Colorado § 16-8.5-122 Forensic evaluator training

Colorado Statutes

§ 16-8.5-122 — Forensic evaluator training

Colorado § 16-8.5-122

Title 16Criminal

Art.Competency to Proceed

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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 16-8.5-122 (2026).

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By February 1, 2020, the
department shall create a partnership with an accredited institution of higher
education in the state to develop and provide rigorous training in forensic
evaluation. On or before January 1, 2021, newly hired competency evaluators must
complete a training that addresses competency, sanity, report writing, expert
testimony, and other skills crucial for forensic evaluators; except that competency
evaluators who are forensic psychiatrists certified or certification-eligible by the
American board of psychiatry and neurology and forensic psychologists who are
certified or certification-eligible by the American board of forensic psychology may
be exempt from any training requirements as outlined in this section through an
exemption process to be developed by th

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By February 1, 2020, the
department shall create a partnership with an accredited institution of higher
education in the state to develop and provide rigorous training in forensic
evaluation. On or before January 1, 2021, newly hired competency evaluators must
complete a training that addresses competency, sanity, report writing, expert
testimony, and other skills crucial for forensic evaluators; except that competency
evaluators who are forensic psychiatrists certified or certification-eligible by the
American board of psychiatry and neurology and forensic psychologists who are
certified or certification-eligible by the American board of forensic psychology may
be exempt from any training requirements as outlined in this section through an
exemption process to be developed by the department. The state will manage an
oversight program that will provide support and ensure quality of forensic
evaluators.