ColoradoDepartment of Corrections Search Court Records Before Offender Release
What it does
The act requires the department of corrections (department) to search all information available to the department to determine whether an offender held at a correctional facility is subject to an outstanding warrant or if the offender has a pending case in a Colorado court. The department is required to conduct the search when the department conducts the initial comprehensive evaluation of the offender's sentence and 3 to 8 months prior to the offender's community correction eligibility date. The act requires the department to establish guidelines and policies that address requests for additional searches as may be needed by the public defender liaison to the department.
More detail
If the department determines that an offender is subject to a warrant or has a pending case in a Colorado court, the department shall notify the offender, the public defender liaison to the department, and the court that issued the warrant or in which the case is pending, as applicable. The general assembly encourages a court to ensure the offender appears before the court, is assigned counsel if the defendant is eligible for court-appointed counsel, allows the offender to resolve the warrant in a timely manner, and facilitates virtual appearance for the offender.
The act does not prohibit the department from searching for outstanding warrants at any other time. The act requires the office of state public defender to designate an email address for the public defender liaisons to the department of corrections to receive notifications from the department. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
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- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
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History
- 2025
- Apr 30Governor Jared Polis SignedBecame Law
- Apr 24Signed by the President of the Senate
- Apr 24Sent to the GovernorTo Governor
- Apr 23Signed by the Speaker of the House
- Apr 10Senate Third Reading Passed - No AmendmentsPassed Senate
- Vote recorded BILL. Result: pass.Upper
- Apr 9Senate Second Reading Passed - No AmendmentsMinor
- Apr 7Senate Committee on Judiciary Refer Unamended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the WholeMinor
- Mar 13Introduced In Senate - Assigned to JudiciaryMinor
- Mar 5House Third Reading Passed - No AmendmentsPassed House
- Vote recorded BILL. Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 4House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor
- Mar 3House Second Reading Special Order - Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
- Feb 28House Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to House Committee of the WholeMinor
- Feb 11House Committee on Judiciary Refer Amended to AppropriationsMinor
- Jan 27Introduced In House - Assigned to JudiciaryIntroduced