2020 Colorado Revised Statutes
Title 18 - Criminal Code
Article 21. Sex Offender Surcharge
Legislative declaration. The general assembly hereby finds, determines, and declares that the commission of sex offenses exacts an unacceptable toll on the fiscal resources of both state and local government and thereby increases the fiscal burden upon the taxpayers of this state. It is the intent of the general assembly in enacting this article to require, as much as possible, that persons convicted of a sex offense pay for the cost of the evaluation, identification, and treatment and continuing monitoring to protect victims and potential victims as described in article 11.7 of title 16, C.R.S.
Source: L. 92: Entire article added, p. 462, § 10, effective June 2.
Definitions. As used in this article, unless the context otherwise requires:
"Convicted" and "conviction" means a plea of guilty, including a plea of guilty entered pursuant to a deferred sentence under section 18-1.3-102 or a verdict of guilty by a judge or jury, and includes a plea of no contest accepted by the court.
"Sex offense" has the same meaning as defined in section 16-11.7-102 (3), C.R.S.
Source: L. 92: Entire article added, p. 462, § 10, effective June 2. L. 2002: (1) amended, p. 1522, § 219, effective October 1.
Cross references: For the legislative declaration contained in the 2002 act amending subsection (1), see section 1 of chapter 318, Session Laws of Colorado 2002.
