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Aiding an escape 18-8-201 (6)

 

Escape and Offenses Relating to Custody

 

This web page contains the elements of the Colorado Crime of Aiding an escape 18-8-201 (6)

These are only the basic elements of these crimes – to fully understand a crime with which you are charged you will need a much greater understanding of Colorado Criminal Law.

This web site is designed to empower criminal defendants by helping them understand every phase of the criminal justice process. It also addresses the different types of defenses and strategies that exist in the Colorado Criminal Justice System.

If you are charged with a crime and seek to understand the new world you have entered – you need to understand that criminal laws and procedures can be so complex that even judges can get them wrong.

 

Aiding an escape 18-8-201 (6)

Knowingly aiding, abetting, or assisting another person to escape  or  to  attempt  to  escape  from  custody  or  confinement  is  a class 1 misdemeanor if the person aided was in custody or confinement for a misdemeanor or a petty offense.

 

Other Articles of Interest:

• Escape 18-8-208 (6) (a) and (b)
• Understanding Escape Crimes In Colorado – Escape From Community Corrections
• Aiding – Harboring A Minor Child 18-6-601 and Violation of Custody Orders 18-3-304
• Possession of contraband in the second degree 18-8-204.2 (2)
• Colorado Prison (DOC) Sentences- Inmate Custody Classification Levels -H. Michael Steinberg