Colorado · Colorado Revised Statutes — Title 18, Criminal Code

C.R.S. Title 18 § 18-1-503.5: Principles of criminal culpability

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This statute establishes legal principles defining when defendants may claim they reasonably believed a child's age, and when such beliefs are not a valid defense in age-dependent crimes.

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