Colorado § 17-31-104 - Right to visit offenders.
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§ 17-31-104. Right to visit offenders.
(1) A volunteer who has completed minimum training from an approved volunteer organization may visit any offender or offenders to whom such volunteer has been assigned at any institution and in any program utilizing volunteers as set forth in section 17-31-103, subject to reasonable times and for purposes within such guidelines as may be prescribed by the division of adult parole within the department, if such volunteer presents no security risk to such institution or program and has received basic training in volunteer services. Nothing in this section shall restrict the right of a warden of any facility or program from denying access to a facility or program to a volunteer seeking to visit any offender or offenders.
(2) The rights set forth and recognized under subsection (1) of this section are subject to the right of any offender to refuse such visitation.
Source: L. 90: Entire article added, p. 981, § 1, effective May 14. L. 94: (1) amended, p. 604, § 11, effective July 1. L. 2000: (1) amended, pp. 849, 858, §§ 51, 71, effective May 24.
Editor's note: Amendments to subsection (1) by sections 51 and 71 of House Bill 00-1133 were harmonized.
ARTICLE 32
Correctional Education Program
17-32-101. Short title.
17-32-102. Legislative declaration.
17-32-103. Definitions.
17-32-104. Division of correctional education - advisory board to the division. (Repealed)
17-32-105. Development of correctional education program - goals and objectives - performance objectives - evaluation - transfers of custody - reports.
17-32-106. Powers and duties of the program.
17-32-107. Correctional education program fund.
17-32-108. Sale of goods and services.
Source: official Colorado text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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