Colorado § 18-1-604 Exemptions from liability based upon behavior of another

Colorado Statutes

§ 18-1-604 — Exemptions from liability based upon behavior of another

Colorado § 18-1-604

Title 18Criminal

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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-1-604 (2026).

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(1)Unless otherwise provided by the statute defining the offense, a person shall not be legally accountable for behavior of another constituting an offense if he is a victim of that offense or the offense is so defined that his conduct is inevitably incidental to its commission.

(2)It shall be an affirmative defense to a charge under section 18-1-603 if, prior to the commission of the offense, the defendant terminated his effort to promote or facilitate its commission and either gave timely warning to law enforcement authorities or gave timely warning to the intended victim.

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(1)
Unless otherwise provided by the statute defining the offense, a person shall not be
legally accountable for behavior of another constituting an offense if he is a victim
of that offense or the offense is so defined that his conduct is inevitably incidental
to its commission.

(2) It shall be an affirmative defense to a charge under section 18-1-603 if,
prior to the commission of the offense, the defendant terminated his effort to
promote or facilitate its commission and either gave timely warning to law
enforcement authorities or gave timely warning to the intended victim.