosecution under sections 18-3-402 to 18-3-405, or for attempt or conspiracy to commit any crime under sections 18-3-402 to 18-3-405, the jury shall not be instructed to examine with caution the testimony of the victim solely because of the nature of the charge, …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-3-408.5 Jury instruction on consent - when required
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(1) In any criminal prosecution for a crime listed in subsection (2) of this section or for attempt or conspiracy to commit a crime listed in subsection (2) of this section, upon request of any party to the proceedings, the jury shall be instructed on the definition of consent as…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-3-409 Marital defense
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Any marital relationship, whether established statutorily, putatively, or by common law, between an actor and a victim shall not be a defense to any offense under this part 4 unless such defense is specifically set forth in the applicable statutory section by having the elements …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-3-410 Medical exception
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The provisions of this part 4 shall not apply to any act performed for bona fide medical purposes if such act is performed in a manner which is not inconsistent with reasonable medical practices. Source: L. 75: Entire part R&RE, p. 631, � 1, effective July 1. 18-3-411. Sex offens…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-3-411 Sex offenses against children - limitation for commencing proceedings - evidence - statutory privilege - definition
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(1) As used in this section, “unlawful sexual offense” means enticement of a child, as described in section 18-3-305; sexual assault, as described in section 18-3-402, when the victim at the time of the commission of the act is a child less than fifteen years of age; sexual assau…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-3-412 Habitual sex offenders against children - indictment or information - verdict of the jury
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(1) For the purpose of this section, “unlawful sexual offense” means sexual assault, as described in section 18-3-402, when the victim at the time of the commission of the act is a child less than fifteen years of age, sexual assault in the first degree, as described in section 1…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-3-412.5 Failure to register as a sex offender
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(1) A person who is required to register pursuant to article 22 of title 16 and who fails to comply with any of the requirements placed on registrants by said article 22, including but not limited to committing any of the acts specified in this subsection (1), commits the offense…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-3-412.6 Failure to verify location as a sex offender
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(1) A person who is required to register pursuant to article 22 of title 16, C.R.S., and who lacks a fixed residence, as defined in that article, and who fails to comply with the provisions of section 16-22-109 (3.5)(c)(I) or 16-22-109 (3.5)(c)(II), C.R.S., commits the offense of…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-3-413 Video tape depositions - children - victims of sexual offenses
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(1) When a defendant has been charged with an unlawful sexual offense, as defined in section 18-3-411 (1), or incest, as defined in section 18-6-301, and when the victim at the time of the commission of the act is a child less than fifteen years of age, the prosecution may apply …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-3-413.5 Use of closed circuit television - child victims of sexual offenses. (Repealed)
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C.R.S. 18-3-413.5Statutes current through Chapter 65 of the 2026 Regular Session, effective as of April 20, 2026. The text of this section is not final. It will not be final until compared to, and updated from, the text provided by the Colorado Office of Legislative Legal Service…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-3-414 Payment of treatment costs for the victim or victims of a sexual offense against a child
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(1) In addition to any other penalty provided by law, the court may order any person who is convicted of an unlawful sexual offense, as defined in section 18-3-411 (1), or of incest, as defined in section 18-6-301, when the victim was under the age of fifteen at the time of the c…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-3-414.5 Sexually violent predators - assessment - annual report - definitions
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(1) As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires: (a) “Sexually violent predator” means an offender: (I) Who is eighteen years of age or older as of the date the offense is committed or who is less than eighteen years of age as of the date the offense is committ…