2020 Colorado Revised Statutes
Title 18 - Criminal Code
Article 1. Provisions Applicable to Offenses Generally
Editor's note: This title was repealed and reenacted in 1971. For historical information concerning the repeal and reenactment, see the editor's note following the title heading.
Law reviews: For article, "Criminal Law", which discusses Tenth Circuit decisions relating to criminal law, see 61 Den. L.J. 255 (1984); for article, "Criminal Law", which discusses Tenth Circuit decisions dealing with criminal law, see 62 Den. U. L. Rev. 125 (1985); for a discussion of Tenth Circuit decisions dealing with criminal law, see 66 Den. U. L. Rev. 711 (1989) and 67 Den. U. L. Rev. 691 (1990); for article, "Felony Sentencing in Colorado", see 18 Colo. Law. 1689 (1989); for article, "1990 Criminal Law Legislative Update", see 19 Colo. Law. 2049 (1990).
- Section 18-1-101. Citation of title 18.
- Section 18-1-102. Purpose of code, statutory construction.
- Section 18-1-102.5. Purposes of code with respect to sentencing.
- Section 18-1-104. "Offense" defined - offenses classified - common-law crimes abolished.
- Section 18-1-105. Felonies classified - presumptive penalties. (Repealed)
- Section 18-1-106. Misdemeanors classified - penalties. (Repealed)
- Section 18-1-107. Petty offenses classified - penalties. (Repealed)
- Section 18-1-108. Offenses not classified. (Repealed)
- Section 18-1-109. Penalty not fixed by statute - punishment. (Repealed)
- Section 18-1-110. Payment and collection of fines for class 1, 2, or 3 misdemeanors and class 1 or 2 petty offenses - release from incarceration. (Repealed)
Cross references: For constitutional provisions concerning double jeopardy, see ยง 18 of art. II, Colo. Const.
Law reviews: For article, "Pronouncements of the U.S. Supreme Court Relating to the Criminal Law Field: 1985-1986", which discusses cases relating to double jeopardy, see 15 Colo. Law. 1572 (1986).
- Section 18-1-301. Second trial barred by former prosecution for same offense.
- Section 18-1-302. Second trial barred by former prosecution for different offense.
- Section 18-1-303. Second trial barred by prosecution in another jurisdiction.
- Section 18-1-304. Former prosecution not a bar.
- Section 18-1-401. Purpose.
- Section 18-1-402. Presumption of innocence.
- Section 18-1-403. Legal assistance and supporting services.
- Section 18-1-404. Preliminary hearing or waiver - dispositional hearing.
- Section 18-1-405. Speedy trial.
- Section 18-1-406. Right to jury trial.
- Section 18-1-407. Affirmative defense.
- Section 18-1-408. Prosecution of multiple counts for same act.
- Section 18-1-409. Appellate review of sentence for a felony.
- Section 18-1-409.5. Appellate review of sentence not within the presumptive range. (Repealed)
- Section 18-1-410. Postconviction remedy.
- Section 18-1-410.5. Relief from improperly entered guilty pleas - legislative declaration.
- Section 18-1-411. Postconviction testing of DNA - definitions.
- Section 18-1-412. Procedure for application for DNA testing - appointment of counsel.
- Section 18-1-413. Content of application for DNA testing.
- Section 18-1-414. Preservation of evidence.
- Section 18-1-415. Testing - payment.
- Section 18-1-416. Results of the DNA test.
- Section 18-1-417. Ineffective assistance of counsel claims - waiver of confidentiality.
Law reviews: For article, "Pronouncements of the U.S. Supreme Court Relating to the Criminal Law Field: 1985-1986", which discusses a case relating to erroneous malice presumption, see 15 Colo. Law. 1616 (1986).
- Section 18-1-501. Definitions.
- Section 18-1-502. Requirements for criminal liability in general and for offenses of strict liability and of mental culpability.
- Section 18-1-503. Construction of statutes with respect to culpability requirements.
- Section 18-1-503.5. Principles of criminal culpability.
- Section 18-1-504. Effect of ignorance or mistake upon culpability.
- Section 18-1-505. Consent.
Law reviews: For article, "Colorado Law Concerning Accomplices and Complicity", see 18 Colo. Law. 2317 (1989); for article, "1992 Criminal Law Legislative Update", see 21 Colo. Law. 2200 (1992).
- Section 18-1-601. Liability based upon behavior.
- Section 18-1-602. Behavior of another.
- Section 18-1-603. Complicity.
- Section 18-1-604. Exemptions from liability based upon behavior of another.
- Section 18-1-605. Liability based on behavior of another - no defense.
- Section 18-1-606. Criminal liability of business entities - definitions.
- Section 18-1-607. Criminal liability of an individual for corporate conduct.
- Section 18-1-701. Execution of public duty.
- Section 18-1-702. Choice of evils.
- Section 18-1-703. Use of physical force - special relationships.
- Section 18-1-704. Use of physical force in defense of a person - definitions.
- Section 18-1-704.5. Use of deadly physical force against an intruder.
- Section 18-1-705. Use of physical force in defense of premises.
- Section 18-1-706. Use of physical force in defense of property.
- Section 18-1-706.5. Justification and exemption from liability when rendering emergency assistance to an at-risk person or animal in a locked vehicle.
- Section 18-1-707. Use of force by peace officers - definitions - repeal.
- Section 18-1-708. Duress.
- Section 18-1-709. Entrapment.
- Section 18-1-710. Affirmative defense.
- Section 18-1-711. Immunity for persons who suffer or report an emergency drug or alcohol overdose event - definitions.
- Section 18-1-712. Immunity for a person who administers an opiate antagonist during an opiate-related drug overdose event - definitions.
- Section 18-1-713. Victims of human trafficking of a minor for involuntary servitude or sexual servitude - affirmative defenses.
- Section 18-1-714. Protective hearing - victim's, defendant's, or witness's gender identity, gender expression, or sexual orientation - definitions.
- Section 18-1-801. Insufficient age.
- Section 18-1-802. Insanity.
- Section 18-1-803. Impaired mental condition.
- Section 18-1-804. Intoxication.
- Section 18-1-805. Responsibility - affirmative defense.
Law reviews: For article, "1994 Legislature Strengthens Domestic Violence Protective Orders", see 23 Colo. Law. 2327 (1994); for article, "Dissolution of Marriage and Domestic Violence: Considerations for the Family Law Practitioner", see 37 Colo. Law. 43 (Oct. 2008).
- Section 18-1-1001. Protection order against defendant - definitions.
- Section 18-1-1001.5. Protection order against defendant - transfer of wireless telephone service in domestic violence cases - definitions.
- Section 18-1-1002. Criminal contempt proceedings - notice to district attorney.
Editor's note: This part 11 was added in 2008 and was not amended prior to 2009. The substantive provisions of this part 11 were repealed and reenacted in 2009, resulting in the addition, relocation, and elimination of sections as well as subject matter. For the text of this part 11 prior to 2009, consult the 2008 Colorado Revised Statutes. Former C.R.S. section numbers are shown in editor's notes following those sections that were relocated.
- Section 18-1-1101. Definitions.
- Section 18-1-1102. Scope.
- Section 18-1-1103. Duty to preserve DNA evidence.
- Section 18-1-1104. Manner and location of preservation of DNA evidence.
- Section 18-1-1105. Law enforcement agency request for permission to dispose of evidence procedures.
- Section 18-1-1106. Defendant request for disposition of or waiver of preservation of DNA evidence - procedures.
- Section 18-1-1107. Victim request for disposition of DNA evidence - procedures.
- Section 18-1-1108. Notice - form and sufficiency.
- Section 18-1-1109. Court data collection - DNA evidence cases - repeal. (Repealed)
