Any court or other agency or officer of this state having power to commit or transfer an inmate, as defined in Article II (d) of the Western Interstate Corrections Compact, to any institution for confinement may commit or transfer such inmate to any institution within or without this state if this state has entered into a contract for the confinement of inmates in said institution pursuant to Article III of the Western Interstate Corrections Compact.
Source: L. 59: p. 522, § 2. CRS 53: § 74-9-2. C.R.S. 1963: § 74-9-2.
ANNOTATION
This compact applies to inmate transfers to state facilities in Colorado but does not apply to inmate transfers to private correctional facilities in Colorado, which are governed by § 17-1-104.5. Slater v. McKinna, 997 P.2d 1196 (Colo. 2000).