Colorado § 24-76.7-102 - Governmental entities - agreements with privately owned immigration detention facilities - prohibition.
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§ 24-76.7-102. Governmental entities - agreements with privately owned immigration detention facilities - prohibition.
(1) Beginning on January 1, 2024, a governmental entity shall not:
(a) Enter into an agreement of any kind for the detention of individuals in an immigration detention facility that is owned, managed, or operated, in whole or in part, by a private entity;
(b) Sell any public or government-owned property or building for the purpose of establishing an immigration detention facility that is or will be owned, managed, or operated, in whole or in part, by a private entity;
(c) Pay, reimburse, subsidize, or defray in any way any costs related to the sale, purchase, construction, development, ownership, management, or operation of an immigration detention facility that is or will be owned, managed, or operated, in whole or in part, by a private entity;
(d) Receive per diem, per detainee, or any other payment related to the detention of individuals in an immigration detention facility that is owned, managed, or operated, in whole or in part, by a private entity; or
(e) Otherwise give any financial incentive or benefit to any private entity or person in connection with the sale, purchase, construction, development, ownership, management, or operation of an immigration detention facility that is or will be owned, managed, or operated, in whole or in part, by a private entity.
(2) Nothing in this article 76.7 shall be construed to prohibit a governmental entity from providing health and safety resources to individuals who are being detained for immigration purposes.
(3) Nothing in this article 76.7 shall be construed to prohibit any unit of local government from contracting for health, utility, and sanitation services to immigration detention facilities.
Source: L. 2023: Entire article added, (HB 23-1100), ch. 413, p. 2449, § 2, effective August 7.
Source: official Colorado text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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