CO HB1049

Arrested persons have the right to communicate with an attorney and family member via telephone or other reasonable means at the earliest possible time after arrival at a confinement facility, with this right renewed upon transfer to a new place of custody.

Attorneys' authorized representatives (professionals employed by or under contract with attorneys to assist in legal representation) are now permitted to communicate with and consult confined persons on behalf of the attorney.

Facilities must allow attorneys or their authorized representatives to initiate communication with confined persons through telephone, video conferencing, or other electronic methods determined by the facility administration.

Attorney-client communications, including electronic communications, must be private, unrecorded, and provided at no cost to the confined person or attorney.

"Place of confinement" is defined as county jails, governmental detention facilities, or Department of Corrections facilities where a person is held for more than 24 hours.