Amend Part 2 of §16-11, C.R.S. to include the following to define the purposes of probation:

- To serve as a sentencing option and a response to crime in order to moderate and deter future criminal behavior and victimization.  

- To support persons in behavior change through the coordination and provision of effective and individualized services which may include, but are not limited to, educational, therapeutic, restorative and skill building services

- To hold persons accountable for their behavior through supervision and interventions that promote reparation of harm to community and victims which shall include, but is not limited to, restitution to victims.

- To serve as a cost-effective option for persons appropriate for community supervision.

- To honor the statutory and constitutional rights of victims of crime.

[See the "Recommendation Text" for the Proposed Statutory Language.]

Agencies in the state should develop policies to standardize and increase access to telehealth services for behavioral health treatment for those individuals on community supervision within the criminal justice system. This recommendation includes several propositions directed to multiple agencies to revise practice standards. These standards should address such topics as Competency of the Provider, Ethical Considerations in Standards of Care, Informed Consent, Diversity and Inclusivity Considerations, Confidentiality of Data & Information, Security & Transmission of Data & Information, Participant Guidelines and Criteria, and Telehealth Treatment Decision Making.

Amend §16-11-205, §16-11-209, §16-11-2?? (new section), §16-11.5-101, §16-11.5-102(1)(c), §16-11.5-105, §18-1.3-102, and any other required conforming revisions to statute to reflect contemporary best practice guidelines that serve people on probation and deferred sentences, especially those diagnosed and/or dealing with substance use disorders. Such practices provide corresponding systems that include a range of individualized and structured behavioral responses to substance use and other behaviors that violate typical conditions of probation. This recommendation specifically prioritizes modern methods of rehabilitative and reparative justice that align with the statutory purposes of probation (included in CCJJ Recommendation FY22-SR #01. Define the Purposes of Probation) rather than the finite and limited responses in current statute that reflect retributive, punitive, and deterrent-based justice methods.

[See the "Recommendation Text" for the Proposed Statutory Language.]

Amend §12-20, C.R.S., to include a new statutory section with additional professions, the practice of which without a license, should be a felony due to a public safety risk. These crimes shall be a Class 6 Felony.

[No Proposed Statutory Language. See "Recommendation Text" for the list of professions/occupations.]

Amend Colorado Revised Statutes related to theft of public benefits to clarify that the amount of theft is based on the amount of benefits paid for which the person is not legally entitled. More specifically, the level of criminal offense is based on the amount of benefits received by the person for which the person is not entitled and does not include the amount the person is entitled to receive.

[No Proposed Statutory Language]

Amend §17-2-103, C.R.S., to grant statutory authority to the Executive Director of the Colorado Department of Corrections to confine parolees in a prison facility, in addition to utilizing jails, for the purpose of confinement as an intermediate sanction for up to 14 days without filing a complaint seeking revocation of parole. This will provide the Department of Corrections and parole officers additional options for swift and sure intermediate sanctions.

[See the "Recommendation Text" for the Proposed Statutory Language.]

Amend §18-12-108, C.R.S., Possession of Weapons by Previous Offenders to include additional non-VRA felony offenses (See Appendix A) based on public safety considerations.

[No Proposed Statutory Language; see list of POWPO-eligible offenses in "Recommendation Text."]