Colorado legal term
Sexual intrusion in Colorado Criminal Law
Current through 2026 Colorado legislative session
In Colorado criminal law, “Sexual intrusion” 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 “Sexual intrusion” mean in Colorado criminal law?
"Sexual intrusion" means any intrusion, however slight, by any object or any part of a person's body, except the mouth, tongue, or penis, into the genital or anal opening of another person's body if that sexual intrusion can reasonably be construed as being for the purposes of sexual arousal, gratification, or abuse. (C.R.S. § 18-3-401)
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