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C.R.S. § 18-8-201.1 — Aiding escape from an institution for the care and treatment of persons with behavioral or mental health disorders.

Current through 2025 Regular Session

Part of Part 2: ESCAPE AND OFFENSES RELATING TO CUSTODY, Colorado Revised Statutes.

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Full text of C.R.S. § 18-8-201.1

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. § 18-8-201.1Primary source, current through the 2025 Regular Session
Any person who knowingly aids the escape of a person who is an inmate of an institution for the care and treatment of persons with behavioral or mental health disorders and who knows the person aided is confined in such institution pursuant to a commitment pursuant to article 8 of title 16 commits the offense of aiding escape from an institution for the care and treatment of persons with behavioral or mental health disorders, which is a class 5 felony.

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Is aiding escape from an institution for the care and treatment of persons with behavioral or mental health disorders a felony or a misdemeanor in Colorado?

Aiding escape from an institution for the care and treatment of persons with behavioral or mental health disorders is a class 5 felony in Colorado under C.R.S. § 18-8-201.1.

Which Colorado statute covers aiding escape from an institution for the care and treatment of persons with behavioral or mental health disorders?

Aiding escape from an institution for the care and treatment of persons with behavioral or mental health disorders is governed by C.R.S. § 18-8-201.1 (Aiding escape from an institution for the care and treatment of persons with behavioral or mental health disorders).

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