A Bill for an Act
Page 1, Line 101Concerning the authority for an offender to refuse
Page 1, Line 102placement in a community corrections program after
Page 1, Line 103acceptance in the program.
Bill Summary
(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced and does not reflect any amendments that may be subsequently adopted. If this bill passes third reading in the house of introduction, a bill summary that applies to the reengrossed version of this bill will be available at http://leg.colorado.gov/.)
Joint Budget Committee. The bill permits an offender to refuse placement in a community corrections program after the offender has been accepted for placement by a community corrections board and a community corrections program rather than before placement.
Page 2, Line 1Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:
Page 2, Line 2SECTION 1. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 18-1.3-301, amend (2)(b) introductory portion and (2)(c) as follows:
Page 2, Line 318-1.3-301. Authority to place offenders in community
Page 2, Line 4corrections programs. (2) (b) Unless the offender has an active felony
Page 2, Line 5warrant or detainer,
or has refused community placement,Page 2, Line 6director of the department of corrections shall refer an offender who has
Page 2, Line 7displayed acceptable institutional behavior for placement in a community corrections program according to the following timeline:
Page 2, Line 8(c) (I) Prior to placement of an offender in any community
Page 2, Line 9corrections program, the executive director of the department of
Page 2, Line 10corrections shall give the first right to refuse placement of such offender
Page 2, Line 11to the community corrections board and community corrections programs
Page 2, Line 12in the community where the offender intends to reside after release from
Page 2, Line 13custody of the department of corrections or parole by the state board of
Page 2, Line 14parole; except that the first right to refuse does not apply if the executive
Page 2, Line 15director seeks to place the offender in a specialized community
Page 2, Line 16corrections program or the offender requests a specific community
Page 2, Line 17corrections program placement, subject to acceptance by the community
Page 2, Line 18corrections board pursuant to section 17-27-103 and the community corrections program pursuant to section 17-27-104.
Page 2, Line 19(II) An offender may refuse placement in a community
Page 2, Line 20corrections program after the offender has been accepted by a
Page 2, Line 21community corrections board pursuant to section 17-27-103 and a community corrections program pursuant to section 17-27-104.
Page 2, Line 22SECTION 2. Act subject to petition - effective date. This act
Page 3, Line 1takes effect at 12:01 a.m. on the day following the expiration of the
Page 3, Line 2ninety-day period after final adjournment of the general assembly; except
Page 3, Line 3that, if a referendum petition is filed pursuant to section 1 (3) of article V
Page 3, Line 4of the state constitution against this act or an item, section, or part of this
Page 3, Line 5act within such period, then the act, item, section, or part will not take
Page 3, Line 6effect unless approved by the people at the general election to be held in
Page 3, Line 7November 2026 and, in such case, will take effect on the date of the official declaration of the vote thereon by the governor.