Colorado § 24-30-2114 - Surcharge - collection and distribution - address confidentiality program surcharge fund - creation - definitions.

§ 24-30-2114. Surcharge - collection and distribution - address confidentiality program surcharge fund - creation - definitions.

(1) On and after July 1, 2007, each person who is convicted of the crimes set forth in subsection (2) of this section shall be required to pay a surcharge of twenty-eight dollars to the clerk of the court for the judicial district in which the conviction occurs.

(2) The following crimes shall be subject to the surcharge set forth in subsection (1) of this section:

(a) Stalking;

(a.5) Human trafficking for involuntary servitude or human trafficking of a minor for involuntary servitude in violation of section 18-3-503;

(a.6) Human trafficking for sexual servitude or human trafficking of a minor for sexual servitude in violation of section 18-3-504;

(b) A crime, the underlying factual basis of which has been found by the court on the record to include an act of domestic violence; or

(c) Criminal attempt, conspiracy, or solicitation to commit the crimes set forth in subsections (2)(a), (2)(a.5), (2)(a.6), and (2)(b) of this section.

(3) The clerk of the court shall allocate the surcharge required by this section as follows:

(a) Five percent shall be retained by the clerk of the court for administrative costs incurred pursuant to this section. Such amount retained shall be transmitted to the state treasurer for deposit in the judicial stabilization cash fund created in section 13-32-101 (6), C.R.S.

(b) Ninety-five percent shall be transferred to the state treasurer, who shall credit the same to the address confidentiality program surcharge fund created pursuant to subsection (4) of this section.

(4) (a) There is hereby created in the state treasury the address confidentiality program surcharge fund, which shall consist of moneys received by the state treasurer pursuant to this section. The moneys in the fund shall be subject to annual appropriation by the general assembly to the department for the purpose of paying for the costs incurred by the executive director or his or her designee in the administration of the program. All interest derived from the deposit and investment of moneys in the fund shall be credited to the fund. Any moneys not appropriated by the general assembly shall remain in the fund and shall not be transferred or revert to the general fund at the end of any fiscal year.

(b) (Deleted by amendment, L. 2011, (HB 11-1080), ch. 256, p. 1121, § 2, effective June 2, 2011.)

(c) Repealed.

(5) The court may waive all or any portion of the surcharge required by this section if the court finds that a person subject to the surcharge is indigent or financially unable to pay all or any portion of the surcharge. The court may waive only that portion of the surcharge that the court finds that the person is financially unable to pay.

(6) As used in this section, "convicted" and "conviction" mean a plea of guilty accepted by the court, including a plea of guilty entered pursuant to a deferred sentence under section 18-1.3-102, C.R.S., a verdict of guilty by a judge or jury, or a plea of no contest accepted by the court.

Source: L. 2011: Entire part added with relocations, (HB 11-1080), ch. 256, p. 1121, § 2, effective June 2. L. 2013: (4)(c) repealed, (SB 13-271), ch. 299, p. 1590, § 1, effective May 28; (4)(a) amended, (HB 13-1300), ch. 316, p. 1682, § 52, effective August 7. L. 2024: (2)(a.5) and (2)(a.6) added and (2)(c) amended, (HB 24-1345), ch. 317, p. 2125, § 9, effective May 31.

Editor's note: This section is similar to former § 24-21-214 as it existed prior to 2011.