Colorado § 25.5-10-223 - Rights to communications and visits.
Full text of Colorado Colorado Revised Statutes § 25.5-10-223 — Rights to communications and visits., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 25.5-10-223. Rights to communications and visits.
(1) Each person receiving services has the right to communicate freely and privately with others of the person's own choosing.
(2) Each person receiving services has the right to receive and send sealed, unopened correspondence. No such person's incoming or outgoing correspondence shall be opened, delayed, held, or censored by any person.
(3) Each person receiving services shall have the right to receive and send packages. No such person's outgoing packages shall be opened, delayed, held, or censored by any person.
(4) Each person receiving services must have reasonable access to telephones, both to make and to receive calls in privacy, and must be afforded reasonable and frequent opportunities to meet with visitors.
(5) All service agencies shall ensure that persons receiving services have suitable opportunities for interaction with persons of their choice. Nothing in this section will limit the protections provided under article 3.1 of title 26, C.R.S.
Source: L. 2013: Entire article added with relocations, (HB 13-1314), ch. 323, p. 1774, § 1, effective March 1, 2014.
Editor's note: This section is similar to former § 27-10.5-117 as it existed prior to 2013.
Source: official Colorado text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 25.5-10-223 ("Rights to communications and visits.") is part of the Colorado Revised Statutes, the codified statutory law of Colorado. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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