Colorado Revised Statutes Title 17. Corrections § 17-10-101. Legislative declaration

The general assembly hereby finds that persons who are convicted of offenses in the state which result in such persons being confined to a local jail or a correctional facility, being sentenced to home detention, being placed on probation by the sentencing court, or being placed on parole by the state board of parole should be required, where appropriate, to reimburse the state or a county or a city and county for the cost of care incurred as a result of such sentence. The general assembly further finds that a convicted person's financial circumstances may be fraudulently misrepresented to the sentencing court or that such circumstances may change after sentencing so that a person who is unable to pay the cost of care at sentencing may be or become able to contribute to the cost of care at a later date.