Colorado § 18-1.3-1103 - Mentally retarded defendant or defendant with an intellectual and developmental disability - death penalty not imposed.
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§ 18-1.3-1103. Mentally retarded defendant or defendant with an intellectual and developmental disability - death penalty not imposed.
A sentence of death shall not be imposed upon any defendant who is determined to be a mentally retarded defendant or a defendant with an intellectual and developmental disability pursuant to section 18-1.3-1102. If any person who is determined to be a mentally retarded defendant or a defendant with an intellectual and developmental disability is found guilty of a class 1 felony, such defendant shall be sentenced to life imprisonment.
Source: L. 2002: Entire article added with relocations, p. 1444, § 2, effective October 1. L. 2018: Entire section amended, (SB 18-096), ch. 44, p. 470, § 4, effective August 8.
Editor's note: This section is similar to former § 16-9-403 as it existed prior to 2002.
Cross references: For the legislative declaration in SB 18-096, see section 1 of chapter 44, Session Laws of Colorado 2018.
Source: official Colorado text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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