Colorado § 17-40-106 Responsibilities of the superintendent

Colorado Statutes

§ 17-40-106 — Responsibilities of the superintendent

Colorado § 17-40-106

Title 17Corrections

Art.Colorado Diagnostic Program

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Bluebook

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 17-40-106 (2026).

Text

(1)The superintendent shall be responsible for the administration of diagnostic services and the supervision of the employees of the program.

(2)The superintendent shall be responsible for the management, control, regulation, and operation of the physical facilities and for the reception, discipline, and confinement of all offenders.

(3)The superintendent or superintendent's designee shall separate all offenders in the diagnostic program from the offenders in the correctional institution.

(4)(a) The superintendent may implement a behavioral or mental health disorder screening program to screen offenders entering the diagnostic center. If the superintendent chooses to implement a behavioral or mental health disorder screening program, the superintendent shall use the standar

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(1) The superintendent
shall be responsible for the administration of diagnostic services and the
supervision of the employees of the program.

(2) The superintendent shall be responsible for the management, control,
regulation, and operation of the physical facilities and for the reception, discipline,
and confinement of all offenders.

(3) The superintendent or superintendent's designee shall separate all
offenders in the diagnostic program from the offenders in the correctional
institution.

(4) (a) The superintendent may implement a behavioral or mental health
disorder screening program to screen offenders entering the diagnostic center. If
the superintendent chooses to implement a behavioral or mental health disorder
screening program, the superintendent shall use the standardized screening
instrument developed pursuant to section 16-11.9-102 and conduct the screening in
accordance with procedures established pursuant to said section.

(b) Prior to implementation of a behavioral or mental health disorder
screening program pursuant to this subsection (4), if implementation of the
program would require an increase in appropriations, the superintendent shall
submit to the joint budget committee a request for funding in the amount necessary
to implement the behavioral or mental health disorder screening program. If
implementation of the behavioral or mental health disorder screening program
would require an increase in appropriations, implementation of the program is
conditional upon approval of the funding request.

Legislative History

Source: L. 77: Entire title R&RE, p. 949, � 10, effective August 1. L. 78: (2) and (3) amended, p. 358, � 8, effective April 27. L. 94: (1) and (3) amended, p. 606, � 16, effective July 1. L. 2002: (4) added, p. 574, � 3, effective May 24. L. 2017: (4) amended, (SB 17-242), ch. 263, p. 1304, � 137, effective May 25.