{"data":{"id":"us-co/c.r.s.-18-1-1102","jurisdiction":"us-co","citation":"C.R.S. § 18-1-1102","heading":"Scope.","body":"(1) The provisions of this part 11 shall apply to the preservation of DNA evidence only when:\n\n(a) The investigation of a felony does not result in or has not resulted in charges being filed; or\n\n(b) The filed charges resulted in a conviction for a class 1 felony or for a sex offense that carries an indeterminate sentence pursuant to section 18-1.3-1004; or\n\n(c) The filed charges resulted in a conviction for a felony not covered by paragraph (b) of this subsection (1); or\n\n(d) The filed charges resulted in a conviction for any offense not covered by paragraphs (b) and (c) of this subsection (1), and at least one of the charges filed involved a sex offense as defined in section 18-1.3-1003 (5).\n\n(2) For purposes of subsection (1) of this section, conviction shall include a verdict of guilty by a judge or jury, a plea of guilty or nolo contendere, or a deferred judgment and sentence. For purposes of paragraph (d) of subsection (1) of this section, conviction shall also include a juvenile delinquent adjudication or deferred adjudication.\n\n(3) This part 11 does not impose a statutory duty to retain or store evidence other than in the situations described in this section.","path":["Title 18 - CRIMINAL CODE","Article 1 - Provisions Applicable to Offenses Generally","Part 11 - PRESERVATION OF DNA EVIDENCE"],"source_url":"https://olls.info/crs/crs2026-title-18.htm","current_through":"Colorado Revised Statutes 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:37:45Z","sha256":"5847c4072c08145231ad081f6f3eadb6084f67dfce30895f0391cc26d7e7f1df","source_id":"us-co","stale":false,"prev":"us-co/c.r.s.-18-1-1101","next":"us-co/c.r.s.-18-1-1103"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}