Colorado legal term
Sexually explicit nudity in Colorado Criminal Law
Current through 2026 Colorado legislative session
In Colorado criminal law, “Sexually explicit nudity” 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 “Sexually explicit nudity” mean in Colorado criminal law?
"Sexually explicit nudity" means a state of undress so as to expose the human male or female genitals, pubic area, or buttocks with less than a full opaque covering, or the showing of the female breast with less than a fully opaque covering of any portion thereof below the top of the areola, or the depiction of covered or uncovered male genitals in a discernibly turgid state. (C.R.S. § 18-7-501)
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