{"data":{"id":"us-co/c.r.s.-13-21-1002","jurisdiction":"us-co","citation":"C.R.S. § 13-21-1002","heading":"Computer dissemination of indecent material to a child - prohibition.","body":"(1) A person commits computer dissemination of indecent material to a child when:\n\n(a) Knowing the character and content of the communication which, in whole or in part, depicts actual or simulated nudity, or sexual conduct, as defined in section 19-1-103, the person willfully uses a computer, computer network, telephone network, data network, or computer system allowing the input, output, examination, or transfer of computer data or computer programs from one computer to another or a text-messaging or instant-messaging system to initiate or engage in such communication with a person he or she believes to be a child; and\n\n(b) By means of such communication the person importunes, invites, entices, or induces a person he or she believes to be a child to engage in sexual contact, sexual intrusion, or sexual penetration with the person, or to engage in a sexual performance or sexual conduct, as defined in section 19-1-103, for the person's benefit.\n\n(2) Computer dissemination of indecent material to a child is prohibited. A person who violates the provisions of subsection (1) of this section shall be subject to a civil penalty as provided in section 13-21-1003.\n\n(3) It shall not be an affirmative defense in a civil action brought under this part 10 that the person the defendant believed to be a child in fact was not a child.","path":["Title 13 - COURTS AND COURT PROCEDURE","Article 21 - Damages","Part 10 - LIABILITY FOR COMPUTER DISSEMINATION OF INDECENT MATERIAL TO CHILDREN"],"source_url":"https://olls.info/crs/crs2026-title-13.htm","current_through":"Colorado Revised Statutes 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:37:45Z","sha256":"802ca7826c26f617d8fa6278d37bb9b572dcc49c3b98ce840d1580a993f442ab","source_id":"us-co","stale":false,"prev":"us-co/c.r.s.-13-21-1001","next":"us-co/c.r.s.-13-21-1003"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}