Under, CRS 23-5-124, known as the Student Riot Act, all students enrolled at
a public institution are required to be notified about the act.

This e-mail is being sent to you in fulfillment of this requirement and as a
courtesy. UCCS uses e-mail as an official means of communicating important information to students.

Colorado Law on Student Riots - Colorado Revised Statutes, 23-5-124

For your information, Colorado law prohibits persons convicted of rioting from
enrolling in state-supported universities/colleges for 12 months following the
date of a conviction. In 2002, the following statute was enacted by the Colorado
General Assembly:

1. No person who is convicted of a riot offense shall be enrolled in a state-supported
institution of higher education for a period of 12 months following the date
of conviction.
2. A student who is enrolled in a state-supported institution of higher education
and who is convicted of a riot offense shall be immediately suspended from the
institution upon the institution's notification of such conviction for a period
of 12 months following the date of conviction: except that a student has been
suspended prior to the date of conviction by the state–supported institution
of higher education for the same riot activity, the 12-month suspension shall
run from the start of the suspension imposed by the institution.
3. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit a state-supported institution
of higher education from implementing its own policies and procedures or disciplinary
actions, in addition to the suspension in subsection (2) of this section, regarding
students involved in riots.
4. (a) The court in each judicial district shall report to the Colorado Commission
on Higher Education (CCHE) the name of any person who is convicted in the judicial
district of a riot offense.
(b) The Colorado Commission on Higher Education shall make the convictions reports
received pursuant to paragraph (a) of this subsection (4) available to all state-supported
institutions of higher education with the notification that the persons included
in the conviction reports are subject to the provisions of this section and that
the state-supported institution of higher education in which any of such persons
are enrolled shall consider appropriate disciplinary action against the student.

5. Each state-supported institution of higher education shall notify its students
and prospective students of the requirements of this section. The governing board
of each state-supported institution of higher education shall prescribe the manner
in which this information shall be disseminated.
6. For purposes of this section, unless the context otherwise requires:
(a) "Convicted" means having received a verdict of guilty, pleaded guilty or
nolo contendere, or having received a deferred judgment and sentence.

For additional information or questions about this policy, please contact:

Dean of Students
Main Hall 202
719-262-4443