Colorado § 17-1-108 - Transfer of inmates.
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§ 17-1-108. Transfer of inmates.
(1) A person committed to the care and custody of the department as an inmate who is transferred to another institution, agency, or person for care and keeping, or who is transferred from a jail to the department, shall be transferred with medical records and any other record necessary and relevant to the nature and length of the transfer. Such records shall be provided to the person or agency who will receive the inmate, and the receiving person or agency shall acknowledge receipt of the records and approve of the transfer.
(2) (Deleted by amendment, L. 94, p. 603, § 4, effective July 1, 1994.)
Source: L. 77: Entire title R&RE, p. 906, § 10, effective August 1. L. 79: (1) amended, p. 686, § 24, effective July 1. L. 89: (2) amended, p. 828, § 38, effective July 1. L. 94: Entire section amended, p. 603, § 4, effective July 1; (1) amended, p. 1650, § 94, effective May 31.
Cross references: For transfer of inmates with behavioral or mental health disorders or intellectual and developmental disabilities, see article 23 of this title 17.
Source: official Colorado text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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