§ 24-33.5-518 — Criminal justice data collection - report

Colorado § 24-33.5-518

• Jurisdiction: Colorado
• Title 24: Government
• Art.: Public Safety

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(1) This section shall
be known and may be cited as the Community Law Enforcement Action Reporting
Act or the C.L.E.A.R. Act.

(2) Each law enforcement agency in the state shall report the data reported
pursuant to section 24-33.5-412 (5), including offense and arrest information
disaggregated by summons, custody, and on view, to the division for each calendar
year by March 31 of the following calendar year.

(3) The judicial department shall collect and report the following data to the
division for each calendar year by March 31 of the following calendar year:

(a) The number and types of charges that resulted from the arrests reported
pursuant to subsection (2) of this section, the race and gender of the defendants,
and the associated incident report numbers;

(b) The disposition of the charges reported pursuant to paragraph (a) of this
subsection (3), including convictions at trial, acquittals, plea agreements, and
dismissals; the race and gender of the defendants; and the associated incident
report numbers;

(c) The sentences imposed for all convictions and plea agreements reported
pursuant to paragraph (b) of this subsection (3), the race and gender of the
defendants, and the associated incident report numbers; and

(d) If a sentence reported pursuant to paragraph (c) of this subsection (3) is a
sentence to probation, whether a petition to revoke probation was filed against the
defendant, the disposition of the petition, the race and gender of the defendant,
and the associated incident report number.

(4) The state board of parole shall collect and report the following data to
the division for each calendar year by March 31 of the following calendar year:

(a) The number of parole hearings held and the race, ethnicity, and gender of
the inmates who received parole hearings;

(b) The number of inmates granted parole and the race, ethnicity, and gender
of the inmates; and

(c) The number of inmates denied parole and the race, ethnicity, and gender
of the inmates.

(4.5) Beginning January 1, 2020, each jail facility shall report data required to
be collected pursuant to section 17-26-118 to the division in accordance with the
schedule described in section 17-26-118 (4). Within one month after each reporting
deadline, the division shall collect, compile, and publish all data received pursuant
to this subsection (4.5) in a searchable and sortable format containing both
statewide data and data for each individual jail facility. If possible, the division shall
make the data available online in an interactive format.

(5) The division shall compile and report the data received in subsections (2)
to (4.5) of this section by September 30 of each year. The report shall be provided
to the judiciary committees of the house of representatives and senate, or any
successor committees.

Legislative History

Source: L. 2015: Entire section added, (SB 15-185), ch. 252, p. 919, � 1, effective August 5. L. 2019: (4.5) added and (5) amended, (HB 19-1297), ch. 394, p. 3509, � 2, effective August 2. L. 2022: (4.5) amended, (HB 22-1208), ch. 125, p. 885, � 2, effective August 10. L. 2024: (5) amended, (HB 24-1450), ch. 490, p. 3417, � 48, effective August 7.