Colorado § 18-1.3-502 Duration of sentences for misdemeanors

Colorado Statutes

§ 18-1.3-502 — Duration of sentences for misdemeanors

Colorado § 18-1.3-502

Title 18Criminal

Art.Sentencing in Criminal Cases

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Bluebook

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-1.3-502 (2026).

Text

Courts sentencing a
person for the commission of a misdemeanor to the custody of the executive
director of the department of corrections shall not fix a minimum term but may fix a
maximum term less than the maximum provided by law for the offense. A person so
sentenced must be imprisoned, released under parole, and discharged as provided
by other applicable statutes. A person sentenced to a correctional facility for the
commission of a misdemeanor shall not be subjected to imprisonment for a term
exceeding the maximum term provided by the statute fixing the maximum length of
the sentence for the crime of which the person was convicted and for which the
person was sentenced. A person sentenced to a term of imprisonment for the
commission of a misdemeanor is entitled to the same ti

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Courts sentencing a
person for the commission of a misdemeanor to the custody of the executive
director of the department of corrections shall not fix a minimum term but may fix a
maximum term less than the maximum provided by law for the offense. A person so
sentenced must be imprisoned, released under parole, and discharged as provided
by other applicable statutes. A person sentenced to a correctional facility for the
commission of a misdemeanor shall not be subjected to imprisonment for a term
exceeding the maximum term provided by the statute fixing the maximum length of
the sentence for the crime of which the person was convicted and for which the
person was sentenced. A person sentenced to a term of imprisonment for the
commission of a misdemeanor is entitled to the same time credits as if the person
were sentenced to a term of imprisonment for the commission of a felony. A person
committed as a juvenile delinquent shall not be imprisoned for a term exceeding
two years, except as otherwise provided for aggravated juvenile offenders in
section 19-2.5-1127.

Legislative History

Source: L. 2002: Entire article added with relocations, p. 1416, � 2, effective October 1. L. 2021: Entire section amended, (SB 21-059), ch. 136, p. 721, � 45, effective October 1.