Colorado statute
C.R.S. § 18-3.5-109 — Careless driving resulting in unlawful termination of pregnancy - penalty.
Current through 2025 Regular Session
Part of Article 3.5: Offenses Against Pregnant Women, Colorado Revised Statutes.
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Full text of C.R.S. § 18-3.5-109
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.
(1) A person who drives a motor vehicle, bicycle, electrical assisted bicycle, electric scooter, or low-power scooter in a careless and imprudent manner, without due regard for the width, grade, curves, corners, traffic, and use of the streets and highways and all other attendant circumstances, and causes the unlawful termination of a pregnancy of a woman is guilty of careless driving resulting in unlawful termination of pregnancy. A person convicted of careless driving of a bicycle, electrical assisted bicycle, or electric scooter resulting in the unlawful termination of pregnancy is not subject to section 42-2-127. (2) Any person who violates any provision of this section commits a class 1 misdemeanor traffic offense.
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Is careless driving resulting in unlawful termination of pregnancy a felony or a misdemeanor in Colorado?
Careless driving resulting in unlawful termination of pregnancy is a class 1 misdemeanor traffic offense in Colorado under C.R.S. § 18-3.5-109.
Which Colorado statute covers careless driving resulting in unlawful termination of pregnancy?
Careless driving resulting in unlawful termination of pregnancy is governed by C.R.S. § 18-3.5-109 (Careless driving resulting in unlawful termination of pregnancy - penalty).
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