Colorado's definition of "Sexually Violent Predator"

I will be slowly working through the laws of the 50 states to determine what is meant by the term "Sexually Violent Predator". Colorado's own disengenuous "Sexually Violent Predator" laws appear to be as baseless as California's. As with California, Colorado redefines the term "violent" to slander defendants and scare the public into supporting vile and draconian laws.

Their definitions appear below and can be further scrutinized at: http://dcj.state.co.us/ors/pdf/docs/Final%20SVP.pdf


18-3-414.5 C.R.S. Sexually violent predator. (1) As used in this section unless the context otherwise requires:
(a) "Sexually violent predator" means an offender:
(I) Who is eighteen years of age or older as of the date of the offense is committed or who is less than eighteen years of age as of the date the offense is committed but is tried as an adult pursuant to section 19-2-517 or 19-2-518, C.R.S.;
(II) Who has been convicted on or after January 1, 1999 of one of the following offenses:
(A) Sexual assault, in violation of section 18-3-402 or
sexual assault in the first degree in violation of section 18-3-402 as it existed prior to July 1, 2000;
(B) Sexual assault, in the second degree in violation of
section 18-3-403 as it existed prior to July 1, 2000;
(C) Unlawful sexual contact, in violation of section
18-3-404 (1.5) or (2) or sexual assault in the third degree, in violation of section 18-3-404(1.5) or (2) as it existed prior to July 1, 2000;
(D) Sexual assault on a child, in violation of section 18-3-405: or
(E) Sexual assault on a child by one in a position of trust, in violation of section 18-3-405.3;
(III) Whose victim was a stranger to the offender or a
person with whom the offender established or promoted a relationship primarily for the purpose of sexual victimization; and
(IV) Who, based upon the results of a risk assessment screening instrument developed by the division of criminal justice in consultation with and approved by the sex offender management board established pursuant to section 16-11.7-103 (1), C.R.S., is likely to subsequently commit one or more of the offenses specified in subparagraph (II) of this paragraph (a) under the circumstances described in subparagraph (III) of this paragraph (a).
(b) "Convicted" includes having pleaded guilty or nolo contendere.