§ 16-18.5-113 — Office of restitution services - created

Colorado § 16-18.5-113

• Jurisdiction: Colorado
• Title 16: Criminal
• Art.: Restitution in Criminal Actions

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(1) There is created in
the judicial department the office of restitution services, referred to in this section
as the office. The purpose of the office is to assist victims who are owed court-ordered restitution.

(2) The office shall:

(a) Receive requests from victims requesting semiannual statements as set
forth in subsection (3) of this section;

(b) Answer general questions and assist victims with case-specific questions
related to court-ordered restitution;

(c) Create and maintain a web page on the judicial department website with
resources and information on court-ordered restitution;

(d) Assist with training related to the administration of the restitution
system;

(e) Enhance communications for postsentence restitution; and

(f) Collaborate with victim advocacy programs.

(3) (a) A victim who is owed court-ordered restitution may submit a request
to the office to provide semiannual statements detailing the restitution payments
the defendant has made to the victim and the disbursements the court has made to
the victim. The statement must include the outstanding amount of court-ordered
restitution owed to the victim.

(b) The office shall verify the identity of the victim making the request
described in subsection (3)(a) of this section to ensure the victim is owed court-ordered restitution for the case.

(c) The office shall not provide information related to court-ordered
restitution to other victims in the same case or in other cases in which the victim
requests a semiannual statement pursuant to subsection (3)(a) of this section.

Legislative History

Source: L. 2022: Entire section added, (SB 22-043), ch. 263, p. 1928, � 5, effective August 10.