Colorado Code
Part 4 - Sentences to Imprisonment
§ 18-1.3-404. Duration of Sentences for Felonies

"The defendant may spend less time incarcerated than the term announced here today. The actual time served will be influenced by a number of factors including, but not limited to, previous criminal activities, eligibility for earned time for good behavior, correctional education program earned time, credit for time served, or community corrections eligibility."


(2.5) If a court sentences a defendant to the custody of the department of corrections and the defendant was under twenty-one years of age when the offense was committed, the court shall make a statement that there is the possibility of the defendant being eligible to serve a portion of the defendant's sentence in the department of corrections specialized program created pursuant to section 17-34-102.




Source: L. 2002: Entire article added with relocations, p. 1403, § 2, effective October 1. L. 2021: (2.5) added, (HB 21-1209), ch. 448, p. 2952, § 5, effective September 7.
Editor's note: This section is similar to former § 16-11-302 as it existed prior to 2002.

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