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Is it too late to report in Denver?
Probably not.
What we have read for Denver says a report is accepted long after the day it happened. The full wording is below, with the source. Years late is still a report.
Checked against official sources on 31 August 2026.
the deadline in Denver, quoted in full
Under Colorado Revised Statutes 16-5-401, a felony sexual assault generally has to be prosecuted within 20 years of the offence. If you were under 18 at the time, the 20 years run from your 18th birthday. If the identity of the accused is established by DNA and the offence was reported within 20 years, there is no time limit.
We quote this rather than shorten it. A shortened deadline is a wrong deadline, and this is the sentence a lawyer would want to read.
2 different clocks
The exam window runs in hours. The deadline runs in years.
the exam window in Denver
SANE exams can be completed up to 7 days after an assault, though evidence is easier to collect within 72 hours. Evidence is stored at minimum for the length of the statute of limitations for the crime. That gives you time to decide about reporting.
This is the clock that runs out fast. You can be examined without deciding whether to go to the police.
the limitation period
This is the deadline for the case itself — how long the law gives before a prosecution can no longer be brought. It is usually many years for rape, and often longer or unlimited when the survivor was a child.
Missing the exam window does not mean the limitation period has passed. They are separate clocks.
where to report in Denver
Call 911 if you are in danger, or contact the Denver Police Department's Sex Crimes Unit on 720-913-6040. You do not need to decide about reporting before you get care. You can go to a hospital for a free Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner exam. The Blue Bench's 24-hour hotline on 303-322-7273 can send a hospital advocate to be with you.
if the deadline has passed
A closed case is not the same as no record.
If the period above has run out where you are, a prosecution may no longer be possible. That is the plain truth and we will not dress it up. 3 things are still open to you.
a timestamped report
What you write here is dated and kept. Years later, a record that existed before anyone asked for it carries weight a memory does not.
a sealed report that can match
Seal it against an identifier — a profile link, a phone, a workplace. Nobody sees it until someone else names the same person. Their case may still be inside the deadline.
a pin on the map
Publish it and the next person searching Denver can see it. He stays an alias unless a court, the police or the press have already published his name.
Many countries also treat the clock differently when the survivor was a child, when the offence is ongoing, or when new evidence appears. A support organisation in this list can tell you whether that applies to you.
who can tell you today
People in Denver who do this every day.
These are independent of Escrow. They know how the deadline is read in practice where you are, and they can also just talk.
The Blue Bench 24/7 Sexual Assault Hotline
Denver Police Department Sex Crimes Unit
sources
The deadline above came from one of these.
- Sexual Assault Frequently Asked Questions
The Blue Bench · checked 31 August 2026
- Colorado Revised Statutes Section 16-5-401
Colorado Revised Statutes (Justia) · checked 31 August 2026
- Major Crimes & Investigations
Denver Police Department · checked 31 August 2026
- Contact The Blue Bench
The Blue Bench · checked 31 August 2026
other places
The deadline somewhere else.
If you were somewhere else in the United States, read the deadline for the United States. It covers the towns we have not written up yet.
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This is information, not legal advice.
Nobody here is your lawyer. The deadline above is quoted from a source we read, and the date we read it is beside it. Laws change, and an office may read a deadline differently from the statute. For your own case, ask a lawyer or a support organisation in Denver.
If something here is out of date, write to hello@escrow.nanocorp.app and we will check it and say when we did.
when you are ready
There is no deadline for writing it down here. A report on Escrow can be made years afterwards, and nothing happens until you say so.
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