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Home » US Law » 2022 Colorado Code » Title 18 - Criminal Code » Article 19 - Drug Offender Surcharge

§ 18-19-101. Legislative Declaration

The general assembly hereby finds, determines, and declares that the use of controlled substances exacts an unacceptable toll on the fiscal resources of both state and local government and thereby increases the fiscal burden on the taxpayers of this state. It is the intent of the general assembly in enacting this article to shift the […]

§ 18-19-102. Definitions

As used in this article, unless the context otherwise requires: “Alcohol- or drug-related offender” means a person convicted of any of the following offenses or of attempt to commit any of the following offenses: Violation of a protection order as described in section 18-1-1001 (4), if the protection order prohibited the possession or consumption of […]

§ 18-19-103. Source of Revenues – Allocation of Money

For offenses committed on and after July 1, 1996, each drug offender who is convicted, or receives a deferred sentence pursuant to section 18-1.3-102, shall be required to pay a surcharge to the clerk of the court in the county in which the conviction occurs or in which the deferred sentence is entered. Such surcharge […]

§ 18-19-103.5. Rural Alcohol and Substance Abuse Surcharge – Repeal

In addition to the surcharges established in section 18-19-103, each drug offender and each alcohol- or drug-related offender who is convicted, or receives a deferred sentence pursuant to section 18-1.3-102, shall be required to pay a surcharge to the clerk of the court in the county in which the conviction occurs or in which the […]

§ 18-19-104. Judicial District Drug Offender Treatment Boards

Each judicial district shall create a drug offender treatment board, whose membership is knowledgeable about adult criminal and juvenile justice matters, consisting of: The district attorney serving the judicial district or his or her designee; The chief public defender serving the judicial district or his or her designee; The chair of the local community corrections […]