Unlawful Termination of Pregnancy in the Second Degree
If you or a family member have been charged with Unlawful Termination of Pregnancy in the Second Degree, you are going to need assistance from a skilled and confident attorney right away. The penalties for this charge are serious, and the consequences very long lasting. Remember to remain silent, ask for an attorney, and call the firm right away. The sooner you obtain legal representation, the easier it will be to navigate the criminal justice system for you and your family.
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What does this mean?
Unlawful Termination of Pregnancy in the Second Degree is when a person knowingly causes another woman’s pregnancy to be terminated unlawfully.
Unlawful Termination of Pregnancy in the Second Degree is a Class 4 Felony, which carries a penalty of up to 6 years in the Department of Corrections, and a fine of up to $500,000.
Unlawful Termination of Pregnancy in the Second Degree can also be charged as a Class 5 Felony, if the unlawful act was committed during the heat of passion. If charged as a Class 5 Felony, the charge carries a penalty of up to 3 years in the Department of Corrections, and a fine of up to $100,000.
C.R.S. 18-3.5-103 - Unlawful Termination of Pregnancy in the Second Degree
(1) A person commits the offense of unlawful termination of pregnancy in the second degree if the person knowingly causes the unlawful termination of the pregnancy of a woman.
(2)
(a) Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (b) of this subsection (2), unlawful termination of pregnancy in the second degree is a class 4 felony.
(b) If unlawful termination of pregnancy in the second degree is committed under circumstances where the act causing the unlawful termination of pregnancy is performed upon a sudden heat of passion, caused by a serious and highly provoking act of the intended victim, affecting the person causing the unlawful termination of pregnancy sufficiently to excite an irresistible passion in a reasonable person, and without an interval between the provocation and the unlawful termination of pregnancy sufficient for the voice of reason and humanity to be heard, it is a class 5 felony.
(3) A defendant convicted pursuant to subsection (1) of this section shall be sentenced by the court in accordance with the provisions of section 18-1.3-406.
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