Colorado § 18-3-415 Testing for persons charged with sexual offense

Colorado Statutes

§ 18-3-415 — Testing for persons charged with sexual offense

Colorado § 18-3-415

Title 18Criminal

Art.Offenses Against the Person

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Bluebook

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-3-415 (2026).

Text

The court shall
order any adult or juvenile who is bound over for trial for any sexual offense
involving sexual penetration as defined in section 18-3-401 (6), subsequent to a
preliminary hearing or after having waived the right to a preliminary hearing, or any
person who is indicted for or is convicted of any such offense, to submit to a
diagnostic test for a sexually transmitted infection pursuant to section 18-3-415.5.
The results of the diagnostic test must be reported to the court or the court's
designee, who shall then disclose the results to any victim of the sexual offense
who requests such disclosure. Review and disclosure of diagnostic test results by
the courts are closed and confidential, and any transaction records relating thereto
are also closed and confidential. D

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The court shall
order any adult or juvenile who is bound over for trial for any sexual offense
involving sexual penetration as defined in section 18-3-401 (6), subsequent to a
preliminary hearing or after having waived the right to a preliminary hearing, or any
person who is indicted for or is convicted of any such offense, to submit to a
diagnostic test for a sexually transmitted infection pursuant to section 18-3-415.5.
The results of the diagnostic test must be reported to the court or the court's
designee, who shall then disclose the results to any victim of the sexual offense
who requests such disclosure. Review and disclosure of diagnostic test results by
the courts are closed and confidential, and any transaction records relating thereto
are also closed and confidential. Disclosure of diagnostic test results must comply
with the requirements of section 25-4-410 (2), C.R.S. If the person who is bound over
for trial or who is indicted for or convicted of any such offense voluntarily submits
to a diagnostic test for sexually transmitted infections, the fact of such person's
voluntary submission is admissible in mitigation of sentence if the person is
convicted of the charged offense.

Legislative History

Source: L. 88: Entire section added, p. 728, � 1, effective July 1. L. 93: Entire section amended, p. 1731, � 16, effective July 1. L. 99: Entire section amended, p. 1003, � 10, effective May 29. L. 2000: Entire section amended, p. 451, � 1, effective April 24. L. 2016: Entire section amended, (SB 16-146), ch. 230, p. 916, � 9, effective July 1.