Colorado § 8-47-203.3 - Release of location information concerning individuals with outstanding felony arrest warrants.
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§ 8-47-203.3. Release of location information concerning individuals with outstanding felony arrest warrants.
(1) Notwithstanding any provision of state law to the contrary and to the extent allowable under federal law, at the request of the Colorado bureau of investigation, the division shall provide the bureau with information concerning the location of any person whose name appears in the division's records who is the subject of an outstanding felony arrest warrant. Upon receipt of such information, it shall be the responsibility of the bureau to provide appropriate law enforcement agencies with location information obtained from the division. Location information provided pursuant to this section shall be used solely for law enforcement purposes. The division and the bureau shall determine and employ the most cost-effective method for obtaining and providing location information pursuant to this section. Neither the division nor its employees or agents shall be liable in civil action for providing information in accordance with the provisions of this subsection (1).
(2) As used in subsection (1) of this section, "law enforcement agency" means any agency of the state or its political subdivisions that is responsible for enforcing the laws of this state. "Law enforcement agency" includes but is not limited to any police department, sheriff's department, district attorney's office, the office of the state attorney general, and the Colorado bureau of investigation.
Source: L. 95: Entire section added, p. 1122, § 1, effective July 1.
Source: official Colorado text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 8-47-203.3 ("Release of location information concerning individuals with outstanding felony arrest warrants.") 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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