Colorado Revised Statutes Title 24. Government State § 24-33.5-515. Statewide automated victim information and notification system--legislative declaration

(a) The federal department of justice offered grants to help establish statewide automated victim information and notification systems;

(b) A Colorado statewide association of county sheriffs applied for and received grants to establish a statewide automated victim information and notification system and recently received an additional grant to upgrade the system;

(c) The system allows crime victims and other concerned citizens to access timely and reliable information about criminal cases and the custody status of offenders twenty-four hours a day over the telephone, through the internet, or by electronic mail;

(d) The system is available for any county that wishes to participate and also includes the division of youth services;

(e) Although the federal grants were sufficient to establish the system, there is no funding source for the ongoing expenses of operating the system; and

(f) The division is in the best position to distribute funding for the system and to monitor its effectiveness.