Misdemeanor Unlawful Sexual Contact. 18-3-404 (2) (a)
This web page contains the elements of the Colorado Crimes of Unlawful sexual contact. 18-3-404 (2) (a)
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An actor who knowingly subjects a victim to any sexual contact commits a class 1 misdemeanor if:
a) the actor knows that the victim does not consent;
b) the actor knows that the victim is incapable of appraising the nature of the victim’s conduct;
c) the victim is physically helpless, and the actor knows that the victim is physically helpless, and the victim has not consented;
d) the actor has substantially impaired the victim’s power to appraise or control the victim’s conduct by employing, without the victim’s consent, any drug, intoxicant, or other means for the purpose of causing submission;
or
e) the victim is in custody of a law enforcement agency or detained in a hospital or other institution and the actor has supervisory or disciplinary authority over the victim and uses this position of authority, unless incident to a lawful search, to coerce the victim to submit.
Other Articles of Interest:
- Failure to register As A Sex Offender 18-3-412.5 (3)
- Unlawful Sexual Contact (18-3-404)
- Colorado State Drug Crimes
- Sexual Assault 18-3-402 (3).
- Colorado State Sex Crimes Criminal Defense Issues
