Colorado § 17-25-101 - Definitions.
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§ 17-25-101. Definitions.
As used in this article, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) "Department" means the department of corrections.
(2) "Minimum security facility" means a facility which is designed and operated to protect the public from least security risk inmates and is operated by the department for adult felony inmates committed to the custody of the executive director of the department and includes but is not limited to the Colorado correctional center at Golden, the Rifle correctional center at Rifle, and the Delta correctional center at Delta, but does not include any community corrections program as defined in section 17-27-102 (3).
Source: L. 77: Entire title R&RE, p. 934, § 10, effective August 1. L. 79: (2) amended, p. 699, § 64, effective July 1. L. 93: (2) amended, p. 54, § 17, effective July 1; (2) amended, p. 718, § 3, effective July 1.
Editor's note: Amendments to subsection (2) in House Bill 93-1190 and House Bill 93-1233 were harmonized.
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