Colorado § 18-21-101 Legislative declaration

Colorado Statutes

§ 18-21-101 — Legislative declaration

Colorado·Title 18 Criminal·Art. Sex Offender Surcharge

The general assembly hereby finds,
determines, and declares that the commission of sex offenses exacts an
unacceptable toll on the fiscal resources of both state and local government and
thereby increases the fiscal burden upon the taxpayers of this state. It is the intent
of the general assembly in enacting this article to require, as much as possible, that
persons convicted of a sex offense pay for the cost of the evaluation, identification,
and treatment and continuing monitoring to protect victims and potential victims as
described in article 11.7 of title 16, C.R.S.

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The general assembly hereby finds,
determines, and declares that the commission of sex offenses exacts an
unacceptable toll on the fiscal resources of both state and local government and
thereby increases the fiscal burden upon the taxpayers of this state. It is the intent
of the general assembly in enacting this article to require, as much as possible, that
persons convicted of a sex offense pay for the cost of the evaluation, identification,
and treatment and continuing monitoring to protect victims and potential victims as
described in article 11.7 of title 16, C.R.S.

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