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Colorado Revised Statutes Title 18. Criminal Code § 18-1-713. Victims of human trafficking of a minor for involuntary servitude or sexual servitude--affirmative defenses

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(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.

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