Colorado § 17-2-209 - Civil proceedings - inmate subject to parole.
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§ 17-2-209. Civil proceedings - inmate subject to parole.
When an inmate has met all of the requirements to be eligible for parole, but the board has reason to believe that the inmate may have a mental health disorder as defined in section 27-65-102, the board shall initiate civil proceedings pursuant to article 23 of this title 17 and articles 10.5, 65, 67, 92, 93, and 94 of title 27.
Source: L. 77: Entire title R&RE, p. 916, § 10, effective August 1. L. 85: Entire section amended, p. 641, § 7, effective July 1. L. 2006: Entire section amended, p. 1398, § 45, effective August 7. L. 2010: Entire section amended, (SB 10-175), ch. 188, page 784, § 25, effective April 29. L. 2017: Entire section amended, (SB 17-242), ch. 263, p. 1303, § 131, effective May 25.
Editor's note: This section is similar to former § 17-1-209 as it existed prior to 1977.
Cross references: For the legislative declaration in SB 17-242, see section 1 of chapter 263, Session Laws of Colorado 2017.
Source: official Colorado text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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