{"data":{"id":"us-co/c.r.s.-18-2-401","jurisdiction":"us-co","citation":"C.R.S. § 18-2-401","heading":"Nonavailability of defenses.","body":"(1) Renunciation and abandonment are not voluntary and complete so as to be a defense to prosecution under this article if they are motivated in whole or in part by:\n\n(a) A belief that a circumstance exists which increases the probability of detection or apprehension of the defendant or another or which makes more difficult the consummation of the crime; or\n\n(b) A decision to postpone the crime until another time or to substitute another victim or another but similar objective.","path":["Title 18 - CRIMINAL CODE","Article 2 - Inchoate Offenses","Part 4 - RENUNCIATION AND ABANDONMENT"],"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":"ceeb7e1105c2abb7431c0cb26d0c3a6e31aeab7a48d577f7083006299df5bfd4","source_id":"us-co","stale":false,"prev":"us-co/c.r.s.-18-2-301","next":"us-co/c.r.s.-18-3-101"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}