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Colorado · Through Colorado Revised Statutes 2026

C.R.S. § 18-2-401: Nonavailability of defenses.

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  1. Title 18 - CRIMINAL CODE
  2. Article 2 - Inchoate Offenses
  3. Part 4 - RENUNCIATION AND ABANDONMENT

(1) Renunciation and abandonment are not voluntary and complete so as to be a defense to prosecution under this article if they are motivated in whole or in part by:

(a) A belief that a circumstance exists which increases the probability of detection or apprehension of the defendant or another or which makes more difficult the consummation of the crime; or

(b) A decision to postpone the crime until another time or to substitute another victim or another but similar objective.

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