§ 18-1-709. Entrapment
The commission of acts which would otherwise constitute an offense is not criminal if the defendant engaged in the proscribed conduct because he was induced to do so by a law enforcement official or other person acting under his direction, seeking to obtain evidence for the purpose of prosecution, and the methods used to obtain […]
§ 18-1-710. Affirmative Defense
The issues of justification or exemption from criminal liability under sections 18-1-701 to 18-1-709 are affirmative defenses. Source: L. 71: R&RE, p. 412, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 40-1-810. Cross references: For the affirmative defense of impaired mental condition, see §§ 16-8-103.5 and 18-1-803; for other provisions concerning affirmative defenses generally, see §§ 18-1-407 and […]
§ 18-1-711. Immunity for Persons Who Suffer or Report an Emergency Drug or Alcohol Overdose Event – Definitions
A person is immune from arrest and prosecution for an offense described in subsection (3) of this section if: The person reports in good faith an emergency drug or alcohol overdose event to a law enforcement officer, to the 911 system, or to a medical provider; The person remains at the scene of the event […]
§ 18-1-712. Immunity for a Person Who Administers an Opiate Antagonist During an Opiate-Related Drug Overdose Event – Definitions
Legislative declaration. The general assembly hereby encourages the administration of opiate antagonists for the purpose of saving the lives of people who suffer opiate-related drug overdose events. A person who administers an opiate antagonist to another person is urged to call for emergency medical services immediately. General immunity. A person, other than a health-care provider […]
§ 18-1-713. Victims of Human Trafficking of a Minor for Involuntary Servitude or Sexual Servitude – Affirmative Defenses
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 […]
§ 18-1-714. Protective Hearing – Victim’s, Defendant’s, or Witness’s Gender Identity, Gender Expression, or Sexual Orientation – Definitions
Evidence of a victim’s, defendant’s, or witness’s actual or perceived gender identity, gender expression, or sexual orientation offered in relation to an affirmative defense or pursuant to rule 404 of the Colorado rules of evidence may be admissible only at trial and shall not be admitted in any other proceeding except at a proceeding pursuant […]
§ 18-1-706.5. Justification and Exemption From Liability When Rendering Emergency Assistance to an At-Risk Person or Animal in a Locked Vehicle
A person is justified and exempt from criminal liability for criminal mischief, criminal trespass, or criminal tampering involving property if such action occurred when he or she rendered emergency assistance to an at-risk person or animal in a locked vehicle, provided the person rendering assistance acted in accordance with the provisions of section 13-21-108.4. Source: […]
§ 18-1-707. Use of Force by Peace Officers – Definitions
Peace officers, in carrying out their duties, shall apply nonviolent means, when possible, before resorting to the use of physical force. A peace officer may use physical force only if nonviolent means would be ineffective in effecting an arrest, preventing an escape, or preventing an imminent threat of injury to the peace officer or another […]
§ 18-1-708. Duress
A person may not be convicted of an offense, other than a class 1 felony, based upon conduct in which he engaged at the direction of another person because of the use or threatened use of unlawful force upon him or upon another person, which force or threatened use thereof a reasonable person in his […]
§ 18-1-701. Execution of Public Duty
Unless inconsistent with other provisions of sections 18-1-702 to 18-1-710, defining justifiable use of physical force, or with some other provision of law, conduct which would otherwise constitute an offense is justifiable and not criminal when it is required or authorized by a provision of law or a judicial decree binding in Colorado. A “provision […]