Colorado § 16-11.9-101 Legislative declaration

Colorado Statutes

§ 16-11.9-101 — Legislative declaration

Colorado § 16-11.9-101

Title 16Criminal

Art.Persons with Behavioral or Mental Health

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Bluebook

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 16-11.9-101 (2026).

Text

The general assembly finds and
declares that, based upon the findings and recommendations of the 1999 interim
committee to study the treatment of persons with mental illness in the Colorado
criminal justice system, detecting behavioral or mental health disorders in persons
in the criminal justice system is a difficult process with no current statewide
standards or requirements. The lack of a standardized screening process to detect
persons with behavioral or mental health disorders in the criminal justice system is
a significant impediment to consistent identification, diagnosis, treatment, and
rehabilitation of all offenders with behavioral or mental health disorders, ultimately
resulting in an increased rate of recidivism. Therefore, the general assembly
resolves to create a st

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The general assembly finds and
declares that, based upon the findings and recommendations of the 1999 interim
committee to study the treatment of persons with mental illness in the Colorado
criminal justice system, detecting behavioral or mental health disorders in persons
in the criminal justice system is a difficult process with no current statewide
standards or requirements. The lack of a standardized screening process to detect
persons with behavioral or mental health disorders in the criminal justice system is
a significant impediment to consistent identification, diagnosis, treatment, and
rehabilitation of all offenders with behavioral or mental health disorders, ultimately
resulting in an increased rate of recidivism. Therefore, the general assembly
resolves to create a standardized screening process to be utilized at each stage of
the criminal justice system to identify persons with behavioral or mental health
disorders.

Legislative History

Source: L. 2000: Entire article added, p. 201, � 1, effective March 29. L. 2017: Entire section amended, (SB 17-242), ch. 263, p. 1300, � 125, effective May 25.