Colorado statute
C.R.S. § 18-3-105 — Criminally negligent homicide.
Current through 2025 Regular Session
Part of Part 1: HOMICIDE AND RELATED OFFENSES, Colorado Revised Statutes.
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Full text of C.R.S. § 18-3-105
Statutory text current through the 2025 Regular Session. This is an officially sanctioned publication using the official text of the Colorado Revised Statutes; it is not the official statutes of the State of Colorado.
Any person who causes the death of another person by conduct amounting to criminal negligence commits criminally negligent homicide which is a class 5 felony.
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Questions this section answers
Is criminally negligent homicide a felony or a misdemeanor in Colorado?
Criminally negligent homicide is a class 5 felony in Colorado under C.R.S. § 18-3-105.
Which Colorado statute covers criminally negligent homicide?
Criminally negligent homicide is governed by C.R.S. § 18-3-105 (Criminally negligent homicide).
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