reglab/housing_qa huggingface dataset:
CO Code § 17-2-209 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 17 - Corrections|Article 2 - Correctional Services|Part 2 - State Board of Parole|§ 17-2-209. Civil Proceedings - Inmate Subject to Parole

 When an inmate has met all of the requirements to be eligible for parole, but the board has reason to believe that the inmate may have a mental health disorder as defined in section 27-65-102 , the board shall initiate civil proceedings pursuant to article 23 of this title 17 and articles 10.5, 65, 67, 92, 93, and 94 of title 27.   History. Source: L. 77: Entire title R&RE, p. 916, § 10, effective August 1. L. 85: Entire section amended, p. 641, § 7, effective July 1. L. 2006: Entire section amended, p. 1398, § 45, effective August 7. L. 2010: Entire section amended, (SB 10-175), ch. 188, page 784, § 25, effective April 29. L. 2017: Entire section amended,(SB 17-242), ch. 263, p. 1303, § 131, effective May 25.    Editor's note:   This section is similar to former § 17-1-209 as it existed prior to 1977.   Cross references:   For the legislative declaration in SB 17-242, see section 1 of chapter 263, Session Laws of Colorado 2017.
CO Code § 17-2-210 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 17 - Corrections|Article 2 - Correctional Services|Part 2 - State Board of Parole|§ 17-2-210. Duties of Board

 The board, acting through its chairperson or an assistant or a community parole officer, shall promptly commence civil proceedings pursuant to section 17-2-209 and shall notify the office of the attorney general, who shall then represent the board in the hearings.   History. Source: L. 77: Entire title R&RE, p. 916, § 10, effective August 1. L. 85: Entire section amended, p. 641, § 8, effective July 1. L. 2008: Entire section amended, p. 658, § 7, effective April 25.    Editor's note:   This section is similar to former § 17-1-210 as it existed prior to 1977.
CO Code § 17-2-211 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 17 - Corrections|Article 2 - Correctional Services|Part 2 - State Board of Parole|§ 17-2-211. Jurisdiction of Courts

 All civil actions under sections 17-2-209 to 17-2-212 shall be brought in the court of proper jurisdiction in the county of Pueblo, state of Colorado. Wherever and whenever possible, qualified witnesses in the field of mental health shall be obtained from the Colorado mental health institute at Pueblo.   History. Source: L. 77: Entire title R&RE, p. 916, § 10, effective August 1. L. 91: Entire section amended, p. 1143, § 6, effective May 18.    Editor's note:   This section is similar to former § 17-1-211 as it existed prior to 1977.
CO Code § 17-2-212 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 17 - Corrections|Article 2 - Correctional Services|Part 2 - State Board of Parole|§ 17-2-212. Duty of Warden

 If the board has previously considered an inmate for release and the inmate is still imprisoned and if the inmate's mental condition is questioned by a warden of a correctional facility, it is the duty of said warden to notify the chairperson of the board at least forty days prior to the discharge of the inmate, and the chairperson then shall proceed in the same manner outlined in sections 17-2-210 and 17-2-211 .   History. Source: L. 77: Entire title R&RE, p. 916, § 10, effective August 1. L. 79: Entire section amended, p. 690, § 33, effective July 1. L. 85: Entire section amended, p. 641, § 9, effective July 1. L. 2000: Entire section amended, p. 842, § 30, effective May 24.    Editor's note:   This section is similar to former § 17-1-212 as it existed prior to 1977.
CO Code § 17-2-213 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 17 - Corrections|Article 2 - Correctional Services|Part 2 - State Board of Parole|§ 17-2-213. Application of Part

 Effective July 1, 1979, the provisions of this part 2 relating to the power of the state board of parole to grant parole and to establish the duration of the term of parole shall apply only to persons sentenced for conviction of a felony committed prior to July 1, 1979, persons sentenced for conviction of a misdemeanor, persons sentenced for conviction of a sex offense, as defined in section 18-1.3-903 (5) , C.R.S., or a class 1 felony, and persons sentenced as habitual criminals pursuant to section 18-1.3-801 , C.R.S. Parole for persons sentenced for conviction of a class 2, class 3, class 4, or class 5 felony committed on or after July 1, 1979, or a level 1, level 2, level 3, or level 4 drug felony committed on or after October 1, 2013, shall be as provided in sections 18-1.3-401 and 18-1.3-401 .5, C.R.S., and article 22.5 of this title.   History. Source: L. 79: Entire section added, p. 667, § 13, effective July 1. L. 2002: Entire section amended, p. 1501, § 160, effective October 1. L. 2013: Entire section amended,(SB 13-250), ch. 333, p. 1932, § 48, effective October 1.    Cross references:   For the legislative declaration contained in the 2002 act amending this section, see section 1 of chapter 318, Session Laws of Colorado 2002.   ANNOTATION   Habitual offenders are subject to a period of discretionary parole rather than a period of statutory mandatory parole. The provisions of § 17-2-201 (5)(a) and this section irreconcilably conflict with the provisions of § 17-22.5-403 (7) and § 18-1-105 (1)(a)(V) . Thus, the specific provision of § 17-2-201 (5)(a) and this section prevail over the general provisions of § 17-22.5-403 (7) and § 18-1-105 (1)(a)(V) . People v. Falls, 58 P.3d 1140 (Colo. App. 2002).
CO Code § 17-2-214 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 17 - Corrections|Article 2 - Correctional Services|Part 2 - State Board of Parole|§ 17-2-214. Right to Attend Parole Hearings

  The victim of any crime or any person requested by the victim to appear on behalf of such victim or a relative of the victim, if the victim has died or is a minor or is incapacitated and unable to appear, has the right to attend any parole proceeding under this title relative to said crime and has the right to appear, personally or with counsel, at the proceeding and to reasonably express his or her views concerning the crime, the offender, and whether or not the offender should be released on parole, and if so released under what conditions. The board, in deciding whether to release the offender on parole, and if so under what conditions, shall consider the testimony of such person.      In the case of any offenses described in section 24-4.1-302 (1) or section 16-22-102 (9), notice of any parole proceeding must be sent by the department of corrections, working in cooperation with the board, to any victim of the crime or relative of the victim, if the victim has died, at least sixty days before the hearing. Such notice must be sent to the last address in the possession of the department of corrections or the board, and the victim of the crime or relative of the victim, if the victim has died, has the duty to keep the department of corrections or the board informed of his or her most current address.    In the case of any offenses other than offenses described in subsection (2)(a) of this section, notice of any parole proceeding must be sent by the department of corrections, working in cooperation with the board, upon request of the victim to the department of corrections or the board, to any victim of the crime or relative of a victim, if the victim has died, who makes such a request at least sixty days before the hearing. Such notice shall be sent to the last address in the possession of the department of corrections or the board, and the victim of the crime or relative of the victim, if the victim has died, has the duty to keep the department of corrections or the board informed of his or her most current address.         History. Source: L. 84: Entire section added, p. 499, § 2, effective July 1. L. 85: (1) amended, p. 643, § 3, effective July 1. L. 94: (2) amended, p. 2599, § 11, effective June 3. L. 2019: (2) amended,(HB 19-1064), ch. 296, p. 2750, § 3, effective May 28.    Cross references:   For the right to attend sentencing proceedings, see § 16-11-601 ; for the right to attend dispositional, review, and restitution proceedings under the “Colorado Children's Code”, see § 19-2-112 .
CO Code § 17-2-215 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 17 - Corrections|Article 2 - Correctional Services|Part 2 - State Board of Parole|§ 17-2-215. Notification of Parole Proceeding

 In addition to the notice required by section 17-2-214 (2) , the department of corrections shall establish a system of notification under which any person may make a written request to the department of corrections or the board for the notification of any parole proceeding concerning an offender, which notice shall be given by the department of corrections, working in cooperation with the board, at least thirty days before the hearing. Such notice shall be sent to the last-known address of the person making a written request for notification in the possession of the department of corrections or the board, and the person making such written request for notification has the duty to keep the department of corrections or the board informed of his or her current address.   History. Source: L. 85: Entire section added, p. 644, § 4. L. 94: Entire section amended, p. 2599, § 12, effective June 3.
CO Code § 17-2-216 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 17 - Corrections|Article 2 - Correctional Services|Part 2 - State Board of Parole|§ 17-2-216. Application of Sections 17-2-214 and 17-2-215

 The provisions of sections 17-2-214 and 17-2-215 shall apply to any parole proceeding held on or after July 1, 1985, irrespective of when the offender was sentenced or incarcerated.   History. Source: L. 85: Entire section added, p. 644, § 4, effective July 1.
CO Code § 17-2-217 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 17 - Corrections|Article 2 - Correctional Services|Part 2 - State Board of Parole|§ 17-2-217. Release Hearing Officers - Pilot Program

  The department and the board are hereby authorized to conduct a release hearing officers pilot program that utilizes the officers described in section 17-2-201 (3)(h.1).    Repealed.     History. Source: L. 2001: Entire section added, p. 502, § 4, effective May 16. L. 2008: (2) repealed, p. 1888, § 50, effective August 5. L. 2018: (1) amended,(HB 18-1375), ch. 274, p. 1701, § 20, effective May 29.
CO Code § 17-2-301 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 17 - Corrections|Article 2 - Correctional Services|Part 3 - Cooperative Return of Parole and Probation Violators|§ 17-2-301. Short Title

 This part 3 shall be known and may be cited as the “Cooperative Return of Parole and Probation Violators Act of 1957”.   History. Source: L. 77: Entire title R&RE, p. 916, § 10, effective August 1.
CO Code § 17-2-302 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 17 - Corrections|Article 2 - Correctional Services|Part 3 - Cooperative Return of Parole and Probation Violators|§ 17-2-302. Director - Powers

 The executive director is authorized to deputize any person regularly employed by the state of Colorado, or any person regularly employed by another state, to act as an officer and agent of this state in effecting the return of any person who has violated the terms and conditions of parole or probation as granted by this state. In any matter relating to the return of such a person, any agent so deputized shall have all the powers of a police official of this state.   History. Source: L. 77: Entire title R&RE, p. 916, § 10, effective August 1. L. 2000: Entire section amended, p. 843, § 31, effective May 24.
CO Code § 17-2-303 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 17 - Corrections|Article 2 - Correctional Services|Part 3 - Cooperative Return of Parole and Probation Violators|§ 17-2-303. Deputization

 Any deputization pursuant to section 17-2-302 shall be in writing, and any person authorized to act as an agent of this state pursuant to this part 3 shall carry formal evidence of his deputization and shall produce the same upon demand.   History. Source: L. 77: Entire title R&RE, p. 916, § 10, effective August 1.
CO Code § 17-2-304 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 17 - Corrections|Article 2 - Correctional Services|Part 3 - Cooperative Return of Parole and Probation Violators|§ 17-2-304. Interstate Agreements

 The executive director is authorized to enter into contracts with similar officials of any other state, subject to approval of the governor, for the purpose of sharing an equitable portion of the cost of effecting the return of any person who has violated the terms and conditions of parole or probation as granted by this state.   History. Source: L. 77: Entire title R&RE, p. 916, § 10, effective August 1. L. 2000: Entire section amended, p. 843, § 32, effective May 24.
CO Code § 17-22.5-102 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 17 - Corrections|Article 22.5 - Inmate and Parole Time Computation|Part 1 - Applicability|§ 17-22.5-102. Custody of Department

 When any person is sentenced to any correctional facility, that person shall be deemed to be in the custody of the executive director or his designee and shall begin serving his sentence on the date of sentencing.   History. Source: L. 84: Entire article R&RE, p. 517, § 1, effective July 1.    ANNOTATION   This section does not require a Colorado sentence that is imposed to run consecutively to an out-of-state sentence to begin to run on the date the Colorado sentence is imposed. It simply clarifies a defendant's custodial status after sentencing when the defendant remains in the county jail awaiting transfer to a correctional facility. People v. Mackey, 101 P.3d 1143 (Colo. App. 2004).
CO Code § 17-22.5-102.5 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 17 - Corrections|Article 22.5 - Inmate and Parole Time Computation|Part 1 - Applicability|§ 17-22.5-102.5. Purpose of Parole

  The purposes of this article with respect to parole are:   To further all purposes of sentencing and improve public safety by reducing the incidence of crime and technical parole violations committed by people on parole;    To prepare, select, and assist people who, after serving a statutorily defined period of incarceration, will be transitioned and returned to the community;    To set individualized conditions of parole and to provide supervision services and support to assist people on parole in addressing identified risks and needs; and    To achieve a successful discharge from parole supervision for people on parole through compliance with the terms and conditions of release that address their risks and needs.        History. Source: L. 85: Entire section added, p. 648, § 2, effective July 1. L. 2016: (1) amended,(HB 16-1215), ch.120, p. 341, § 1, effective August 10.    ANNOTATION   Sex offenders and nonsexual offenders are not similarly situated for purposes of equal protection analysis because they are subject to different parole laws. People v. Walker, 75 P.3d 722 (Colo. App. 2002); People v. Fritschler, 87 P.3d 186 (Colo. App. 2003).
CO Code § 17-22.5-103 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 17 - Corrections|Article 22.5 - Inmate and Parole Time Computation|Part 1 - Applicability|§ 17-22.5-103. Computation of Time

 No inmate shall be discharged from the department until he has remained the full term for which he was sentenced, to be computed on and after the day on which he was received into the same and excluding any time the inmate may have been at large by reason of escape therefrom, unless he is pardoned or otherwise released by legal authority.   History. Source: L. 84: Entire article R&RE, p. 517, § 1, effective July 1.    ANNOTATION   Annotator's note. Since § 17-22.5-103 is similar to repealed §§ 17-20-118 and 27-20-118 , relevant cases construing those provisions have been included with the annotations to this section.   A prisoner must serve his sentence in the penitentiary or in such other penal institution to which he may be legally transferred or ordered confined. Lange v. Schauer, 184 Colo. 373 , 520 P.2d 753 (1974).   When defendant was confined in the state hospital as a result of a totally unrelated transaction which occurred during a period of escape, he was not serving his sentence and was not entitled to credit for the time of such confinement. Lange v. Schauer, 184 Colo. 373 , 520 P.2d 753 (1974).   Pretrial confinement time subtracted prior to computing credits. Pretrial confinement time should be subtracted from the sentence prior to computing good time and similar credits. Menchetti v. Wilson, 43 Colo. App. 19, 597 P.2d 1054 (1979); Vashone-Caruso v. Suthers, 29 P.3d 339 (Colo. App. 2001).   There was no statutory requirement that the good time and other credits of former §§ 17-20-104 , 17-20-105 , and 17-20-107 , be credited against presentence confinement. Menchetti v. Wilson, 43 Colo. App. 19, 597 P.2d 1054 (1979).   Under former § 17-20-118 and § 16-11-308 , a defendant is entitled to credit against a sentence for time spent in the county jail after sentencing. People v. Mack, 681 P.2d 949 (Colo. 1984).
CO Code § 17-22.5-105 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 17 - Corrections|Article 22.5 - Inmate and Parole Time Computation|Part 1 - Applicability|§ 17-22.5-105. Applicability of Part

 The provisions of this part 1 shall apply to all offenders sentenced to the department.   History. Source: L. 84: Entire article R&RE, p. 518, § 1, effective July 1.
CO Code § 17-22.5-107 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 17 - Corrections|Article 22.5 - Inmate and Parole Time Computation|Part 1 - Applicability|§ 17-22.5-107. Administrative Release and Revocation Guidelines - Creation

     The division of criminal justice in the department of public safety, in consultation with the state board of parole, shall develop an administrative release guideline instrument for use by the board in evaluating applications for parole.    The administrative release guideline instrument shall be used to provide the state board of parole with consistent and comprehensive information relevant to the factors listed in section 17-22.5-404 (4)(a). The instrument shall include a matrix of advisory-release-decision recommendations for the different risk levels.         The department of corrections, in consultation with the state board of parole, shall develop administrative revocation guidelines for use by the board in evaluating complaints filed for parole revocation.    The administrative revocation guidelines shall be used to provide the state board of parole with consistent and comprehensive information based on the factors identified in section 17-22.5-404 (5)(a). The guidelines shall include a matrix of advisory-decision recommendations for the different risk levels.         History. Source: L. 2010: Entire section added,(HB 10-1374), ch. 261, p. 1180, § 3, effective May 25.    ANNOTATION   Law reviews. For article, “Adult Parole in Colorado: An Overview”, see 44 Colo. Law. 37 (May 2015).
CO Code § 17-22.5-303.3 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 17 - Corrections|Article 22.5 - Inmate and Parole Time Computation|Part 3 - Offenders Sentenced for Crimes Committed on or After July 1, 1979|§ 17-22.5-303.3. Violent Offenders - Parole

  Any person sentenced for second degree murder, first degree assault, first degree kidnapping, unless the first degree kidnapping is a class 1 felony, first or second degree sexual assault, first degree arson, first degree burglary, or aggravated robbery, committed on or after July 1, 1987, who has previously been convicted of a crime of violence, shall be eligible for parole after he has served seventy-five percent of the sentence imposed less any time authorized for earned time pursuant to section 17-22.5-302. Thereafter, the provisions of section 17-22.5-303 (6) and (7) shall apply.    Any person sentenced for any crime enumerated in subsection (1) of this section, who has twice previously been convicted for a crime of violence, shall be eligible for parole after he has served the sentence imposed less any time authorized for earned time pursuant to section 17-22.5-302. Thereafter, the provisions of section 17-22.5-303 (6) and (7) shall apply.    The governor may grant parole to an offender to whom this section applies before such offender's parole eligibility date if, in the governor's opinion, extraordinary mitigating circumstances exist and such offender's release from institutional custody is compatible with the safety and welfare of society.     History. Source: L. 87: Entire section added, p. 655, § 12, effective July 1. L. 88: (1) amended, p. 1435, § 28, effective June 11.    ANNOTATION   Definition of “crime of violence” in § 16-11-309 applies in determining when a convicted person is eligible for parole under § 17-22.5-303.3 (1) . Busch v. Gunter, 870 P.2d 586 (Colo. App. 1993).   A convicted person is eligible for parole after serving seventy-five percent of the person's sentence if previously convicted of a crime in which a deadly weapon was used, possessed, or threatened to be used. Busch v. Gunter, 870 P.2d 586 (Colo. App. 1993).
CO Code § 17-22.5-304 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 17 - Corrections|Article 22.5 - Inmate and Parole Time Computation|Part 3 - Offenders Sentenced for Crimes Committed on or After July 1, 1979|§ 17-22.5-304. Part Affects Only Certain Inmates

 The good time provisions of this part 3 are effective July 1, 1979, and shall apply only to those persons convicted of crimes committed on or after said date. No person subject to the good time provisions of part 2 of this article shall be eligible for any of the provisions authorized by this part 3.   History. Source: L. 84: Entire article R&RE, p. 523, § 1, effective July 1. L. 85: Entire section amended, p. 652, § 6, effective July 1; Entire section amended, p. 1372, § 51, effective July 1.    ANNOTATION   This part 3 applies only to those persons convicted of crimes committed on or after July 1, 1979, which reflects a legislative decision that persons convicted of more than one offense may not receive double credits while serving sentences resulting from the circumstance that the offenses were committed both before and on or after July 1, 1979. Price v. Mills, 728 P.2d 715 (Colo. 1986).
CO Code § 17-22.5-305 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 17 - Corrections|Article 22.5 - Inmate and Parole Time Computation|Part 3 - Offenders Sentenced for Crimes Committed on or After July 1, 1979|§ 17-22.5-305. Eligibility for Other Statutory Provisions

  No person subject to the provisions of section 17-22.5-301 (1) shall be eligible for any of the time limit and vesting provisions of section 17-22.5-301 (2) or (3) or 17-22.5-302 (4).    No person subject to the provisions of section 17-22.5-301 (2) shall be eligible for any of the time limit and vesting provisions of section 17-22.5-301 (1) or (3) or 17-22.5-302 (4).    No person subject to the provisions of section 17-22.5-301 (3) shall be eligible for any of the time limit and vesting provisions of section 17-22.5-301 (1) or (2) or 17-22.5-302 (3).     History. Source: L. 84: Entire article R&RE, p. 523, § 1, effective July 1.
CO Code § 17-22.5-306 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 17 - Corrections|Article 22.5 - Inmate and Parole Time Computation|Part 3 - Offenders Sentenced for Crimes Committed on or After July 1, 1979|§ 17-22.5-306. Transfer of Functions

 The executive director shall, on and after July 1, 1984, execute, administer, perform, and enforce the rights, powers, duties, functions, and obligations formerly vested in the state board of parole with respect to the earned time provisions of section 17-22.5-302 . Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the state board of parole shall carry out all of its other functions as if this section had not been enacted.   History. Source: L. 84: Entire article R&RE, p. 523, § 1, effective July 1.