{"data":{"id":"us-co/c.r.s.-18-1.3-407.5","jurisdiction":"us-co","citation":"C.R.S. § 18-1.3-407.5","heading":"Sentences - young adults - youthful offender system - definitions.","body":"(1) (a) A young adult may be sentenced to the youthful offender system in the department of corrections in accordance with section 18-1.3-407, in the following circumstances:\n\n(I) The young adult is convicted of a felony enumerated as a crime of violence pursuant to section 18-1.3-406;\n\n(II) The young adult is convicted of a felony offense described in part 1 of article 12 of this title 18;\n\n(III) The young adult used, or possessed and threatened the use of, a deadly weapon during the commission of a felony offense against a person, as set forth in article 3 of this title 18;\n\n(IV) The young adult is convicted of vehicular homicide, as described in section 18-3-106; vehicular assault, as described in section 18-3-205; or felonious arson, as described in part 1 of article 4 of this title 18;\n\n(V) The young adult is convicted of a felony offense described in section 18-1.3-401 as a class 3 felony, other than the felonies described in section 18-3-402 (1)(d) and section 18-3-403 (1)(e), as it existed prior to July 1, 2000, and has, within the two previous years, been adjudicated a juvenile delinquent for a delinquent act that would constitute a felony if committed by an adult; or\n\n(VI) The young adult is convicted of a felony offense and is determined to have been a \"repeat juvenile offender\", as described in section 19-2.5-1125.\n\n(b) The offenses described in subsection (1)(a) of this section include the attempt, conspiracy, or solicitation to commit the offenses.\n\n(2) (a) Notwithstanding the circumstances described in subsection (1) of this section, a young adult is ineligible for sentencing to the youthful offender system if the young adult is convicted of any of the following:\n\n(I) A class 1 or class 2 felony;\n\n(II) A sexual offense described in section 18-6-301, section 18-6-302, or part 4 of article 3 of this title 18; or\n\n(III) Any offense, if the young adult has received a sentence to the youthful offender system for a prior conviction.\n\n(b) Notwithstanding subsection (2)(a) of this section, a young adult who is charged with first degree murder as described in section 18-3-102 (1)(b), as it existed prior to September 15, 2021, or murder in the second degree, as described in section 18-3-103 (1)(b), and pleads guilty to a class 2 felony as a result of a plea agreement is eligible for sentencing to the youthful offender system if the young adult would be eligible for sentencing to the youthful offender system for a conviction of the felony underlying the charge of first degree murder as described in section 18-3-102 (1)(b), as it existed prior to September 15, 2021, or murder in the second degree, as described in section 18-3-103 (1)(b).\n\n(3) As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires, a \"young adult\" means a person who is at least eighteen years of age but under twenty years of age at the time the crime is committed and under twenty-one years of age at the time of sentencing pursuant to this section.","path":["Title 18 - CRIMINAL CODE","Article 1.3 - Sentencing in Criminal Cases","Part 4 - SENTENCES TO IMPRISONMENT"],"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":"de95bb2cc264a9498526ed7add6a1fc9069d2b9de8eae1f40e59664e1ee84ee1","source_id":"us-co","stale":false,"prev":"us-co/c.r.s.-18-1.3-407","next":"us-co/c.r.s.-18-1.3-408"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}