CO SB153

Establishes the Colorado Offender Identification Program to help incarcerated individuals obtain state-issued identification cards (driver's licenses or Real ID-compliant identification) before release from correctional facilities.

Requires the Department of Corrections to review offenders upon intake at the Denver Reception and Diagnostic Center to determine eligibility for state identification and assist eligible offenders in obtaining cards.

Mandates that all offenders released on or after January 1, 2022, who are eligible for and participate in the program receive a state-issued identification card upon release.

Program assistance includes providing transportation to identification offices, requesting necessary identification documents, assisting with online card ordering, and helping obtain replacement social security cards or birth certificates.

Requires the Department of Corrections to post annual reports by July 31st showing the number of eligible offenders identified and the number who participated and were released with identification cards.