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C.R.S. § 18-3-306 — Internet luring of a child.

Current through 2025 Regular Session

Part of Part 3: KIDNAPPING, Colorado Revised Statutes.

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Full text of C.R.S. § 18-3-306

Statutory text current through the 2025 Regular Session. This is an officially sanctioned publication using the official text of the Colorado Revised Statutes; it is not the official statutes of the State of Colorado.

C.R.S. § 18-3-306Primary source, current through the 2025 Regular Session
(1) An actor commits internet luring of a child if the actor knowingly communicates over a computer or computer network, telephone network, or data network or by a text message or instant message to a person who the actor knows or believes to be under fifteen years of age and, in that communication or in any subsequent communication by computer, computer network, telephone network, data network, text message, or instant message, describes explicit sexual conduct as defined in section 18-6-403 (2)(e), and, in connection with that description, makes a statement persuading or inviting the person to meet the actor for any purpose, and the actor is more than four years older than the person or than the age the actor believes the person to be. (2) It shall not be a defense to this section that a meeting did not occur. (a) and (b) (Deleted by amendment, L. 2007, p. 1688, § 8, effective July 1, 2007.) (3) Internet luring of a child is a class 5 felony; except that luring of a child is a class 4 felony if committed with the intent to meet for the purpose of engaging in sexual exploitation as defined in section 18-6-403 or sexual contact as defined in section 18-3-401. (4) For purposes of this section, "in connection with" means communications that further, advance, promote, or have a continuity of purpose and may occur before, during, or after the invitation to meet.

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Is internet luring of a child a felony or a misdemeanor in Colorado?

It depends on the circumstances: internet luring of a child ranges from a class 5 felony to a class 4 felony in Colorado under C.R.S. § 18-3-306.

Internet luring of a child — base offense: class 5 felony (C.R.S. § 18-3-306(3)) · Internet luring of a child — intent to meet for sexual exploitation or contact: class 4 felony (C.R.S. § 18-3-306(3))

Which Colorado statute covers internet luring of a child?

Internet luring of a child is governed by C.R.S. § 18-3-306 (Internet luring of a child).

This reference is informational and is not legal advice.