CO SB119

Amends Colorado's false imprisonment statute to make confining or detaining a minor (person under 18) in a locked or barricaded room a class 5 felony when it causes bodily injury or serious emotional distress and is part of a continued pattern of cruel punishment, unreasonable isolation, or confinement.

Makes confining or detaining a minor using tying, caging, chaining, or similar physical restraints a class 5 felony when it causes bodily injury or serious emotional distress.

Eliminates physician-patient and spousal privilege in prosecutions involving the minor confinement offenses described in the statute.

Preserves the affirmative defense available under section 18-1-703 for defendants charged with false imprisonment of a minor.

Appropriates $22,072 for fiscal year 2018-19, increasing to $34,677 for 2019-20 and $39,334 for fiscal years 2020-21 through 2022-23, with the appropriation section repealing July 1, 2023.