2024 Colorado Revised Statutes
Title 17 - CORRECTIONS (§§ 17-1-101 — 17-42-105)
CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES AND PROGRAMS (§§ 17-18-101 — 17-34-102)
PROGRAMS (§§ 17-27-101 — 17-34-102)
Article 27.8 - Home Detention Programs (§§ 17-27.8-101 — 17-27.8-106)
Section 17-27.8-103 - Home detention program - contracted by department of public safety

• (1) The division of criminal justice of the department of public safety is hereby authorized to contract with private entities to develop, administer, and operate home detention programs which may be utilized by any sentencing judge pursuant to section 18-1.3-105(1), C.R.S.

• (2) Any home detention program developed pursuant to subsection (1) of this section shall include each of the following components:
  • (a) Supervision of the offender by personal monitoring by a home detention officer employed by the entity operating the home detention program;
  • (b) Supervision of the offender through monitoring by electronic devices which are capable of detecting and reporting the offender's presence or absence at such offender's approved residence, place of employment, or other court-approved activity; and
  • (c) Access for the offender to attend any court-ordered counseling, substance abuse treatment, vocational rehabilitation or training, or education.

L. 90: Entire article added, p. 968, § 1, effective July 1. L. 2002: (1) amended, p. 1509, § 173, effective October 1.

For the legislative declaration contained in the 2002 act amending subsection (1), see section 1 of chapter 318, Session Laws of Colorado 2002.