Colorado § 18-8-209 Concurrent and consecutive sentences

Colorado Statutes

§ 18-8-209 — Concurrent and consecutive sentences

Colorado § 18-8-209

Title 18Criminal

Art.Offenses - Governmental Operations

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Bluebook

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-8-209 (2026).

Text

(1)Except as otherwise provided in subsection (2) of this section, any sentence imposed following conviction of an offense under sections 18-8-201 to 18-8-208 or section 18-8-211 shall run consecutively and not concurrently with any sentence which the offender was serving at the time of the conduct prohibited by those sections.

(2)If an offender was serving a direct sentence to a community corrections program pursuant to section 18-1.3-301 or was in an intensive supervision parole program pursuant to section 17-27.5-101, C.R.S., at the time he or she committed an offense specified in section 18-8-201 or 18-8-208, the sentence imposed following a conviction of said offense may run concurrently with any sentence the offender was serving at the time he or she committed said offens

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(1) Except as otherwise
provided in subsection (2) of this section, any sentence imposed following
conviction of an offense under sections 18-8-201 to 18-8-208 or section 18-8-211
shall run consecutively and not concurrently with any sentence which the offender
was serving at the time of the conduct prohibited by those sections.

(2) If an offender was serving a direct sentence to a community corrections
program pursuant to section 18-1.3-301 or was in an intensive supervision parole
program pursuant to section 17-27.5-101, C.R.S., at the time he or she committed an
offense specified in section 18-8-201 or 18-8-208, the sentence imposed following
a conviction of said offense may run concurrently with any sentence the offender
was serving at the time he or she committed said offense.

Legislative History

Source: L. 71: R&RE, p. 459, � 1. C.R.S. 1963: � 40-8-209. L. 76, Ex. Sess.: Entire section amended, p. 14, � 2, effective September 18. L. 2010: Entire section amended, (HB 10-1373), ch. 260, p. 1179, � 2, effective May 25.