Colorado § 18-6-301 Incest

Colorado Statutes

§ 18-6-301 — Incest

Colorado § 18-6-301

Title 18Criminal

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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-6-301 (2026).

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(1)Any person who knowingly marries, inflicts sexual penetration or sexual intrusion on, or subjects to sexual contact, as defined in section 18-3-401, an ancestor or descendant, including a natural child, child by adoption, or stepchild twenty-one years of age or older, a brother or sister of the whole or half blood, or an uncle, aunt, nephew, or niece of the whole blood commits incest, which is a class 4 felony. For the purpose of this section only, descendant includes a child by adoption and a stepchild, but only if the person is not legally married to the child by adoption or the stepchild.

(2)When a person is convicted of, pleads nolo contendere to, or receives a deferred sentence for a violation of the provisions of this section and the victim is a child who is under eigh

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(1) Any person who knowingly marries, inflicts sexual
penetration or sexual intrusion on, or subjects to sexual contact, as defined in
section 18-3-401, an ancestor or descendant, including a natural child, child by
adoption, or stepchild twenty-one years of age or older, a brother or sister of the
whole or half blood, or an uncle, aunt, nephew, or niece of the whole blood commits
incest, which is a class 4 felony. For the purpose of this section only, descendant
includes a child by adoption and a stepchild, but only if the person is not legally
married to the child by adoption or the stepchild.

(2) When a person is convicted of, pleads nolo contendere to, or receives a
deferred sentence for a violation of the provisions of this section and the victim is a
child who is under eighteen years of age and the court knows the person is a
current or former employee of a school district or a charter school in this state or
holds a license or authorization pursuant to the provisions of article 60.5 of title 22,
C.R.S., the court shall report such fact to the department of education.

Legislative History

Source: L. 71: R&RE, p. 448, � 1. C.R.S. 1963: � 40-6-301. L. 83: Entire section amended, p. 695, � 6, effective June 15. L. 86: Entire section amended, p. 770, � 8 effective July 1. L. 90: Entire section amended, p. 1025, � 7, effective July 1. L. 2000: (2) amended, p. 1847, � 32, effective August 2. L. 2003: (2) amended, p. 2514, � 2, effective June 5.