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Colorado Revised Statutes Title 17. Corrections § 17-2-214. Right to attend parole hearings

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(1) The victim of any crime or any person requested by the victim to appear on behalf of such victim or a relative of the victim, if the victim has died or is a minor or is incapacitated and unable to appear, has the right to attend any parole proceeding under this title relative to said crime and has the right to appear, personally or with counsel, at the proceeding and to reasonably express his or her views concerning the crime, the offender, and whether or not the offender should be released on parole, and if so released under what conditions. The board, in deciding whether to release the offender on parole, and if so under what conditions, shall consider the testimony of such person.

(2)(a) In the case of any offenses described in section 24-4.1-302(1) or section 16-22-102(9), notice of any parole proceeding must be sent by the department of corrections, working in cooperation with the board, to any victim of the crime or relative of the victim, if the victim has died, at least sixty days before the hearing. Such notice must be sent to the last address in the possession of the department of corrections or the board, and the victim of the crime or relative of the victim, if the victim has died, has the duty to keep the department of corrections or the board informed of his or her most current address.

(b) In the case of any offenses other than offenses described in subsection (2)(a) of this section, notice of any parole proceeding must be sent by the department of corrections, working in cooperation with the board, upon request of the victim to the department of corrections or the board, to any victim of the crime or relative of a victim, if the victim has died, who makes such a request at least sixty days before the hearing. Such notice shall be sent to the last address in the possession of the department of corrections or the board, and the victim of the crime or relative of the victim, if the victim has died, has the duty to keep the department of corrections or the board informed of his or her most current address.

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