Colorado statute
C.R.S. § 19-2.5-1511.5 — Policies concerning use of telephones and other communications services by juvenile detention facilities.
Current through 2025 Regular Session
Part of Part 15: FACILITIES, Colorado Revised Statutes.
Full text of C.R.S. § 19-2.5-1511.5
Statutory text current through the 2025 Regular Session. This is an officially sanctioned publication using the official text of the Colorado Revised Statutes; it is not the official statutes of the State of Colorado.
(1) The department of human services shall provide voice communications services to juveniles in the department's custody and who are confined in a juvenile detention facility. The department of human services may supplement voice communications services with other communications services, including, but not limited to, video communication and electronic mail or messaging services. In administering the use of communications services, the department of human services shall not receive any revenue, including commissions or fees. (2) In administering the use of communications services pursuant to subsection (1) of this section, access to communications services must not be limited beyond what is necessary for routine facility operations. Any communications service provided must be free of charge to the person initiating and the person receiving the communications service.
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