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(1) A person commits the crime of enticement of a
child if he or she invites or persuades, or attempts to invite or persuade, a
child under the age of fifteen years to enter any vehicle, building, room, or
secluded place with the intent to commit sexual assault or unlawful sexual
contact upon said child. It is not necessary to a prosecution for attempt under
this subsection (1) that the child have perceived the defendant's act of
enticement.
(2) Enticement of a child is a class 4 felony. It is
a class 3 felony if the defendant has a previous conviction for enticement of a
child or sexual assault on a child or for conspiracy to commit or the attempted
commission of either offense, or if the enticement of a child results in bodily
injury to that child.
(3) When a person is convicted, pleads nolo
contendere, or receives a deferred sentence for a violation of the provisions
of this section and the court knows the person is a current or former employee
of a school district in this state or holds a license or authorization pursuant
to the provisions of article 60.5 of title 22, C.R.S., the court shall report
such fact to the department of education.
(1) Any actor who knowingly inflicts sexual
intrusion or sexual penetration on a victim commits sexual assault if:
(a) The actor causes submission of the victim by
means of sufficient consequence reasonably calculated to cause submission
against the victim's will; or
(b) The actor knows that the victim is incapable of
appraising the nature of the victim's conduct; or
(c) The actor knows that the victim submits
erroneously, believing the actor to be the victim's spouse; or
(d) At the time of the commission of the act, the
victim is less than fifteen years of age and the actor is at least four years
older than the victim and is not the spouse of the victim; or
(e) At the time of the commission of the act, the
victim is at least fifteen years of age but less than seventeen years of age
and the actor is at least ten years older than the victim and is not the spouse
of the victim; or
(f) The victim is in custody of law 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 to coerce the
victim to submit, unless the act is incident to a lawful search; or
(g) The actor, while purporting to offer a medical
service, engages in treatment or examination of a victim for other than a bona
fide medical purpose or in a manner substantially inconsistent with reasonable
medical practices; or
(h) The victim is physically helpless and the actor
knows the victim is physically helpless and the victim has not consented.
(2) Sexual assault is a class 4 felony, except as
provided in subsections (3), (3.5), (4), and (5) of this section.
(3) If committed under the circumstances of
paragraph (e) of subsection (1) of this section, sexual assault is a class 1
misdemeanor and is an extraordinary risk crime that is subject to the modified
sentencing range specified in section 18-1.3-501 (3).
(3.5) Sexual assault is a class 3 felony if
committed under the circumstances described in paragraph (h) of subsection (1)
of this section.
(4) Sexual assault is a class 3 felony if it is
attended by any one or more of the following circumstances:
(a) The actor causes submission of the victim through
the actual application of physical force or physical violence; or
(b) The actor causes submission of the victim by
threat of imminent death, serious bodily injury, extreme pain, or kidnapping,
to be inflicted on anyone, and the victim believes that the actor has the
present ability to execute these threats; or
(c) The actor causes submission of the victim by
threatening to retaliate in the future against the victim, or any other person,
and the victim reasonably believes that the actor will execute this threat. As
used in this paragraph (c), "to retaliate" includes threats of
kidnapping, death, serious bodily injury, or extreme pain; or
(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.
(e) (Deleted by amendment, L. 2002, p. 1578, § 2,
effective July 1, 2002.)
(5) (a) Sexual assault is a class 2 felony if any
one or more of the following circumstances exist:
(I) In the commission of the sexual assault, the
actor is physically aided or abetted by one or more other persons; or
(II) The victim suffers serious bodily injury; or
(III) The actor is armed with a deadly weapon or an
article used or fashioned in a manner to cause a person to reasonably believe
that the article is a deadly weapon or represents verbally or otherwise that
the actor is armed with a deadly weapon and uses the deadly weapon, article, or
representation to cause submission of the victim.
(b) (I) If a defendant is convicted of sexual
assault pursuant to this subsection (5), the court shall sentence the defendant
in accordance with section 18-1.3-401 (8) (e). A person convicted solely of
sexual assault pursuant to this subsection (5) shall not be sentenced under the
crime of violence provisions of section 18-1.3-406 (2). Any sentence for a
conviction under this subsection (5) shall be consecutive to any sentence for a
conviction for a crime of violence under section 18-1.3-406.
(II) The provisions of this paragraph (b) shall
apply to offenses committed prior to November 1, 1998.
(6) Any person convicted of felony sexual assault
committed on or after November 1, 1998, under any of the circumstances
described in this section shall be sentenced in accordance with the provisions
of part 10 of article 1.3 of this title.
(1) Any actor who knowingly subjects a victim to any
sexual contact commits unlawful sexual contact if:
(a) The actor knows that the victim does not
consent; or
(b) The actor knows that the victim is incapable of
appraising the nature of the victim's conduct; or
(c) The victim is physically helpless and the actor
knows that the victim is physically helpless and the victim has not consented;
or
(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) Repealed.
(f) The victim is in custody of law 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; or
(g) The actor engages in treatment or examination of
a victim for other than bona fide medical purposes or in a manner substantially
inconsistent with reasonable medical practices.
(1.5) Any person who knowingly, with or without
sexual contact, induces or coerces a child by any of the means set forth in
section 18-3-402 to expose intimate
parts or to engage in any sexual contact, intrusion, or penetration with
another person, for the purpose of the actor's own sexual gratification,
commits unlawful sexual contact. For the purposes of this subsection (1.5), the
term "child" means any person under the age of eighteen years.
(1.7) Any person who knowingly observes or takes a
photograph of another person's intimate parts without that person's consent, in
a situation where the person observed has a reasonable expectation of privacy,
for the purpose of the observer's own sexual gratification, commits unlawful
sexual contact. For purposes of this subsection (1.7), "photograph"
includes any photograph, motion picture, videotape, print, negative, slide, or
other mechanically, electronically, or chemically reproduced visual material.
(2) (a) Unlawful sexual contact is a class 1
misdemeanor and is an extraordinary risk crime that is subject to the modified
sentencing range specified in section 18-1.3-501 (3).
(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (a)
of this subsection (2), unlawful sexual contact is a class 4 felony if the
actor compels the victim to submit by use of such force, intimidation, or
threat as specified in section 18-3-402
(4) (a), (4) (b), or (4) (c) or if the actor engages in the conduct described
in paragraph (g) of subsection (1) of this section or subsection (1.5) of this
section.
(3) If a defendant is convicted of the class 4
felony of unlawful sexual contact pursuant to paragraph (b) of subsection (2)
of this section, the court shall sentence the defendant in accordance with the
provisions of section 18-1.3-406; except that this subsection (3) shall not
apply if the actor engages in the conduct described in paragraph (g) of
subsection (1) of this section.
(1) Any actor who knowingly subjects another not his
or her spouse to any sexual contact commits sexual assault on a child if the
victim is less than fifteen years of age and the actor is at least four years
older than the victim.
(2) Sexual assault on a child is a class 4 felony,
but it is a class 3 felony if:
(a) The actor applies force against the victim in order to accomplish or facilitate sexual contact; or
(b) The actor, in order to accomplish or facilitate
sexual contact, threatens imminent death, serious bodily injury, extreme pain,
or kidnapping against the victim or another person, and the victim believes
that the actor has the present ability to execute the threat; or
(c) The actor, in order to accomplish or facilitate
sexual contact, threatens retaliation by causing in the future the death or
serious bodily injury, extreme pain, or kidnapping against the victim or
another person, and the victim believes that the actor will execute the threat;
or
(d) The actor commits the offense as a part of a
pattern of sexual abuse as described in subsection (1) of this section. No
specific date or time must be alleged for the pattern of sexual abuse; except
that the acts constituting the pattern of sexual abuse must have been committed
within ten years prior to or at any time after the offense charged in the
information or indictment. The offense charged in the information or indictment
shall constitute one of the incidents of sexual contact involving a child
necessary to form a pattern of sexual abuse as defined in section 18-3-401
(2.5).
(3) If a defendant is convicted of the class 3
felony of sexual assault on a child pursuant to paragraphs (a) to (d) of
subsection (2) of this section, the court shall sentence the defendant in
accordance with the provisions of section 18-1.3-406.
(1) Any actor who knowingly subjects another not his
or her spouse to any sexual contact commits sexual assault on a child by one in
a position of trust if the victim is a child less than eighteen years of age
and the actor committing the offense is one in a position of trust with respect
to the victim.
(2) Sexual assault on a child by one in a position
of trust is a class 3 felony if:
(a) The victim is less than fifteen years of age; or
(b) The actor commits the offense as a part of a
pattern of sexual abuse as described in subsection (1) of this section. No
specific date or time need be alleged for the pattern of sexual abuse; except
that the acts constituting the pattern of sexual abuse must have been committed
within ten years prior to or at any time after the offense charged in the
information or indictment. The offense charged in the information or indictment
shall constitute one of the incidents of sexual contact involving a child
necessary to form a pattern of sexual abuse as defined in section 18-3-401
(2.5).
(3) Sexual assault on a child by one in a position
of trust is a class 4 felony if the victim is fifteen years of age or older but
less than eighteen years of age and the offense is not committed as part of a
pattern of sexual abuse, as described in paragraph (b) of subsection (2) of
this section.
(4) If a defendant is convicted of the class 3
felony of sexual assault on a child pursuant to paragraph (b) of subsection (2)
of this section, the court shall sentence the defendant in accordance with the
provisions of section 18-1.3-406.
18-3-411.
Sex offenses against children – unlawful sexual offenses defined – limitation
for commencing proceedings – evidence – statutory privilege.
(1) As used in this section, "unlawful sexual offense" means enticement of a child, as described in section 18-3-305, sexual assault, as described in section 18-3-402, when the victim at the time of the commission of the act is a child less than fifteen years of age, sexual assault in the first degree, as described in section 18-3-402, as it existed prior to July 1, 2000, when the victim at the time of the commission of the act is a child less than fifteen years of age; sexual assault in the second degree, as described in section 18-3-403 (1) (a), (1) (b), (1) (c), (1) (d), (1) (g), or (1) (h), as it existed prior to July 1, 2000, when the victim at the time of the commission of the act is a child less than fifteen years of age, or as described in section 18-3-403 (1) (e), as it existed prior to July 1, 2000, when the victim is less than fifteen years of age and the actor is at least four years older than the victim; unlawful sexual contact, as described in section 18-3-404 (1) (a), (1) (b), (1) (c), (1) (d), (1) (f), or (1) (g), when the victim at the time of the commission of the act is a child less than fifteen years of age; sexual assault in the third degree, as described in section 18-3-404 (1) (a), (1) (b), (1) (c), (1) (d), (1) (f), or (1) (g), as it existed prior to July 1, 2000, when the victim at the time of the commission of the act is a child less than fifteen years of age; sexual assault on a child, as described in section 18-3-405; sexual assault on a child by one in a position of trust, as described in section 18-3-405.3; aggravated incest, as described in section 18-6-302; trafficking in children, as described in section 18-6-402; sexual exploitation of a child, as described in section 18-6-403; procurement of a child for sexual exploitation, as described in section 18-6-404; indecent exposure, as described in section 18-7-302, soliciting for child prostitution, as described in section 18-7-402; pandering of a child, as described in section 18-7-403; procurement of a child, as described in section 18-7-403.5; keeping a place of child prostitution, as described in section 18-7-404; pimping of a child, as described in section 18-7-405; inducement of child prostitution, as described in section 18-7-405.5; patronizing a prostituted child, as described in section 18-7-406; or criminal attempt, conspiracy, or solicitation to commit any of the acts specified in this subsection (1).
(2) (a) No person shall be prosecuted, tried, or
punished for an unlawful sexual offense other than the misdemeanor offenses
specified in sections 18-3-402 and 18-3-404, unless the indictment,
information, complaint, or action for the same is found or instituted within
ten years after commission of the offense. No person shall be prosecuted,
tried, or punished for a misdemeanor offense specified in section 18-3-402 or 18-3-404, unless the indictment,
information, complaint, or action for the same is found or instituted within
five years after the commission of the offense. The ten-year statute of
limitations shall apply to all offenses specified in subsection (1) of this
section which are alleged to have occurred on or after July 1, 1979, but prior
to July 1, 1992.
(b) No person shall be prosecuted, tried, or
punished for an unlawful sexual offense charged as a felony unless the
indictment, information, complaint, or action for the same is found or instituted
within ten years after the victim reaches the age of eighteen years. The
ten-year statute of limitations shall apply to all felony offenses specified in
subsection (1) of this section which are alleged to have occurred on or after
July 1, 1992.
(3) Out-of-court statements made by a child
describing any act of sexual contact, intrusion, or penetration, as defined in
section 18-3-401, performed with, by, or on the child declarant, not otherwise
admissible by a statute or court rule which provides an exception to the
objection of hearsay, may be admissible in any proceeding in which the child is
a victim of an unlawful sexual offense pursuant to the provisions of section
13-25-129, C.R.S.
(4) All cases involving the commission of an
unlawful sexual offense shall take precedence before the court; the court shall
hear these cases as soon as possible after they are filed.
(5) The statutory privilege between the husband and
the wife shall not be available for excluding or refusing testimony in any
prosecution of an unlawful sexual offense.
(1) Any person who knowingly marries, inflicts sexual penetration or sexual intrusion on, or subjects to sexual contact, as defined in section 18-3-401, an ancestor or descendant, including a natural child, child by adoption, or stepchild twenty-one years of age or older, a brother or sister of the whole or half blood, or an uncle, aunt, nephew, or niece of the whole blood commits incest, which is a class 4 felony. For the purpose of this section only, "descendant" includes a child by adoption and a stepchild, but only if the person is not legally married to the child by adoption or the stepchild.
(2) When a person is convicted of, pleads nolo contendere to, or receives a deferred sentence for a violation of the provisions of this section and the victim is a child who is under eighteen years of age and the court knows the person is a current or former employee of a school district or a charter school in this state or holds a license or authorization pursuant to the provisions of article 60.5 of title 22, C.R.S., the court shall report such fact to the department of education.
(1) A person
commits aggravated incest when he or she knowingly:
(a) Marries his or her natural child or inflicts sexual penetration or sexual intrusion on or subjects to sexual contact, as defined in section 18-3-401, his or her natural child, stepchild, or child by adoption, but this paragraph (a) shall not apply when the person is legally married to the stepchild or child by adoption. For the purpose of this paragraph (a) only, "child" means a person under twenty-one years of age.
(b) Marries, inflicts sexual penetration or sexual
intrusion on, or subjects to sexual contact, as defined in section 18-3-401, a
descendant, a brother or sister of the whole or half blood, or an uncle, aunt,
nephew, or niece of the whole blood who is under ten years of age.
(2) Aggravated incest is a class 3 felony.
(3) When a person is convicted, pleads nolo contendere, or receives a deferred sentence for a violation of the provisions of this section and the court knows the person is a current or former employee of a school district in this state or holds a license or authorization pursuant to the provisions of article 60.5 of title 22, C.R.S., the court shall report such fact to the department of education.
(1) (a) Except as otherwise provided by statute
applicable to specific offenses, delinquent acts, or circumstances, no adult
person or juvenile shall be prosecuted, tried, or punished for any offense or
delinquent act unless the indictment, information, complaint, or petition in
delinquency is filed in a court of competent jurisdiction or a summons and
complaint or penalty assessment notice is served upon the defendant or juvenile
within the period of time after the commission of the offense or delinquent act
as specified below:
Murder, kidnapping, treason,
and any forgery regardless of the penalty provided: No Limit
Attempt, conspiracy, or solicitation to commit
murder; attempt, conspiracy, or
solicitation to commit kidnapping;
attempt,
conspiracy, or solicitation to commit treason; and attempt, conspiracy, or solicitation to commit any forgery
regardless of
the penalty provided:
No limit
Other
felonies:
Three
years
Misdemeanors:
Eighteen months
Class 1 and 2
misdemeanor traffic offenses:
One year
Petty
offenses:
Six
months
(b) Repealed.
(c) For purposes of this section:
(I) "Delinquent act" has the same meaning
as defined in section 19-1-103 (36), C.R.S.
(II) "Juvenile" means a child as defined in
section 19-1-103 (18), C.R.S.
(III) "Petition in delinquency" means any
petition filed by a district attorney pursuant to section 19-2-512, C.R.S.
(2) The time limitations imposed by this section
shall be tolled if the adult offender or juvenile is absent from the state of
Colorado, and the duration of such absence, not to exceed five years, shall be
excluded from the computation of the time within which any complaint,
information, indictment, or petition in delinquency must otherwise be filed or
returned.
(3) (a) The period within which a prosecution must
be commenced does not include any period in which a prosecution is pending
against the adult defendant or juvenile for the same conduct, even if the
indictment, information, complaint, or petition in delinquency which commences
the prosecution is quashed or the proceedings thereon are set aside or are
reversed on appeal.
(b) The period within which a prosecution must be
commenced does not include any period in which a prosecution is pending against
the adult defendant or juvenile for the same conduct, even if filed in a court
without jurisdiction, when based on a reasonable belief the court possesses
jurisdiction.
(4) When an offense or delinquent act is based on a
series of acts performed at different times, the period of limitation
prescribed by this code or by the "Colorado Securities Act", article
51 of title 11, C.R.S., starts at the time when the last act in the series of
acts is committed.
(4.5) The period within which a prosecution must be
commenced shall begin to run upon discovery of the criminal act or the
delinquent act for:
(a) Offenses relating to the "Uniform
Commercial Code", pursuant to part 5 of article 5 of title 18, C.R.S.;
(b) Computer crime, pursuant to article 5.5 of title
18, C.R.S.;
(c) Theft, pursuant to section 18-4-401, C.R.S.;
(d) Theft of trade secrets, pursuant to section
18-4-408, C.R.S.;
(e) Defacing or destruction of written instruments,
pursuant to section 18-4-507, C.R.S.;
(f) Criminal simulation, pursuant to section 18-5-110,
C.R.S.;
(g) Obtaining signature by deception, pursuant to
section 18-5-112, C.R.S.;
(h) Criminal impersonation, pursuant to section
18-5-113, C.R.S.;
(i) Offering a false instrument for recording,
pursuant to section 18-5-114, C.R.S.;
(j) Dual contracts to induce loan, pursuant to
section 18-5-208, C.R.S.;
(k) Issuing a false financial statement or obtaining
a financial transaction device by false statements, pursuant to section
18-5-209, C.R.S.;
(l) Unlawful activity concerning the selling of
land, pursuant to section 18-5-302, C.R.S.;
(m) Offenses relating to equity skimming, pursuant
to part 8 of article 5 of title 18, C.R.S.;
(n) Offenses relating to bribery and corrupt
influences, pursuant to part 3 of article 8 of title 18, C.R.S.;
(o) Offenses relating to abuse of public office,
pursuant to part 4 of article 8 of title 18, C.R.S.;
(p) Offenses relating to perjury, pursuant to part 5
of article 8 of title 18, C.R.S.;
(q) Offenses relating to the "Colorado
Organized Crime Control Act", pursuant to article 17 of title 18, C.R.S.;
(r) Unlawful concealment of transactions, pursuant
to section 11-107-105, C.R.S.;
(s) Embezzlement or misapplication of funds,
pursuant to section 11-107-107, C.R.S.;
(t) Unlawful acts or omissions relating to financial
institutions, pursuant to section 11-107-108, C.R.S.;
(u) Criminal offenses relating to industrial banks,
pursuant to section 11-108-801 (3), C.R.S.; and
(v) Criminal offenses relating to savings and loan
associations, pursuant to section 11-41-127, C.R.S.
(5) The period of time during which an adult person
or juvenile may be prosecuted shall be extended for an additional three years
as to any offense or delinquent act charged under sections 18-8-302, 18-8-303,
18-8-306, 18-8-307, 18-8-402, 18-8-406, 18-8-407, 39-21-118, and 39-22-621 (3),
C.R.S.
(6) The period of time during which an adult person
or juvenile may be prosecuted shall be extended for an additional seven years
as to any offense or delinquent act charged under section 18-3-402, C.R.S., or section 18-3-403,
C.R.S., as it existed prior to July 1, 2000, when the victim at the time of the
commission of the act is a child under fifteen years of age, or under section 18-3-405, 18-3-405.3, 18-6-302, 18-6-402, 18-6-403,
18-6-404, 18-7-402, 18-7-403, 18-7-403.5, 18-7-404, 18-7-405, 18-7-405.5, or
18-7-406, C.R.S., or charged as criminal attempt, conspiracy, or solicitation
to commit any of the acts specified in any of said sections.
(7) When the victim at the time of the
commission of the offense or delinquent act is a child under fifteen years of
age, the period of time during which an adult person or juvenile may be
prosecuted shall be extended for an additional seven years as to a felony
charged under section 18-3-404,
C.R.S., or criminal attempt, conspiracy, or solicitation to commit such a
felony, and such period shall be extended for an additional three years and six
months as to a misdemeanor charged under section 18-3-404, C.R.S., or criminal attempt,
conspiracy, or solicitation to commit such a misdemeanor.
(8) (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of
paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of this section, and except as otherwise
provided in paragraphs (a.3) and (a.5) of this subsection (8), the period of
time during which an adult person or juvenile may be prosecuted shall be ten
years after the commission of the offense or delinquent act as to any offense
or delinquent act:
(I) Charged under section 18-3-402, 18-3-403, as it existed prior
to July 1, 2000, 18-3-405, 18-3-405.3, 18-6-302, 18-6-402, 18-6-403,
18-6-404, 18-7-402, 18-7-403, 18-7-403.5, 18-7-404, 18-7-405, 18-7-405.5, or
18-7-406, C.R.S.;
(II) Charged as a felony under section 18-3-404, C.R.S.; or
(III) Charged as criminal attempt, conspiracy, or
solicitation to commit any of the offenses specified in subparagraphs (I) and
(II) of this paragraph (a).
(a.3) If the victim at the time of the commission of an
offense or delinquent act is a child under eighteen years of age, the period of
time during which an adult person or juvenile may be prosecuted shall be ten
years after such victim reaches the age of eighteen years as to any offense or
delinquent act:
(I) Charged as a felony under section 18-3-402, 18-3-403, as it existed prior
to July 1, 2000, 18-3-404, 18-3-405, 18-3-405.3, 18-3-405.5, 18-6-301, 18-6-302,
18-6-402, 18-6-403, 18-6-404, 18-7-402, 18-7-403, 18-7-403.5, 18-7-404,
18-7-405, 18-7-405.5, or 18-7-406, C.R.S.; or
(II) Charged as criminal attempt, conspiracy, or
solicitation to commit any of the offenses specified in subparagraph (I) of
this paragraph (a.3).
(a.5) In any case in which the identity of the defendant is determined, in whole or in part, by patterned chemical structure of genetic information, and in which the offense has been reported to a law enforcement agency, as defined in section 26-1-114 (3) (a) (III) (B), C.R.S., within ten years after the commission of the offense, there shall be no limit on the period of time during which a person may be prosecuted after the commission of the offense as to any offense charged:
(I) Under section 18-3-402, 18-3-403, as it existed prior
to July 1, 2000, 18-3-405, 18-3-405.3, or 18-6-302, C.R.S.; or
(II) As criminal attempt, conspiracy, or
solicitation to commit any of the offenses specified in subparagraph (I) of
this paragraph (a.5).
(b) This subsection (8) shall apply to offenses and
delinquent acts committed on or after July 1, 1984.
(9) Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (a) of
subsection (1) of this section, the period of time during which an adult person
or juvenile may be prosecuted shall be five years after the commission of the
offense or delinquent act as to a misdemeanor charged under section 18-3-404, C.R.S., or criminal attempt,
conspiracy, or solicitation to commit such a misdemeanor. This subsection (9) shall
apply to offenses and delinquent acts committed on or after January 1, 1986.
(10) Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (a)
of subsection (1) of this section, the period of time during which an adult
person or juvenile may be prosecuted shall be three years after the date of the
affected election as to a charge of any violation of any provision of the
"Fair Campaign Practices Act", article 45 of title 1, C.R.S., or any
criminal attempt, conspiracy, or solicitation to violate any provision of the
"Fair Campaign Practices Act". This subsection (10) shall apply to
offenses and delinquent acts committed on or after July 1, 1991.
(11) Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (a)
of subsection (1) of this section, the period of time during which an adult
person or juvenile may be prosecuted shall be three years after the discovery
of the offense or delinquent act as to any offense or delinquent act charged
under section 18-4-408, C.R.S. This subsection (11) shall apply to offenses and
delinquent acts committed on or after July 1, 1998.
(12) The applicable period of limitations specified
in subsection (1) of this section shall not apply to charges of offenses or
delinquent acts brought to facilitate the disposition of a case, or to lesser
included or non-included charges of offenses or delinquent acts given to the
court or a jury at a trial on the merits, by the accused.
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