{"data":{"id":"us-co/c.r.s.-17-27-103.5","jurisdiction":"us-co","citation":"C.R.S. § 17-27-103.5","heading":"Statements relating to a transitional referral to community corrections.","body":"(1) Pursuant to the provisions of section 24-4.1-302.5 (1)(j.5), C.R.S., a victim shall have the right to provide a written victim impact statement and a separate oral statement to a community corrections board considering an offender's transitional referral to community corrections.\n\n(2) (a) (I) A community corrections board shall allow, within the parameters set by the board, an offender who is under consideration for transitional placement in a community corrections program under the board's jurisdiction to provide a written statement to the community corrections board concerning the offender's transition plan and community support and the appropriateness of placing the offender in a community corrections program.\n\n(II) If an offender elects to submit a written statement to a community corrections board pursuant to subparagraph (I) of this paragraph (a), and the offender provides a written statement to the department pursuant to the procedures and time frame established by the department, the department shall include the statement with any referral to a community corrections board considering the offender's transitional referral to a community corrections program.\n\n(b) A community corrections board may allow, within the parameters set by the board, an offender to designate a person other than the offender to submit a written statement or give an oral statement on the offender's behalf to a community corrections board considering the offender's transitional referral to a community corrections program.\n\n(3) A community corrections board shall develop written policies and procedures consistent with the provisions of this section and section 24-4.1-302.5 (1)(j.5), C.R.S., that are available to the public concerning the parameters for written and oral statements by victims and the permissibility of and the parameters for a written or oral statement by a person designated by an offender.\n\n(4) Nothing in this section shall be construed to require the department or a community corrections board to provide transportation or make arrangements for the appearance at a community corrections hearing of an offender or, if permitted by a community corrections board, the person designated by the offender pursuant to paragraph (b) of subsection (2) of this section to give an oral statement or to submit a written statement on the offender's behalf.\n\n(5) The department shall not be required to provide notice to any person, other than a registered victim, of a community corrections board hearing relating to the offender.","path":["Title 17 - CORRECTIONS","Article 27 - Community Corrections Programs"],"source_url":"https://olls.info/crs/crs2026-title-17.htm","current_through":"Colorado Revised Statutes 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:37:45Z","sha256":"05a2d052890d9a84933319f1fca673f8e194bad36e8ca71760f2f3109f13736f","source_id":"us-co","stale":false,"prev":"us-co/c.r.s.-17-27-103","next":"us-co/c.r.s.-17-27-104"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}