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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(1) No person subject to this code shall compel any person to incriminate himself or herself or to answer any question, the answer to which may tend to incriminate him or her.
(2) No person subject to this code may interrogate or request any statement from an accused or a person suspected of an offense without first informing the person of the nature of the accusation and advising the person that he or she does not have to make any statement regarding the offense of which he or she is accused or suspected, that any statement made by the person may be used as evidence against him or her in a trial by court-martial, that the person has a right to consult with a lawyer, that the person has a right to have a lawyer, and that upon the person's request a lawyer will be provided him or her without cost or, if the person prefers, he or she may retain counsel of his or her choice at his or her own expense.
(3) No person subject to this code may compel any person to make a statement or produce evidence before any military tribunal if the statement or evidence is not material to the issue and may tend to degrade the person compelled.
(4) No statement obtained from any person in violation of this section or through the use of coercion, unlawful influence, or unlawful inducement may be received in evidence against such person in a trial by court-martial.
(5) The requirements of this section are binding on all persons administering this code, but failure to follow them shall not divest a military court of jurisdiction.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Colorado Revised Statutes Title 28. Military and Veterans § 28-3.1-215. Compulsory self-incrimination prohibited - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/co/title-28-military-and-veterans/co-rev-st-sect-28-3-1-215/
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