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2021 Colorado Code
Title 18 - Criminal Code
Article 8 - Offenses - Governmental Operations
Part 1 - Obstruction of Public Justice
§ 18-8-109. Concealing Death
Universal Citation: CO Code § 18-8-109 (2021)
Any person who conceals the death of another person and thereby prevents a determination of the cause or circumstances of death commits a class 1 misdemeanor. For the purpose of this section only, “another person” includes a fetus born dead.
History. Source: L. 71: R&RE, p. 456, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 40-8-109 .
ANNOTATION
Law reviews. For article, “Mens Rea and the Colorado Criminal Code”, see 52 U. Colo. L. Rev. 167 (1981).
Elements of offense. A violation of this section requires proof that a defendant both conceal a death and, by concealing the death, prevent a determination of the cause of the death. People v. T & S Leasing, Inc., 763 P.2d 1049 (Colo. 1988).
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