Title 16, Criminal Proceedings

Source: L. 63: p. 497, � 1. C.R.S. 1963: � 60-1-34. L. 77: (2) amended, p. 878, � 44, effective July 1, 1979. L. 85: (2) amended, p. 709, � 1, effective March 30. L. 86: Entire section repealed, p. 772, � 15, effective July 1. Editor's note: The effective date for amendments made…

(1) When a criminal action for an offense committed in this state is pending in a criminal court of this state against a defendant who is in a foreign country with which the United States has an extradition treaty, and when the accusatory instrument charges an offense that is dec…

This article shall be known and may be cited as the Colorado Extradition of Persons of Unsound Mind Act. Source: L. 75: Entire article added, p. 639, � 2, effective June 29.

As used in this article 20, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) Executive authority means the executive authority of any state; and, when used in connection with a request to return any person, pursuant to the provisions of this article, to or from the District of Columbia…

(1) A person alleged to be of unsound mind found in this state who has fled from another state shall be extradited from this state on demand of the executive authority of the state from which he fled if, at the time of his flight: (a) He was under detention by law in a hospital, …

(1) When the executive authority of any state demands of the executive authority of this state any fugitive pursuant to this article and produces a copy of commitment, decree, or other process and proceedings certified as authentic by the executive authority of the state from whi…

Source: L. 75: Entire article added, p. 640, � 2, effective June 29. L. 2004: Entire section repealed, p. 353, � 2, effective July 1. OFFENDERS - REGISTRATION

The general assembly hereby finds and declares that the creation of an offender-based tracking system is necessary in order to improve the consistency of data shared by the different elements of the criminal justice system and to allow for the tracking of offenders through the cr…

Except as otherwise provided in section 16-21-103, for the purposes of this article, offender means any person charged as an adult with a felony, a class 1 misdemeanor, or a misdemeanor pursuant to section 42-4-1301, C.R.S., or a crime, the underlying factual basis of which inclu…

(1) (a) For purposes of this section, unless the context otherwise requires: (I) “Act of domestic violence” has the same meaning as set forth in section 18-6-800.3 (1), C.R.S. (II) “Arrest number” means a number that shall be assigned by the arresting agency to an arrest of the a…

(1) If the offender has not been fingerprinted and photographed for the charges pending before the court, the court at the first appearance of the offender after the filing of charges shall order the offender to report to the investigating agency within fourteen days for fingerpr…

The information contained in an electronic signature, as defined in section 16-21-103 (1)(a)(III.5), sent between agencies using CICJIS, as defined in section 16-20.5-102, shall be presumed to be valid on its face without signed hard copy. Source: L. 2005: Entire section added p.…

(1) The provisions of this article concerning the duty of a law enforcement agency to identify on the face of a complaint, summons, or summons and complaint whether the factual basis of the charge or charges being filed include an act of domestic violence shall apply to local law…

This article shall be known and may be cited as the Colorado Sex Offender Registration Act. Source: L. 2002: Entire article added, p. 1157, � 1, effective July 1.

As used in this article 22, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) Adjudicated or adjudication means a determination by the court that it has been proven beyond a reasonable doubt to the trier of fact that a juvenile has committed a delinquent act or that a juvenile has pled …

(1) Effective July 1, 1998, the following persons are required to register pursuant to section 16-22-108 and are subject to the requirements and other provisions specified in this article 22: (a) Any person who was convicted on or after July 1, 1991, in the state of Colorado of a…

(1) (a) (I) Beginning January 1, 2005, for any person required to register pursuant to section 16-22-103, the court, within the later of twenty-four hours or the next business day after sentencing the person, shall electronically file with the CBI the initial registration of the …

(1) Any person who is required to register pursuant to section 16-22-103 shall receive notice of the duty to register as provided in section 16-22-106 or 16-22-107, whichever is applicable. Such notice shall inform the person of the duty to register, in the manner provided in sec…

(1) (a) If a person who is required to register pursuant to section 16-22-103 is sentenced to probation, the probation department, as soon as possible following sentencing, shall provide notice, as described in section 16-22-105, to the person of his or her duty to register in ac…

(1) (a) If a person who is required to register pursuant to section 16-22-103 is sentenced to the department of corrections, the department of corrections shall transmit to the CBI confirmation of the person’s registration on a standardized form provided by the CBI, including the…

(1) (a) (I) Each person who is required to register pursuant to section 16-22-103 shall register with the local law enforcement agency in each jurisdiction in which the person resides. A local law enforcement agency shall accept the registration of a person who lacks a fixed resi…

(1) The director of the CBI shall prescribe standardized forms to be used to comply with this article, and the CBI shall provide copies of the standardized forms to the courts, probation departments, community corrections programs, the department of corrections, the department of…

(1) The director of the Colorado bureau of investigation shall establish a statewide central registry of persons required to register pursuant to section 16-8-115 or 16-8-118 or as a condition of parole or pursuant to this article, to be known as the Colorado sex offender registr…

(1) The CBI shall post a link on the state of Colorado home page on the internet to a list containing the names, addresses, and physical descriptions of certain persons and descriptions of the offenses committed by said persons. A person's physical description must include, but n…

(1) The general assembly finds that persons convicted of offenses involving unlawful sexual behavior have a reduced expectation of privacy because of the public's interest in public safety. The general assembly further finds that the public must have access to information concern…

(1) Except as required in subsection (3) of this section, any person required to register pursuant to section 16-22-103 or whose information is required to be posted on the internet pursuant to section 16-22-111 may file a petition with the court that issued the order of judgment…

State agencies and their employees and local law enforcement agencies and their employees are immune from civil or criminal liability for the good faith implementation of this article. Source: L. 2002: Entire article added, p. 1178, � 1, effective July 1. 16-22-115. CBI assistanc…

In an effort to ensure that a sexual offender who fails to respond to address-verification attempts or who otherwise absconds from registration is located in a timely manner, the Colorado bureau of investigation shall share information with local law enforcement agencies. The Col…

This article shall be known and may be cited as Katie's Law. Source: L. 2009: Entire article added, (SB 09-241), ch. 295, p. 1573 � 1, effective September 30, 2010.

(1) The general assembly hereby finds and declares that: (a) The collection and use of DNA by law enforcement agencies is a valuable tool in preventing crime; (b) The analysis of DNA has been used numerous times in the exoneration of innocent individuals charged with or convicted…

(1) The following persons shall submit to collection of a biological substance sample for testing to determine the genetic markers thereof, unless the person has previously provided a biological substance sample for such testing pursuant to a statute of this state and the Colorad…

(1) The Colorado bureau of investigation shall provide all specimen vials, mailing tubes, labels, and other materials and instructions necessary for the collection of biological substance samples required pursuant to this article. (2) The Colorado bureau of investigation shall ch…

(1) Except as provided in subsection (7) of this section, a person whose biological substance sample is collected pursuant to section 16-23-103 qualifies for expungement if: (a) In the case of a sample collected based upon the filing of a charge or based upon a final court order,…