Colorado § 18-19-104 Judicial district drug offender treatment boards - creation

Colorado Statutes

§ 18-19-104 — Judicial district drug offender treatment boards - creation

Colorado·Title 18 Criminal·Art. Drug Offender Surcharge

(1)Each judicial district shall create a drug offender treatment board, whose membership is knowledgeable about adult criminal and juvenile justice matters, consisting of:

(a)The district attorney serving the judicial district or his or her designee;

(b)The chief public defender serving the judicial district or his or her designee;

(c)The chair of the local community corrections board or his or her designee;

(d)A parole officer working in the judicial district chosen by the director of the department of corrections or his or her designee;

(e)A sheriff that serves the judicial district chosen by the chief judge of the judicial district;

(f)A representative of a drug court or similar problem-solving court if such a court exists in the judicial district chosen by the chie

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(1)
Each judicial district shall create a drug offender treatment board, whose
membership is knowledgeable about adult criminal and juvenile justice matters,
consisting of:

(a) The district attorney serving the judicial district or his or her designee;

(b) The chief public defender serving the judicial district or his or her
designee;

(c) The chair of the local community corrections board or his or her designee;

(d) A parole officer working in the judicial district chosen by the director of
the department of corrections or his or her designee;

(e) A sheriff that serves the judicial district chosen by the chief judge of the
judicial district;

(f) A representative of a drug court or similar problem-solving court if such a
court exists in the judicial district chosen by the chief judge of the judicial district;

(g) A person with expertise in juvenile matters chosen by the chief judge of
the judicial district; and

(h) A probation officer working in the judicial district chosen by the chief
judge of the judicial district.

(1.5) Effective November 1, 2024, the judicial district drug offender
treatment board for the twenty-third judicial district is created. Initial members of
the board are appointed pursuant to the provisions of subsection (1) of this section;
except that the twenty-third judicial district administrative judge shall appoint the
members appointed pursuant to subsections (1)(e) to (1)(h) of this section. Effective
January 7, 2025, all members of the judicial district drug offender treatment board
for the twenty-third judicial district must be appointed pursuant to subsection (1) of
this section.

(2) The board shall give priority to drug court funding if the jurisdiction
operates a drug court and the drug court operates with best evidence-based or
promising practices. Each drug offender treatment board shall annually make
recommendations to the correctional treatment board for funding local assessed
treatment needs.

(3) Each judicial district's drug offender treatment board may adopt rules
and guidelines as necessary to perform the functions of the board.

(4) and (5) Repealed.

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Legislative History

Source: L. 2003: Entire section added, p. 2688, � 6, effective July 1. L. 2008: (2) amended, p. 1890, � 58, effective August 5. L. 2009: (5) repealed, (SB 09-292), ch. 369, p. 1949, � 33, effective August 5. L. 2012: (1) and (2) amended and (4) repealed, (HB 12-1310), ch. 268, p. 1410, � 36, effective June 7. L. 2024: (1.5) added, (HB 24-1212), ch. 8, p. 20, � 1, effective February 27.