{"data":{"id":"us-co/c.r.s.-18-1-713","jurisdiction":"us-co","citation":"C.R.S. § 18-1-713","heading":"Victims of human trafficking of a minor for involuntary servitude or sexual servitude - affirmative defenses.","body":"(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:\n\n(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\n\n(b) Forced or coerced into engaging in the criminal act charged.","path":["Title 18 - CRIMINAL CODE","Article 1 - Provisions Applicable to Offenses Generally","Part 7 - JUSTIFICATION AND EXEMPTIONS FROM CRIMINAL RESPONSIBILITY"],"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":"7741076dd147ca772b35e909f5da3dde90d34f534cdc137917591b2220982027","source_id":"us-co","stale":false,"prev":"us-co/c.r.s.-18-1-712.5","next":"us-co/c.r.s.-18-1-714"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}