Senate Bill 20-179 Summary

• Each district attorney in Colorado must collect demographic data on defendants including age, race, ethnicity, gender, zip code, primary language, national origin, and indigency status

• District attorneys must collect criminal charge data including each charge filed, drug type and amount for drug charges, and the alleged date and place of offense

• District attorneys must collect bail and pretrial release data including the release determination, conditions of release, bail or bond amounts, revocation information, and the district attorney's release recommendation

• District attorneys must collect sentencing data including offense classification, the district attorney's sentence recommendation, sentence imposed, diversionary programs offered and completed, and plea bargains offered and accepted

• District attorneys must create an annual report and make all collected data available to the public, with data anonymized to identify defendants without personally identifying them or any victims