Colorado legal term
Consent in Colorado Criminal Law
Current through 2026 Colorado legislative session
In Colorado criminal law, “Consent” is a term defined by statute rather than by its everyday meaning. Its statutory definition — quoted verbatim below — controls how the term is applied throughout the Colorado criminal code.
What does “Consent” mean in Colorado criminal law?
"Consent" means cooperation in act or attitude pursuant to an exercise of free will and with knowledge of the nature of the act. (C.R.S. § 18-3-401)
Statutes defining or using this term
Charges using this term
- Concealment or removal of secured property
- Second degree arson
- Child abuse
- Disclosing a private intimate image or intimate digital depiction for harassment
- Disclosing a private intimate image or intimate digital depiction for pecuniary gain
- Disclosure, possession, or exchange of a private intimate image or intimate digital depiction by a juvenile
- Failure or refusal to leave premises or property upon request of a peace officer
- Invasion of privacy for sexual gratification
- Sexual assault on a client by a psychotherapist
- Unlawful sexual contact
- Violations of taxation provisions
- Abandonment of a motor vehicle
Related terms in the same statutes
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