Current through 11/5/2024 election
Section 18-1-713 - Victims of human trafficking of a minor for involuntary servitude or sexual servitude - affirmative defenses(1) Except as provided in section 18-7-209, it is an affirmative defense to any charge, other than a class 1 felony, if the minor being charged proves, by a preponderance of the evidence, that he or she was, at the time of the offense: (a) A victim of human trafficking of a minor for involuntary servitude pursuant to section 18-3-503 or human trafficking of a minor for sexual servitude pursuant to section 18-3-504; and(b) Forced or coerced into engaging in the criminal act charged.Added by 2019 Ch. 147,§ 5, eff. 5/6/2019.L. 2019: Entire section added, (SB 19-185), ch. 1766, p. 1766, § 5, effective May 6. For the legislative declaration in SB 19-185, see section 1 of chapter 147, Session Laws of Colorado 2019.