Colorado § 18-8-108 Compounding

Colorado Statutes

§ 18-8-108 — Compounding

Colorado § 18-8-108

Title 18Criminal

Art.Offenses - Governmental Operations

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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-8-108 (2026).

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(1)A person commits compounding if he accepts or agrees to accept any pecuniary benefit as consideration for:

(a)Refraining from seeking prosecution of an offender; or

(b)Refraining from reporting to law enforcement authorities the commission or suspected commission of any crime or information relating to a crime.

(2)It is an affirmative defense to prosecution under this section that the benefit received by the defendant did not exceed an amount which the defendant reasonably believed to be due as restitution or indemnification for harm caused by the crime.

(3)Compounding is a class 2 misdemeanor.

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(1) A person commits compounding if he accepts
or agrees to accept any pecuniary benefit as consideration for:

(a) Refraining from seeking prosecution of an offender; or

(b) Refraining from reporting to law enforcement authorities the commission
or suspected commission of any crime or information relating to a crime.

(2) It is an affirmative defense to prosecution under this section that the
benefit received by the defendant did not exceed an amount which the defendant
reasonably believed to be due as restitution or indemnification for harm caused by
the crime.

(3) Compounding is a class 2 misdemeanor.