§ 18-1-201 — State jurisdiction

Colorado § 18-1-201

• Jurisdiction: Colorado
• Title 18: Criminal
• Art.: Provisions Applicable to

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(1) A person is subject to prosecution in this
state for an offense which he commits, by his own conduct or that of another for
which he is legally accountable, if:

(a) The conduct constitutes an offense and is committed either wholly or
partly within the state; or

(b) The conduct outside the state constitutes an attempt, as defined by this
code, to commit an offense within the state; or

(c) The conduct outside the state constitutes a conspiracy to commit an
offense within the state, and an act in furtherance of the conspiracy occurs in the
state; or

(d) The conduct within the state constitutes an attempt, solicitation, or
conspiracy to commit in another jurisdiction an offense prohibited under the laws of
this state and such other jurisdiction.

(2) An offense is committed partly within this state if conduct occurs in this
state which is an element of an offense or if the result of conduct in this state is
such an element. In homicide, the result is either the physical contact which
causes death or the death itself; and if the body of a criminal homicide victim is
found within the state, the death is presumed to have occurred within the state.

(3) Whether an offender is in or outside of the state is immaterial to the
commission of an offense based on an omission to perform a duty imposed by the
law of this state.

Legislative History

Source: L. 71: R&RE, p. 391, � 1. C.R.S. 1963: � 40-1-201.