Colorado Code
Part 1 - General Provisions
§ 27-60-101. Behavioral Health Crisis Response System - Legislative Declaration

(I.5) As the appropriate and preferred response to behavioral health crises, eliminates the use of the criminal justice system to hold individuals who are experiencing a mental health crisis and enhances the ability of mental health providers and hospitals to serve individuals who are experiencing a mental health crisis;










Source: L. 2010: Entire article added, (HB 10-1032), ch. 316, p. 1475, § 1, effective May 27. L. 2017: (1) amended, (SB 17-242), ch. 263, p. 1336, § 227, effective May 25; (1)(b) amended, (1)(c) added, and (2) repealed, (SB 17-207), ch. 205, p. 761, § 2, effective August 9.


Cross references: For the legislative declaration in SB 17-242, see section 1 of chapter 263, Session Laws of Colorado 2017. For the legislative declaration in SB 17-207, see section 1 of chapter 205, Session Laws of Colorado 2017.

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