C.R.S. § 18-1-713: Victims of human trafficking of a minor for involuntary servitude or sexual servitude - affirmative defenses.
Where this section sits in the code
- Title 18 - CRIMINAL CODE
- Article 1 - Provisions Applicable to Offenses Generally
- Part 7 - JUSTIFICATION AND EXEMPTIONS FROM CRIMINAL RESPONSIBILITY
(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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