Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-1-713

Current through Chapter 519 of the 2024 Legislative Session and Chapter 2 of the 2024 First Extraordinary Session
Section 18-1-713 - Victims of human trafficking of a minor for involuntary servitude or sexual servitude - affirmative defenses
(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) 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 18-3-504; and
(b) Forced or coerced into engaging in the criminal act charged.

C.R.S. § 18-1-713

Added by 2019 Ch. 147,§ 5, eff. 5/6/2019.
L. 2019: Entire section added, (SB 19-185), ch. 1766, p. 1766, § 5, effective May 6.

For the legislative declaration in SB 19-185, see section 1 of chapter 147, Session Laws of Colorado 2019.