Colorado statute
C.R.S. § 18-3-405.4 — Internet sexual exploitation of a child.
Current through 2025 Regular Session
Part of Part 4: UNLAWFUL SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, Colorado Revised Statutes.
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Full text of C.R.S. § 18-3-405.4
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.
(1) An actor commits internet sexual exploitation of a child if the actor knowingly importunes, invites, or entices through communication via a computer network or system, telephone network, or data network or by a text message or instant message, a person whom the actor knows or believes to be under fifteen years of age and at least four years younger than the actor, to: (a) Expose or touch the person's own or another person's intimate parts while communicating with the actor via a computer network or system, telephone network, or data network or by a text message or instant message; or (b) Observe the actor's intimate parts via a computer network or system, telephone network, or data network or by a text message or instant message. (2) (Deleted by amendment, L. 2009, (HB 09-1163), ch. 343, p. 1797, § 1, effective July 1, 2009.) (3) Internet sexual exploitation of a child is a class 4 felony.
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Is internet sexual exploitation of a child a felony or a misdemeanor in Colorado?
Internet sexual exploitation of a child is a class 4 felony in Colorado under C.R.S. § 18-3-405.4.
Which Colorado statute covers internet sexual exploitation of a child?
Internet sexual exploitation of a child is governed by C.R.S. § 18-3-405.4 (Internet sexual exploitation of a child).
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