Colorado Revised Statutes 2016 TITLE 18

Colorado Revised Statutes 2016 TITLE 18 CRIMINAL CODEARTICLE 1 Provisions Applicable toOffenses GenerallyPART 1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE OF CODE -CLASSIFICATION OF OFFENSES18-1-101. Citation of TITLE 18. (1) This TITLE shall be known and may be cited as the" Colorado Criminal Code"; within this TITLE , the " Colorado Criminal Code" is sometimes referredto as "this code".(2) The portion of any section, subsection, paragraph, or subparagraph contained in this codewhich precedes a list of examples, requirements, conditions, or other items may be referred to andcited as the "introductory portion" of the section, subsection, paragraph, or Purpose of code, statutory construction. (1) This code shall be construed insuch manner as to promote maximum fulfillment of its general purposes, namely:(a) To define offenses, to define adequately the act and mental state which constitute eachoffense, to place limitations upon the condemnation of conduct as criminal when it is without fault,and to give fair warning to all persons concerning the nature of the conduct prohibited and thepenalties authorized upon conviction;(b) To forbid the commission of offenses and to prevent their occurrence through thedeterrent influence of the sentences authorized; to provide for the rehabilitation of those convictedand their punishment when required in the interests of public protectio

and to identify certain minimum standards for criminal justice which, within the concept of due process of law, have the stature of substantive rights of persons accused of crime; (e) To promote acceptance of responsibility and accountability by offenders and to provide

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