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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 16-14-103 (2026)

Duties of superintendent upon delivery of request

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(1) Any request made pursuant to section 16-14-102 shall be delivered to the superintendent where the prisoner is confined who shall forthwith:

(a) Certify the term of commitment under which the prisoner is being held, the time already served on the sentence, the time remaining to be served, the earned time earned, the time of parole eligibility of the prisoner, and any decisions of the state board of parole relating to the prisoner; and

(b) Send, by registered mail, a copy of the request made by the prisoner and a copy of the information certified under paragraph (a) of this subsection (1) to both the court having jurisdiction of the untried offense and to the prosecuting official charged with the duty of prosecuting the offense.

Source: L. 69: p. 291, § 8. C.R.S. 1963: § 39-23-2. L. 76: IP(1) amended, p. 532, § 8, effective April 9. L. 90: (1)(a) amended, p. 954, § 21, effective June 7. Cross references: For provisions concerning good time and parole, see article 22.5 of title 17.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 21 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1980–2025 · leading case: People v. Trancoso, 776 P.2d 374 (Colo. 1989).
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People v. Trancoso, 776 P.2d 374 (Colo. 1989). · cites it 76× “§ 16-14-103. We affirm the district court’s dismissal of the charges.”
Martin v. People, 738 P.2d 789 (Colo. 1987). · cites it 13× “The Court of Appeals and the trial court determined that the defendant waived any objection he might have had to the superintendent’s failure to comply with the requirements of section 16-14-103 because no objection was asserted until the day of trial.”
People v. Allen, 744 P.2d 73 (Colo. 1987). · cites it 16× “(1986), and held that a defendant should not automatically be deprived of the protection afforded by the notification requirement of section 16-14-103 "merely because he silently relies on the statute's provisions.”
People v. McKimmy, 2014 CO 76 (Colo. 2014). · cites it 14× “at 377, 380 (citing § 16-14-103). Importantly, we observed that, had the superintendent complied with his duties under section 16-14-103 to forward the requests, the court and prosecution “would have received copies of Trancoso’s request,” and that such compliance…”
v. Draper, 2021 COA 120 (Colo. Ct. App. 2021). · cites it 2× “The superintendent must forward this request to the court and the prosecutor, § 16-14-103(1), C.R.S. 2020, and a trial on the untried charges must begin within 182 days after receipt of the request, § 16-14-104(1), C.”
People v. Campbell, 742 P.2d 302 (Colo. 1987). · cites it 8× “Bolin we stated that the superintendent had no obligation under section 16-14-103 of the Uniform Act to forward a prisoner's request for final disposition of charges because a detainer was never filed.”
People v. Bean, 650 P.2d 565 (Colo. 1982). · cites it 11× “” Section 16-14-103(1), C.R.S.1973 (1978 Repl.”
v. Yakas, 2019 COA 117 (Colo. Ct. App. 2019). · cites it 9× “Superintendent’s UMDDA Requirements ¶ 17 Section 16-14-103, C.R.S. 2018, provides that (1) Any request made pursuant to section 16- 14-102 shall be delivered to the superintendent where the prisoner is confined who shall forthwith: (a) Certify the term of commitment under which…”
People v. Lewis, 680 P.2d 226 (Colo. 1984). · cites it 6× “Section 16-14-103, C.R.S. Within ninety days after receipt by the court and the prosecuting official of a defendant’s request for final disposition, the state must bring the defendant to trial.”
People v. Higinbotham, 712 P.2d 993 (Colo. 1986). · cites it 3× “§ 16-14-103, 8 C.R.S. (1978). See People v.”
People v. Adolf, 296 P.3d 251 (Colo. Ct. App. 2012). · cites it 6× “Also absent from defendant's statements is any contention that he was advised by the superintendent pursuant to section 16-14-103(1)(a), C.R.S.2011, that his commitment had been certified and the earned time he was entitled to had been calculated-information the superintendent…”
People v. Gonzales, 679 P.2d 1085 (Colo. 1984). · cites it 6× “Section 16-14-103, C.R.S. Within ninety days after receipt by the court and the prosecuting official of a defendant’s request for final disposition, the state must bring the defendant to trial.”
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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 16-14-103(1): 12 cases
v. Draper, 2021 COA 120 (Colo. Ct. App. 2021). “The superintendent must forward this request to the court and the prosecutor, § 16-14-103(1), C.R.S. 2020, and a trial on the untried charges must begin within 182 days after receipt of the request, § 16-14-104(1), C.”
People v. McKimmy, 2014 CO 76 (Colo. 2014). “at 377, 380 (citing § 16-14-103). Importantly, we observed that, had the superintendent complied with his duties under section 16-14-103 to forward the requests, the court and prosecution “would have received copies of Trancoso’s request,” and that such compliance…”
v. Yakas, 2019 COA 117 (Colo. Ct. App. 2019). “Superintendent’s UMDDA Requirements ¶ 17 Section 16-14-103, C.R.S. 2018, provides that (1) Any request made pursuant to section 16- 14-102 shall be delivered to the superintendent where the prisoner is confined who shall forthwith: (a) Certify the term of commitment under which…”
People v. Bean, 650 P.2d 565 (Colo. 1982). “” Section 16-14-103(1), C.R.S.1973 (1978 Repl.”
Martin v. People, 738 P.2d 789 (Colo. 1987). “The Court of Appeals and the trial court determined that the defendant waived any objection he might have had to the superintendent’s failure to comply with the requirements of section 16-14-103 because no objection was asserted until the day of trial.”
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 16-14-103(1)(a): 2 cases
People v. Adolf, 296 P.3d 251 (Colo. Ct. App. 2012). “Also absent from defendant's statements is any contention that he was advised by the superintendent pursuant to section 16-14-103(1)(a), C.R.S.2011, that his commitment had been certified and the earned time he was entitled to had been calculated-information the superintendent…”
People v. Gess, 250 P.3d 734 (Colo. Ct. App. 2010).
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 16-14-103(1)(b): 3 cases
People v. McKimmy, 2014 CO 76 (Colo. 2014). “at 377, 380 (citing § 16-14-103). Importantly, we observed that, had the superintendent complied with his duties under section 16-14-103 to forward the requests, the court and prosecution “would have received copies of Trancoso’s request,” and that such compliance…”
People v. Adolf, 296 P.3d 251 (Colo. Ct. App. 2012). “Also absent from defendant's statements is any contention that he was advised by the superintendent pursuant to section 16-14-103(1)(a), C.R.S.2011, that his commitment had been certified and the earned time he was entitled to had been calculated-information the superintendent…”
Peo v. Pettigrew (Colo. Ct. App. 2025).
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 16-14-103(l)(a): 2 cases
People v. Bean, 650 P.2d 565 (Colo. 1982). “” Section 16-14-103(1), C.R.S.1973 (1978 Repl.”
People v. Trancoso, 776 P.2d 374 (Colo. 1989). “§ 16-14-103. We affirm the district court’s dismissal of the charges.”
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 16-14-103(l)(b): 2 cases
People v. Bean, 650 P.2d 565 (Colo. 1982). “” Section 16-14-103(1), C.R.S.1973 (1978 Repl.”
People v. Trancoso, 776 P.2d 374 (Colo. 1989). “§ 16-14-103. We affirm the district court’s dismissal of the charges.”
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