{"data":{"id":"us-co/c.r.s.-18-3-409","jurisdiction":"us-co","citation":"C.R.S. § 18-3-409","heading":"Marital defense.","body":"Any marital relationship, whether established statutorily, putatively, or by common law, between an actor and a victim shall not be a defense to any offense under this part 4 unless such defense is specifically set forth in the applicable statutory section by having the elements of the offense specifically exclude a spouse.","path":["Title 18 - CRIMINAL CODE","Article 3 - Offenses Against the Person","Part 4 - UNLAWFUL SEXUAL BEHAVIOR"],"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":"045fe88ab3ec7dcaec86169950a6b60cda8e87a163f2ecfcea8b08c5fc49a838","source_id":"us-co","stale":false,"prev":"us-co/c.r.s.-18-3-408.5","next":"us-co/c.r.s.-18-3-410"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}