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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-1.3-904 (2026)

Indeterminate commitment

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The district court having jurisdiction may, subject to the requirements of this part 9, in lieu of the sentence otherwise provided by law, commit a sex offender to the custody of the department for an indeterminate term having a minimum of one day and a maximum of his or her natural life.

Source: L. 2002: Entire article added with relocations, p. 1431, § 2, effective October 1.

Editor's note: This section is similar to former § 16-13-203 as it existed prior to 2002.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2004–2021 · leading case: In Re The PEOPLE of the State of Colorado v. Michael Anthony MANAOIS, 488 P.3d 1099 (Colo. 2021).
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In Re The PEOPLE of the State of Colorado v. Michael Anthony MANAOIS, 488 P.3d 1099 (Colo. 2021). · cites it 2× “" 6 § 18-1.3-904, C.R.S. ( 2020 ) . Although the 1968 Act does not include a legislative declaration, its contents make plain that the legislature was concerned with the heightened risk that the most dangerous sex offenders pose to public safety, and relatedly, the feasibility…”
People v. Bobrik, 87 P.3d 865 (Colo. Ct. App. 2004). · cites it 3× “Section 18-1.3-904, C.R.S.2002; People v.”
People in re J.C, 2018 COA 22 (Colo. Ct. App. 2018). · cites it 2× “2017 (governing duration of sentences for felonies and providing that such sentences shall be for a “definite term”), with § 18-1.3-904, C.R.S. 2017 (a court must “commit a sex offender to the custody of the department for an indeterminate term having a minimum of one day and a…”
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