Duty to notify victims

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 16-12-307, under COLORADO FORENSIC SCIENCE INTEGRITY ACT.

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 16-12-307

(1) When a district attorney receives a notice that a crime laboratory employee engaged in wrongful action and a criminal case identified in the notice involves a crime listed in section 24-4.1-302 (1), the district attorney shall notify each victim of the crime pursuant to section 24-4.1-302.5 (1)(b). The district attorney shall notify, pursuant to section 24-4.1-302.5 (1)(b), the victim of a crime listed in section 24-4.1-302 (1) if an evidentiary hearing on post-conviction petition for relief is held pursuant to section 16-12-312.

(2) (Deleted by amendment, L. 2026.)

Source: L. 2025: Entire part added, (HB 25-1275), ch. 352, p. 1898, § 1, effective June 2. L. 2026: Entire section amended, (HB 26-1052), ch. 346, p. 2105, § 4, effective August 12.