{"data":{"id":"us-co/c.r.s.-16-11-901","jurisdiction":"us-co","citation":"C.R.S. § 16-11-901","heading":"Death penalty repeal - applicability - current sentences.","body":"For offenses charged on or after July 1, 2020, the death penalty is not a sentencing option for a defendant convicted of a class 1 felony in the state of Colorado. Nothing in this section commutes or alters the sentence of a defendant convicted of an offense charged prior to July 1, 2020. This section does not apply to a person currently serving a death sentence. Any death sentence in effect on July 1, 2020, is valid.","path":["Title 16 - CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS","Article 11 - Imposition of Sentence","Part 9 - REPEAL OF THE DEATH PENALTY"],"source_url":"https://olls.info/crs/crs2026-title-16.htm","current_through":"Colorado Revised Statutes 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:37:45Z","sha256":"e718a62422c3bd7979113db57febddeac703632f4aa000e156a50f5b43749d50","source_id":"us-co","stale":false,"prev":"us-co/c.r.s.-16-11-801-to-16-11-802","next":"us-co/c.r.s.-16-11.3-101-to-16-11.3-105"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}