Colorado Code
Part 4 - Parole Eligibility and Discharge From Custody
§ 17-22.5-405. Earned Time - Earned Release Time - Achievement Earned Time - Definition

(1.2) Subsection (1) of this section applies to a person who was convicted as an adult for a class 1 felony committed while the person was a juvenile and who was sentenced pursuant to section 18-1.3-401 (4)(b) or (4)(c), C.R.S. As to a person who was convicted as an adult for a class 1 felony committed while the person was a juvenile and who was sentenced pursuant to section 18-1.3-401 (4)(c), C.R.S., it is the intent of the general assembly that the department award earned time to such a person both prospectively and retroactively from June 10, 2016, as if the person had been eligible to be awarded earned time from the beginning of his or her incarceration pursuant to the sentence that he or she originally received for such felony.

(3.5) In addition to the earned time deducted pursuant to subsection (1) of this section, an inmate working at a disaster site pursuant to section 17-24-124 shall be entitled to additional earned time in the amount of one day of earned time for every day spent at a disaster site.

Source: L. 90: Entire part added, p. 952, § 19, effective June 7. L. 91: (1)(g) amended, p. 1912, § 20, effective June 1. L. 93: (5) added, p. 1980, § 5, effective July 1. L. 95: (5) amended, p. 879, § 14, effective May 24. L. 97: (5)(b) amended, p. 1548, § 24, effective July 1. L. 2001: (3.5) added, p. 1452, § 2, effective June 5. L. 2002: (5)(a) and (5)(b) amended, p. 1507, § 165, effective October 1. L. 2008: IP(1) amended, p. 658, § 9, effective April 25; (5)(a.5) added, p. 1756, § 3, effective July 1. L. 2009: (1.5), (6), and (7) added and (4) amended, (HB 09-1351), ch. 359, p. 1866, § 1, effective June 1. L. 2010: (1.5)(a) and (6) amended, (HB 10-1374), ch. 261, p. 1181, § 5, effective May 25. L. 2011: (8) added, (SB 11-176), ch. 289, p. 1343, § 4, effective July 1. L. 2012: (4), (5)(a), and (5)(a.5) amended and (9) added, (HB 12-1223), ch. 213, p. 916, § 2, effective May 24. L. 2013: (1.5)(a)(I) and IP(6) amended, (SB 13-250), ch. 333, p. 1934, § 51, effective October 1. L. 2015: (9)(a.5) added, (SB 15-195), ch. 279, p. 1144, § 1, effective August 5. L. 2016: (1.2) added and (4) amended, (SB 16-181), ch. 353, p. 1450, § 4, effective June 10. L. 2020: IP(1) and (1.5)(b) amended and (1)(h) added, (HB 20-1019), ch. 9, p. 26, § 6, effective March 6; (1)(g) amended, (HB 20-1402), ch. 216, p. 1047, § 30, effective June 30.
Cross references: For the legislative declaration contained in the 2002 act amending subsections (5)(a) and (5)(b), see section 1 of chapter 318, Session Laws of Colorado 2002. For the legislative declaration in the 2012 act amending subsections (4), (5)(a), and (5)(a.5) and adding subsection (9), see section 1 of chapter 213, Session Laws of Colorado 2012.