Colorado § 18-1-101 - Citation of title 18.
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§ 18-1-101. Citation of title 18.
(1) This title shall be known and may be cited as the "Colorado Criminal Code"; within this title, the "Colorado Criminal Code" is sometimes referred to as "this code".
(2) The portion of any section, subsection, paragraph, or subparagraph contained in this code which precedes a list of examples, requirements, conditions, or other items may be referred to and cited as the "introductory portion" of the section, subsection, paragraph, or subparagraph.
Source: L. 71: R&RE, p. 388, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 40-1-101.
ANNOTATION
Caption "criminal code" complies with constitutional requirements concerning titles. The caption "criminal code" is broad enough to embrace every offense against the law that can be classified as a misdemeanor or felony as well as criminal pleading and practice, and fully complies with the constitutional requirements concerning titles to legislation. Heller v. People, 2 Colo. App. 459, 31 P. 773 (1892) (decided under G.S. § 1616).
Although a child under the age of 10 cannot be found guilty of a crime, such a child can commit a crime. Therefore, an adult can be found guilty of contributing to the delinquency of a minor where the minor is under the age of 10. People v. Miller, 830 P.2d 1092 (Colo. App. 1991).
Source: official Colorado text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 18-1-101 ("Citation of title 18.") is part of the Colorado Revised Statutes, the codified statutory law of Colorado. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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