Title 18, Criminal Code
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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-7-101 Definitions
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As used in this part 1, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) Material means anything tangible that is capable of being used or adapted to arouse interest, whether through the medium of reading, observation, sound, or in any other manner, but does not include an actual three…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-7-102 Obscenity
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(1) (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (1.5) of this section, a person commits wholesale promotion of obscenity if, knowing its content and character, such person wholesale promotes or possesses with intent to wholesale promote any obscene material. (b) Wholesale prom…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-7-103 Injunctions to restrain the promotion of obscene materials
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(1) The district courts of this state and the judges thereof shall have full power, authority, and jurisdiction to enjoin the wholesale promotion, promotion, or display of obscene materials as specified in this section and to issue all necessary and proper restraining orders, inj…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-7-104 Applicability of this part 1. (Repealed)
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Source: L. 81: Entire part R&RE, p. 1001, � 1, effective July 1. L. 86: Entire section repealed, p. 785, � 8, effective April 21. Editor's note: This section was similar to former � 18-7-107 as it existed prior to 1981.
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-7-104.5 Remedies under the Colorado Organized Crime Control Act
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When a person or persons, through an enterprise, engage in a pattern of racketeering activity for which the predicate offenses are the promotion or wholesale promotion of obscenity, pursuant to article 17 of this title, the difference in the fair market value of real property in …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-7-105 Severability
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If any provision of this part 1 is found by a court of competent jurisdiction to be unconstitutional, the remaining provisions of this part 1 are valid, unless it appears to the court that the valid provisions of this part 1 are so essentially and inseparably connected with, and …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-7-106 Constitutional questions expedited. (Repealed)
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Source: L. 81: Entire part R&RE, p. 1002, � 1, effective July 1. Editor's note: Subsection (2) provided for the repeal of this section, effective January 1, 1983. (See L. 81, p. 1002.) 18-7-107. Disclosing a private intimate image or intimate digital depiction for harassment - de…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-7-107 Disclosing a private intimate image or intimate digital depiction for harassment - definitions
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(1) (a) An actor who is eighteen years of age or older commits the offense of disclosing a private intimate image or intimate digital depiction for harassment if the actor discloses or threatens to disclose through the use of electronic media or a website a private intimate image…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-7-108 Disclosing a private intimate image or intimate digital depiction for pecuniary gain - definitions
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(1) (a) An actor who is eighteen years of age or older commits the offense of disclosing a private intimate image or intimate digital depiction for pecuniary gain if the actor discloses or threatens to disclose through electronic media or a website a private intimate image or int…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-7-109 Disclosure, possession, or exchange of a private intimate image or intimate digital depiction by a juvenile - definitions - penalties
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(1) A juvenile commits the offense of disclosing a private intimate image or intimate digital depiction by a juvenile if the juvenile, through digital or electronic means: (a) Knowingly discloses or threatens to disclose to the view of another person a private intimate image or a…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-7-201 Prostitution prohibited
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(1) Any person who performs or offers or agrees to perform any act of sexual intercourse, fellatio, cunnilingus, masturbation, or anal intercourse with any person not his spouse in exchange for money or other thing of value commits prostitution. (2) (a) Fellatio, as used in this …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-7-201.3 Affirmative defense - human trafficking - expungement of record protective order - definitions
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(1) A person charged with prostitution, as described in section 18-7-201 or any corresponding municipal code or ordinance, for an offense committed on or after July 1, 2015, which offense was committed as a direct result of being a victim of human trafficking, may assert as an af…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-7-201.4 Victim of human trafficking of a minor for sexual servitude - provision of services - reporting
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If a law enforcement officer encounters a person who is under eighteen years of age and who is engaging in any conduct that would be a violation of section 18-7-201, 18-7-202, 18-7-204, or 18-7-207 or a prostitution-related offense pursuant to a county or municipal ordinance and …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-7-201.5 Acquired immune deficiency syndrome testing for persons convicted of prostitution. (Repealed)
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C.R.S. 18-7-201.5Statutes 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. § 18-7-201.7 Prostitution with knowledge of being infected with acquired immune deficiency syndrome. (Repealed)
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C.R.S. 18-7-201.7Statutes 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. § 18-7-202 Soliciting for prostitution
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(1) A person commits soliciting for prostitution if he: (a) Solicits another for the purpose of prostitution; or (b) Arranges or offers to arrange a meeting of persons for the purpose of prostitution; or (c) Directs another to a place knowing such direction is for the purpose of …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-7-203 Pandering
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(1) Any person who does any of the following for money or other thing of value commits pandering: (a) Inducing a person by menacing or criminal intimidation to commit prostitution; or (b) Knowingly arranging or offering to arrange a situation in which a person may practice prosti…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-7-204 Keeping a place of prostitution
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(1) Any person who has or exercises control over the use of any place which offers seclusion or shelter for the practice of prostitution and who performs any one or more of the following commits keeping a place of prostitution if he: (a) Knowingly grants or permits the use of suc…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-7-205 Patronizing a prostitute
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(1) Any person who performs any of the following with a person not his spouse commits patronizing a prostitute: (a) Engages in an act of sexual intercourse or of deviate sexual conduct with a prostitute; or (b) Enters or remains in a place of prostitution with intent to engage in…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-7-205.5 Acquired immune deficiency syndrome testing for persons convicted of patronizing a prostitute. (Repealed)
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C.R.S. 18-7-205.5Statutes 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. § 18-7-205.7 Patronizing a prostitute with knowledge of being infected with acquired immune deficiency syndrome. (Repealed)
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C.R.S. 18-7-205.7Statutes 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. § 18-7-206 Pimping
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Any person who knowingly lives on or is supported or maintained in whole or in part by money or other thing of value earned, received, procured, or realized by any other person through prostitution commits pimping, which is a class 3 felony. Source: L. 71: R&RE, p. 452, � 1. C.R.…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-7-207 Prostitute making display
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Any person who by word, gesture, or action endeavors to further the practice of prostitution in any public place or within public view commits a petty offense. Source: L. 71: R&RE, p. 452, � 1. C.R.S. 1963: � 40-7-207. L. 2021: Entire section amended, (SB 21-271), ch. 462, p. 319…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-7-208 Promoting sexual immorality. (Repealed)
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Source: L. 71: R&RE, p. 452, � 1. C.R.S. 1963: � 40-7-208. L. 2013: Entire section repealed, (HB 13-1166), ch. 59, p. 195, � 2, effective August 7. 18-7-209. Immunity from prostitution-related offenses - victims - human trafficking of a minor for involuntary servitude - human tra…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-7-209 Immunity from prostitution-related offenses - victims - human trafficking of a minor for involuntary servitude - human trafficking of a minor for sexual servitude
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If probable cause exists to believe that a minor charged with a prostitution-related activity pursuant to section 18-7-201, 18-7-202, 18-7-204, or 18-7-207 or a prostitution-related offense pursuant to a county or municipal ordinance was a victim of human trafficking of a minor f…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-7-301 Public indecency
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(1) Any person who performs any of the following in a public place or where the conduct may reasonably be expected to be viewed by members of the public commits public indecency: (a) An act of sexual intercourse; or (b) (Deleted by amendment, L. 2010, (HB 10-1334), ch. 359, p. 17…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-7-302 Indecent exposure - definitions
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(1) A person commits indecent exposure: (a) If he or she knowingly exposes his or her genitals to the view of any person under circumstances in which such conduct is likely to cause affront or alarm to the other person with the intent to arouse or to satisfy the sexual desire of …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-7-401 Definitions
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As used in this part 4, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) Anal intercourse means contact between human beings of the genital organs of one and the anus of another. (2) Child means a person under the age of eighteen years. (3) Cunnilingus means any act of oral stimulation…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-7-402 Soliciting for child prostitution
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(1) A person commits soliciting for child prostitution if he: (a) Solicits another for the purpose of prostitution of a child or by a child; (b) Arranges or offers to arrange a meeting of persons for the purpose of prostitution of a child or by a child; or (c) Directs another to …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-7-403 Pandering of a child
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(1) Any person who does any of the following for money or other thing of value commits pandering of a child: (a) Inducing a child by menacing or criminal intimidation to commit prostitution; or (b) Knowingly arranging or offering to arrange a situation in which a child may practi…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-7-403.5 Procurement of a child
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Any person who intentionally gives, transports, provides, or makes available, or who offers to give, transport, provide, or make available, to another person a child for the purpose of prostitution of the child commits procurement of a child, which is a class 3 felony. Source: L.…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-7-404 Keeping a place of child prostitution
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(1) Any person who has or exercises control over the use of any place which offers seclusion or shelter for the practice of prostitution and who performs any one or more of the following commits keeping a place of child prostitution if he: (a) Knowingly grants or permits the use …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-7-405 Pimping of a child
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Any person who knowingly lives on or is supported or maintained in whole or in part by money or other thing of value earned, received, procured, or realized by a child through prostitution commits pimping of a child, which is a class 3 felony. Source: L. 79: Entire part RC&RE, p.…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-7-405.5 Inducement of child prostitution
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(1) Any person who by word or action, other than conduct specified in section 18-7-403 (1)(a), induces a child to engage in an act which is prostitution by a child, as defined in section 18-7-401 (6), commits inducement of child prostitution. (2) Inducement of child prostitution …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-7-406 Patronizing a prostituted child
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(1) Any person who performs any of the following with a child not his spouse commits patronizing a prostituted child: (a) Engages in an act which is prostitution of a child or by a child, as defined in section 18-7-401 (6) or (7); or (b) Enters or remains in a place of prostituti…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-7-407 Criminality of conduct
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In any criminal prosecution under sections 18-7-402 to 18-7-407, it shall be no defense that the defendant did not know the child's age or that he reasonably believed the child to be eighteen years of age or older. Source: L. 79: Entire part RC&RE, p. 742, � 1, effective May 31.
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-7-408 Severability
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If any provision of this part 4 or the application thereof to any person or circumstances is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions of this part 4 which may be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and, to this end, the provisions of …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-7-409 Reports of convictions to department of education
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When a person is convicted, pleads nolo contendere, or receives a deferred sentence for a violation of the provisions of this part 4 and the court knows the person is a current or former employee of a school district in this state or holds a license or authorization pursuant to t…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-7-501 Definitions
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As used in this part 5, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) Child means a person under the age of eighteen years. (2) Harmful to children means that quality of any description or representation, in whatever form, of sexually explicit nudity, sexual conduct, sexual exciteme…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-7-502 Unlawful acts
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(1) It shall be unlawful for any person knowingly to sell or loan for monetary consideration to a child: (a) Any picture, photograph, drawing, sculpture, motion picture film, or similar visual representation or image of a person or portion of the human body which depicts sexually…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-7-503 Applicability
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(1) Nothing contained in this part 5 shall be construed to apply to: (a) The purchase, distribution, exhibition, or loan of any work of art, book, magazine, or other printed or manuscript material by any accredited museum, library, school, or institution of higher education; (b) …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-7-504 Severability
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If any provision of this part 5 or the application thereof to any person or circumstances is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions of this part 5 which may be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and, to this end, the provisions of …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-7-601 Dispensing violent films to minors - misdemeanors
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(1) No person shall sell, rent, or otherwise furnish to a minor any video tape, video disc, film representation, or other form of motion picture if: (a) The average person, applying contemporary community standards, would find that the work, taken as a whole, predominantly appeal…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-7-701 Sexual conduct in a correctional institution
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(1) An employee, contract employee, or volunteer of a correctional institution or an individual who performs work or volunteer functions in a correctional institution who engages in sexual conduct with a person who is in lawful custody in a correctional institution commits the of…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-7-801 Criminal invasion of privacy
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(1) A person who knowingly observes or takes a photograph of another person's intimate parts, as defined in section 18-3-401 (2), without that person's consent, in a situation where the person observed or photographed has a reasonable expectation of privacy, commits criminal inva…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-7-901 Unlawful distribution of a suicide recording - definitions - Lil’ Von Mercado’s Law
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(1) A person commits the offense of posting an image of suicide of a minor if the person intentionally posts or distributes through the use of social media or any website, or disseminates through other means, an image of a minor attempting suicide, dying by suicide, or having die…