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C.R.S. § 18-3.5-104 — Unlawful termination of pregnancy in the second degree.

Current through 2025 Regular Session

Part of Article 3.5: Offenses Against Pregnant Women, Colorado Revised Statutes.

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Full text of C.R.S. § 18-3.5-104

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.

C.R.S. § 18-3.5-104Primary source, current through the 2025 Regular Session
(1) A person commits the offense of unlawful termination of pregnancy in the second degree if the person knowingly causes the unlawful termination of the pregnancy of a woman. (2) (a) Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (b) of this subsection (2), unlawful termination of pregnancy in the second degree is a class 4 felony. (b) If unlawful termination of pregnancy in the second degree is committed under circumstances where the act causing the unlawful termination of pregnancy is performed upon a sudden heat of passion, caused by a serious and highly provoking act of the intended victim, affecting the person causing the unlawful termination of pregnancy sufficiently to excite an irresistible passion in a reasonable person, and without an interval between the provocation and the unlawful termination of pregnancy sufficient for the voice of reason and humanity to be heard, it is a class 5 felony. (3) A defendant convicted pursuant to subsection (1) of this section shall be sentenced by the court in accordance with the provisions of section 18-1.3-406.

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Is unlawful termination of pregnancy in the second degree a felony or a misdemeanor in Colorado?

It depends on the circumstances: unlawful termination of pregnancy in the second degree ranges from a class 5 felony to a class 4 felony in Colorado under C.R.S. § 18-3.5-104.

Unlawful termination of pregnancy in the second degree — standard: class 4 felony (C.R.S. § 18-3.5-104(2)(a)) · Unlawful termination of pregnancy in the second degree — heat of passion: class 5 felony (C.R.S. § 18-3.5-104(2)(b))

Which Colorado statute covers unlawful termination of pregnancy in the second degree?

Unlawful termination of pregnancy in the second degree is governed by C.R.S. § 18-3.5-104 (Unlawful termination of pregnancy in the second degree).

This reference is informational and is not legal advice.