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2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 24 - GOVERNMENT - STATE (§§ 24-1-101 — 24-116-102) › PRINCIPAL DEPARTMENTS (§§ 24-30-101 — 24-36-306) › Article 33.5 - Public Safety (§§ 24-33.5-101 — 24-33.5-2704) › Part 4 - COLORADO BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION (§§ 24-33.5-401 — 24-33.5-431) › Section 24-33.5-426 - Colorado bureau of investigation identification unit fund

All moneys collected by the department for the purposes of fingerprint criminal history record checks and name criminal history record checks shall be transmitted to the state treasurer, who shall credit the same to the Colorado bureau of investigation identification unit fund, which fund is hereby created and referred to in this section as the "fund". In addition, the fund may consist of moneys that may be appropriated to the fund by the general assembly. The moneys in the fund shall be subject to annual appropriation by the general assembly for the direct and indirect costs associated with conducting criminal history record checks. Any moneys in the fund not expended for the purpose of criminal history record checks may be invested by the state treasurer as provided by law. All interest and income derived from the investment and deposit of moneys in the fund shall be credited to the fund. Any unexpended and unencumbered moneys remaining in the fund at the end of a fiscal year shall remain in the fund and shall not be credited or transferred to the general fund or another fund.
L. 2008: Entire section added, p. 81, § 1, effective August 5.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 24 - GOVERNMENT - STATE (§§ 24-1-101 — 24-116-102) › PRINCIPAL DEPARTMENTS (§§ 24-30-101 — 24-36-306) › Article 33.5 - Public Safety (§§ 24-33.5-101 — 24-33.5-2704) › Part 4 - COLORADO BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION (§§ 24-33.5-401 — 24-33.5-431) › Section 24-33.5-427 - Colorado bureau of investigation grants and donations fund

The department is authorized to seek, accept, and expend grants or donations from private or public sources for the purposes of this part 4; except that the department may not seek, accept, or expend a grant or donation that is subject to conditions that are inconsistent with this part 4 or any other law of the state. The department shall transmit all private and public moneys received through grants or donations to the state treasurer, who shall credit the same to the Colorado bureau of investigation grants and donations fund, which fund is hereby created and referred to in this section as the "fund". The moneys in the fund are subject to annual appropriation by the general assembly to the department for the purposes of this part 4. The state treasurer shall credit all interest derived from the deposit and investment of moneys in the fund to the fund. At the end of any fiscal year, all unexpended and unencumbered moneys in the fund remain therein and shall not be credited or transferred to the general fund or any other fund. Moneys received pursuant to this section are not subject to the provisions of part 13 of article
75
of this title.
L. 2012: Entire section added, (SB 12-010), ch. 198, p. 795, § 1, effective August 8.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 24 - GOVERNMENT - STATE (§§ 24-1-101 — 24-116-102) › PRINCIPAL DEPARTMENTS (§§ 24-30-101 — 24-36-306) › Article 33.5 - Public Safety (§§ 24-33.5-101 — 24-33.5-2704) › Part 4 - COLORADO BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION (§§ 24-33.5-401 — 24-33.5-431) › Section 24-33.5-428 - State toxicology laboratory - fund

(1)
On or before July 1, 2015, and thereafter, the bureau shall operate a state toxicology laboratory for the purpose of assisting law enforcement agencies in executing their duties, including but not limited to the enforcement of laws pertaining to driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs.
(2)
(a)
The bureau is authorized to impose a fee for performing the work of the laboratory pursuant to this section. The amount of the fee shall not exceed the total amount of direct and indirect costs incurred by the bureau in performing the work of the laboratory. The bureau shall transmit all moneys collected pursuant to this subsection (2) to the state treasurer, who shall credit the same to the state toxicology laboratory fund, referred to in this section as the "fund", which fund is hereby created.
(b)
The moneys in the fund are subject to annual appropriation by the general assembly to the bureau to pay the direct and indirect costs associated with performing the work of the laboratory pursuant to this section. The state treasurer may invest any moneys in the fund not expended for the purpose of this section as provided by law. The state treasurer shall credit any interest and income derived from the deposit and investment of moneys in the fund to the fund.
(c)
Any unexpended and unencumbered moneys remaining in the fund at the end of a fiscal year remain in the fund and shall not be credited to any other fund.
Added by 2014 Ch. 124,§ 1, eff. 4/18/2014.
L. 2014: Entire section added, (HB 14-1340), ch. 124, p. 441, § 1, effective April 18.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 24 - GOVERNMENT - STATE (§§ 24-1-101 — 24-116-102) › PRINCIPAL DEPARTMENTS (§§ 24-30-101 — 24-36-306) › Article 33.5 - Public Safety (§§ 24-33.5-101 — 24-33.5-2704) › Part 4 - COLORADO BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION (§§ 24-33.5-401 — 24-33.5-431) › Section 24-33.5-429 - Electronic fingerprint security - rules

The department may promulgate rules concerning the security of fingerprints that are electronically submitted by any third-party vendor approved by the bureau.
Added by 2017 Ch. 149,§ 15, eff. 8/9/2017.
L. 2017: Entire section added, (SB 17-189), ch. 149, p. 505, § 15, effective August 9.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 24 - GOVERNMENT - STATE (§§ 24-1-101 — 24-116-102) › PRINCIPAL DEPARTMENTS (§§ 24-30-101 — 24-36-306) › Article 33.5 - Public Safety (§§ 24-33.5-101 — 24-33.5-2704) › Part 4 - COLORADO BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION (§§ 24-33.5-401 — 24-33.5-431) › Section 24-33.5-430 - Enhance effective investigation and prosecution of computer-facilitated sexual exploitation of children - rules

(1)
The bureau shall develop and acquire, and may assist other law enforcement agencies with developing and acquiring, necessary technological or expert resources to investigate and prosecute computer-facilitated crimes of sexual exploitation of a child as described in section
18-6-403
.
(2)
The costs of performing the functions of this section are funded pursuant to the sexual exploitation of children surcharge fund created in section
18-21-103
(3.7).
(3)
The bureau may apply for gifts, grants, or donations from the federal government and any public or private source. The bureau shall transmit any money received to the state treasurer for deposit in the sexual exploitation of children surcharge fund created in section
18-21-103
(3.7). The bureau shall perform the functions of this section from general fund money appropriated to the bureau by the general assembly for the performance of the functions of this section and money appropriated from the sexual exploitation of children surcharge fund.
(4)
The bureau may promulgate rules as necessary to perform the functions of this section.
Added by 2021 Ch. 446,§6, eff. 9/7/2021.
Section 9(2) of chapter 446 (HB 21-1069), Session Laws of Colorado 2021, provides that the act adding this section applies to offenses committeed on or after September 7, 2021.
For the legislative declaration in HB 21-1069 stating the purpose of, and the provision directing legislative staff agencies to conduct, a post-enactment review pursuant to §2-2-1201 scheduled in 2024, see sections 1 and 7 of chapter 446, Session Laws of Colorado 2021. To obtain a copy of the review, once completed, go to "Legislative Resources and Requirements" on the Colorado General Assembly's website.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 24 - GOVERNMENT - STATE (§§ 24-1-101 — 24-116-102) › PRINCIPAL DEPARTMENTS (§§ 24-30-101 — 24-36-306) › Article 33.5 - Public Safety (§§ 24-33.5-101 — 24-33.5-2704) › Part 5 - DIVISION OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE (§§ 24-33.5-501 — 24-33.5-536) › Section 24-33.5-501 - Legislative declaration

In enacting this part 5, the general assembly declares that its purpose is to improve all areas of the administration of criminal justice in Colorado, both immediately and in the long term, regardless of whether the direct responsibility for action lies at the state level or with the many units of local government. The implementation of this policy is facilitated by the availability of federal funds, but the policy itself is not dependent thereon.
L. 83: Entire article added, p. 935, § 1, effective 7/1/1984.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 24 - GOVERNMENT - STATE (§§ 24-1-101 — 24-116-102) › PRINCIPAL DEPARTMENTS (§§ 24-30-101 — 24-36-306) › Article 33.5 - Public Safety (§§ 24-33.5-101 — 24-33.5-2704) › Part 5 - DIVISION OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE (§§ 24-33.5-501 — 24-33.5-536) › Section 24-33.5-502 - Division of criminal justice created

(1)
There is hereby created as a division of the department of public safety the division of criminal justice, referred to in this part 5 as the "division". The executive director, subject to the provisions of section 13 of article XII of the state constitution, shall appoint the director of the division, referred to in this part 5 as the "director", which office is hereby created.
(2)
The division of criminal justice and the office of the director are
type 2
entities, as defined in section
24-1-105
, and exercise their powers and perform their duties and functions under the department of public safety and the executive director.
Amended by 2022 Ch. 469, § 213, eff. 8/10/2022.
L. 83: Entire article added, p. 935, § 1, effective 7/1/1984.
2022 Ch. 469, was passed without a safety clause. See Colo. Const. art. V, § 1(3).
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 24 - GOVERNMENT - STATE (§§ 24-1-101 — 24-116-102) › PRINCIPAL DEPARTMENTS (§§ 24-30-101 — 24-36-306) › Article 33.5 - Public Safety (§§ 24-33.5-101 — 24-33.5-2704) › Part 5 - DIVISION OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE (§§ 24-33.5-501 — 24-33.5-536) › Section 24-33.5-503.5 - Training programs - assess fees - cash fund created

(1)
The division may charge a fee in exchange for providing a training program. The fees charged shall be deposited into the criminal justice training fund created in subsection (2) of this section.
(2)
There is hereby created in the state treasury the criminal justice training fund, referred to in this section as the "fund". All moneys collected pursuant to this section shall be transmitted to the state treasurer, who shall credit the same to the fund. The moneys in the fund shall be subject to annual appropriation by the general assembly for the direct and indirect costs associated with providing training. Any moneys in the fund not expended for the purpose of this section may be invested by the state treasurer as provided by law. All interest and income derived from the investment and deposit of moneys in the fund shall be credited to the fund. Any unexpended and unencumbered moneys remaining in the fund at the end of a fiscal year shall remain in the fund and shall not be credited or transferred to the general fund or another fund.
L. 2007: Entire section added, p. 1498, § 2, effective May 31.
For the legislative declaration contained in the 2007 act enacting this section, see section 1 of chapter 348, Session Laws of Colorado 2007.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 24 - GOVERNMENT - STATE (§§ 24-1-101 — 24-116-102) › PRINCIPAL DEPARTMENTS (§§ 24-30-101 — 24-36-306) › Article 33.5 - Public Safety (§§ 24-33.5-101 — 24-33.5-2704) › Part 5 - DIVISION OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE (§§ 24-33.5-501 — 24-33.5-536) › Section 24-33.5-504 - Policy guidelines for state plans and fund distribution

(1)
In addition to the plans developed under section
24-33.5-503 (1)(b)
, separate plans may be developed for each region designated by the division of planning in the department of local affairs. The state plan shall take into account the regional plans but shall not be a mere compilation of them. Separate county or municipal plans shall also be developed as necessary within a metropolitan region.
(2)
The state plan shall provide for the distribution of financial grants to local law enforcement and other agencies in such a way that each grant is of sufficient size to make a significant impact. Grants should be used to encourage coordination and consolidation of law enforcement agencies where appropriate and shall not be used in such a way as to perpetuate unnecessary fragmentation of the criminal justice system.
(3)
In the distribution of planning funds and action grants, the state plan shall give due regard to the relative needs of different areas for planning and program help and encouragement, shall consider population and the incidence of major crime, and shall weigh the probable contribution of the grant to the improvement of law enforcement and justice through conventional programs and through new, innovative, or pilot approaches.
L. 83: Entire article added, p. 936, § 1, effective 7/1/1984. L. 91: (1) amended, p. 891, § 19, effective June 5.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 24 - GOVERNMENT - STATE (§§ 24-1-101 — 24-116-102) › PRINCIPAL DEPARTMENTS (§§ 24-30-101 — 24-36-306) › Article 33.5 - Public Safety (§§ 24-33.5-101 — 24-33.5-2704) › Part 5 - DIVISION OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE (§§ 24-33.5-501 — 24-33.5-536) › Section 24-33.5-505 - [Repealed]

L. 83: Entire article added, p. 937, § 1, effective 7/1/1984. L. 86: (3) added, p. 417, § 34, effective March 26.
Subsection (3) provided for the repeal of this section, effective July 1, 1988. (See L. 86, p. 417.)
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 24 - GOVERNMENT - STATE (§§ 24-1-101 — 24-116-102) › PRINCIPAL DEPARTMENTS (§§ 24-30-101 — 24-36-306) › Article 33.5 - Public Safety (§§ 24-33.5-101 — 24-33.5-2704) › Part 5 - DIVISION OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE (§§ 24-33.5-501 — 24-33.5-536) › Section 24-33.5-507 - Application for grants

(1)
The division shall accept applications from agencies and organizations requesting grants of money for the following purposes, including, but not limited to, the provision of services, training programs, mass tragedy response, additional personnel, and equipment and operating expenses related to victim assistance and notification programs. The crime victim services advisory board created in section
24-4.1-117.3 (1)
shall evaluate the applications and make recommendations to the division.
(2)
(Deleted by amendment, L. 2009, (SB 09-047), ch. 558, p. 558, § 9, effective July 1, 2009.)
(3)
Repealed.
Amended by 2022 Ch. 194, § 8, eff. 5/19/2022.
L. 84: Entire section added, p. 656, § 4, effective July 1. L. 93: (1) amended, p. 2055, § 7, effective June 9. L. 96: (3) repealed, p. 1265, § 180, effective August 7. L. 2006: (2) amended, p. 145, § 21, effective August 7. L. 2008: (1) amended, p. 38, § 2, effective July 1. L. 2009: (1) and (2) amended, (SB 09 -047), ch. 129, p. 558, § 9, effective July 1.
For the legislative declaration contained in the 1996 act repealing subsection (3), see section 1 of chapter 237, Session Laws of Colorado 1996.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 24 - GOVERNMENT - STATE (§§ 24-1-101 — 24-116-102) › PRINCIPAL DEPARTMENTS (§§ 24-30-101 — 24-36-306) › Article 33.5 - Public Safety (§§ 24-33.5-101 — 24-33.5-2704) › Part 5 - DIVISION OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE (§§ 24-33.5-501 — 24-33.5-536) › Section 24-33.5-507.5 - Definition of "status offender" to comply with federal law

For purposes of compliance with federal law, "status offender" shall have the same meaning as defined in federal law in
28 CFR 31.304
, as amended. This definition is solely for the purpose of complying with federal statutory, regulatory, and program requirements.
L. 2003: Entire section added, p. 825, § 1, effective April 1.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 24 - GOVERNMENT - STATE (§§ 24-1-101 — 24-116-102) › PRINCIPAL DEPARTMENTS (§§ 24-30-101 — 24-36-306) › Article 33.5 - Public Safety (§§ 24-33.5-101 — 24-33.5-2704) › Part 5 - DIVISION OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE (§§ 24-33.5-501 — 24-33.5-536) › Section 24-33.5-508 - [Repealed]

L. 84: Entire section added, p. 656, § 4, effective July 1. L. 86: (4) added, p. 418, § 35, effective March 26. L. 88: (4)(a) amended, p. 320, § 2, effective February 18; (4)(a) amended, p. 316, § 9, effective April 14. L. 90: (4) repealed, p. 334, § 8, effective April 3. L. 93: (2) amended, p. 2055, § 8, effective June 9. L. 95: (1) amended, p. 1406, § 9, effective July 1. L. 2009: Entire section repealed, (SB 09-047), ch. 129, p. 558, §10, effective July 1.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 24 - GOVERNMENT - STATE (§§ 24-1-101 — 24-116-102) › PRINCIPAL DEPARTMENTS (§§ 24-30-101 — 24-36-306) › Article 33.5 - Public Safety (§§ 24-33.5-101 — 24-33.5-2704) › Part 5 - DIVISION OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE (§§ 24-33.5-501 — 24-33.5-536) › Section 24-33.5-509 - [Repealed]

L. 84: Entire section added, p. 656, § 4, effective July 1. L. 88: Entire section repealed, p. 320, § 3, effective July 1.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 24 - GOVERNMENT - STATE (§§ 24-1-101 — 24-116-102) › PRINCIPAL DEPARTMENTS (§§ 24-30-101 — 24-36-306) › Article 33.5 - Public Safety (§§ 24-33.5-101 — 24-33.5-2704) › Part 5 - DIVISION OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE (§§ 24-33.5-501 — 24-33.5-536) › Section 24-33.5-510 - Victim prevention programs - legislative declaration - grants - criteria

(1)
The general assembly hereby declares that there is a great need to create innovative approaches to prevent persons from becoming victims of crime. In order to encourage the development of such innovative approaches for the primary prevention of crime and to encourage the integration of such innovative approaches with victim prevention methods which have been demonstrated to be effective, the general assembly hereby enacts this section.
(2)
The division of criminal justice is hereby authorized to do all things necessary to apply for, qualify for, accept, and distribute any moneys made available from federal, state, or private entities which are to be used for the development of victim prevention programs.
(3)
The division of criminal justice shall allocate the moneys obtained pursuant to subsection (2) of this section for the development of victim prevention programs which meet the following criteria:
(a)
The program shall have as its principal purpose the reduction or prevention of the incidence of crime in the community.
(b)
The program shall be community-based and shall encourage the development of a public-private partnership to achieve the goals of the program.
(c)
The program shall concentrate especially on the prevention of the commission of crime by persons between the ages of ten and eighteen years.
(d)
The program may employ recognized victim prevention methods, including but not limited to victim impact panels, but shall be encouraged to develop new and innovative victim prevention methods.
(e)
The program shall be operated by agencies or entities which are local in nature, and the program shall be local in administration and application. The grants of moneys pursuant to this section are intended to be used as a match for federal grant moneys provided pursuant to
42 U.S.C. sec. 3701
.
(4)
The division of criminal justice shall accept and evaluate applications from local agencies or entities requesting grants of moneys to develop victim prevention programs in accordance with this section. In evaluating such requests, the division shall consider the degree of community participation in each proposed program in determining whether to make any grant.
L. 93: Entire section added, p. 1990, § 23, effective July 1.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 24 - GOVERNMENT - STATE (§§ 24-1-101 — 24-116-102) › PRINCIPAL DEPARTMENTS (§§ 24-30-101 — 24-36-306) › Article 33.5 - Public Safety (§§ 24-33.5-101 — 24-33.5-2704) › Part 5 - DIVISION OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE (§§ 24-33.5-501 — 24-33.5-536) › Section 24-33.5-511 - [Repealed]

L. 95: Entire section added, p. 1272, § 4, effective June 5.
Subsection (3) provided for the repeal of this section, effective July 1, 1996. (See L. 95, p. 1272.)
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 24 - GOVERNMENT - STATE (§§ 24-1-101 — 24-116-102) › PRINCIPAL DEPARTMENTS (§§ 24-30-101 — 24-36-306) › Article 33.5 - Public Safety (§§ 24-33.5-101 — 24-33.5-2704) › Part 5 - DIVISION OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE (§§ 24-33.5-501 — 24-33.5-536) › Section 24-33.5-512 - [Repealed]

L. 2009: Entire section added, (HB 09-1022), ch. 299, p. 1597, §1, effective May 21. L. 2010: (2)(b) amended, (SB 10-175), ch. 188, p. 795, §53, effective April 29.
Subsection (11) provided for the repeal of this section, effective July 1, 2013. (See L. 2009, p. 1597.)
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 24 - GOVERNMENT - STATE (§§ 24-1-101 — 24-116-102) › PRINCIPAL DEPARTMENTS (§§ 24-30-101 — 24-36-306) › Article 33.5 - Public Safety (§§ 24-33.5-101 — 24-33.5-2704) › Part 5 - DIVISION OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE (§§ 24-33.5-501 — 24-33.5-536) › Section 24-33.5-513 - [Repealed]

L. 2011: Entire section added, (SB 11-085), ch. 257, p. 1129, §7, effective August 10.
Subsection (8) provided for the repeal of this section, effective July 1, 2018. (See L. 2011, p. 1129.)
For the legislative declaration in the 2011 act adding this section, see section 1 of chapter 257, Session Laws of Colorado 2011.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 24 - GOVERNMENT - STATE (§§ 24-1-101 — 24-116-102) › PRINCIPAL DEPARTMENTS (§§ 24-30-101 — 24-36-306) › Article 33.5 - Public Safety (§§ 24-33.5-101 — 24-33.5-2704) › Part 5 - DIVISION OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE (§§ 24-33.5-501 — 24-33.5-536) › Section 24-33.5-514 - Evidence-based practices implementation for capacity program - EPIC fund - creation

(1)
There is hereby created the evidence-based practices implementation for capacity resource center in the division, referred to in this section as the "center". The intent of the center is to assist agencies serving juvenile and adult populations to develop and sustain effective implementation frameworks to support the use of evidence-based practices. The center is a collaborative effort to increase the efficacy of individuals who work with various offender and victim populations by establishing an educational, skill-building, and consultation resource center to support practitioners in the implementation of evidence-based practices.
(2)
Repealed.
(3)
(a)
The division is authorized to seek and accept gifts, grants, or donations from private or public sources for the purposes of this section; except that the division may not accept a gift, grant, or donation that is subject to conditions that are inconsistent with this section or any other law of the state. The division shall transmit all private and public moneys received through gifts, grants, or donations to the state treasurer, who shall credit the same to the EPIC fund, which fund is hereby created and referred to in this section as the "fund". The moneys in the fund are subject to annual appropriation by the general assembly to the division for the direct and indirect costs associated with implementing this section.
(b)
The general assembly finds that the implementation of this section does not rely entirely or in any part on the receipt of adequate funding through gifts, grants, or donations. Therefore, the division is not subject to the notice requirements specified in section
24-75-1303 (3)
.
(4)
By July 1, 2014, and July 1 every three years thereafter, the division shall provide a report to the members of the general assembly regarding the status of the center.
Amended by 2023 Ch. 27, § 1, eff. 8/7/2023.
Amended by 2019 Ch. 258, § 1, eff. 8/2/2019.
Added by 2013 Ch. 197, § 2, eff. 10/1/2013.
L. 2013: Entire section added, (HB 13-1129), ch. 197, p. 801, § 2, effective October 1.
2023 Ch. 27, was passed without a safety clause. See Colo. Const. art. V, § 1(3).
For the legislative declaration in the 2013 act adding this section, see section 1 of chapter 197, Session Laws of Colorado 2013.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 24 - GOVERNMENT - STATE (§§ 24-1-101 — 24-116-102) › PRINCIPAL DEPARTMENTS (§§ 24-30-101 — 24-36-306) › Article 33.5 - Public Safety (§§ 24-33.5-101 — 24-33.5-2704) › Part 5 - DIVISION OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE (§§ 24-33.5-501 — 24-33.5-536) › Section 24-33.5-515 - Statewide automated victim information and notification system - legislative declaration

(1)
The general assembly finds and declares that:
(a)
The federal department of justice offered grants to help establish statewide automated victim information and notification systems;
(b)
A Colorado statewide association of county sheriffs applied for and received grants to establish a statewide automated victim information and notification system and recently received an additional grant to upgrade the system;
(c)
The system allows crime victims and other concerned citizens to access timely and reliable information about criminal cases and the custody status of offenders twenty-four hours a day over the telephone, through the internet, or by electronic mail;
(d)
The system is available for any county that wishes to participate and also includes the division of youth services;
(e)
Although the federal grants were sufficient to establish the system, there is no funding source for the ongoing expenses of operating the system; and
(f)
The division is in the best position to distribute funding for the system and to monitor its effectiveness.
(2)
The general assembly may annually appropriate from the general fund to the division money for the operation of the statewide automated victim information and notification system. The division must distribute money appropriated to the division by the general assembly for the operation of the statewide automated victim information and notification system to be used by the county sheriffs, the division of youth services, and other departments or agencies.
Amended by 2017 Ch. 381,§ 55, eff. 6/6/2017.
Added by 2013 Ch. 360,§ 1, eff. 5/28/2013.
L. 2013: Entire section added, (HB 13-1241), ch. 360, p. 2109, § 1, effective May 28. L. 2017: IP(1), (1)(d), and (2) amended, (HB 17-1329), ch. 381, p. 1982, § 55, effective June 6.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 24 - GOVERNMENT - STATE (§§ 24-1-101 — 24-116-102) › PRINCIPAL DEPARTMENTS (§§ 24-30-101 — 24-36-306) › Article 33.5 - Public Safety (§§ 24-33.5-101 — 24-33.5-2704) › Part 5 - DIVISION OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE (§§ 24-33.5-501 — 24-33.5-536) › Section 24-33.5-517 - [Repealed]

Repealed by subsection (4), eff. 7/1/2022.
Amended by 2021 Ch. 156, § 32, eff. 9/7/2021.
Added by 2015 Ch. 208, § 2, eff. 5/20/2015.
L. 2015: Entire section added, (SB 15-217), ch. 756, p. 756, § 2, effective May 20.
(1) For the legislative declaration in SB 15-217, see section 1 of chapter 208, Session Laws of Colorado 2015. (2) For the legislative declaration in HB 21-1108, see section 1 of chapter 156, Session Laws of Colorado 2021.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 24 - GOVERNMENT - STATE (§§ 24-1-101 — 24-116-102) › PRINCIPAL DEPARTMENTS (§§ 24-30-101 — 24-36-306) › Article 33.5 - Public Safety (§§ 24-33.5-101 — 24-33.5-2704) › Part 5 - DIVISION OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE (§§ 24-33.5-501 — 24-33.5-536) › Section 24-33.5-519 - Body-worn cameras for law enforcement officers - grant program - study group - fund

(1)
(a)
There is created in the division the body-worn camera grant program, referred to in this section as the "grant program", to award grants to law enforcement agencies to purchase body-worn cameras, for associated data retention and management costs, and to train law enforcement officers on the use of body-worn cameras. The division shall administer the grant program pursuant to this section. The division may apply for gifts, grants, or donations from the federal government and any public or private source. The division shall transmit any moneys received to the state treasurer for deposit in the fund created pursuant to subsection (2) of this section. The division shall make grant payments from general fund moneys appropriated to the division by the general assembly for the program and moneys appropriated from the fund.
(b)
The division shall:
(I)
Solicit and review applications for grants from law enforcement agencies; and
(II)
Select law enforcement agencies to receive grants from agencies that have adopted policies, giving preference to agencies that otherwise lack moneys to pay for body-worn cameras, for associated data retention and management costs, and to train law enforcement officers on the use of body-worn cameras, and determine the amount of each grant.
(2)
(a)
There is created in the state treasury the body-worn camera fund, referred to in this section as the "fund", consisting of any moneys received by the division from gifts, grants, or donations for the grant program. The moneys in the fund are subject to annual appropriation by the general assembly to the division for the direct and indirect costs associated with implementing the grant program.
(b)
The state treasurer may invest any moneys in the fund not expended for the purpose of this section as provided by law. The state treasurer shall credit all interest and income derived from the investment and deposit of moneys in the fund to the fund. Any unexpended and unencumbered moneys remaining in the fund at the end of a fiscal year remain in the fund and shall not be credited or transferred to the general fund or another fund.
(c)
Repealed.
(3)
Repealed.
Amended by 2021 Ch. 458,§18, eff. 7/6/2021.
Added by 2015 Ch. 214,§2, eff. 5/20/2015.
L. 2015: Entire section added, (HB 15-1285), ch. 781, p. 781, § 2, effective May 20.
Subsection (3)(d) provided for the repeal of subsection (3), effective July 1, 2016. (See L. 2015, p. 781.)
For the legislative declaration in HB 15-1285, see section 1 of chapter 214, Session Laws of Colorado 2015.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 24 - GOVERNMENT - STATE (§§ 24-1-101 — 24-116-102) › PRINCIPAL DEPARTMENTS (§§ 24-30-101 — 24-36-306) › Article 33.5 - Public Safety (§§ 24-33.5-101 — 24-33.5-2704) › Part 5 - DIVISION OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE (§§ 24-33.5-501 — 24-33.5-536) › Section 24-33.5-521 - Community corrections - training - annual report

(1)
(a)
The division shall provide annual training to department of corrections staff involved in making community corrections transition placement referrals.
(b)
The division shall provide ongoing annual training to community corrections boards on structured decision-making and other relevant issues.
(2)
The division shall create and publish an annual report by February 1 of each year describing key data trends for community corrections providers and boards including process measures, outcome measures, referral trends, acceptance data, and the status of structured decision-making implementation.
Added by 2018 Ch. 272,§ 4, eff. 8/8/2018.
L. 2018: Entire section added, (HB 18-1251), ch. 272, p. 1672, § 4, effective August 8.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 24 - GOVERNMENT - STATE (§§ 24-1-101 — 24-116-102) › PRINCIPAL DEPARTMENTS (§§ 24-30-101 — 24-36-306) › Article 33.5 - Public Safety (§§ 24-33.5-101 — 24-33.5-2704) › Part 5 - DIVISION OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE (§§ 24-33.5-501 — 24-33.5-536) › Section 24-33.5-522 - Law enforcement assistance grant program - reports

(1)
(a)
There is created in the division the law enforcement assistance grant program, referred to in this section as the "grant program", to award grants to seizing agencies, as defined in section
16-13-301
(2.7), to reimburse them for money that the agency would have received except for section
16-13-306.5
or
16-13-504.5
. The division shall administer the grant program pursuant to this section. Subject to available appropriations, the division shall make grant payments from money appropriated to the division by the general assembly for the program.
(b)
The executive director, or his or her designee, shall:
(I)
Develop policies and procedures:
(A)
For seizing agencies to apply for grants up to the amount of money that the agency can establish that it would have received except for section
16-13-306.5
or
16-13-504.5
;
(B)
Related to how money is disbursed to seizing agencies;
(C)
Related to how money is allocated among seizing agencies;
(D)
To ensure that grant money is only used for operations and investigations, training and education, equipment and supplies, joint law enforcement and public safety operations, support of community-based programs, or any other purpose that would have been permissible under federal equitable sharing guidelines; and
(E)
To ensure that grant money be used only to supplement and not supplant money received by the seizing agency from other sources.
(II)
Review applications for grants from seizing agencies; and
(III)
Select seizing agencies to receive grants and the amount of the grants.
(c)
Repealed.
(d)
On or before August 1, 2019, and each August 1 thereafter, each local law enforcement agency that receives a grant shall provide a final report to the division describing how the grant funds were utilized. Notwithstanding the provisions of section
24-1-136(11)(a)(I)
, on or before October 1, 2019, and each October 1 thereafter, the division shall submit a summary of the reports to the judiciary committees of the house of representatives and senate, or to any successor committees.
Amended by 2020 Ch. 123,§ 1, eff. 6/30/2020.
Added by 2018 Ch. 307,§ 2, eff. 9/1/2018.
L. 2018: Entire section added, (HB 18-1020), ch. 307, p. 1857, § 2, effective September 1.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 24 - GOVERNMENT - STATE (§§ 24-1-101 — 24-116-102) › PRINCIPAL DEPARTMENTS (§§ 24-30-101 — 24-36-306) › Article 33.5 - Public Safety (§§ 24-33.5-101 — 24-33.5-2704) › Part 5 - DIVISION OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE (§§ 24-33.5-501 — 24-33.5-536) › Section 24-33.5-523 - Human trafficking prevention training - repeal

(1)
The division shall serve as an additional resource to provide training related to human trafficking. The training may include:
(a)
Train-the-trainer programs;
(b)
Direct trainings; and
(c)
Online training programs.
(2)
Upon request, the following entities may receive training from the division:
(a)
Law enforcement agencies;
(b)
Organizations that provide direct services to victims of human trafficking;
(c)
School personnel and parents or guardians of students; and
(d)
Any other organization, agency, or group that would benefit from such training.
(3)
Training curricula provided by the division must be developed in collaboration with the Colorado human trafficking council created in section
18-3-505
.
(4)
When evaluating requests for training, the division shall give priority to requests from areas of the state that have limited access to other training resources.
(5)
On or before January 17, 2020, and each year thereafter, the division shall include an update on trainings provided by the division in the annual human trafficking report required by section
18-3-505 (4)(b)
.
(6)
The division may accept and expend money, gifts, grants, donations, services, and in-kind donations from any public or private entity for any direct or indirect costs associated with the duties of this section; except that the division may not accept money, gifts, grants, donations, services, or in-kind donations if acceptance is subject to conditions that are inconsistent with state law or requires a predetermined conclusion or result from the division. The division shall request that the entity offering the money, gift, grant, donation, services, or in-kind donation submit a letter prior to the offer specifying the amount of money, gift, grant, or donation offered, or the estimated value of the services or in-kind donation offered; the period for which the money, gift, grant, donation, services, or in-kind donation is available; and the specific purposes for which the money, gift, grant, donation, services, or in-kind donation is to be used. The division shall not provide training until sufficient money is available from gifts, grants, and donations to cover the costs associated with implementing and providing the training.
(7)
This section is repealed, effective September 1, 2030. Before its repeal, this section is scheduled for review in accordance with section
24-34-104
.
Amended by 2023 Ch. 126,§ 2, eff. 8/7/2023.
Added by 2019 Ch. 404, § 1, eff. 8/2/2019.
L. 2019: Entire section added, (HB 19-1051), ch. 3575, p. 3575, § 1, effective August 2.
2023 Ch. 126, was passed without a safety clause. See Colo. Const. art. V, § 1(3).
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 24 - GOVERNMENT - STATE (§§ 24-1-101 — 24-116-102) › PRINCIPAL DEPARTMENTS (§§ 24-30-101 — 24-36-306) › Article 33.5 - Public Safety (§§ 24-33.5-101 — 24-33.5-2704) › Part 5 - DIVISION OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE (§§ 24-33.5-501 — 24-33.5-536) › Section 24-33.5-524 - [Repealed]

Repealed by subsection (3), eff. 10/1/2021.
Added by 2020 Ch. 14, § 1, eff. 9/14/2020.
L. 2020: Entire section added, (SB 20 -037), ch. 64, p. 64, § 1, effective September 14.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 24 - GOVERNMENT - STATE (§§ 24-1-101 — 24-116-102) › PRINCIPAL DEPARTMENTS (§§ 24-30-101 — 24-36-306) › Article 33.5 - Public Safety (§§ 24-33.5-101 — 24-33.5-2704) › Part 5 - DIVISION OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE (§§ 24-33.5-501 — 24-33.5-536) › Section 24-33.5-525 - Missing person investigation information - report - definition

(1)
As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires, "minority communities" means African-American, Black, Asian-American, Pacific Islander, Indigenous and tribal, Hispanic, Latino, and transgender communities.
(2)
(a)
As part of the department's annual report to the committees of reference pursuant to section
2-7-203
, the division shall present to the committees information on missing person cases in Colorado. The division shall review available information about missing person cases, including cases in the cold case database described in section
24-33.5-425(2)
, and report any significant data, including trends over time, regarding missing person cases. The report must include specific information about missing person cases involving women from minority communities and persons fifty years of age and older. The division shall prepare the presentation within existing appropriations.
(b)
Notwithstanding the requirement in section
24-1-136(11)(a)(I)
, the report required in this subsection (2) continues indefinitely.
Added by 2022 Ch. 70,§1, eff. 4/7/2022.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 24 - GOVERNMENT - STATE (§§ 24-1-101 — 24-116-102) › PRINCIPAL DEPARTMENTS (§§ 24-30-101 — 24-36-306) › Article 33.5 - Public Safety (§§ 24-33.5-101 — 24-33.5-2704) › Part 5 - DIVISION OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE (§§ 24-33.5-501 — 24-33.5-536) › Section 24-33.5-530 - [Repealed]

Added by 2022 Ch. 199, § 2, eff. 5/20/2022.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 24 - GOVERNMENT - STATE (§§ 24-1-101 — 24-116-102) › PRINCIPAL DEPARTMENTS (§§ 24-30-101 — 24-36-306) › Article 33.5 - Public Safety (§§ 24-33.5-101 — 24-33.5-2704) › Part 5 - DIVISION OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE (§§ 24-33.5-501 — 24-33.5-536) › Section 24-33.5-531 - Project management team - repeal

(1)
To ensure that the strategies of the grant programs in Senate Bill 22-001, enacted in 2022, and Senate Bill 22-145, enacted in 2022, referred to in this section as the "grant programs", are successfully implemented, the division shall create a project management team to coordinate, manage, and oversee the grant programs.
(2)
The general assembly shall appropriate from the general fund to the division two hundred thousand dollars in fiscal year 2022-23 and two hundred thousand dollars in fiscal year 2023-24 for the project management team.
(3)
This section is repealed, effective January 1, 2025.
Added by 2022 Ch. 199,§2, eff. 5/20/2022.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 24 - GOVERNMENT - STATE (§§ 24-1-101 — 24-116-102) › PRINCIPAL DEPARTMENTS (§§ 24-30-101 — 24-36-306) › Article 33.5 - Public Safety (§§ 24-33.5-101 — 24-33.5-2704) › Part 6 - COLORADO COMMUNITY POLICING ACT (§§ 24-33.5-601 — 24-33.5-605) › Section 24-33.5-601 - Short title

This part 6 shall be known and may be cited as the "Colorado Community Policing Act".
L. 2006: Entire part added, p. 1124, § 3, effective May 25.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 24 - GOVERNMENT - STATE (§§ 24-1-101 — 24-116-102) › PRINCIPAL DEPARTMENTS (§§ 24-30-101 — 24-36-306) › Article 33.5 - Public Safety (§§ 24-33.5-101 — 24-33.5-2704) › Part 6 - COLORADO COMMUNITY POLICING ACT (§§ 24-33.5-601 — 24-33.5-605) › Section 24-33.5-602 - Definitions

As used in this part 6, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1)
"At-risk neighborhood" means an urban or rural neighborhood or community in which there are incidences of:
(a)
Poverty, unemployment and underemployment, substance abuse, crime, school dropouts, illiteracy, teen pregnancies and teen parents, domestic violence, or other conditions that put families at risk; or
(b)
Alcohol abuse, public intoxication, or repetitive disturbances of the peace.
(2)
"Local law enforcement agency" means a police department in incorporated municipalities, the office of the county sheriff, or a campus police agency.
L. 2006: Entire part added, p. 1124, § 3, effective May 25.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 24 - GOVERNMENT - STATE (§§ 24-1-101 — 24-116-102) › PRINCIPAL DEPARTMENTS (§§ 24-30-101 — 24-36-306) › Article 33.5 - Public Safety (§§ 24-33.5-101 — 24-33.5-2704) › Part 6 - COLORADO COMMUNITY POLICING ACT (§§ 24-33.5-601 — 24-33.5-605) › Section 24-33.5-603 - Colorado community policing program - creation

There is hereby created in the division of criminal justice the Colorado community policing program for the purpose of providing grants to local law enforcement agencies for the implementation of community policing plans that are designed to proactively prevent crime in cooperation with residents of communities and at-risk neighborhoods and providing training and education related to the program.
L. 2006: Entire part added, p. 1124, § 3, effective May 25.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 24 - GOVERNMENT - STATE (§§ 24-1-101 — 24-116-102) › PRINCIPAL DEPARTMENTS (§§ 24-30-101 — 24-36-306) › Article 33.5 - Public Safety (§§ 24-33.5-101 — 24-33.5-2704) › Part 6 - COLORADO COMMUNITY POLICING ACT (§§ 24-33.5-601 — 24-33.5-605) › Section 24-33.5-604 - Colorado community policing program - administration

(1)
The Colorado community policing program shall be administered through the division of criminal justice. The division shall establish procedures and timelines for the submittal of grant applications by local law enforcement agencies seeking to implement a community policing plan or to continue the operation of an existing community policing program.
(2)
To be eligible for moneys from the community policing program cash fund created in section
24-33.5-605
, a local law enforcement agency shall apply to the division of criminal justice in accordance with the procedures and timelines developed by the division pursuant to subsection (1) of this section. The application of a local law enforcement agency shall include a community policing plan that meets the criteria for such plans developed by the division. A plan may include, but not be limited to, the following:
(a)
The creation of a partnership or collaboration between the local law enforcement agency and the families, individuals, children, and youth who live in at-risk neighborhoods for the purpose of crime prevention activities and strategies;
(b)
The utilization of public or private facilities for regular interaction between the local law enforcement agency and the community, including, but not limited to, community centers, gymnasiums, and libraries or other reading areas;
(c)
The support of and participation in local youth educational and recreational programs by the local law enforcement agency;
(d)
Regularly scheduled neighborhood meetings between local law enforcement professionals and the residents of the community or at-risk neighborhood;
(e)
The enhanced and regularized presence of the local law enforcement agency in a community or at-risk neighborhood through the use of foot patrols, bicycles, motorcycles, and participation in activities and events; and
(f)
The process or measurement for evaluating whether the Colorado community policing program is reducing or preventing the incidence of crime in a community or at-risk neighborhood.
(3)
Subject to available appropriations, the division of criminal justice shall select those local law enforcement agencies that will receive grants through the Colorado community policing program. The division shall determine the amount of each grant awarded to a local law enforcement agency.
L. 2006: Entire part added, p. 1124, § 3, effective May 25.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 24 - GOVERNMENT - STATE (§§ 24-1-101 — 24-116-102) › PRINCIPAL DEPARTMENTS (§§ 24-30-101 — 24-36-306) › Article 33.5 - Public Safety (§§ 24-33.5-101 — 24-33.5-2704) › Part 6 - COLORADO COMMUNITY POLICING ACT (§§ 24-33.5-601 — 24-33.5-605) › Section 24-33.5-605 - Community policing program cash fund - creation

(1)
There is hereby created in the state treasury the community policing program cash fund. The moneys in the fund shall be subject to annual appropriation by the general assembly to award grants to local law enforcement agencies and for the direct and indirect costs associated with the implementation of this part 6. The division of criminal justice is authorized to accept on behalf of the state any grants, gifts, or donations from any private or public source for the purpose of this part 6 pursuant to section
24-33.5-503(1)(e)
. All private and public funds received through grants, gifts, or donations shall be transmitted to the state treasurer, who shall credit the same to the fund. All investment earnings derived from the deposit and investment of moneys in the fund shall remain in the fund and shall not be transferred or revert to the general fund of the state at the end of any fiscal year.
(2)
Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (1) of this section, the division of criminal justice shall not implement the Colorado community policing program until sufficient grants, gifts, or donations are obtained to cover the costs of implementing the program.
L. 2006: Entire part added, p. 1125, § 3, effective May 25.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 24 - GOVERNMENT - STATE (§§ 24-1-101 — 24-116-102) › PRINCIPAL DEPARTMENTS (§§ 24-30-101 — 24-36-306) › Article 33.5 - Public Safety (§§ 24-33.5-101 — 24-33.5-2704) › Part 7 - EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT (§§ 24-33.5-701 — 24-33.5-718) › Section 24-33.5-701 - Short title

The short title of this part 7 is the "Colorado Disaster Emergency Act".
Amended by 2018 Ch. 234,§ 1, eff. 8/8/2018.
L. 2012: Entire part RC&RE with relocations, (HB 12-1283), ch. 240, p. 1070, § 10, effective July 1. L. 2018: Entire section amended, (HB 18-1394), ch. 234, p. 1458, § 1, effective August 8.
This section is similar to former § 24-32-2101 as it existed prior to 2012.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 24 - GOVERNMENT - STATE (§§ 24-1-101 — 24-116-102) › PRINCIPAL DEPARTMENTS (§§ 24-30-101 — 24-36-306) › Article 33.5 - Public Safety (§§ 24-33.5-101 — 24-33.5-2704) › Part 7 - EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT (§§ 24-33.5-701 — 24-33.5-718) › Section 24-33.5-704.3 - [Repealed]

Repealed by subsection (7), eff. 9/1/2022.
Amended by 2021 Ch. 7, § 1, eff. 1/21/2021.
Added by 2020 Ch. 140, § 2, eff. 6/29/2020.
L. 2020: Entire section added, (SB 20-211), ch. 608, p. 608, § 2, effective June 29.
For the legislative declaration in SB 20-211, see section 1 of chapter 140, Session Laws of Colorado 2020.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 24 - GOVERNMENT - STATE (§§ 24-1-101 — 24-116-102) › PRINCIPAL DEPARTMENTS (§§ 24-30-101 — 24-36-306) › Article 33.5 - Public Safety (§§ 24-33.5-101 — 24-33.5-2704) › Part 7 - EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT (§§ 24-33.5-701 — 24-33.5-718) › Section 24-33.5-705.2 - Resiliency and community recovery program

Subject to available grant funding, the Colorado resiliency office created in section
24-32-121
shall create a resiliency and community recovery program as provided in section
24-32-122
to provide long-term, lasting solutions and efforts for resiliency.
Added by 2018 Ch. 234,§ 7, eff. 8/8/2018.
L. 2018: Entire section added, (HB 18-1394), ch. 234, p. 1464, § 7, effective August 8.