Colorado legal term
Self-induced intoxication in Colorado Criminal Law
Current through 2026 Colorado legislative session
In Colorado criminal law, “Self-induced intoxication” 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 “Self-induced intoxication” mean in Colorado criminal law?
"Self-induced intoxication" means intoxication caused by substances which the defendant knows or ought to know have the tendency to cause intoxication and which he knowingly introduced or allowed to be introduced into his body, unless they were introduced pursuant to medical advice or under circumstances that would afford a defense to a charge of crime. (C.R.S. § 18-1-804)
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