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2020 Colorado Revised Statutes
Title 18 - Criminal Code
Article 1. Provisions Applicable to Offenses Generally
Section 18-1-502. Requirements for criminal liability in general and for offenses of strict liability and of mental culpability.
Universal Citation: CO Rev Stat § 18-1-502 (2020)
The minimum requirement for criminal liability is the performance by a person of conduct which includes a voluntary act or the omission to perform an act which he is physically capable of performing. If that conduct is all that is required for commission of a particular offense, or if an offense or some material element thereof does not require a culpable mental state on the part of the actor, the offense is one of "strict liability". If a culpable mental state on the part of the actor is required with respect to any material element of an offense, the offense is one of "mental culpability".
Source: L. 71: R&RE, p. 404, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 40-1-602.
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