Colorado legal term
Place of confinement in Colorado Criminal Law
Current through 2026 Colorado legislative session
In Colorado criminal law, “Place of confinement” is a term defined by statute rather than by its everyday meaning. Its statutory definition — quoted verbatim below — controls how the term is applied throughout the Colorado criminal code.
What does “Place of confinement” mean in Colorado criminal law?
"Place of confinement" means a jail or other fixed place of confinement operated by the county or other governmental authority to hold persons committed, imprisoned, or arrested for any cause, or a facility or other fixed place of confinement operated by the department of corrections or under contract with the department of corrections at which the in-custody person is held for more than twenty-four hours. (C.R.S. § 16-3-400.3)
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