Fifty State Survey of Adult Sex Offender Registration Requirements ...

Fifty State Survey of Adult Sex Offender Registration Requirements
NIC/WCL Project on Addressing Prison Rape
Registrable Offenses Cont’d
(Colorado)
Sex Offender Registration
Required for Staff Sexual
Misconduct?
(Colorado)
Pimping of a child - COLO. REV. STAT. § 18-7-405 (West 2010).
Inducement of child prostitution - COLO. REV. STAT. § 18-7-405.5 (West 2010).
Patronizing a prostituted child - COLO. REV. STAT. § 18-7-406 (West 2010).
Engaging in sexual conduct in a penal institution - COLO. REV. STAT. § 18-7-701 (West 2010).
Wholesale promotion of obscenity to a minor - COLO. REV. STAT. § 18-7-102(1.5) (West 2010).
Promotion of obscenity to a minor - COLO. REV. STAT. § 18-7-102(2.5) (West 2010).
YES.
The criminal attempt, conspiracy, or solicitation to commit any of the acts listed above.
Any person who was convicted on or after July 1, 1991, in another state or jurisdiction, including but not
limited to a military or federal jurisdiction, of an offense that, if committed in Colorado, would constitute
one of the offenses above.
Any person who was released on or after July 1, 1991, from the custody of the department of corrections of
this state or any other state, having served a sentence for one of the offenses above.
A staff member convicted of violating C.R.S.A. § 18-7-01 “Sexual Conduct in Penal Institutions,” must register as a
sex offender.
Note, § 18-7-01, on its face, does not require a convicted staff member to register as a sex offender. However, a
staff member convicted of an “unlawful sexual behavior” is required to register as a sex offender. See, § 16-22-103.
Included in the enumerated offenses of “unlawful sexual behavior” is “Engaging in sexual conduct in a penal
institution under § 18-7-01”. See, § 16-22-102.
A staff member convicted of sexual assault under § 18-3-402 is required to register as a sex offender.
A staff member who uses his position of authority to coerce the victim in custody of law to submit to a sexual act,
has committed sexual assault under § 18-3-402. Assault as defined under § 18-3-402 is an enumerated offense of
“unlawful sexual behavior” and a resulting conviction requires a staff member to register as a sex offender.
Relevant Statutes:
** Denotes those states where sex offender registration is required for convictions under the staff sexual misconduct laws of the states. Staff and
inmates could also be required to register as sex offenders if the offense were charged under other registrable offenses.
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American University, Washington College of Law
Current as of November 2010