HB 17-1330

House Bill 17-1330, titled "No Escape Convictions For Habitual Criminals," stops escape or attempted escape convictions from being used to label someone as a habitual criminal. This applies whether the conviction happened before or after the bill was passed and specifically excludes community corrections facilities and halfway houses from this rule. The governor has signed this bill into law, meaning it is now official Colorado state law.

Official Summary

Current law states that a conviction for escape or for attempt to escape may not be used for the purpose of adjudicating a person an habitual criminal unless the conviction is based on the offender's escape or attempt to escape from a correctional facility. The bill clarifies that this prohibition applies to both current and prior convictions for escape and attempt to escape. The bill also states that for the purposes of this prohibition, 'correctional facility' does not include a community corrections facility or a halfway house. (Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.)

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