SB 24-118

Senate Bill 24-118, which has been signed into law, changes how certain sex offenders are sentenced in Colorado. Instead of indeterminate sentences, the new law sets mandatory minimum prison terms for most sex offenses, requiring that these individuals serve at least 75% of their sentence before becoming eligible for parole. The bill also mandates that specific sex offenders must complete treatment programs either while in prison or during community supervision after release. This affects people convicted of sex crimes and impacts how they are punished and managed by the justice system. Since it has been signed, the law is now in effect.

Official Summary

Under current law, a person convicted of certain sex offenses is subject to an indeterminate prison sentence. The bill eliminates indeterminate prison sentences except for Colorado Jessica's Law convictions and imposes mandatory minimum determinate sentences with a requirement to serve 75% of the sentence before parole eligibility and an indeterminate term of parole. The bill specifies which sex offenders must complete mandatory sex offender treatment while in prison and which sex offenders may complete the treatment in the community while serving the community portion of the sex offender's sentence.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.)