Colorado statute
C.R.S. § 18-6-601 — Harboring a minor.
Current through 2025 Regular Session
Part of Part 6: HARBORING A MINOR, Colorado Revised Statutes.
Criminal charges under this statute
Full text of C.R.S. § 18-6-601
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) (a) A person commits the crime of harboring a minor if the person knowingly provides shelter to a minor without the consent of a parent, guardian, custodian of the minor, or the person with whom the child resides the majority of the time pursuant to a court order allocating parental responsibilities and if the person intentionally: (I) Fails to release the minor to a law enforcement officer after being requested to do so by the officer; or (II) Fails to disclose the location of the minor to a law enforcement officer when requested to do so, if the person knows the location of the minor and had either taken the minor to that location or had assisted the minor in reaching that location; or (III) Obstructs a law enforcement officer from taking the minor into custody; or (IV) Assists the minor in avoiding or attempting to avoid the custody of a law enforcement officer; or (V) Fails to notify the parent, guardian, custodian of the minor, or the person with whom the child resides the majority of the time pursuant to a court order allocating parental responsibilities or a law enforcement officer that the minor is being sheltered within twenty-four hours after shelter has been provided. (b) If the shelter provided to the minor is by a licensed child care facility, including a licensed homeless youth shelter, the minor, despite the minor's status, may reside at such facility or shelter for a period not to exceed two weeks after the time of intake, pursuant to the procedures set forth in article 5.7 of title 26, C.R.S. (c) It is a defense to a prosecution under this section that the defendant had custody of the minor or lawful parenting time with the minor pursuant to a court order. (2) Harboring a minor is a class 2 misdemeanor.
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Questions this section answers
Is harboring a minor a felony or a misdemeanor in Colorado?
Harboring a minor is a class 2 misdemeanor in Colorado under C.R.S. § 18-6-601.
Which Colorado statute covers harboring a minor?
Harboring a minor is governed by C.R.S. § 18-6-601 (Harboring a minor).
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