Colorado § 18-24-101 - Definitions.
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§ 18-24-101. Definitions.
As used in this article 24, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) "Convicted" and "conviction" mean a plea of guilty accepted by the court, including a plea of guilty entered pursuant to a deferred sentence under section 18-1.3-102, a verdict of guilty by a judge or jury, or a plea of no contest accepted by the court.
(2) "Crime against a child" means any offense listed in section 18-3-411, or criminal attempt, conspiracy, or solicitation to commit any of those offenses, and any of the following offenses, or criminal attempt, conspiracy, or solicitation to commit any of the following offenses:
(a) Incest, in violation of section 18-6-301;
(b) Child abuse, in violation of section 18-6-401;
(c) Contributing to the delinquency of a minor, in violation of section 18-6-701;
(d) Internet luring of a child, in violation of section 18-3-306;
(e) Sexual assault on a client by a psychotherapist, in violation of section 18-3-405.5, when the victim is a child;
(f) Invasion of privacy for sexual gratification, in violation of section 18-3-405.6, when the victim is a child;
(g) Human trafficking of a minor for involuntary servitude, in violation of section 18-3-503; or
(h) Human trafficking of a minor for sexual servitude, in violation of section 18-3-504.
Source: L. 2006: Entire article added, p. 2040, § 1, effective July 1. L. 2007: (2)(b) and (2)(c) amended and (2)(d) added, p. 1688, § 7, effective July 1. L. 2011: (2) amended, (SB 11-232), ch. 199, p. 830, § 2, effective July 1. L. 2014: (2)(g) amended, (HB 14-1273), ch. 282, p. 1156, § 20, effective July 1. L. 2018: IP, (2)(f), and (2)(g) amended and (2)(h) added, (SB 18-055), ch. 147, p. 936, § 3, effective August 8.
Cross references: For the legislative declaration in the 2011 act amending subsection (2), see section 1 of chapter 199, Session Laws of Colorado 2011.
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