Colorado legal term
Juvenile who has committed a sexual offense in Colorado Criminal Law
Current through 2026 Colorado legislative session
In Colorado criminal law, “Juvenile who has committed a sexual offense” 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 “Juvenile who has committed a sexual offense” mean in Colorado criminal law?
"Juvenile who has committed a sexual offense" means a juvenile who was less than eighteen years of age at the time of the sex offense and who has been adjudicated as a juvenile or who receives a deferred adjudication or who is sentenced prior to attaining twenty-one years of age after being criminally convicted in the district court pursuant to section 19-2-517 or 19-2-518 on or after July 1, 2002, or section 19-2.5-801 or 19-2.5-802 on or after October 1, 2021, for an offense that would constitute a sex offense, as defined in subsection (3) of this section, if committed as an adult, or a juve (C.R.S. § 16-11.7-102)
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