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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(1) A person who drives a motor vehicle, bicycle, electrical assisted bicycle, electric scooter, or low-power scooter in a careless and imprudent manner, without due regard for the width, grade, curves, corners, traffic, and use of the streets and highways and all other attendant circumstances, and causes the unlawful termination of a pregnancy of a woman is guilty of careless driving resulting in unlawful termination of pregnancy. A person convicted of careless driving of a bicycle, electrical assisted bicycle, or electric scooter resulting in the unlawful termination of pregnancy is not subject to section 42-2-127.
(2) Any person who violates any provision of this section commits a class 1 misdemeanor traffic offense.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Colorado Revised Statutes Title 18. Criminal Code § 18-3.5-109. Careless driving resulting in unlawful termination of pregnancy--penalty - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/co/title-18-criminal-code/co-rev-st-sect-18-3-5-109/
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