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HB18-1264

Changes To Revenge Pornography Crimes

Concerning measures to clarify the scope of revenge porn criminal offenses.
Session:
2018 Regular Session
Subject:
Crimes, Corrections, & Enforcement
Bill Summary

Revenge porn - changes to the crimes. Currently, Colorado criminalizes posting nude images of another person for harassment purposes or for pecuniary gain. The act makes the following changes to those crimes:

  • Adds images of sex acts that may not include nude images;
  • Removes the requirement that the defendant intends to inflict serious emotional distress; and
  • Removes as an exception to the crimes that the image relates to a newsworthy event.
    (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

Status

Introduced
Passed
Became Law

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Bill Text

  • All Versions (7 )
    Date Bill Type Documents
    05/03/2018 Signed Act PDF
    04/26/2018 Final Act PDF
    04/12/2018 Rerevised PDF
    04/11/2018 Revised PDF
    04/03/2018 Reengrossed PDF
    04/02/2018 Engrossed PDF
    03/01/2018 Introduced PDF

Sponsors

Sponsor Type Legislators
Prime Sponsor

Rep. T. Carver, Rep. D. Jackson
Sen. J. Cooke, Sen. R. Fields

Sponsor

Rep. K. Becker, Rep. P. Buck, Rep. D. Esgar, Rep. L. Landgraf, Rep. L. Liston, Rep. P. Lundeen, Rep. J. Melton, Rep. J. Salazar, Rep. L. Sias, Rep. K. Van Winkle, Rep. M. Weissman, Rep. J. Wilson, Rep. C. Wist

Co-sponsor

Rep. J. Bridges, Rep. J. Coleman, Rep. C. Duran, Rep. T. Exum, Rep. M. Gray, Rep. M. Hamner, Rep. C. Hansen, Rep. L. Herod, Rep. P. Lee, Rep. S. Lontine, Rep. H. McKean, Rep. D. Michaelson Jenet, Rep. B. Pettersen, Rep. D. Roberts, Rep. A. Winkler, Rep. F. Winter, Rep. D. Young
Sen. L. Court, Sen. L. Garcia, Sen. D. Kagan, Sen. J. Kefalas, Sen. K. Lambert, Sen. B. Martinez Humenik, Sen. J. Tate, Sen. N. Todd, Sen. A. Williams