Colorado statute
C.R.S. § 18-8-108 — Compounding.
Current through 2025 Regular Session
Part of Part 1: OBSTRUCTION OF PUBLIC JUSTICE, Colorado Revised Statutes.
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Full text of C.R.S. § 18-8-108
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 commits compounding if he accepts or agrees to accept any pecuniary benefit as consideration for: (a) Refraining from seeking prosecution of an offender; or (b) Refraining from reporting to law enforcement authorities the commission or suspected commission of any crime or information relating to a crime. (2) It is an affirmative defense to prosecution under this section that the benefit received by the defendant did not exceed an amount which the defendant reasonably believed to be due as restitution or indemnification for harm caused by the crime. (3) Compounding is a class 2 misdemeanor.
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Questions this section answers
Is compounding a felony or a misdemeanor in Colorado?
Compounding is a class 2 misdemeanor in Colorado under C.R.S. § 18-8-108.
Which Colorado statute covers compounding?
Compounding is governed by C.R.S. § 18-8-108 (Compounding).
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