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2020 Colorado Revised Statutes
Title 18 - Criminal Code
Article 1. Provisions Applicable to Offenses Generally
Section 18-1-713. Victims of human trafficking of a minor for involuntary servitude or sexual servitude - affirmative defenses.
Universal Citation: CO Rev Stat § 18-1-713 (2020)
(1) Except as provided in section 18-7-209, it is an affirmative defense to any charge, other than a class 1 felony, if the minor being charged proves, by a preponderance of the evidence, that he or she was, at the time of the offense:
A victim of human trafficking of a minor for involuntary servitude pursuant to section 18-3-503 or human trafficking of a minor for sexual servitude pursuant to section 18-3504; and
Forced or coerced into engaging in the criminal act charged.
Source: L. 2019: Entire section added, (SB 19-185), ch. 147, p. 1766, § 5, effective May 6.
Cross references: For the legislative declaration in SB 19-185, see section 1 of chapter 147, Session Laws of Colorado 2019.
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