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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 17-22.5-102 (2026)

Custody of department

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When any person is sentenced to any correctional facility, that person shall be deemed to be in the custody of the executive director or his designee and shall begin serving his sentence on the date of sentencing.

Source: L. 84: Entire article R&RE, p. 517, § 1, effective July 1.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 7 cases, 1983–2016 · leading case: People v. Turman, 659 P.2d 1368 (Colo. 1983).
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People v. Turman, 659 P.2d 1368 (Colo. 1983). · cites it 6× “[3] Section 17-22.5-102, C.R.S.1973 (1980 Supp.”
Dean v. People, 2016 CO 14, 366 P.3d 593. “§§ 17-22.5-102. 5(1)(c), -401. In addition, the parole eligibility scheme is rationally designed to ensure general congruence between the seriousness of the sentence imposed and the sentence actually served.”
Griess v. State of Colo., 624 F. Supp. 450 (D. Colo. 1985). · cites it 4× “[3] Earned time per Colo.Rev.Stat. § 17-22.5-102 (now superseded by Colo.”
Higgins v. Colorado Dep't of Corr., 876 P.2d 124 (Colo. Ct. App. 1994). · cites it 3× “Section 17-22.5-102, C.R.S. (1986 Repl.Vol.”
People v. Alexander, 797 P.2d 1250 (Colo. 1990). “§ 17-22.5-102, 8A C.R.S. (1986). 7 . The People calculate that the defendant will become eligible for parole after serving 21 ½ years of his sentence.”
Murphy v. Pakenham, 923 P.2d 375 (Colo. Ct. App. 1996). · cites it 3× “Section 17-22.5-102, C.R.S. (1986 Repl.Vol.”
People v. Mackey, 101 P.3d 1143 (Colo. Ct. App. 2004). · cites it 3× “126, § 17-22.5-102 at 517. Section 16-11-808(1) provides: "When any person is sentenced to any correctional facility, that person shall be deemed to be in the custody of the executive director of the department of corrections or his designee.”
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