Colorado Revised Statutes Title 17. Corrections § 17-27-105.5. Community parole officers--duties--arrest powers--definitions

(a) “Director” means the director of the department's community corrections program whose powers and duties include those of a community parole officer.

(b) “Offender” means an inmate assigned to residential and nonresidential community corrections programs as those programs are set forth in articles 27, 27.5, and 27.7 of this title and an offender who is in phase III of the youthful offender system as set forth in section 18-1.3-407, C.R.S.

(a) Supervise and habilitate offenders;

(b) Investigate, detect, and prevent crime involving offenders;

(c) Issue warrants for the arrest of offenders;

(d) Arrest offenders;

(e) Process reports or other official documents regarding offenders;

(f) Coordinate with community corrections boards and community corrections programs;

(g) Review offender supervision and treatment;

(h) Authorize offender transfers between residential and nonresidential phases of placement; and

(i) Carry out such other duties as the executive director directs.

(a) That a warrant for the offender's arrest has been issued in this state or another state for any criminal offense or for a violation of the department's administrative code of penal discipline, a supervision order, or other administrative order;

(b) That a crime has been committed and that the offender has committed such crime;

(c) That the offender has violated a condition of the administrative code of penal discipline;

(d) That the offender is leaving or is about to leave the state;

(e) That the offender will fail or refuse to appear at a hearing to answer charges for a violation of the department's code of penal discipline; or

(f) That the arrest of the offender is necessary to prevent physical harm to the offender or another person or to prevent the commission of a crime.

(a) Immediately make a warrantless arrest of the parolee; except that, before making such an arrest, the community parole officer shall first determine that the notification of removal or tampering was not merely the result of an equipment malfunction.

(b) Not later than twelve hours after acquiring such probable cause, notify a law enforcement agency with jurisdiction over the parolee's last-known address that the parolee is subject to an immediate warrantless arrest.