C.R.S. § 24-72-708 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 72 / Part 7 / Section 24-72-708
24-72-708. Sealing of criminal conviction records information for municipal offenses for co
Status: in_force

24-72-708. Sealing of criminal conviction records information for municipal offenses for convictions. (1) Sealing of conviction records. A defendant may file a motion in the criminal case in which any conviction records pertaining to the defendant for a municipal violation are located for the sealing of the conviction records within the time frames described in subsection (3)(a) of this section, except basic identification information, if:

(a) The defendant has not been charged with or convicted of a felony, misdemeanor, or misdemeanor traffic offense since the date of the final disposition of all criminal proceedings against the defendant or the date of the defendant's release from supervision, whichever is later; and

(b) The conviction records sought to be sealed are not for a misdemeanor traffic offense committed either by a holder of a commercial learner's permit or a commercial driver's license, as defined in section 42-2-402, or by the operator of a commercial motor vehicle, as defined in section 42-2-402.

(2) Sealing of conviction records with a single subsequent offense. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (1)(a) of this section, a defendant may file a motion in the criminal case in which any conviction records pertaining to the defendant for a municipal violation or petty offense are located for the sealing of the conviction records within the time frames described in subsection (3)(b) of this section, except basic identification information, if:

(a) The defendant was convicted of a single offense that was not a felony and did not involve domestic violence as defined in section 18-6-800.3 (1), unlawful sexual behavior as defined in section 16-22-102 (9), or child abuse as defined in section 18-6-401;

(b) The defendant has not been convicted of a felony, misdemeanor, or misdemeanor traffic offense since the date of the final disposition of all criminal proceedings against the defendant for the subsequent criminal case or since the date of the defendant's release from supervision for the subsequent case, whichever is later; and

(c) The conviction sought to be sealed is not a municipal assault or battery offense in which the underlying factual basis involves domestic violence, as defined in section 18-6-800.3 (1), or any other municipal violation in which the underlying factual basis involves domestic violence, as defined in section 18-6-800.3 (1).

(3) Timing for filing motions. (a) A motion filed pursuant to subsection (1) of this section may be filed three years after the later of the date of the final disposition of all criminal proceedings against the defendant or the release of the defendant from supervision concerning a criminal conviction.

(b) A motion filed pursuant to subsection (2) of this section may be filed ten years after the date of the final disposition of all criminal proceedings against the defendant for the subsequent criminal case or ten years after the date of the defendant's release from supervision for the subsequent criminal case, whichever is later.

(4) Upon filing the motion, the defendant shall pay the filing fee required by law.

(5) (a) Upon the filing of a motion, the court shall review the motion and determine whether there are grounds pursuant to this section to proceed to a hearing on the petition. If the court determines that the motion on its face is insufficient or if the court determines that, after taking judicial notice of matters outside the motion, the defendant is not entitled to relief pursuant to this section, the court shall enter an order denying the motion and mail a copy of the order to the defendant. The court's order shall specify the reasons for the denial of the motion.

(b) If the court determines that the petition is sufficient on its face and that no other grounds exist at that time for the court to deny the petition pursuant to this section, the court shall grant the motion unless the prosecution files an objection. If the prosecution files a written objection, the court shall set a date within forty-two days after the filing of the motion for a hearing and the court shall notify the prosecution, the municipal police department or local law enforcement agency, and any other person or agency identified by the defendant.

(c) After the hearing described in subsection (5)(b) of this section is conducted and if the court finds that the harm to the privacy of the defendant or the dangers of unwarranted, adverse consequences to the defendant outweigh the public interest in retaining public access to the conviction records, the court may order the conviction records, except basic identification information, to be sealed. In making this determination, the court shall consider the factors in section 24-72-706 (1)(g).

(d) Pursuant to section 24-72-703 (12)(b), the court shall not factor in or take into consideration any unpaid fines, court costs, late fees, or other fees ordered by the court in the case that is the subject of the motion to seal when the court is determining whether the record should be sealed. Conviction records may not be sealed if the defendant still owes restitution unless the court that entered the order for restitution vacated the order.
C.R.S. § 24-33.5-503 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 33.5 / Part 5 / Section 24-33.5-503
24-33.5-503. Duties of division
Status: repealed

24-33.5-503. Duties of division. (1) The division has the following duties:

(a) In cooperation with other agencies, to collect and disseminate information concerning crime and criminal justice for the purpose of assisting the general assembly and of enhancing the quality of criminal justice at all levels of government in this state;

(b) To analyze this state's activities in the administration of criminal justice and the nature of the problems confronting it and to make recommendations and to develop comprehensive plans of action for the improvement of criminal justice and for crime and delinquency control and related matters for consideration and implementation by the appropriate agencies of state and local government. In developing such plans, the division shall draw upon the planning capabilities of other agencies, particularly the judicial department and the department of corrections.

(c) To advise and assist law enforcement agencies in this state to improve their law enforcement systems and their relationships with other agencies and the statewide system;

(d) To act as the state planning agency under the federal "Crime Control Act of 1973", Pub.L. 93-83;

(e) To do all things necessary to apply for, qualify for, accept, and expend any state, federal, or other moneys made available or allotted under said Public Law 93-83 and under any other law or program, including the Colorado community policing program described in part 6 of this article, designed to improve the administration of criminal justice, court systems, law enforcement, prosecution, corrections, probation and parole, juvenile delinquency programs, and related fields;

(f) To administer a statistical analysis center for the purpose of collecting and analyzing statewide criminal justice statistics;

(g) To establish and maintain a jail health-care project to assist detention facilities in acquiring accreditation from the American medical association, provide technical assistance to jails relating to the development, upgrading, and evaluation of inmate health-care delivery systems, act as an educational clearinghouse for information related to jail health care, assist in the development of specialized training programs for detention personnel, provide technical assistance in the planning and construction of new jail facilities relating to inmate health-care delivery systems, and implement cooperation between community and state agencies to improve detention health care;

(h) Repealed.

(i) To promulgate rules and regulations which set minimum standards for temporary holding facilities as defined in section 19-1-103;

(j) To carry out the duties specified in article 27.8 of title 17, C.R.S.;

(k) To carry out the duties prescribed in article 11.5 of title 16, C.R.S.;

(l) To carry out the duties prescribed in article 11.7 of title 16, C.R.S.;

(m) To provide information to the director of research of the legislative council concerning population projections, research data, and other information relating to the projected long-range needs of correctional facilities and juvenile detention facilities and any other related data requested by the director;

(n) To carry out the duties prescribed in section 16-11-101.7 (3), C.R.S.;

(o) To develop, in consultation with the sex offender management board and the judicial branch by January 1, 1999, the risk assessment screening instrument that will be provided to the sentencing courts to determine the likelihood that a sex offender would commit one or more of the offenses specified in section 18-3-414.5 (1)(a)(II), C.R.S., under the circumstances described in section 18-3-414.5 (1)(a)(III), C.R.S.;

(p) To implement, in consultation with the judicial branch, by July 1, 1999, the risk assessment screening instrument developed pursuant to paragraph (o) of this subsection (1);

(q) To review existing policies relating to the issuance and use of no-knock search warrants pursuant to part 3 of article 3 of title 16, C.R.S.;

(r) To inspect secure juvenile facilities and collect data on juveniles that are held in secure juvenile facilities, jails, and lockups throughout the state;

(r.5) To administer the juvenile diversion program created and authorized in section 19-2.5-402, including the allocation of money for the program;

(s) Repealed.

(t) To analyze the data from the state board of parole provided to the division pursuant to section 17-22.5-404 (6), C.R.S., and to provide training to the board, pursuant to section 17-22.5-404 (6), C.R.S., regarding how to use the data obtained and analyzed to facilitate the board's decision-making;

(u) Repealed.

(v) Notwithstanding section 24-1-136 (11)(a)(I), to provide to the judiciary committees of the senate and the house of representatives, or any successor committees, a status report on the effect on parole outcomes and use of any money allocated pursuant to House Bill 10-1360, enacted in 2010;

(w) To develop the administrative release guideline instrument for use by the state board of parole as described in section 17-22.5-107 (1), C.R.S.;

(x) To develop the Colorado risk assessment scale as described in section 17-22.5-404 (2)(a), C.R.S.;

(y) To develop, in cooperation with the department of corrections and the state board of parole, a parole board action form;

(z) To provide training on the Colorado risk assessment scale and the administrative release guideline instrument as required by section 17-22.5-404 (2)(c);

(aa) To receive the information reported to the division by law enforcement agencies pursuant to section 22-32-146, C.R.S., and by district attorneys pursuant to section 20-1-113, C.R.S., and provide the information, as submitted to the division, to any member of the public upon request, in a manner that does not include any identifying information regarding any student. If the division provides the information to a member of the public upon request pursuant to this paragraph (aa), the division may charge a fee to the person, which fee shall not exceed the direct and indirect costs incurred by the division in providing the information.

(bb) To develop the certificate of compliance required by section 16-4-102 (2)(j)(III) that includes specific certifications for:

(I) Posting the notices required by section 16-4-102 (2)(h)(I)(A) and (2)(i) for inmates and the public to see;

(II) Creation and provision of the notice required by section 16-4-102 (2)(h);

(III) Creation and training on the written policies required by section 16-4-102 (2)(j)(I); and

(IV) Timely updates required by section 16-4-102 (2)(j)(II); and

(cc) Maintain a publicly accessible database of the certificates of compliance, policies, and notices filed by a sheriff pursuant to section 16-4-102 (2)(j)(III);

(dd) (I) In consultation with the advisory committees created for the grant programs in Senate Bill 22-001, enacted in 2022, and Senate Bill 22-145, enacted in 2022, referred to in this subsection (1)(dd) as the "grant programs":

(A) To develop appropriate evaluation metrics for considering grant applications and reporting requirements for grant recipients;

(B) To receive and analyze the data on each grant program; and

(C) To identify best practices from each grant program; and

(II) On or before November 15, 2026, to submit a written report to the judiciary committees of the senate and house of representatives, or any successor committees, and to the joint budget committee of the general assembly concerning the effectiveness of programs funded through the grant programs and recommendations for continued funding for any such programs.

(ee) To maintain a dashboard of the basic findings of jail assessments conducted pursuant to section 30-10-530 (5); and

(ff) To create, maintain, and update a list of funding assistance and related resources that is available to jails to offset the costs associated with complying with jail standards.

(gg) Death Benefit. The surviving spouse, children or estate of any peace officer killed in the line of Duty shall be paid one million dollars in death benefits from the Peace Officer Training and Support Fund created in C.R.S. 24-33.5-537. This payment is in addition to any other payments including workers compensation, survivor benefits in a pension system, or other benefits provided by law.

(2) (a) (I) On or before April 1, 2016, and every April 1 thereafter, the division has the duty to compile and analyze the data reported by law enforcement agencies and prepare a report, without identifying information, concerning the total number of tickets, summonses, or arrests that occurred on school grounds, in school vehicles, or at a school activity or sanctioned event and describe the final disposition of those tickets, summonses, or arrests by reporting agency, school, and location. The report must analyze the data by race, age, gender, ethnicity, and the specific type of offense with all national crime information center crime codes. The division of criminal justice shall support law enforcement agencies in their efforts to submit the required data, actively reach out to agencies that have failed to submit the required data, and provide a reasonable degree of training if necessary.

(II) Notwithstanding section 24-1-136 (11)(a)(I), the division shall submit the report to the education and judiciary committees of the house of representatives and the senate, or any successor committees. The division shall provide the report to any member of the public upon request, in a manner that does not include any identifying information regarding any student. If the division provides the information to a member of the public upon request pursuant to this subsection (2)(a), the division may charge a fee to the person, which fee shall not exceed the direct and indirect costs incurred by the division in providing the information. If the division adheres to all state and federal privacy and confidentiality laws concerning student information, the division may provide the aggregate data gathered by a law enforcement agency to any independent research or community-based organization working to analyze school-based criminal behavior and the response to that behavior by the juvenile and criminal justice systems. The data provided must not include any information that would identify any individual student.

(III) The division shall annually post the report on its website.

(b) The division has the duty to prepare a retroactive report meeting the requirements of paragraph (a) of this subsection (2) using existing data sources for the 2013-14 and 2014-15 school years.

(c) The division is only required to perform the duties of this subsection (2) if existing appropriations or resources are available.
C.R.S. § 24-9-105 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 9 / Section 24-9-105
24-9-105. Elected state officials - discretionary funds
Status: in_force

24-9-105. Elected state officials - discretionary funds. (1) Beginning with the fiscal year commencing July 1, 1985, and for each fiscal year thereafter, subject to annual appropriation by the general assembly, there is hereby available the following amounts for elected state officials for expenditure in pursuance of official business as each elected official sees fit:

(a) Governor, twenty thousand dollars;

(b) Lieutenant governor, five thousand dollars;

(c) Attorney general, five thousand dollars;

(d) Secretary of state, five thousand dollars;

(e) State treasurer, five thousand dollars.

(2) The appropriations made by paragraphs (a), (b), (c), and (e) of subsection (1) of this section shall be out of any moneys in the general fund not otherwise appropriated, and the appropriation made by paragraph (d) of subsection (1) of this section shall be out of any moneys in the department of state cash fund not otherwise appropriated.
C.R.S. § 24-19-105 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 19 / Section 24-19-105
24-19-105. Settlement agreements - public inspection - filing with the department of person
Status: in_force

24-19-105. Settlement agreements - public inspection - filing with the department of personnel. (1) (a) Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, if any settlement agreement between a governmental unit or government-financed entity and a government-supported official or employee settles any employment dispute between such parties and involves the payment of any compensation to such official or employee after the term of employment of such official or employee in a particular employment position has ended, information regarding any amounts paid or benefits provided under such settlement agreement shall be a matter of public record. Any governmental unit or government-financed entity that is a party to such a settlement agreement shall make such information available for public inspection and copying during regular business hours.

(b) If a state governmental unit enters into a settlement agreement to settle any employment dispute with a government-supported official or employee, the state governmental unit shall file a copy of the final settlement agreement with the department of personnel, which shall be a public record pursuant to the provisions of part 2 of article 72 of this title.

(2) The provisions of subsection (1) of this section shall apply to:

(a) Any settlement agreement entered into on or after July 1, 1993; and

(b) Any settlement agreement entered into prior to July 1, 1993, if no other provision of law would prohibit public disclosure of the provisions of such settlement agreement.
C.R.S. § 24-48.5-107 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 48.5 / Part 1 / Section 24-48.5-107
24-48.5-107. Film production companies - contact - registration - definitions
Status: in_force

24-48.5-107. Film production companies - contact - registration - definitions. (1) As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires:

(a) "Commercial advertising production" means the production of a film that is created to promote specific brands, products, services, retailers, or advocacy positions. Commercial advertising production does not include the production of a film that is for the purpose of advocating the election or defeat of a candidate or supporting or opposing a ballot issue or ballot question.

(b) "Film" means any visual or audiovisual work that contains a series of related images, that is fixed on photographic film, videotape, computer disc, laser disc, or a similar recording medium from which it can be viewed or reproduced, and that is a commercial advertising production or is shown in theaters, licensed for television broadcasting, or licensed for the home viewing market.

(c) "Production activities" means the shooting of a film, support activities related to such shooting, and any preshooting or postshooting activities that are necessary to produce a finished film, including but not limited to editing and the creation of sets, props, costumes, and special effects.

(d) "Production company" means a person, including a corporation or other business entity, that engages in production activities for the purpose of producing all or any portion of a film in Colorado.

(2) The Colorado office of economic development, or a designee of the director of the office, shall serve as the initial contact for any production company that is engaged in production activities in the state for the purpose of producing all or any portion of a film in the state. The office, or a designee of the director of the office, shall aid any production company in obtaining required permits, coordinating necessary state resources, scheduling the use of state highways or other state-owned property, ensuring that any fees imposed by any department, division, or entity of state government are waived for the production company pursuant to subsection (3) of this section, and shall otherwise assist a production company in filming all or a portion of a film in the state.

(3) Notwithstanding requirements otherwise specified in law, any permit fee that is imposed by any department, division, or entity of state government shall be waived for any production company that is participating in production activities in the state.

(4) The Colorado office of economic development shall satisfy the requirements of this section within the existing resources of the office.

(5) The director of the Colorado office of economic development may designate a person, a public or private entity, or a venture between public and private entities to be responsible for fulfilling the requirements of this section.
C.R.S. § 24-46.3-201 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 46.3 / Part 2 / Section 24-46.3-201
24-46.3-201. Legislative declaration
Status: in_force

24-46.3-201. Legislative declaration. (1) The general assembly hereby finds and declares that the hospitality industry:

(a) Plays a vital role in Colorado's economy;

(b) Is diverse, with employers throughout the state;

(c) Employs more than two hundred forty thousand people in Colorado;

(d) Produces more than ten billion dollars in annual sales in Colorado;

(e) Creates sales that generate more than six hundred million dollars in state and local taxes annually; and

(f) Is an essential element of Colorado's economy.

(2) Therefore, the general assembly finds and declares that developing a hospitality career secondary education grant program for Colorado citizens will:

(a) Increase the number of Colorado citizens accessing postsecondary education;

(b) Increase the number of Colorado citizens completing degrees and other credentials;

(c) Decrease the need for remediation at the postsecondary level;

(d) Increase entry into employment and increase wages over time; and

(e) Create better transitions in educational programs for students in the hospitality career pathway from high school to college.
C.R.S. § 24-82-602 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 82 / Part 6 / Section 24-82-602
24-82-602. Required energy performance goal
Status: in_force

24-82-602. Required energy performance goal. (1) All state buildings, and improvements thereto, with design commencing on or after July 1, 1981, shall be designed:

(a) To achieve a fifty-five thousand Btu/square foot/year energy performance goal for heating, cooling, lighting, and ventilation energy;

(b) To make maximum use of passive solar concepts such as energy conservation, natural lighting, and orientation and incorporation of thermal-mass;

(c) To make maximum use of economically feasible renewable energy systems;

(d) To achieve the ease of retrofit with renewable energy systems.

(2) A description of said system shall be posted or filed at the construction site, and copies thereof shall be made available to any interested party upon request.

(3) State buildings which are not office buildings shall be designed for maximum use of passive solar concepts, economically feasible renewable energy systems, and ease of renewable energy system retrofit but may exceed the fifty-five thousand Btu/square foot/year energy performance goal if approved by the department of personnel for each building on a case-by-case basis. Said goal may also be adjusted by the department of personnel to accommodate different climate zones in the state.

(4) This section shall not apply to space or buildings which are unconditioned or which are listed in the historical registry.
C.R.S. § 24-50-1111 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 50 / Part 11 / Section 24-50-1111
24-50-1111. Duties of the state
Status: in_force

24-50-1111. Duties of the state. (1) The state shall make payroll deductions for membership dues and other payments that covered employees authorize to be made to the certified employee organization and related entities. The certified employee organization and related entities shall be the only employee organization for which the state shall make payroll deductions from covered employees.

(2) The state shall honor the terms of covered employees' authorizations for payroll deductions made in any form that satisfies the requirements of the "Uniform Electronic Transactions Act", article 71.3 of this title 24, including without limitation electronic authorizations, including voice authorizations, that meet the requirements of an electronic signature as defined in section 24-71.3-102 (8). Covered employees' requests to cancel or change authorizations for payroll deductions shall be directed to the certified employee organization rather than to the state. The certified employee organization shall be responsible for processing these requests in accordance with the terms of the authorization. An authorization for a payroll deduction may not be irrevocable for a period of more than one year. A certified employee organization that certifies that it has and will maintain individual covered employee authorizations is not required to provide a copy of an individual authorization to the state unless a dispute arises about the existence or terms of that authorization. The certified employee organization shall indemnify the state for any claims made by the covered employee for deductions made in reliance on that information.

(3) (a) Each month the department of personnel shall, unless prohibited by law, provide to a certified employee organization the following information for each covered employee:

(I) Name, employee identification number, department, job class, job title, work telephone number, work e-mail address, work location, salary, and date of hire, as contained in the statewide system of record; and

(II) Home address, home and personal cellular phone numbers, and personal e-mail address unless directed by the covered employee not to provide the same pursuant to section 24-50-1107 (3).

(b) If the information is not contained in the statewide system of record, the department of personnel shall provide the employee organization notice and will have no obligation to provide the information until it is contained in the statewide system of record.

(c) A certified employee organization shall treat the information it receives under this subsection (3) as confidential and may not release the information to any third party except for the purpose of carrying out the certified employee organization's duties under this title 24 and communicating with covered employees.

(d) Records created in complying with this subsection (3) and containing a covered employee's personal home address, home and personal cellular phone number, and personal e-mail address shall be exempt from the "Colorado Open Records Act", part 2 of article 72 of this title 24.

(4) Within thirty days of a covered employee being hired, the state shall allow the certified employee organization to meet with that covered employee during work time as determined by subsection (5)(c) of this section.

(5) (a) The state must provide the certified employee organization access to its new employee orientations on paid time for newly hired covered employees.

(b) The state must provide the certified employee organization at least ten days notice in advance of a new employee orientation; except that a shorter notice may be provided where there is an urgent need critical to the state's operations that was not reasonably foreseeable.

(c) The state and the certified employee organization shall determine the structure, time, and manner of the employee organization's access through the partnership agreement process set forth in section 24-50-1112.

(6) After the state and the certified employee organization reach a partnership agreement, the initial or supplemental budget request from the governor to the general assembly shall include sufficient appropriations to implement the terms of the agreement requiring the expenditure of money. The provisions of a partnership agreement that require the expenditure of money shall be contingent upon the availability of money and the specific appropriation of money by the general assembly. If the general assembly rejects any part of the request, or while accepting the request takes any action which would result in a modification of the terms of the cost item submitted to it, either party may reopen negotiations concerning economic issues.

(7) The state and its designees and agents, including the governor's designee, the executive directors of state agencies, and other state officials charged with administering partnership agreements, shall engage in good faith in all aspects of the partnership process. The state and its designees and agents shall not:

(a) Take any action or make any statement in favor of or in opposition to a covered employee's decision to participate in, select, or join an employee organization, or to refrain from these activities; except that the state may respond to questions from a covered employee pertaining to the covered employee's employment or any matter described in this part 11, provided that such response is neutral toward participation, selection, and membership in an employee organization;

(b) Expend public money or resources for a negative campaign against an employee organization or provide assistance to any individual or group to engage in such a campaign. It is not a violation of this section for the state to respond to any requests pursuant to the "Colorado Open Records Act", part 2 of article 72 of this title 24, or to exercise any other obligation required by law.

(c) Interfere with, restrain, or coerce covered employees from exercising the rights granted by this part 11; except that this subsection (7)(c) does not impair the right of a certified employee organization to prescribe its own rules with respect to recruiting and maintaining its membership subject to section 24-50-1109 (3)(a);

(d) Discharge or discriminate against any covered employee because the employee filed an affidavit, or gave any information or testimony under this part 11, or because the employee formed, joined, or chose to be represented by any employee organization, or refrained from any such activities;

(e) Refuse to participate in the partnership process set forth in section 24-50-1112, once a certified employee organization is certified; or

(f) Refuse to participate in the partnership dispute resolution process.

(8) It shall constitute an unfair labor practice subject to review pursuant to section 24-50-1113 (3) for the state to engage in the activities prohibited under this section, or to fail to discharge its duties under this section. The governor shall not be subject to an unfair labor practice charge.
C.R.S. § 24-32-1616 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 32 / Part 16 / Section 24-32-1616
24-32-1616. Conformity with federal legislation
Status: repealed

24-32-1616. Conformity with federal legislation. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 24-32-705.7 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 32 / Part 7 / Section 24-32-705.7
24-32-705.7. Application process for all affordable housing programs administered by the divi
Status: in_force

24-32-705.7. Application process for all affordable housing programs administered by the division of housing - rules - definitions. (1) As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires:

(a) "Affordable housing" has the same meaning as set forth in section 24-32-705.5 (6).

(b) "Affordable housing program" means:

(I) Money loaned from the housing investment trust fund created in section 24-32-717 (1)(a);

(II) Any program that uses money from the housing development grant fund created in section 24-32-721 (1);

(III) The affordable housing guided toolkit and local officials guide program created in section 24-32-721.7 (1)(a);

(IV) The local investments in transformational affordable housing grant program created in section 24-32-729 (2)(a);

(V) The transformational affordable housing revolving loan fund program created in section 24-32-731 (2)(a); and

(VI) Any other program administered or implemented by the division that is related to affordable housing development.

(c) "Board" means the state housing board created in section 24-32-706 (1).

(2) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, all affordable housing programs administered or implemented by the division that require an application process are subject to the provisions of this section.

(3) (a) The division shall receive applications for affordable housing programs not less than once per quarter where a quarter is every three months beginning in July. The division shall publish the application schedule for the second half of state fiscal year 2024-25 no later than November 1, 2024, and shall publish the application schedule for each subsequent state fiscal year no later than May 1 of the preceding state fiscal year and shall update the schedule no later than sixty days before the start of the next quarter. If for any affordable housing program the division will not be accepting applications for an upcoming quarter, the division shall post notice of this on its website and include an explanation of why applications for the affordable housing program will not be accepted, which may include there being insufficient revenue to provide funding for the affordable housing program. Not later than ten calendar days from the date that a quarterly application period closes, the division shall complete the reviewing of all applications submitted in the application period for completeness and issue any requests for additional information, forms, or questions to the applicants, as necessary.

(b) (I) Within forty-five calendar days after a complete application is received by the division, and no more than forty-five calendar days after the seventeenth calendar day following the date an application is submitted, the division shall complete any additional review of an application that may be required after its initial review required by subsection (3)(a) of this section and either send all applications it deems complete to the board for final decision or make a final decision on applications it deems complete, as applicable. If the division is unable to send an application to the board within forty-five days, the division shall notify the applicant of the delay with an explanation for the delay and the date that the division will send the application to the board.

(II) The board shall meet and make a final decision on completed applications submitted to it from the division at the next regularly scheduled meeting of the board.

(c) (I) If the final decision on an application is approval of the application by the board or the division, as applicable, the division shall notify the approved applicant in writing in accordance with subsection (3)(c)(II) of this section and within thirty calendar days provide the approved applicant with a preliminary draft of any required contracts for loans or grants awarded pursuant to an affordable housing program, if applicable. The division has ninety days from the date of receiving a substantially complete post-award due diligence package from the approved applicant, or if no post-award due diligence is required then ninety days from the date of the end of the thirty-day period, to finalize any terms and conditions of approved loans or grants pursuant to an affordable housing program and execute any required contracts, but the ninety day period pauses for the period of time an approved applicant receives a preliminary draft from the division of any required contract for the affordable housing program until the division receives the executed contract from the approved applicant. The division shall provide executed contracts to an approved applicant within ten calendar days of finalizing the contract.

(II) Letters of approval required by subsection (3)(c)(I) of this section must include information concerning:

(A) The timeline for issuance of money as approved by the division or the board pursuant to the affordable housing program;

(B) Any terms for the loan or grant period; and

(C) Any conditions that the approved applicant must meet or provide prior to the execution of contracts for the loan or grant pursuant to the affordable housing program, including closing or curing any outstanding awards under other affordable housing programs.

(d) (I) Any changes to the terms of an approved loan or grant pursuant to an affordable housing program by the division must be made to an approved applicant within ten calendar days of the date the division issues a letter of approval required pursuant to subsection (3)(c)(I) of this section.

(II) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (3)(d)(I) of this section, an approved applicant may request changes to the terms of an approved loan or grant at any time before the contract is finalized and the division shall review and respond to any requests for changes made after approval of the loan or grant but before the contract is finalized within thirty days. A request for changes by an approved applicant may extend any applicable time period set forth in subsection (3)(c)(I) by not more than thirty days.

(4) The division may promulgate rules for the implementation of this section in accordance with article 4 of this title 24.
C.R.S. § 24-101-106 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 101 / Part 1 / Section 24-101-106
24-101-106. Procurement training
Status: in_force

24-101-106. Procurement training. The chief procurement officer, or his or her designee, may develop and conduct a procurement education and training program for employees of governmental bodies and for vendors.
C.R.S. § 24-70-225 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 70 / Part 2 / Section 24-70-225
24-70-225. Session laws - sale - price
Status: in_force

24-70-225. Session laws - sale - price. Copies of the session laws of Colorado shall be sold by the publisher thereof at the cost price per copy purchased for use of the state plus twenty percent and delivery charges.
C.R.S. § 24-7-103 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 7 / Section 24-7-103
24-7-103. Powers conferred
Status: in_force

24-7-103. Powers conferred. (1) Security officers employed and commissioned pursuant to this article that have been designated as peace officers pursuant to section 16-2.5-101, C.R.S., when operating on state owned or leased property, are hereby granted all the powers conferred by law upon peace officers to carry weapons and to make arrests.

(2) When not on state owned or leased property, security officers employed and commissioned pursuant to this article shall not have any authority not possessed by private citizens to arrest, investigate, or carry weapons. This subsection (2) shall not apply to peace officers as described in section 16-2.5-101, C.R.S.
C.R.S. § 24-22-116 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 22 / Section 24-22-116
24-22-116. Legislative declaration - exclusion of tobacco litigation settlement moneys from
Status: repealed

24-22-116. Legislative declaration - exclusion of tobacco litigation settlement moneys from fiscal year spending. (1) The general assembly hereby finds and declares that:

(a) In 1992, the voters of this state approved section 20 of article X of the state constitution, which limits fiscal year spending of state government;

(b) Section 20 (2)(e) of article X defines "fiscal year spending" to include all revenues and expenditures except those for refunds and those from certain sources, such as federal funds and damage awards;

(c) In exercising its legislative prerogative to enact legislation to implement section 20 of article X as it relates to state government, the general assembly enacted article 77 of this title during the 1993 regular session;

(d) As part of this implementing legislation, the general assembly defined certain terms that were necessary for the implementation of section 20 of article X but were not defined by the constitutional provision;

(e) The general assembly defined "damage award" to include any pecuniary compensation received by the state as a result of any judgment or allowance in favor of the state;

(f) The exclusion from state fiscal year spending of monetary awards to the state as the result of court action is consistent with the purpose of section 20 of article X, which is to protect taxpayers from unwarranted tax increases, since such monetary awards are not revenue raised by the state from taxpayers;

(g) The inclusion in state fiscal year spending of revenue over which the state has no control might imperil other state projects and programs, since fluctuations in such revenue can cause the state to exceed its constitutional spending limit and the refund of excess revenue could take away from another part of the state's budget;

(h) Due to this potential impact, the inclusion of such monetary awards in state fiscal year spending would discourage or prevent the state from pursuing legal action to protect the state's interests as authorized by law;

(i) All of the moneys received by the state in accordance with the terms of the master settlement agreement, the smokeless tobacco master settlement agreement, and the consent decree entered by the court in the case denominated State of Colorado, ex rel. Gale A. Norton, Attorney General v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.; American Tobacco Co., Inc.; Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corp.; Liggett & Myers, Inc.; Lorillard Tobacco Co., Inc.; Philip Morris, Inc.; United States Tobacco Co.; B.A.T. Industries, P.L.C.; The Council For Tobacco Research--U.S.A., Inc.; and Tobacco Institute, Inc., Case No. 97 CV 3432, in the district court for the city and county of Denver, and credited to the tobacco litigation settlement cash fund created in section 24-22-115 (1), including moneys transferred to the tobacco settlement defense account created in said cash fund pursuant to section 24-22-115 (2), are in settlement of the state of Colorado's antitrust, consumer protection, public nuisance, racketeering, and other statutory claims for relief against defendants in said action;

(j) (I) The moneys received by the state in accordance with said master settlement agreements and said consent decree are in settlement of nine statutory claims for relief made by the state against defendants in said action, three of which were based upon violations of the "Colorado Consumer Protection Act", two of which were based upon violations of the "Colorado Organized Crime Control Act", two of which were based upon violations of state public nuisance statutes, and only one of which was based upon violations of the "Colorado Antitrust Act of 1992" and the impact of such violations on increased health-care costs and expenditures of the state; and

(II) The state will take any legal action necessary to oppose any claim of the federal government to any portion of the moneys received by the state in accordance with said master settlement agreements and said consent decree for claims not related to such increased health-care costs and expenditures and for any amount of such moneys in excess of federal payments made for such increased health-care costs and expenditures;

(k) Monetary awards to the state as the result of said court action, including those distributed to local governments, satisfy the definition of "damage awards" and therefore are excluded from fiscal year spending.

(2) (a) (I) For purposes of section 20 of article X of the state constitution and article 77 of this title, any moneys credited to the tobacco litigation settlement cash fund in accordance with section 24-22-115 (1), including moneys transferred to the tobacco settlement defense account created in said cash fund pursuant to section 24-22-115 (2), are damage awards, as defined in section 24-77-102 (2), or interest accruing on such damage awards. Any moneys credited to or expended from the tobacco litigation settlement cash fund, including the tobacco settlement defense account, are not included in state fiscal year spending, as defined in section 24-77-102 (17), for any state fiscal year.

(II) Repealed.

(b) For purposes of section 20 of article X of the state constitution and article 77 of this title, any moneys expended from the tobacco litigation settlement cash fund created in section 24-22-115 (1), including the tobacco settlement defense account created in said cash fund pursuant to section 24-22-115 (2), and received by any local government are damage awards or interest accruing on such damage awards and are not included in the fiscal year spending of the receiving local government for any budget year.
C.R.S. § 24-4.1-119 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 4.1 / Part 1 / Section 24-4.1-119
24-4.1-119. Costs and surcharges levied on criminal actions and traffic offenses
Status: repealed

24-4.1-119. Costs and surcharges levied on criminal actions and traffic offenses. (1) (a) Except as provided in subsection (1)(c) of this section, a cost of one hundred sixty-three dollars for felonies, seventy-eight dollars for misdemeanors, forty-six dollars for class 1 misdemeanor traffic offenses, and thirty-three dollars for class 2 misdemeanor traffic offenses is levied on each criminal action resulting in a conviction or in a deferred judgment and sentence, as provided for in section 18-1.3-102, which criminal action is charged pursuant to state statute. The defendant shall pay these costs to the clerk of the court. Each clerk shall transmit the costs received to the court executive of the judicial district in which the offense occurred for credit to the crime victim compensation fund established in that judicial district.

(b) The costs required by subsection (1)(a) of this section shall not be levied on criminal actions which are charged pursuant to the penalty assessment provisions of section 42-4-1701 or to any violations of articles 1 to 15 of title 33.

(c) A cost of thirty-three dollars is levied on each criminal action resulting in a conviction or in a deferred judgment and sentence, as provided for in section 18-1.3-102 of a violation of section 42-4-1301 (1) or (2). The defendant shall pay this cost to the clerk of the court, who shall transmit the costs received to the court executive of the judicial district in which the offense occurred for credit to the crime victim compensation fund established in that judicial district.

(d) and (e) Repealed.

(f) (I) A surcharge is levied against each penalty assessment imposed for a violation of a class A or class B traffic infraction or class 1 or class 2 misdemeanor traffic offense pursuant to section 42-4-1701. The amount of the surcharge is one half of the amount specified in the penalty and surcharge schedule in section 42-4-1701 (4) or, if no surcharge amount is specified, the surcharge is calculated as thirty-seven percent of the penalty imposed. All money collected by the department of revenue pursuant to this subsection (1)(f) must be transmitted to the court executive of the judicial district in which the infraction occurred for credit to the crime victim compensation fund established in that judicial district in accordance with the requirements set forth in section 42-1-217.

(II) All calculated surcharge amounts pursuant to this subsection (1)(f) resulting in dollars and cents must be rounded down to the nearest whole dollar.

(III) The surcharges levied pursuant to this subsection (1)(f) are separate and distinct from surcharges levied pursuant to section 24-4.2-104 for the victims and witnesses assistance and law enforcement fund.

(g) (I) A surcharge of eight dollars is levied against each penalty imposed for violation of a civil infraction pursuant to section 16-2.3-101. The clerk of the court shall transmit all money collected to the court executive of the judicial department in which the offense occurred for credit to the crime victim compensation fund established in that judicial district.

(II) The surcharges levied pursuant to this subsection (1)(g) are separate and distinct from surcharges levied pursuant to section 24-4.2-104 for the victims and witnesses assistance and law enforcement fund.

(h) A cost of thirty-three dollars is levied on each criminal action that results with placement in an alternative sentencing program pursuant to section 18-1.3-101. This cost is paid to the alternative sentencing program and then transmitted to the court executive of the judicial district where the offense occurred for credit to the crime victim compensation fund established in that judicial district.

(1.5) A cost or surcharge levied pursuant to this section may not be suspended or waived by the court unless the court determines that the defendant against whom the cost or surcharge is levied is indigent.

(2) For purposes of determining the order of priority for payments required of a defendant pursuant to section 18-1.3-204 (2.5) the payments to the victim compensation fund required under this part 1 are the first obligation of the defendant.

(3) The provisions of sections 18-1.3-701 and 18-1.3-702 are applicable as to the collection of costs levied pursuant to this part 1.
C.R.S. § 24-60-4404 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 12 / Part 44 / Section 24-60-4404
24-60-4404. Repeal of part
Status: repealed

24-60-4404. Repeal of part. If the revisor of statutes has not received the notice required by section 24-60-4403 by June 29, 2026, this part 44 is repealed, effective June 30, 2026.
C.R.S. § 24-33.5-2106 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 33.5 / Part 21 / Section 24-33.5-2106
24-33.5-2106. Reporting requirements
Status: in_force

24-33.5-2106. Reporting requirements. (1) On or before January 15, 2020, and on or before January 15 each year thereafter for the duration of the grant program, each school that receives a grant through the grant program shall submit a report to the office of school safety created in section 24-33.5-2702. At a minimum, the report must include the following information:

(a) The number of schools that used grant money to provide training programs to appropriate personnel regarding effective communications with first responders in an emergency;

(b) The number of schools that used grant money to provide or upgrade its interoperable technology, including interoperable communication hardware or software; and

(c) The total number of students enrolled in the schools that received grant money.

(2) On or before January 15, 2019, and on or before January 31 each year thereafter for the duration of the grant program, the department shall include a summarized report of the activities of the grant program in the department's annual presentation to the applicable committee of reference pursuant to section 2-7-203.

(3) Notwithstanding section 24-1-136 (11)(a)(I), the reporting requirements set forth in this section continue until the grant program repeals pursuant to section 24-33.5-2108.
C.R.S. § 24-15-101 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 15 / Section 24-15-101
24-15-101. Seals
Status: in_force

24-15-101. Seals. Whenever this title requires the use of a seal in the performance of any duties, it shall be sufficient that a rubber stamp with a facsimile affixed thereon of the seal required to be used is placed or stamped with indelible ink upon the document requiring the seal.
C.R.S. § 24-36-114 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 36 / Part 1 / Section 24-36-114
24-36-114. How interest earnings credited - management fee
Status: repealed

24-36-114. How interest earnings credited - management fee. (1) All interest derived from the deposit and investment of state moneys shall be credited to the general fund unless otherwise expressly provided by law.

(2) and (3) Repealed.
C.R.S. § 24-20-103 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 20 / Part 1 / Section 24-20-103
24-20-103. Keep military record - entries
Status: in_force

24-20-103. Keep military record - entries. The governor shall cause a military record to be kept, in which shall be made an entry of every act done by him as commander in chief of the militia.
C.R.S. § 24-33.5-516 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 33.5 / Part 5 / Section 24-33.5-516
24-33.5-516. Study marijuana implementation
Status: in_force

24-33.5-516. Study marijuana implementation. (1) The division shall gather data and undertake or contract for a scientific study of law enforcement's activity related to the implementation of section 16 of article XVIII of the state constitution over the two-year period beginning January 1, 2006, and over the two-year period beginning January 1, 2014, and each two-year period thereafter. The studies conducted after July 1, 2016, may include relevant comparisons to law enforcement's activity before the legalized sale of retail marijuana.

(2) To be included in the study, the division or contractor must have data for each of the two-year periods described in subsection (1) of this section. The study must include information concerning:

(a) Marijuana-initiated contacts by law enforcement, broken down by judicial district and by race and ethnicity, to the extent available, and the feasibility of collecting data regarding marijuana-initiated contacts by law enforcement, including a description of efforts being made by local law enforcement to establish consistent definitions and any proposals for a system of reporting such data to the division;

(b) Comprehensive school data, both statewide and by individual school, including suspensions, expulsions, and police referrals related to drug use and sales, broken down by specific drug categories;

(c) Marijuana arrest data, including amounts of marijuana with each arrest, broken down by judicial district and by race and ethnicity;

(d) Traffic accidents, including fatalities and serious injuries related to being under the influence of marijuana;

(e) Diversion of marijuana to persons under twenty-one years of age;

(f) Diversion of marijuana out of Colorado;

(g) Crime occurring in and relating to the operation of marijuana establishments;

(h) Utilization of parcel services for the transfer of marijuana;

(i) Data related to drug-endangered children, specifically for marijuana;

(j) Probation data;

(k) Data on emergency room visits related to the use of marijuana and the outcomes of those visits, including information from Colorado poison control center;

(l) Outdoor marijuana cultivation facilities;

(m) Money laundering relating to both licensed and unlicensed marijuana; and

(n) The role of organized crime in marijuana.

(3) The division is not required to perform the duties required by this section until the marijuana cash fund, created in section 44-10-801, has received sufficient revenue to fully fund the appropriations made to the department of revenue related to article 10 of title 44, and the general assembly has appropriated sufficient money from the fund for such duties.

(4) The division shall issue a report of each scientific study and provide it to the judiciary committees of the senate and house of representatives, or any successor committees, the joint budget committee, and the department of revenue and shall post a copy on the division's website.
C.R.S. § 24-13-116 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 13 / Section 24-13-116
24-13-116. Approval of bonds - clerk of county board
Status: in_force

24-13-116. Approval of bonds - clerk of county board. The county treasurer, county assessor, county clerk and recorder, or any county officer shall file his official bond in the office of the county clerk and recorder, which bond shall be executed as required by law and shall be approved by the board of county commissioners in open session. If said board is not in session on the filing of such bond, then the county clerk and recorder shall judge of its sufficiency, subject to the final decision and approval of said board at its first meeting thereafter. If said board is not in session, the county clerk and recorder, in filing his bond, shall present the same to the chairman of the board of county commissioners or, in case of his absence or inability to act, to one of the other members of said board, who shall judge of its sufficiency, subject to the decision and approval of said board at its first meeting thereafter.
C.R.S. § 24-48.5-602 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 48.5 / Part 6 / Section 24-48.5-602
24-48.5-602. Legislative declaration
Status: in_force

24-48.5-602. Legislative declaration. (1) The general assembly hereby finds and declares that:

(a) There are nearly one hundred forty thousand small businesses with employees in Colorado;

(b) Small businesses in Colorado make up a disproportionately larger share of the economy of the state compared to the United States as a whole;

(c) Small businesses collectively employed over one million Coloradans before the public health crisis caused by COVID-19 began;

(d) The COVID-19 pandemic has harmed public health and economic conditions across the entire world, including the state of Colorado, across metropolitan regions, small towns, and rural communities, and has had a particularly deep negative financial impact on small businesses, their employees, and their home communities;

(e) The wide-ranging and continuing health and economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic are unprecedented in recent history and create unique challenges for the state;

(f) The health, safety, and welfare of the people of the state depend on the recovery of the state's economy, including the small businesses that make up a significant share of that economy;

(g) On March 27, 2020, the president of the United States signed the federal "Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act", also known as the "CARES Act", Pub.L. 116-136, to provide necessary federal funding for COVID-19 response and recovery;

(h) The CARES Act, along with other federal laws and programs, provided many critical resources for small businesses, but those resources are not expected to be sufficient to sustain the large and diverse small business community in the state as it recovers from the COVID-19 crisis and the resulting ongoing economic hardships;

(i) The governor's council on economic stabilization and growth, made up of volunteers from the private, public, and philanthropic sectors with diverse backgrounds from across Colorado, has recommended that the state seed the establishment of a fund of over one hundred million dollars to stimulate loans from lending institutions doing business in Colorado to Colorado small businesses to support the state's recovery and resiliency from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic;

(j) There is a well-functioning network of respected lending institutions across the state who are committed to the health of Colorado's economy and want to contribute their expertise and community relationships to support the success of Colorado's small business community;

(k) The state will rely on those lending institutions as essential partners in a small business recovery loan program; and

(l) Authorizing the creation of a small business recovery and resiliency loan program seeded by money provided by the state will support Colorado small businesses affected by the COVID-19 crisis, assist in the overall economic recovery of the state, and support resiliency for small businesses as new challenges emerge.

(2) The general assembly further finds and declares that:

(a) While the loan program authorized by this part 6 will be predominately capitalized by private sector investments, the limited use of state money obtained through the sale of insurance premium tax credits that will result in future state tax expenditures incurred for the purpose of supporting the program will, under the current economic conditions, result in the formation of more private capital at better terms for small business borrowers than would otherwise be available;

(b) The loan program, if successful, has the potential to help small businesses survive the crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, protect jobs across the state, and support resiliency for small businesses as new challenges emerge, which in turn will generate and sustain tax revenues to both the state and local governments;

(c) Preserving jobs with small businesses will also reduce public expenditures on safety net programs and other forms of assistance needed by those who have become unemployed as a result of the crisis caused by COVID-19;

(d) The state money contributed to the loan program therefore serves an important and discrete public purpose in securing the state's economic and overall recovery from the crisis caused by COVID-19 and in ensuring the state's resiliency among small businesses as new challenges emerge; and

(e) Supporting the state's recovery from the crisis caused by COVID-19 and ensuring the state's resiliency among small businesses as new challenges emerge is the primary purpose of the loan program and outweighs any benefit to private individuals or entities.

(3) The general assembly further finds and declares that:

(a) The insurance premium tax credits authorized by this part 6 as a method to provide money to the loan program are available only to insurance companies that incur premium tax liability in the state;

(b) The tax credits can only be used by an insurance company to offset tax liability actually incurred by the insurance company;

(c) The tax credits are not refundable and do not impose an obligation of payment in any future year upon the state;

(d) The use of proceeds from the sale of insurance premium tax credits to seed the loan program allows the state to accomplish this important public purpose through the use of future tax expenditures and therefore:

(I) Does not require the state to borrow money, extend or pledge the state's credit, or obligate the state to make future payments from state revenues; and

(II) Does not otherwise create any multiple-fiscal year direct or indirect district debt or other financial obligation whatsoever for purposes of section 20 (4)(a) of article X of the state constitution.
C.R.S. § 24-51-314 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 51 / Part 3 / Section 24-51-314
24-51-314. Termination of affiliation - rights of benefit recipients and inactive members
Status: in_force

24-51-314. Termination of affiliation - rights of benefit recipients and inactive members. The rights of benefit recipients and the vested rights of inactive members shall not be impaired or reduced in any manner as a result of the termination of affiliation of an employer with the association as provided in section 24-51-313.
C.R.S. § 24-50.5-101 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 50.5 / Section 24-50.5-101
24-50.5-101. Legislative declaration - repeal
Status: repealed

24-50.5-101. Legislative declaration - repeal. (1) The general assembly declares that the people of Colorado are entitled to information about the workings of state government in order to reduce the waste and mismanagement of public funds, to reduce abuses in government authority, and to prevent illegal and unethical practices. The general assembly further declares that employees of the state of Colorado are citizens first and have a right and a responsibility to behave as good citizens in our common efforts to provide sound management of governmental affairs. To help achieve these objectives, the general assembly declares that state employees should be encouraged to disclose information on actions of state agencies that are not in the public interest and that legislation is needed to ensure that any employee making such disclosures shall not be subject to disciplinary measures or harassment by any public official.

(2) Repealed.
C.R.S. § 24-50-602 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 50 / Part 6 / Section 24-50-602
24-50-602. Legislative declaration
Status: in_force

24-50-602. Legislative declaration. (1) It is declared that the purpose of this part 6 is as follows:

(a) To enable the state to attract and retain qualified employees by providing group benefits similar to those commonly provided in private industry;

(b) To recognize and protect the state's investment in each nontemporary employee by promoting and preserving good health among state employees;

(c) To recognize the service to the state by elected and appointed officials by extending to them the same group benefits as are provided in this part 6 for state employees; and

(d) To provide each employee with benefit choices and education to customize a benefit package that is responsive to each employee's diverse needs.
C.R.S. § 24-103-401 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 103 / Part 4 / Section 24-103-401
24-103-401. Responsibility of bidders and offerors
Status: in_force

24-103-401. Responsibility of bidders and offerors. (1) A written determination of nonresponsibility of a bidder or offeror shall be made pursuant to rules. The unreasonable failure of a bidder or offeror to promptly supply information in connection with an inquiry with respect to responsibility may be grounds for a determination of nonresponsibility with respect to such bidder or offeror.

(2) Information furnished by a bidder or offeror pursuant to this section shall not be disclosed outside of the department of personnel or the purchasing agency without prior written consent by the bidder or offeror.
C.R.S. § 24-48.5-504 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 48.5 / Part 5 / Section 24-48.5-504
24-48.5-504. Postsecondary and career advising
Status: in_force

24-48.5-504. Postsecondary and career advising. (1) The office shall contract with one or more vendors to provide postsecondary and career advising to Colorado high school students who may be less likely to pursue a postsecondary education.

(2) The office shall identify schools to receive postsecondary advising support. The office may use multiple criteria to identify schools, including declines in postsecondary participation by high school graduates, student population size, economic need, geographic location, or any other criteria as determined by the office. The office shall make efforts to identify a diversity of schools in rural and urban areas of the state to receive postsecondary advising support. The office shall contact schools eligible for advising pursuant to the program and with the school's, and in if applicable, the school district's, permission, designate vendors to provide advising in the school.

(3) A vendor shall provide one-on-one advising to students, including those who intend to pursue a two-year or four-year degree, workforce or technical training, or a military pathway. The advising must include informing students about in-demand or high-priority pathways, including in-demand occupations by region.
C.R.S. § 24-60-207 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 60 / Part 2 / Section 24-60-207
24-60-207. When person on probation or parole may be permitted to reside in other states
Status: in_force

24-60-207. When person on probation or parole may be permitted to reside in other states. (1) It shall be competent for the duly constituted judicial and administrative authorities of a state, party to this compact, to permit any person convicted of any offense within such state and placed on probation or released on parole or under suspended sentence, to reside in any other state, party to this compact, while on probation or parole or under suspended sentence, if:

(a) Such person is in fact a resident of or has his family residing within another compacting state and can obtain employment there;

(b) Though not a resident of another compacting state and not having his family residing there, the receiving state consents to such person being sent there.

(2) Before granting permission, an opportunity shall be granted to the other compacting state to investigate the home and prospective employment of such person.

(3) A resident of a compacting state, within the meaning of this section, is one who has been an actual inhabitant of a state continuously for more than one year prior to his going to another compacting state and has not resided continuously within the other compacting state more than six months immediately preceding the commission of the offense for which he has been convicted.
C.R.S. § 24-21-605 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 21 / Part 6 / Section 24-21-605
24-21-605. Licensing and enforcement authority - powers - rules - duties - license suspensi
Status: in_force

24-21-605. Licensing and enforcement authority - powers - rules - duties - license suspension or revocation proceedings - definitions. (1) The secretary of state is hereby designated as the "licensing authority" of this part 6. As licensing authority, the secretary of state's powers and duties are as follows:

(a) (I) To grant or refuse to grant bingo-raffle licenses under this part 6 and to grant or refuse to grant licenses to landlords, manufacturers, manufacturers' agents, suppliers, and suppliers' agents. If any such license application has not been approved or disapproved within forty-five days after the licensing authority has received all information that constitutes a complete application, the license shall be deemed to be approved. The licensing authority shall notify the applicant upon receipt of all information that the licensing authority deems a complete application. Such notification shall be the start of the forty-five-day period in which the licensing authority shall affirmatively act upon the application. The licensing authority's failure to act upon an application within forty-five days after receipt shall not preclude the licensing authority from later filing a complaint challenging the application on the ground that it is in conflict with the Colorado constitution or this part 6. All such licenses and applications for such licenses shall be made available for inspection by the public. In addition, the licensing authority has the power and the responsibility, after investigation and hearing before an administrative law judge, to suspend or revoke any license issued by the licensing authority, in accordance with any order of such administrative law judge. When a license is ordered suspended or revoked, the licensee shall surrender the license to the licensing authority on or before the effective date of the suspension or revocation. No license is valid beyond the effective date of the suspension or revocation, whether surrendered or not. Any bingo-raffle license may be temporarily suspended for a period not to exceed ten days pending any prosecution, investigation, or public hearing.

(II) The licensing authority may impose a reasonable fine for any violation of this part 6 or any rule adopted pursuant to this part 6, not to exceed two hundred fifty dollars per citation. The imposition of any such fine may be appealed to an administrative law judge.

(III) An applicant may request administrative review of a refusal by the licensing authority to grant or renew a license in accordance with subsection (3) of this section. To be entitled to administrative review, the applicant must request the review in writing within sixty days after the date of the licensing authority's refusal.

(IV) If a licensee or bingo-raffle affiliate fails within forty-five days after a written request by the licensing authority to voluntarily produce records at the office of the licensing authority, or if a licensee fails to file a report within the time required by this part 6, or if such report is not properly verified or is not fully, accurately, and truthfully completed on its face, the licensing authority may refuse to renew the licensee's license until the licensee has corrected such failure or deficiency. If the licensing authority refuses to renew a license pursuant to this subsection (1)(a)(IV), the licensee shall not engage in activity authorized by such license until such license is renewed.

(b) To supervise the administration and enforcement of this part 6 and to adopt, amend, and repeal rules governing the holding, operating, and conducting of games of chance, the purchase of equipment, the establishment of a schedule of reasonable fines, not to exceed two hundred fifty dollars per citation, for violation by licensees of this part 6 or of rules adopted pursuant to this part 6, to the end that games of chance shall be held, operated, and conducted only by licensees for the purposes and in conformity with the state constitution and the provisions of this part 6;

(c) To provide forms for and supervise the filing of any reports made by mail, computer, electronic mail, or any other electronic device by any licensee. As soon as possible after July 1, 2006, the licensing authority shall ensure that delivery of a document subject to this part 6 by an applicant or a licensee may be accomplished electronically without the necessity for presentation of a physical original document, report, or image, if all required information is included and is readily retrievable from the data transmitted. The licensing authority may, by rule, require certain organizations to file reports and other documents electronically. All electronically filed documents shall be stored by the licensing authority in an electronic or other medium and shall be retrievable by the licensing authority in an understandable and readable form. Notwithstanding any other provision of law requiring the signature of, or execution by, a person on a document, no such signature shall be required when the document is submitted electronically. Causing a document to be delivered to the licensing authority by an applicant or a licensee shall constitute the affirmation or acknowledgment of the individual causing the delivery, under penalty of perjury, that the document is the individual's act and deed or the act and deed of the organization or entity on whose behalf the document was delivered and that the facts stated in the document are true.

(d) Upon application by any licensee, to issue a letter ruling granting approval for any new concept, method, technology, practice, or procedure that may be applied to, or used in the conduct of, games of chance that are not in conflict with the constitution or this part 6. Application for such approval shall be submitted in a form prescribed by the licensing authority. If an application is not acted upon within forty-five days after receipt by the licensing authority, the licensee may implement such concept, method, technology, practice, or procedure so long as it is not in conflict with the constitution or this part 6; except that the licensing authority's failure to act upon an application within forty-five days after receipt shall not preclude the licensing authority from later filing a complaint challenging such concept, method, technology, practice, or procedure on the ground that it is in conflict with the constitution or this part 6. An adverse ruling on such application may be appealed to an administrative law judge.

(e) To keep records of all actions and transactions relating to licensing and enforcement activity;

(f) To prepare and transmit annually, in the form and manner prescribed by the heads of the principal departments pursuant to section 24-1-136, a report accounting to the governor for the efficient discharge of all responsibilities assigned by law or directive to the authority, and to issue publications of the authority intended for circulation in quantity outside the executive branch in accordance with section 24-1-136;

(g) To license devices for reading pull tabs as provided in section 24-21-619; except that the licensing authority shall not impose or collect any fee for the issuance of such a license.

(2) For the purpose of any investigation or examination of records, the licensing authority or any officer designated by the licensing authority may require, at the office of the licensing authority, the production of any books, papers, correspondence, memoranda, agreements, or other documents or records that the licensing authority deems relevant or material to the inquiry. In case of refusal to obey a request for the production of documents issued to any licensee or an affiliate of a licensee, the district court of the city and county of Denver, upon application by the licensing authority, may issue an order requiring that person to appear before the licensing authority or the officer designated by the licensing authority to produce documents or to give evidence touching upon the matter under investigation or in question. Failure to obey the order of the court may be punished by the court as a contempt of court.

(3) The licensing authority may revoke, suspend, annul, limit, modify, or refuse to grant or renew a license in accordance with section 24-4-104. Hearings that are held to administratively review the licensing authority's decision to refuse to grant or renew a license or to determine whether a licensee's license should be revoked, suspended, annulled, limited, or modified shall be conducted by an administrative law judge appointed pursuant to part 10 of article 30 of this title 24 and shall be held in the manner and pursuant to the rules and procedures described in sections 24-4-104, 24-4-105, and 24-4-106. An administrative law judge shall hold and conclude hearings in accordance with the rules, with reasonable dispatch and without unnecessary delay, and shall issue a decision within ten days after the hearing.

(4) (a) Upon a finding by an administrative law judge of a violation of this part 6, the rules adopted pursuant to this part 6, or any other provision of law, such as would warrant the revocation, suspension, annulment, limitation, or modification of a license, in addition to any other penalties that may be imposed, the licensing authority may declare the violator ineligible to conduct a game of bingo and to apply for a license pursuant to this part 6 for a period not exceeding one year after the date of the declaration or a shorter period designated by the licensing authority pursuant to this subsection (4). The licensing authority shall designate a shorter period of license ineligibility only in the absence of aggravating factors associated with the violation for which the revocation was imposed. Aggravating factors include willfulness, intent, a previous intentional violation of this part 6, and violations involving theft or fraud. The declaration of ineligibility may be extended to include, in addition to the violator, any of its subsidiary organizations, its parent organization, or otherwise, affiliated with the violator when, in the opinion of the licensing authority, the circumstances of the violation warrant such action.

(b) The decision of the administrative law judge in any controversy concerning licensing, the imposition of a fine, or the approval of any proposed new concept, method, technology, practice, or procedure is final and subject to review by the court of appeals, pursuant to section 24-4-106 (11).

(5) Upon an administrative or judicial finding of a violation of this part 6, the rules adopted pursuant to this part 6, or any other provision of law, such as would warrant the suspension or revocation of a license, the licensing authority, in addition to any other penalties that may be imposed, may issue an order excluding the violator or any owner, officer, director, or games manager of the violator from the licensed premises during the conduct of games of chance.
C.R.S. § 24-1-117 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 1 / Section 24-1-117
24-1-117. Department of revenue - creation
Status: repealed

24-1-117. Department of revenue - creation. (1) There is hereby created a department of revenue, the head of which shall be the executive director of the department of revenue, who shall be appointed by the governor, with the consent of the senate, and shall serve at the pleasure of the governor. The reappointment of an executive director after initial election of a governor shall be subject to the provisions of section 24-20-109.

(2) The department of revenue and the office of the executive director of the department of revenue are created in article 35 of this title 24. The executive director of the department of revenue is a type 2 entity, as defined in section 24-1-105, and exercises the director's powers and performs the director's duties and functions under the department of revenue.

(3) The powers, duties, and functions of the department of revenue and the liquor enforcement division, which is created in subsection (4)(a) of this section, include the powers, duties, and functions with respect to fermented malt beverages and malt, vinous, and spirituous liquors pursuant to the provisions of articles 3, 4, and 5 of title 44 that were formerly vested in the secretary of state.

(4) (a) The department of revenue consists of the following divisions:

(I) and (II) (Deleted by amendment, L. 2000, p. 1632, § 1, effective June 1, 2000.)

(III) Repealed.

(IV) The liquor enforcement division, which is a type 2 entity, as defined in section 24-1-105;

(V) The state lottery division, including the Colorado lottery commission created in section 44-40-108, and the director of the state lottery division, created in section 44-40-102, which are type 2 entities, as defined in section 24-1-105;

(VI) The division of racing events created in section 44-32-201 (1), the director of the division of racing events, and the Colorado racing commission, created in section 44-32-301 (1), which are type 2 entities, as defined in section 24-1-105;

(VII) The division of gaming created in section 44-30-201, the director of the division of gaming, and the Colorado limited gaming control commission, created in section 44-30-301, which are type 2 entities, as defined in section 24-1-105.

(VIII) (Deleted by amendment, L. 2005, p. 1185, § 41, effective August 8, 2005.)

(IX) Such other groups, divisions, sections, and units as the executive director of the department of revenue may create pursuant to section 24-35-103;

(X) The auto industry division, created in section 44-20-105. The division is a type 2 entity, as defined in section 24-1-105, and exercises its powers and performs its duties and functions under the department of revenue;

(XI) The state licensing authority created in section 44-10-201; and

(XII) The natural medicine division, created in section 44-50-201, which is a type 2 entity, as defined in section 24-1-105.

(b) Repealed.

(c) (I) Whenever any law of this state or any rule promulgated under the laws of this state refers to the division of enforcement of the department of revenue, such law or rule shall be deemed to refer to the department of revenue.

(II) Repealed.

(5) The motor carrier services division, created in section 42-8-103 (1), C.R.S., prior to the repeal of said subsection (1) by House Bill 12-1019, enacted in 2012, is abolished, and its powers, duties, and functions are transferred by type 3 transfers as follows:

(a) The powers, duties, and functions of its ports of entry section are transferred to the department of public safety and allocated to the Colorado state patrol.

(b) Its powers, duties, and functions relating to commercial driver's licenses and the international registration plan are transferred to the department of revenue.
C.R.S. § 24-48.5-314 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 48.5 / Part 3 / Section 24-48.5-314
24-48.5-314. Creative districts - creation - certification - powers of coordinator and divisi
Status: in_force

24-48.5-314. Creative districts - creation - certification - powers of coordinator and division - legislative declaration - definitions. (1) (a) The general assembly hereby finds, determines, and declares that:

(I) A creative district is a well-recognized, designated mixed-use area of a community in which a high concentration of cultural facilities, creative businesses, or arts-related businesses serve as the anchor of attraction. In certain cases, multiple vacant properties in close proximity may exist within a community that would be suitable for redevelopment as a creative district. Creative districts may be found in all sizes of communities, from small and rural to large and urban. Creative districts may be home to both nonprofit and for-profit creative industries and organizations.

(II) The arts and culture transcend boundaries of race, age, gender, language, and social status. Creative districts promote and improve their communities in particular and the state more generally in many ways. Specifically, such districts:

(A) Attract artists and creative entrepreneurs to a community, thereby infusing the community with energy and innovation, which enhances the economic and civic capital of the community;

(B) Create a hub of economic activity that helps an area become an appealing place to live, visit, and conduct business, complements adjacent businesses, and results in the creation of new economic opportunities and jobs in both the cultural sector and other local industries. Cultural resources attract businesses and assist in the recruitment of employees.

(C) Are a highly adaptable economic development tool that is able to take a community's unique conditions, assets, needs, and opportunities into account, thereby addressing the needs of large and small and rural and urban areas;

(D) Establish marketable tourism assets that highlight the distinct identity of communities, attract in-state, out-of-state, and even international visitors, and become especially attractive destinations for cultural, recreational, and business travelers;

(E) Revitalize and beautify neighborhoods, cities, and larger regions, reverse urban decay, promote the preservation of historic buildings, and facilitate a healthy mixture of business and residential activity that contributes to reduced vacancy rates and enhanced property values; and

(F) Provide a focal point for celebrating and strengthening a community's unique cultural identity, providing communities with opportunities to highlight existing cultural amenities as well as mechanisms to recruit and establish new artists, creative industries, and organizations.

(b) By enacting this section, the general assembly intends that the state provide leadership and a helping hand to local communities desirous of creating their own creative districts by, among other things, certifying districts, offering available incentives to encourage business development, exploring new incentives that are directly related to creative enterprises, facilitating local access to state assistance, enhancing the visibility of creative districts, providing technical assistance and planning help, ensuring broad and equitable program benefits, and fostering a supportive climate for the arts and culture, thereby contributing to the development of healthy communities across the state and improving the quality of life of the state's residents.

(2) As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires:

(a) "Coordinator" means the person employed on the professional staff of the division who is responsible for overseeing the duties and responsibilities of the division under this section and performing the specific tasks delegated to such person under this section.

(b) "Creative district" or "district" means a land area designated by a local government in accordance with this section that contains either a hub of cultural facilities, creative industries, or arts-related businesses or multiple vacant properties in close proximity that would be suitable for redevelopment as a creative district.

(c) "Local government" means a city and county, county, city, or town.

(d) "State-certified creative district" means a creative district whose application for certification has been approved by the division pursuant to subsection (4) of this section.

(3) (a) A local government may designate a creative district within its territorial boundaries subject to certification as a state-certified creative district by the division pursuant to subsection (4) of this section.

(b) In order to receive certification as a state-certified creative district under this section, a district must satisfy the criteria specified in this paragraph (b) and any additional criteria required by the division pursuant to paragraph (a) of subsection (4) of this section. At a minimum, the district must:

(I) Comprise a geographically contiguous area;

(II) Be distinguished by physical, artistic, or cultural resources that play a vital role in the quality and life of a community, including its economic and cultural development;

(III) Be the site of a concentration of artistic or cultural activity, a major arts or cultural institution or facility, arts and entertainment businesses, an area with arts and cultural activities, or artistic or cultural production; and

(IV) Be engaged in the promotional, preservation, and educational aspects of the arts and culture of the community and contribute to the public through interpretive, educational, or recreational uses.

(c) Notwithstanding the requirements of paragraph (b) of this subsection (3), in special circumstances a creative district may obtain certification by the division if the land area proposed for certification as a district contains multiple vacant properties in close proximity that would be suitable for redevelopment as a creative district. It shall not be a requirement of certification that the proposed district contain any precise mix of for-profit or nonprofit industries or organizations.

(d) Two or more local governments may jointly apply for certification of a creative district that extends across a common boundary.

(4) (a) (I) Not later than July 1, 2012, the coordinator shall create a process for the review of applications submitted by local governments for certification of state-certified creative districts. The application shall be submitted on a standard form developed and approved by the division. The coordinator shall make a recommendation to the division for action on each application for certification.

(II) After reviewing an application for certification, the division shall approve or reject the application or send it back to the applicant with a request for changes or additional information. Rejected applicants may reapply without prejudice.

(III) Certification shall be based upon the criteria specified in paragraph (b) of subsection (3) of this section as well as any additional criteria required by the division that in its discretion will further the purposes of this section. The division may request that an applicant provide relevant information supporting an application. Any additional eligibility criteria shall be posted by the division on its public website.

(IV) If the division approves an application for certification, it shall notify the applicant in writing and shall specify the terms and conditions of the division's approval, including the terms and conditions set forth in the application and as modified by written agreement between the applicant and the division.

(b) Upon approval by the division of an application for certification by a local government, a creative district shall become a state-certified creative district with all of the attendant benefits under this section.

(c) The division may remove a certification previously granted under this section for failure by a local government to comply with the requirements of this section or any agreement executed thereunder.

(5) (a) The coordinator shall:

(I) Review applications for certification and make a recommendation to the division for action pursuant to paragraph (a) of subsection (4) of this section;

(II) Administer and promote an application process for the certification of creative districts;

(III) With the approval of the division, develop standards and policies for the certification of state-certified creative districts in accordance with paragraph (b) of subsection (3) of this section and subparagraph (III) of paragraph (a) of subsection (4) of this section. Any approved standards and policies shall be posted on the division's public website.

(IV) Require periodic written reports from any creative district that has received certification as a state-certified creative district for the purpose of reviewing the activities of the district, including the compliance of the district with the policies and standards developed under this section and with the conditions of an approved application for certification;

(V) Identify available public and private resources, including any applicable economic development incentives and other tools, that support and enhance the development and maintenance of creative districts and, with the assistance of the division, ensure that such programs and services are accessible to such districts; and

(VI) With the approval of the division, develop such additional procedures as may be necessary to administer this section. Any approved procedures shall be posted on the division's public website.

(b) In addition to any powers explicitly granted to the division under this section, the division shall have any additional powers that are necessary to carry out the purposes of this section. Where authorized by law, the powers may include offering incentives to state-certified creative districts to encourage business development, including, but not limited to, incentives in the form of need-based funding for infrastructure development in state-certified creative districts, exploring new incentives that are directly related to creative enterprises, facilitating local access to state economic development assistance, enhancing the visibility of state-certified creative districts, providing state-certified creative districts with technical assistance and planning aid, ensuring broad and equitable program benefits, and fostering a supportive climate for the arts and culture within the state; except that, notwithstanding any other provision of this section, a creative district created pursuant to this section shall not be eligible to receive any form of financial incentive that is derived from money allocated to the local government limited gaming impact fund created in section 44-30-1301 (1), without the consent of the applicable eligible local governmental entity or entities, as defined in section 44-30-1301 (1)(b)(II), inside the territorial boundaries of which the creative district is located.

(6) The creation of a district under this section may not be used to prohibit any particular business or the development of residential real property within the boundaries of the district or to impose a burden on the operation or use of any particular business or parcel of residential real property located within the boundaries of the district.
C.R.S. § 24-71.3-114 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 71.3 / Section 24-71.3-114
24-71.3-114. Automated transaction
Status: in_force

24-71.3-114. Automated transaction. (1) In an automated transaction, the following rules apply:

(a) A contract may be formed by the interaction of electronic agents of the parties, even if no individual was aware of or reviewed the electronic agents' actions or the resulting terms and agreements.

(b) A contract may be formed by the interaction of an electronic agent and an individual, acting on the individual's own behalf or for another person, including by an interaction in which the individual performs actions that the individual is free to refuse to perform and that the individual knows or has reason to know will cause the electronic agent to complete the transaction or performance.

(c) The terms of the contract are determined by the substantive law applicable to it.
C.R.S. § 24-48.5-121 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 48.5 / Part 1 / Section 24-48.5-121
24-48.5-121. Procurement technical assistance program - fund - legislative declaration - defi
Status: in_force

24-48.5-121. Procurement technical assistance program - fund - legislative declaration - definitions. (1) Legislative declaration. (a) The general assembly hereby finds, determines, and declares that:

(I) Colorado businesses need the capability and capacity to compete for government contracts at the federal, state, and local levels;

(II) Government contracting, at all levels, is a competitive and complex process;

(III) A procurement technical assistance program offers education, counseling, and technical assistance to businesses to compete for government contracts; and

(IV) The federal government will match the state's investment in a program to provide procurement technical assistance.

(b) The general assembly further finds and declares that:

(I) The creation of a procurement technical assistance fund and operating terms are necessary to ensure that the state procurement technical assistance program receives federal matching moneys and provides efficient and effective statewide procurement technical assistance resources to Colorado businesses;

(II) The procurement technical assistance program in Colorado is a public-private partnership with a target budget of at least eight hundred thousand dollars in each contract year to provide procurement technical assistance to businesses throughout the state, of which fifty percent is provided through the state by the state's investment and fifty percent is provided by the federal government; and

(III) It is the general assembly's intent that, in each contract year, the office and the qualified entity together obtain at least four hundred thousand dollars for the state's investment in the procurement technical assistance program, which will be matched by the federal government and shall be used for the purposes of the program.

(2) Definitions. As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires:

(a) "Contract year" means one year of the term of the contract entered into or renewed pursuant to this section.

(b) "Minority business office" means the minority business office created in section 24-49.5-102.

(c) "Office" means the Colorado office of economic development created in section 24-48.5-101.

(d) "Procurement technical assistance program" means a program that provides, through a procurement technical assistance center funded in part with federal moneys, government procurement consulting services at no cost to clients who are responding to government contract opportunities.

(e) "Qualified entity" means one or more organizations exempt from taxation under section 501 (c)(3) of the federal "Internal Revenue Code of 1986", as amended, that have been designated, by the federal defense logistics agency, as a federal defense logistics agency grantee serving Colorado for the procurement technical assistance program to provide procurement technical assistance statewide. The organizations shall have no other mission or deliverables that are not consistent with federal eligibility criteria for the procurement technical assistance program.

(f) "Small business development center" means the small business development center based in Colorado, hosted by the office, and funded jointly by the state, the federal small business administration, and other private sources.

(g) "State's investment" means the funding for the procurement technical assistance program that is from the state general fund or any other source of state moneys and from cash and in-kind donations obtained by the qualified entity through gifts, grants, and donations.

(3) Contract. (a) On or before September 15, 2014, the office shall enter into a contract with the qualified entity or entities that were selected by the federal defense logistics agency to provide procurement technical assistance statewide. The contract term and requirements shall be in effect for up to six years and shall align with the federal defense logistics agency requirements for such contract.

(b) On or before September 15, 2020, the office may renew an existing contract with a qualified entity or entities. The renewed contract must be in effect for up to five years and must align with the federal defense logistics agency requirements for the contract.

(4) State's investment. (a) It is the general assembly's intent that in each contract year, the office and the qualified entity obtain at least four hundred thousand dollars for the state's investment in the procurement technical assistance program, which will be matched by the federal government and shall be used for the purposes of the program.

(b) (I) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (4)(b)(II) of this section, in each contract year, the state, through the office, shall contribute the lesser of the qualified entity's contribution to the previous contract year's state's investment or two hundred thousand dollars to the total amount of the state's investment in the procurement technical assistance program for the then-current contract year. Therefore, the general assembly shall provide not more than two hundred thousand dollars from the state general fund or from any other source of state money in each contract year; except that the general assembly may provide more than two hundred thousand dollars from the state general fund or from any other source in any contract year so long as the qualified entity provides a one hundred percent match, in the manner specified in subsection (4)(c)(II)(C) of this section, to the additional amount provided by the general assembly in the applicable contract year.

(II) (A) For the 2020-21 state fiscal year, the state, through the office, shall contribute the lesser of the qualified entity's contribution to the previous contract year's state's investment or two hundred thousand dollars to the total amount of the state's investment in the procurement technical assistance program for the applicable contract year; except that, for the 2020-21 state fiscal year, the general assembly shall not provide more than one hundred seventy-five thousand dollars from the general fund. The office shall provide, within existing resources, the remaining twenty-five thousand dollars toward the state's investment for the 2020-21 state fiscal year.

(B) For the 2021-22 state fiscal year, the state, through the office, shall contribute the lesser of the qualified entity's contribution to the previous contract year's state's investment or one hundred seventy-five thousand dollars to the total amount of the state's investment in the procurement technical assistance program for the then-current contract year. Therefore, the general assembly shall not provide more than one hundred seventy-five thousand dollars from the state general fund or from any other source of state moneys in the 2021-22 state fiscal year.

(C) For the 2022-23 state fiscal year and each state fiscal year thereafter for the remainder of the term of the contract, the amount of the contribution made to the state's investment and the amount provided by the general assembly for such contribution shall be determined pursuant to subsection (4)(b)(I) of this section.

(c) (I) The qualified entity shall contribute at least fifty percent to the total amount of the state's investment. Therefore, the qualified entity shall obtain, through the solicitation of gifts, grants, and donations, at least two hundred thousand dollars in each contract year.

(II) The gifts, grants, or donations that the qualified entity obtains may be comprised of both cash and in-kind contributions; except that, of the two hundred thousand dollars that the qualified entity is required to obtain in each contract year, at least the following percentages shall be in the form of cash:

(A) For the first contract year, at least fifteen percent;

(B) For the second contract year, at least twenty percent; and

(C) For the third through sixth contract years, and for each contract year of a contract that is renewed pursuant to subsection (3)(b) of this section, at least twenty-five percent.

(III) If, in any contract year, the qualified entity obtains more than the minimum required percentage of cash contributions for the applicable contract year, the qualified entity may apply the excess cash to the minimum required cash contribution for the next contract year.

(d) (I) By November 1 of each contract year, the office shall determine whether the qualified entity obtained at least two hundred thousand dollars in gifts, grants, or donations and the minimum required cash contribution as specified in paragraph (c) of this subsection (4) for the previous contract year. If the office determines that the qualified entity failed to obtain the total required amount of gifts, grants, and donations and the minimum required cash contribution for the previous contract year, the office shall notify the state treasurer, and the state treasurer shall transfer an amount equal to the amount of the shortfall from the moneys that the state treasurer transferred to the procurement technical assistance fund pursuant to paragraph (a) of subsection (8) of this section for the then-current contract year to the general fund.

(II) The office shall ensure that by December 1 of the third contract year, the qualified entity is projected to provide at least a cumulative amount of six hundred thousand dollars of the state's investment for the first through third contract years, of which amount at least one hundred twenty thousand dollars is in the form of cash. If, based on the office's review, the qualified entity is not projected to satisfy such requirements, the office shall notify the members of the house of representatives and senate committees with jurisdiction over business issues, and the general assembly may determine whether to continue the annual appropriation to the office for the purposes of the procurement technical assistance program. This subsection (4)(d)(II) does not apply to any contract year of a contract that is renewed pursuant to subsection (3)(b) of this section.

(5) Qualified entity's contract requirements. (a) In addition to the minimum amount that the qualified entity is required to contribute to the state's investment in each contract year, the qualified entity is required to perform the following in each contract year:

(I) Provide procurement technical assistance to at least one hundred businesses that are either new or active clients of the qualified entity;

(II) Provide procurement technical assistance in the form of counseling to businesses for at least one thousand five hundred hours; and

(III) Sponsor or participate in at least sixty-five events to inform the business community of the services and assistance that the procurement technical assistance program provides.

(b) On or before October 1 of each contract year, the qualified entity shall report the following information to the office:

(I) The number of new and active businesses that the qualified entity served, the number of counseling hours it provided, and the number of events that it attended during the prior contract year;

(II) Whether the qualified entity obtained at least two hundred thousand dollars in gifts, grants, or donations toward its share of the total state's investment during the prior contract year, whether the qualified entity obtained the required minimum amount of such contributions in cash pursuant to subparagraph (II) of paragraph (c) of subsection (4) of this section, and what portion of the gifts, grants, and donations the qualified entity used during the prior contract year; and

(III) Any other information requested by the office.

(6) Reporting. In each contract year, the office shall include in the annual report submitted to the general assembly pursuant to section 24-48.5-101 (7) the information that the qualified entity provided to the office pursuant to paragraph (b) of subsection (5) of this section.

(7) Memorandum of understanding. The minority business office, the small business development center, and the qualified entity shall enter into a memorandum of understanding to address the following issues in connection with the procurement technical assistance program:

(a) The nature and delivery of the programs and services that will be offered by the qualified entity through the procurement technical assistance program and the method by which those programs will be aligned with the programs offered by the small business development center and the minority business office;

(b) A schedule for periodic meetings between the directors of the qualified entity, the small business development center, the minority business office, and any other relevant entities within the office at the state and regional levels;

(c) A method for tracking the cross-referral of clients between the qualified entity, the small business development center, and the minority business office;

(d) A method for coordinating and organizing the joint participation of the qualified entity, the small business development center, and the minority business office at outreach events and through other marketing opportunities;

(e) A plan for the qualified entity, the small business development center, and the minority business office to share locations, where possible, throughout Colorado; and

(f) Anything else deemed necessary and appropriate by the qualified entity, the small business development center, and the minority business office.

(8) Fund. (a) The procurement technical assistance cash fund is created in the state treasury. The fund consists of:

(I) (A) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (8)(a)(I)(B) of this section, two hundred twenty thousand dollars that the state treasurer is required to transfer from the general fund to the fund on July 1, 2015, and July 1 of the next nineteen years thereafter, plus any additional amount the general assembly provides pursuant to subsection (4)(b) of this section.

(B) For the 2020-21 and 2021-22 state fiscal years, one hundred seventy-five thousand dollars that the state treasurer is required to transfer from the general fund to the fund on July 1, 2020, and on July 1, 2021.

(II) Any moneys that the general assembly appropriates to the fund.

(b) To allow alignment between state and federal fiscal years, the moneys in the fund are continuously appropriated to the office to be used for the procurement technical assistance program. The office may use the moneys in the fund to pay for the costs of administering the procurement technical assistance program; except that the office's administrative expenses for the program in a fiscal year shall not exceed nine percent of the moneys transferred to the fund in a fiscal year pursuant to subparagraph (I) of paragraph (a) of this subsection (8).

(c) All interest and income derived from the investment and deposit of moneys in the fund are credited to the fund. Any unexpended and unencumbered moneys remaining in the fund at the end of a fiscal year shall not be credited or transferred to the general fund or another fund.

(d) The transfers to the fund from the general fund moneys that are required by subparagraph (I) of paragraph (a) of this subsection (8) must be included for informational purposes in the annual general appropriation act.
C.R.S. § 24-21-502 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 21 / Part 5 / Section 24-21-502
24-21-502. Definitions
Status: in_force

24-21-502. Definitions. In this part 5:

(1) "Acknowledgment" means a declaration by an individual before a notarial officer that the individual has signed a record for the purpose stated in the record and, if the record is signed in a representative capacity, that the individual signed the record with proper authority and signed it as the act of the individual or entity identified in the record.

(1.3) "Audio-video communication" means communication by which an individual is able to see, hear, and communicate with a remotely located individual in real time using electronic means.

(1.7) "Credential" means a tangible record evidencing the identity of an individual.

(2) "Electronic" means relating to technology having electrical, digital, magnetic, wireless, optical, electromagnetic, or similar capabilities.

(3) "Electronic record" means a record containing information that is created, generated, sent, communicated, received, or stored by electronic means.

(4) "Electronic signature" means an electronic symbol, sound, or process attached to or logically associated with an electronic record and executed or adopted by an individual with the intent to sign the electronic record.

(5) "In a representative capacity" means acting as:

(a) An authorized officer, agent, partner, trustee, or other representative for a person other than an individual;

(b) A public officer, personal representative, guardian, or other representative, in the capacity stated in a record;

(c) An agent or attorney-in-fact for a principal; or

(d) An authorized representative of another in any other capacity.

(5.5) "Interpreter" means an individual who provides interpreter services when a notarial officer and an individual executing a record do not communicate in the same language.

(6) "Notarial act" means an act, whether performed with respect to a tangible or electronic record, that a notarial officer may perform under the law of this state. The term includes taking an acknowledgment, administering an oath or affirmation, taking a deposition or other sworn testimony, taking a verification on oath or affirmation, witnessing or attesting a signature, certifying a copy, and noting a protest of a negotiable instrument.

(7) "Notarial officer" means a notary public or other individual authorized to perform a notarial act.

(8) "Notary public" means an individual commissioned to perform a notarial act by the secretary of state.

(9) "Official stamp" means a physical image affixed to a tangible record or an electronic image attached to or logically associated with an electronic record.

(10) "Person" means an individual, corporation, business trust, statutory trust, estate, trust, partnership, limited liability company, association, joint venture, public corporation, government or governmental subdivision, agency, or instrumentality, or any other legal or commercial entity.

(10.5) "Real-time" or "in real time" means, with respect to an interaction between individuals by means of audio-video communication, that the individuals can see and hear each other substantially simultaneously and without interruption or disconnection. Delays of a few seconds that are inherent in the method of communication do not prevent the interaction from being considered to have occurred in real time.

(11) "Record" means information that is inscribed on a tangible medium or that is stored in an electronic or other medium and is retrievable in perceivable form.

(11.3) "Remotely located individual" means an individual who is not in the physical presence of the notary public who performs a notarial act under this section.

(11.5) "Remote notarization" means an electronic notarial act performed with respect only to an electronic record by means of real-time audio-video communication in accordance with section 24-21-514.5 and rules adopted by the secretary of state.

(11.7) "Remote notarization system" means an electronic device or process that:

(a) Allows a notary public and a remotely located individual to communicate with each other simultaneously by sight and sound; and

(b) When necessary and consistent with other applicable law, facilitates communication with a remotely located individual who has a vision, hearing, or speech impairment.

(12) "Sign" means, with present intent to authenticate or adopt a record:

(a) To execute or adopt a tangible symbol; or

(b) To attach to or logically associate with the record an electronic symbol, sound, or process.

(13) "Signature" means a tangible symbol or an electronic signature that evidences the signing of a record.

(14) "Stamping device" means:

(a) A physical device capable of affixing to a tangible record an official stamp; or

(b) An electronic device or process capable of attaching to or logically associating with an electronic record an official stamp.

(15) "State" means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, or any territory or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States.

(15.5) "Tamper-evident" means the use of a set of applications, programs, hardware, software, or other technologies that will display evidence of any changes made to an electronic record.

(16) "Verification on oath or affirmation" means a declaration, made by an individual on oath or affirmation before a notarial officer, that a statement in a record is true.
C.R.S. § 24-54.3-109 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 54.3 / Section 24-54.3-109
24-54.3-109. Implementation and administration - costs
Status: in_force

24-54.3-109. Implementation and administration - costs. The state treasurer may seek, accept, and expend gifts, grants, donations, or investments not required to be repaid, from private or public sources for the costs associated with the administration of this article 54.3.
C.R.S. § 24-80.1-107 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 80.1 / Section 24-80.1-107
24-80.1-107. Criteria for nomination
Status: in_force

24-80.1-107. Criteria for nomination. (1) Criteria for consideration of property for nomination to or inclusion in the state register shall include, but not be limited to, the following:

(a) The association of such property with events that have made a significant contribution to history;

(b) The connection of such property with persons significant in history;

(c) The apparent distinctive characteristics of a type, period, method of construction, or artisan;

(d) The geographic importance of the property;

(e) The possibility of important discoveries related to prehistory or history.

(2) Written approval of the owner of the land and the property is required for nomination to or inclusion in the state register.
C.R.S. § 24-37.5-401 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 37.5 / Part 4 / Section 24-37.5-401
24-37.5-401. Legislative declaration
Status: in_force

24-37.5-401. Legislative declaration. (1) The general assembly hereby finds, determines, and declares that:

(a) Communication and information resources in the various public agencies of the state are strategic and vital assets belonging to the people of Colorado. Coordinated efforts and a sense of urgency are necessary to protect these assets against unauthorized access, disclosure, use, and modification or destruction, whether accidental or deliberate, as well as to assure the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of information.

(b) State government has a duty to Colorado's citizens to ensure that the information the citizens have entrusted to public agencies is safe, secure, and protected from unauthorized access, unauthorized use, or destruction.

(c) Securing the state's communication and information resources is a statewide imperative requiring a coordinated and shared effort from all departments, agencies, and political subdivisions of the state and a long term commitment to state funding that ensures the success of such efforts.

(d) Risks to communication and information resources must be managed, and the integrity of data and the source, destination, and processes applied to data must be assured.

(e) Information security standards, policies, and guidelines must be promulgated and implemented throughout public agencies to ensure the development and maintenance of minimum information security controls to protect communication and information resources that support the operations and assets of those agencies.

(f) The extensive information security expertise in Colorado's private sector should be utilized for the long-term benefit of Colorado's citizens and public agencies.
C.R.S. § 24-1-135.1 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 1 / Section 24-1-135.1
24-1-135.1. Effect of congressional redistricting related to 2000 federal decennial census -
Status: repealed

24-1-135.1. Effect of congressional redistricting related to 2000 federal decennial census - definition. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 24-80-216 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 80 / Part 2 / Section 24-80-216
24-80-216. Indian boarding school research program - recommendations - definitions - repeal
Status: repealed

24-80-216. Indian boarding school research program - recommendations - definitions - repeal. (1) As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires:

(a) "American Indian" means an individual having descended from people who were living in north America prior to the time that people from Europe began settling in north America.

(b) "Commission" means the Colorado commission of Indian affairs established pursuant to section 24-44-102.

(c) "American Indian boarding school" means a boarding school operated at any time in Colorado for American Indians that was authorized by the federal government, the state, religious organizations, or private institutions that were not located on an Indian reservation.

(d) "Historically impacted American Indians" means American Indians, including individuals who have attended or are descended from persons who have attended Indian boarding schools.

(e) "Program" means the Indian boarding school research program established in subsection (2)(a) of this section.

(f) "Society" means the state historical society.

(g) "Steering committee" means the American Indian steering committee established in subsection (5)(a) of this section.

(2) (a) There is established in the state historical society the Indian boarding school research program to research and develop recommendations with tribal consultation and listening sessions with American Indian and Alaska native communities to promote Coloradans' understanding of the physical and emotional abuse and deaths that occurred at and in relation to Indian boarding schools in Colorado, including the victimization of and intergenerational impacts on families of the youth forced to attend the boarding schools. These recommendations must be shared with the commission and the steering committee before the recommendations are shared publicly.

(b) The state historical society, through the program, shall conduct ongoing research to develop recommendations to the Colorado department of education, the Colorado department of higher education, and the general assembly to address the impact of federal, state, and local schooling systems on American Indian communities and in partnership with the commission and the steering committee. In developing the recommendations, the society must:

(I) Formally consult with federally recognized Indian tribes;

(II) Conduct research related to objects, artifacts, and real or personal property. If the society conducts a comprehensive review of research that focuses on objects, artifacts, or real or personal property that is in the possession or control of private individuals, private entities, or non-federal government entities within the United States, the society may enter into a contract or agreement to acquire, hold, curate, or maintain those objects, artifacts, or real or personal property until the objects, artifacts, or real or personal property can be properly repatriated or returned, consistent with applicable federal law and regulations and subject to the condition that no federal funds may be used to purchase those objects, artifacts, or real or personal property.

(III) Engage in listening sessions with American Indian communities on the history and impact of Indian boarding schools in Colorado. The listening sessions may include visits to boarding school sites including but not limited to Grand Junction Indian boarding school, Fort Lewis Indian boarding school, Southern Ute boarding school, Navajo day school, Allen day school, Towaoc day school, good shepherd industrial school for girls, state industrial school for boys, Ignacio school, the Colorado school for the deaf and blind, and holy cross Abbey.

(IV) Collect confidential oral histories from survivors that highlight historically impacted American Indian narratives. The oral history projects must include histories from the Southern Ute Indian Tribe, the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe, and other historically impacted American Indians and tribal nations that may have had students who attended Colorado Indian boarding schools. Additional confidential oral history projects with other American Indian or Alaska native communities must be conducted. "Confidential", for purposes of this subsection (2)(b)(III), means that any identifying qualities of an individual will not be made public.

(c) The society must provide public-facing, joint quarterly updates to the commission and steering committee on the requirements of subsection (2)(b) of this section. The society shall provide preliminary recommendations, developed with tribal consultation and listening sessions with historically impacted American Indians, to the commission no later than November 8, 2025, and shall provide final recommendations by May 10, 2027.

(3) The society, in consultation with the steering committee, commission, tribal nations, and historically impacted American Indians, must provide recommendations on providing the best care and memorialization at all American Indian boarding school sites in Colorado, including Hesperus and Grand Junction and any cemetery in Old Fort in collaboration with Fort Lewis college and the Colorado department of human services through tribal consultations. The Colorado department of human services must complete tribal consultations before the transfer or sale of land managed by the Colorado department of human services at the Grand Junction regional center. The society must follow all requirements of the "Native American Grave Protection and repatriation act", 25 U.S.C. sec. 3001 et seq.

(4) (a) A third-party entity, which may be an entity outside of Colorado, that enters into an agreement with the commission or society to conduct research pursuant to subsections (2) and (3) of this section must meet the following criteria:

(I) Demonstrate experience working with historically impacted American Indians;

(II) Demonstrate experience of trauma-informed approaches; and

(III) Indicate an understanding of trauma and how it passes through generations.

(b) When the society or commission is considering contracting with a third-party entity, the society or commission must give preference to a third-party entity that consists of individuals who are of American Indian descent or are historically impacted American Indians.

(5) (a) There is established an American Indian steering committee in the society. The steering committee's purpose is to identify and advise the society on areas of concern regarding Indian boarding schools and issues relating to organizing or conducting search efforts related to graves at school sites, development of support groups, or other supportive efforts related to Indian boarding schools. The steering committee shall meet at least once per quarter in state fiscal year 2024-25, and biannually thereafter, at dates and times requested by the commission. The steering committee may meet electronically.

(b) The steering committee consists of the following members, who must be appointed by the society with inclusive representation from organizations that are led by and serve American Indian communities in Colorado:

(I) An individual who represents the Ute Mountain Ute tribe and who is confirmed by the Ute Mountain Ute tribal council;

(II) An individual who represents the Southern Ute Indian tribe and who is confirmed by the Southern Ute tribal council;

(III) Two individuals who are citizens of other tribal nations identified as having members enrolled at any time in an Indian boarding school in Colorado;

(IV) Three survivors of Indian boarding schools in Colorado;

(V) Three descendants of Colorado Indian boarding school survivors;

(VI) One American Indian in the cultural resource management profession;

(VII) One trauma-informed mental health professional;

(VIII) One American Indian employee of the society;

(IX) One individual who has expertise in researching the history and impact of Indian boarding schools; and

(X) One tribal historic preservation officer from any of the identified tribal nations that had students attend a boarding school in Colorado.

(c) The society shall appoint members of the steering committee as soon as practicable after the effective date of this section, but no later than September 1, 2024.

(d) The steering committee members serve without compensation and without reimbursement for any expenses incurred related to serving on the committee.

(6) For state fiscal year 2024-25, the general assembly shall appropriate three hundred thirty-three thousand three hundred thirty-four dollars, and for each of state fiscal years 2025-26 and 2026-27, the general assembly shall appropriate three hundred thirty-three thousand three hundred thirty-three dollars from the general fund to the state historical society, established in section 24-80-201, to fund two term-limited, full-time employees with American Indian hiring preference and to implement the requirements of this section. Any money appropriated pursuant to this subsection (4) that is not expended or encumbered at the end of the state fiscal year for which it was appropriated remains available for expenditure in subsequent fiscal years without further appropriation.

(7) This section is repealed, effective December 31, 2027.
C.R.S. § 24-33.5-418 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 33.5 / Part 4 / Section 24-33.5-418
24-33.5-418. Agent in charge - powers and duties
Status: repealed

24-33.5-418. Agent in charge - powers and duties. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 24-33.5-205 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 33.5 / Part 2 / Section 24-33.5-205
24-33.5-205. Chief - appointment - qualifications
Status: in_force

24-33.5-205. Chief - appointment - qualifications. Pursuant to section 13 of article XII of the state constitution and state personnel system laws, the executive director shall appoint a chief. The chief shall be the executive head and senior administrative officer of the Colorado state patrol. He shall supervise and direct the administration and all activities of the Colorado state patrol. The chief shall set forth, with the approval of the executive director, rules and regulations governing all operating procedures of the Colorado state patrol and courtesies and customs for the good order of the service. He shall have been an officer of the Colorado state patrol for at least seven years immediately preceding his appointment, four years of which must have been served in an administrative capacity as a commissioned officer. The chief may designate an officer as acting chief to act in his stead at any time he is unable to perform his duties. He shall fulfill all requirements which are in effect at the time of his appointment, as are set forth in the job specification for the position by the state personnel director. He shall receive such compensation as is commensurate with the specific grade assigned his position by the state personnel director.
C.R.S. § 24-33.5-2102 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 33.5 / Part 21 / Section 24-33.5-2102
24-33.5-2102. Legislative declaration
Status: in_force

24-33.5-2102. Legislative declaration. (1) The general assembly finds that:

(a) In 2008, the general assembly passed Senate Bill 08-181 calling for the improvement of coordination among agencies when responding to school incidents;

(b) In 2011, the general assembly passed additional legislation, Senate Bill 11-173, concerning the interoperability of communications in schools;

(c) While progress has been made in coordination, interoperability continues to be an issue due to lack of funding for needed hardware, software, and training to allow for seamless communications between existing school district communication systems and first responder communication systems;

(d) The use of interoperable technology would enable schools and school district stakeholders to communicate across the district and with public safety over existing independent networks during an emergency;

(e) It is necessary to create a program to leverage the public safety radios system serving the region, including but not limited to the state's digital trunked network, which is a standards-based first responder communications system in place statewide, along with other communications networks, and to expand the infrastructure by allowing direct communication from school radios and other communications devices to first responder radios and other communications devices to improve interoperability;

(f) An adaptable system can connect any school's existing radio equipment to the radio of a first responder. In addition, the connection can be switched on and off immediately by public safety personnel and system administrators.

(g) Public safety officials and system administrators must have the ability to enable and disable the interoperable technology;

(h) Going beyond the critical 911 call, it is important to use any available and proven technology that enables emergency services personnel and school officials to communicate in real-time during an incident; and

(i) This interoperable technology is not to be used by schools for day-to-day operations on the public safety communications network.

(2) The general assembly further finds that the purpose of this part 21 is to create the school access for emergency response grant program to provide schools and public safety communications networks with money for needed hardware, software, and training so that when an emergency happens, dispatchers can activate the technology over both the radio system and other communications networks, trained school-safety teams can connect on the radio and other communications devices across the district, and first responders can arrive on the scene informed with the most up-to-date information.
C.R.S. § 24-6-303.5 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 6 / Part 3 / Section 24-6-303.5
24-6-303.5. Lobbying by state officials and employees
Status: in_force

24-6-303.5. Lobbying by state officials and employees. (1) (a) Each principal department of state government, as defined in section 24-1-110, shall designate one person who shall be responsible for any lobbying of the type defined in section 24-6-301 (3.5)(a)(I) or (3.5)(a)(III) by a state official or employee on behalf of said principal department. All designated persons from the principal departments, as well as any person lobbying, as defined in section 24-6-301 (3.5)(a)(I) or (3.5)(a)(III), on behalf of an institution or governing board of higher education, shall register with the secretary of state by filing a written statement on or before January 15 of each year. Such registration statement shall be on a form prescribed by the secretary of state and shall include the following:

(I) The designated person's full legal name, principal department address, and business telephone number;

(II) The name of any state official or employee who is lobbying on behalf of the principal department, the name of such person's division or unit within the principal department, his classification or job title, and the address and telephone number of his division or unit.

(b) Copies of the original documents filed with the secretary of state shall be filed with the governor's office, the secretary of the senate, and the chief clerk of the house of representatives.

(c) Any amendments to the original registration statement shall be filed with the secretary of state within seven days of the pertinent change.

(2) (a) In addition to the registration statement filed pursuant to subsection (1) of this section, the designated person, and any person lobbying on behalf of an institution or governing board of higher education, shall file, monthly, a disclosure statement with the secretary of state in accordance with this subsection (2). The secretary of state shall prescribe the form for such disclosure statement, which shall include:

(I) The legislation on which lobbying is being performed;

(II) Any expenditure of public funds used for lobbying and the amount thereof;

(III) An estimate of the time spent on lobbying or preparation thereof by any state official or employee named in the registration statement or any other employee of the principal department.

(b) Disclosure statements shall be filed within fifteen days after the end of the first calendar month and shall be filed within fifteen days after the end of each subsequent month during the fiscal year.

(3) For purposes of this section, "state official or employee" means an individual who is compensated by a state of Colorado warrant and receives state of Colorado employee benefits except a lobbyist hired on a contract basis if he is currently registered under sections 24-6-302 and 24-6-303 or a lobbyist who registers as a professional lobbyist pursuant to sections 24-6-302 and 24-6-303.

(4) This section shall not apply to the following persons:

(a) Members of the public utilities commission, the industrial claim appeals office, the state board of land commissioners, the office of the property tax administrator, the state parole board, and the state personnel board;

(b) Members of any board or commission serving without compensation except for per diem allowances provided by law and reimbursement of expenses;

(c) Members of the governor's cabinet and personal staff employees in the offices of the governor and the lieutenant governor whose functions are confined to such offices and who report directly to the governor or lieutenant governor;

(d) Appointees to fill vacancies in elective offices;

(e) One deputy of each elective officer other than the governor and lieutenant governor specified in section 1 of article IV of the state constitution;

(f) Members, officers, and employees of the legislative branch;

(g) Members, officers, and employees of the judicial branch; specifically, municipal, state, and federal judges and the state court administrator and his designee; and

(h) Any state official or employee communicating with a covered official in response to an inquiry of that covered official or when testifying before any committee of the general assembly upon request of a committee member.

(5) Any person who engages in lobbying for a principal department but who is not a state official or employee shall comply with the requirements of sections 24-6-302 and 24-6-303.
C.R.S. § 24-46.3-106 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 46.3 / Part 1 / Section 24-46.3-106
24-46.3-106. Career - education - training - planning and exploration - online platform - rep
Status: repealed

24-46.3-106. Career - education - training - planning and exploration - online platform - report - repeal. (1) Subject to available appropriations or money from other sources, the state council, in collaboration with the department of higher education, the department of labor and employment, and the department of human services, shall implement and maintain a free online platform to provide Coloradans with personalized information to assist them in making career and education planning decisions. The online platform shall promote career, education, and training exploration and planning and shall provide tools, resources, and information to assist in such exploration and planning. The state council, the department of higher education, the department of labor and employment, the department of human services, and other state agencies may conduct outreach and training for the individuals who provide career counseling and for the public to promote awareness of the online platform.

(2) The state council may receive money from other state agencies for the purposes of implementing and maintaining the platform. The general assembly may appropriate money received from other state agencies, from the general fund, or from any other available source to the state council for the purpose of implementing and maintaining the free online platform. In addition, the state council, in collaboration with any other state agency, may solicit, accept, and expend gifts, grants, and donations for the purposes of this section.

(3) The state council may transfer any money appropriated by the general assembly for the purposes of this section to the department of higher education for the purpose of implementing and maintaining the online platform, disseminating information regarding the online platform, and providing training about the online platform, pursuant to subsection (1) of this section.

(4) The governor's office of information technology, created in section 24-37.5-103, shall ensure that the online platform implemented and maintained pursuant to subsection (1) of this section complies with state and federal information technology security, privacy, and other information technology requirements and standards. To ensure such compliance, the governor's office of information technology shall ensure that the contract for the online platform includes a requirement that, within two years of the effective date of this section, the vendor conduct an external security assessment that complies with the office's requirements and standards and that the assessment and remediation plan be shared with the office. The governor's office of information technology may conduct or cause to be conducted subsequent security assessments as deemed necessary by the office to ensure compliance with state and federal security and privacy requirements and standards.

(5) The state auditor may, in his or her discretion, conduct an audit or assessment of the online platform and of the administration and maintenance of the platform by the state council, the department of higher education, the department of human services, any other state agency, and any contractor involved in the implementation and maintenance of the platform. The audit may include an assessment of information technology security and data privacy in connection with the platform.

(6) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 24-1-136 (11), on or before January 1, 2021, and on or before January 1 each year thereafter, the state council shall prepare a report regarding the online platform created pursuant to this section. The state council shall include the report in the annual Colorado talent report required pursuant to section 24-46.3-103 (3)(a). The report shall include:

(a) The total number of unique users of the platform;

(b) The percentages of users of the platform who are new and returning users;

(c) Data on the trainings held for users of the platform, the number of participants in the trainings, and the outreach activities undertaken to inform people of the platform and the trainings;

(d) The number of users on the platform who provide educational and career counseling and related services; and

(e) Any other measurable outcomes the state council deems appropriate.

(7) Before February 15, 2025, the joint technology committee shall assess the impact, effectiveness, and compliance with state and federal information technology requirements and standards of the online platform and shall make a recommendation to the general assembly regarding whether to continue the online platform implemented and maintained pursuant to subsection (1) of this section.

(8) This section is repealed, effective June 30, 2025.
C.R.S. § 24-33.5-421 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 33.5 / Part 4 / Section 24-33.5-421
24-33.5-421. Cooperation with local authorities
Status: repealed

24-33.5-421. Cooperation with local authorities. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 24-33.5-1234 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 33.5 / Part 12 / Section 24-33.5-1234
24-33.5-1234. Training restrictions with certain firefighting foams - penalty - exemptions - d
Status: repealed

24-33.5-1234. Training restrictions with certain firefighting foams - penalty - exemptions - definitions. (1) Beginning August 2, 2019, a person or fire department may not discharge or otherwise use for training purposes or for testing firefighting foam fire systems class B firefighting foam that contains intentionally added perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances. As used in this subsection (1), "firefighting foam fire systems" means a system designed to provide protection from fire, or for the suppression of fire, through the use of firefighting foam.

(2) A person or fire department who administers a training program which violates subsection (1) of this section is subject to a civil penalty not to exceed five thousand dollars for each violation in the case of a first offense. A person or fire department who administers a training program which violates subsection (1) of this section repeatedly is subject to a civil penalty not to exceed ten thousand dollars for each repeat offense. Penalties collected under this section must be deposited in the local firefighter safety and disease prevention fund created in section 24-33.5-1231.

(3) For purposes of this section, "class B firefighting foam", "fire department", and "perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances" have the same meaning as they are defined in section 25-5-1302.

(4) to (6) Repealed.
C.R.S. § 24-68-106 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 68 / Section 24-68-106
24-68-106. Miscellaneous provisions
Status: in_force

24-68-106. Miscellaneous provisions. (1) As used in this article, the term "development" includes redevelopment.

(2) A vested property right arising while one local government has jurisdiction over all or part of the property included within a site specific development plan shall be effective against any other local government which may subsequently obtain or assert jurisdiction over such property.

(3) Nothing in this article shall preclude judicial determination, based on common law principles, that a vested property right exists in a particular case or that a compensable taking has occurred.

(4) This article shall apply only to site specific development plans approved on or after January 1, 1988.
C.R.S. § 24-90-112.5 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 90 / Part 1 / Section 24-90-112.5
24-90-112.5. Issuance of bonds
Status: in_force

24-90-112.5. Issuance of bonds. (1) (a) Whenever the board of trustees of a library district determines that the interest of the library district and the public interest or necessity requires the creation of a general obligation indebtedness of the county on behalf of and in the name of the library district to finance the acquisition, construction, expansion, or remodeling of any real or personal property for library purposes of such district, including, without limitation, acquisition of books and equipment for such purposes, the board of trustees shall adopt a resolution requesting the board of county commissioners of the county in which the library district is located to submit the question of creating such indebtedness at the next general election or on the election held on the first Tuesday in November of odd-numbered years. The resolution of the board of trustees, in addition to the declaration of public interest or necessity, shall recite:

(I) The objects and purposes for which the indebtedness is proposed to be incurred;

(II) The amount of indebtedness to be incurred therefor;

(III) The maximum net effective interest rate to be paid on such indebtedness; and

(IV) The question to be submitted by the county to the registered electors.

(b) In the event that territory within a library district is located within more than one county, the resolution shall also specify the principal amount of indebtedness proposed to be incurred by each county in which territory within the district is located. Such principal amount of indebtedness for each county shall bear approximately the same ratio to the total principal amount of indebtedness proposed to be incurred as the valuation for assessment of that portion of the property within the library district which is located within such county bears to the valuation for assessment of all property located within the library district. The board of trustees shall deliver such resolution to the board of county commissioners of each county in which territory within the library district is located.

(2) Within twenty days after receipt of a resolution adopted pursuant to paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of this section, the board of county commissioners shall either adopt the resolution subject to mutually agreed upon changes in the resolution or reject the resolution. Where the board adopts the resolution, it shall order the question of incurring such indebtedness to be submitted, on the date specified in the resolution of the board of trustees, to the registered electors residing in territory within the county which is included in the library district. Such order shall be adopted and the election shall be held and conducted in accordance with section 30-26-301, C.R.S. In its order the board shall specify polling places and precincts for such election, which may be the same as or different than the polling places and precincts established pursuant to the provisions of section 1-5-101, C.R.S. If, upon canvassing the vote, it appears that a majority of the registered electors voting at such election vote in favor of the proposition to contract said indebtedness, the board on behalf of and in the name of the library district is authorized to and shall contract for said indebtedness.

(2.5) (a) Whenever the board of trustees of a library district determines that the interest of such district and the public interest or necessity requires the creation of a general obligation indebtedness of such district to finance the acquisition, construction, expansion, or remodeling of any real or personal property for library purposes of such district, including, without limitation, acquisition of books and equipment for such purposes, the board of trustees shall adopt a resolution to submit the question of creating such indebtedness on their own authority at the next general election or on the election held on the first Tuesday in November of odd-numbered years. In addition, at such election the board of trustees may also submit such question to the electors in the event the board of county commissioners of a county rejects the resolution of the board of trustees under subsection (2) of this section. In addition to reciting the declaration of public interest or necessity, the resolution of the board of trustees shall also recite:

(I) The objects and purposes for which the indebtedness is proposed to be incurred;

(II) The amount of indebtedness to be incurred therefor;

(III) The maximum net effective interest rate to be paid on such indebtedness; and

(IV) The question to be submitted by the board to the electors.

(b) The board of trustees of the district shall deliver a copy of the resolution to the board of county commissioners of each county within which the district is located.

(c) Within twenty days after adoption of the resolution, the board of trustees shall order the question of whether the library district shall incur such indebtedness to be submitted, on the date specified in the resolution, to the registered electors residing in such district. The order shall be adopted, and the election shall be held and conducted as provided in articles 1 to 13 of title 1, C.R.S. In its resolution, the board of trustees shall specify polling places and precincts for such election, which may be the same as or different than polling places and precincts established pursuant to the provisions of section 1-5-101, C.R.S. If, upon canvassing the vote, it appears that a majority of the registered electors voting at such election vote in favor of the question, the library district is authorized to and shall contract for said indebtedness.

(3) (a) When authorized pursuant to subsection (2) of this section and upon the request of the board of trustees of the library district, the board of county commissioners shall issue bonds of the county in the manner provided in section 30-26-302, C.R.S., but such bonds may be redeemable prior to maturity at such time, in such manner, and upon payment of such premium as the board of county commissioners may determine. Such bonds shall not be subject to the limitation on county indebtedness set forth in section 30-26-301 (3) or 30-35-201 (6)(b), C.R.S. In the event that territory within a library district is located within more than one county, each board of county commissioners may issue its bonds for the authorized purposes of the library district regardless of whether any or all of the other counties in which the library district is located issue bonds for such purposes, but the bonds of a county issued pursuant to this section shall be payable from ad valorem taxes levied only on that property within such county that is located in the library district.

(b) When authorized pursuant to subsection (2.5) of this section, the library district shall issue its bonds in the manner provided in section 32-1-1101, C.R.S., but the bonds may be redeemable prior to maturity at such time, in such manner, and upon payment of such premium as the board of trustees may determine.

(4) The board of county commissioners acting pursuant to subsection (1) of this section, and the board of trustees of a library district acting pursuant to subsection (2.5) of this section, are authorized to levy an ad valorem tax on all taxable property either within such county that is located in the library district, or within such district where the boundaries of said district cover more than one county, as applicable, to pay the principal of, redemption premium, if any, and interest on county or district indebtedness incurred pursuant to this section. The board of county commissioners and board of trustees, in certifying annual levies, shall take into account the maturing indebtedness of such county or such district incurred pursuant to this section for the ensuing year and deficiencies and defaults of prior years and shall make ample provision for the payment thereof. If the moneys produced from such levies, together with other revenues of the county or district available therefor, are not sufficient to pay punctually the annual installments on its contracts or bonds, and interest thereon, and to pay defaults and deficiencies, the board of county commissioners or board of trustees, as applicable, shall make such additional levies of taxes as may be necessary for such purposes, and such taxes shall be made and continue to be levied until the indebtedness is fully paid.

(5) Moneys resulting from such indebtedness shall be deposited with and disbursed by the custodian of library district funds pursuant to section 24-90-112 (2). The real or personal property to be acquired, constructed, expanded, or remodeled with the proceeds of such indebtedness shall be held, operated, and maintained by the library district.
C.R.S. § 24-33.5-512 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 33.5 / Part 5 / Section 24-33.5-512
24-33.5-512. Recidivism reduction grant program - creation - definitions - repeal
Status: repealed

24-33.5-512. Recidivism reduction grant program - creation - definitions - repeal. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 24-38.5-108 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 38.5 / Part 1 / Section 24-38.5-108
24-38.5-108. State agency coordination of review of federal license and license exemption app
Status: in_force

24-38.5-108. State agency coordination of review of federal license and license exemption applications for hydroelectric energy projects - legislative declaration - definitions - guidelines. (1) Legislative declaration. The general assembly hereby finds and declares that:

(a) Hydroelectric energy is a reliable, affordable, and sustainable energy source and is the largest source of clean energy in the United States;

(b) As of 2005, there were sixty-two operating hydroelectric energy facilities throughout Colorado, with a combined capacity of one thousand one hundred sixty-two megawatts;

(c) According to a recent bureau of reclamation study, Colorado currently has more than thirty sites on which new hydroelectric energy facilities could be placed and a federal department of energy report identifies another eleven potential sites. If all of the identified sites were constructed, they could power over sixty-five thousand homes each year.

(d) (I) To construct, operate, or maintain a nonfederal hydroelectric energy facility, a person must apply to FERC for a license or a license exemption if the facility is located on navigable waters in the United States, occupies lands of the United States, utilizes surplus water or water power from a United States government dam, or, under some circumstances, is located on a stream over which the United States congress has commerce clause jurisdiction;

(II) As part of FERC's licensing process, an applicant for a hydroelectric energy facility license or license exemption must meet specific prefiling consulting requirements, including a requirement to consult with relevant state agencies about the proposed project and to provide those agencies with an opportunity to comment on the application and request any studies that may be relevant to the proposed project;

(III) To promote the construction and operation of new hydroelectric energy facilities, the United States congress passed the "Hydropower Regulatory Efficiency Act of 2013", federal Public Law 113-23, as amended, which exempts certain hydroelectric energy facilities that have an installed capacity of fewer than ten thousand kilowatts from the licensing requirements and streamlines the approval process for hydroelectric energy facilities generally; and

(e) To further promote the construction and operation of new hydroelectric energy facilities in Colorado, the role of state agencies in consulting on a hydroelectric energy facility application for a federal license or license exemption should be streamlined. To that end, the general assembly designates the office as the coordinating state agency to facilitate the timely state agency review of a proposed project.

(2) Definitions. As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires:

(a) "Applicant" means a person applying for a FERC license or license exemption for a hydroelectric energy facility.

(b) "FERC" means the federal energy regulatory commission.

(c) "Hydroelectric energy" means the generation and delivery to the interconnection meter of any source of electrical or mechanical energy by harnessing the kinetic energy of water. "Hydroelectric energy" includes pumped hydroelectricity, as defined in section 40-2-123 (3.2)(c)(II), C.R.S.

(d) "Office" means the Colorado energy office.

(3) Coordination of state agency review by the Colorado energy office. (a) An applicant in Colorado must contact, and submit relevant documentation to, the office for the purpose of obtaining state agency review of his or her FERC application, as required as part of the consultation requirements set forth in 18 C.F.R. 4.38 concerning FERC license and license exemption procedures.

(b) The office shall coordinate state agency review of the application by providing the following to all relevant state agencies with potential interest in the applicant's hydroelectric energy project:

(I) Notice via e-mail of the application;

(II) Electronic copies of any documentation received from the applicant;

(III) A general description of the FERC review process; and

(IV) The deadline by which the other state agencies must submit any comments about the application to the office. The office shall set a deadline that is sufficiently in advance of the expiration of the comment period provided for by FERC to allow the office to compile other agencies' comments and its own comments for timely submission to FERC.

(c) Upon the expiration of the deadline set by the office for other agencies to review an application, the office shall compile any comments from other agencies and its own comments and submit the comments to FERC before the expiration of the comment period established by FERC. Thereafter, the office shall serve as a liaison between FERC and the other state agencies concerning any discussion of the comments submitted.

(d) The office shall provide information on its website about the streamlined review process set forth in this section.

(e) The director of the office may establish guidelines concerning the process and deadlines for disseminating information to other state agencies and collecting other state agencies' comments.
C.R.S. § 24-33.5-213 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 33.5 / Part 2 / Section 24-33.5-213
24-33.5-213. Release of impounded vehicles - penalty
Status: repealed

24-33.5-213. Release of impounded vehicles - penalty. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 24-33.5-709 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 33.5 / Part 7 / Section 24-33.5-709
24-33.5-709. Local disaster emergencies
Status: in_force

24-33.5-709. Local disaster emergencies. (1) A local disaster may be declared only by the principal executive officer of a political subdivision. It shall not be continued or renewed for a period in excess of seven days except by or with the consent of the governing board of the political subdivision. Any order or proclamation declaring, continuing, or terminating a local disaster emergency shall be given prompt and general publicity and shall be filed promptly with the county clerk and recorder, city clerk, or other authorized record-keeping agency and with the office of emergency management.

(2) The effect of a declaration of a local disaster emergency is to activate the response and recovery aspects of any and all applicable local and interjurisdictional disaster emergency plans and to authorize the furnishing of aid and assistance under such plans.

(3) No interjurisdictional emergency management agency or official thereof may declare a local disaster emergency unless expressly authorized by the agreement pursuant to which the agency functions. An interjurisdictional emergency management agency shall provide aid and services in accordance with the agreement pursuant to which it functions.
C.R.S. § 24-34-502 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 34 / Part 5 / Section 24-34-502
24-34-502. Unfair housing practices prohibited - definition
Status: repealed

24-34-502. Unfair housing practices prohibited - definition. (1) It is an unfair housing practice, unlawful, and prohibited:

(a) (I) For any person to refuse to show, sell, transfer, rent, or lease any housing; refuse to receive and transmit any bona fide offer to buy, sell, rent, or lease any housing; or otherwise make unavailable or deny or withhold from an individual any housing because of disability, race, creed, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, familial status, veteran or military status, religion, national origin, or ancestry; to discriminate against an individual because of disability, race, creed, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, familial status, veteran or military status, religion, national origin, or ancestry in the terms, conditions, or privileges pertaining to any housing or the transfer, sale, rental, or lease of housing or in furnishing facilities or services in connection with housing; or to cause to be made any written or oral inquiry or record concerning the disability, race, creed, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, familial status, veteran or military status, religion, national origin, or ancestry of an individual seeking to purchase, rent, or lease any housing; however, nothing in this subsection (1)(a) requires a dwelling to be made available to an individual whose tenancy would constitute a direct threat to the health or safety of other individuals or whose tenancy would result in substantial physical damage to the property of others;

(II) Nothing in this subsection (1)(a) prohibits a written or oral inquiry or record concerning military or veteran status when the purpose of the inquiry or record is to determine a person's eligibility for veteran or military housing or for a veteran or military housing benefit.

(b) For any person to whom application is made for financial assistance for the acquisition, construction, rehabilitation, repair, or maintenance of any housing to make or cause to be made any written or oral inquiry concerning the disability, race, creed, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, familial status, veteran or military status, religion, national origin, or ancestry of an individual seeking financial assistance or concerning the disability, race, creed, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, familial status, veteran or military status, religion, national origin, or ancestry of prospective occupants or tenants of the housing, or to discriminate against any individual because of the disability, race, creed, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, familial status, veteran or military status, religion, national origin, or ancestry of the individual or prospective occupants or tenants in the terms, conditions, or privileges relating to obtaining or using any such financial assistance;

(c) (I) For any person to include in any transfer, sale, rental, or lease of housing any restrictive covenants, but shall not include any person who, in good faith and in the usual course of business, delivers any document or copy of a document regarding the transfer, sale, rental, or lease of housing which includes any restrictive covenants which are based upon race or religion, or reference thereto; or

(II) For any person to honor or exercise or attempt to honor or exercise any restrictive covenant pertaining to housing;

(d) (I) For any person to make, print, or publish or cause to be made, printed, or published any notice or advertisement relating to the sale, transfer, rental, or lease of any housing that indicates any preference, limitation, specification, or discrimination based on disability, race, creed, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, familial status, veteran or military status, national origin, or ancestry;

(II) This subsection (1)(d) does not apply when the purpose of the notice or advertisement is to promote veteran or military housing or a veteran or military housing benefit.

(e) For any person: To aid, abet, incite, compel, or coerce the doing of any act defined in this section as an unfair housing practice; to obstruct or prevent any person from complying with the provisions of this part 5 or any order issued with respect thereto; to attempt either directly or indirectly to commit any act defined in this section to be an unfair housing practice; to discriminate against any person because such person has opposed any practice made an unfair housing practice by this part 5, because he has filed a charge with the commission, or because he has testified, assisted, or participated in any manner in an investigation, proceeding, or hearing conducted pursuant to parts 3 and 5 of this article; or to coerce, intimidate, threaten, or interfere with any person in the exercise or enjoyment of, or on account of his having exercised or enjoyed, or on account of his having aided or encouraged, any other person in the exercise of any right granted or protected by parts 3 and 5 of this article;

(f) For any person to discharge, demote, or discriminate in matters of compensation against any employee or agent because of said employee's or agent's obedience to the provisions of this part 5;

(g) For any person whose business includes residential real estate-related transactions, which transactions involve making or purchasing loans secured by residential real estate or providing other financial assistance for purchasing, constructing, improving, repairing, or maintaining a dwelling or selling, brokering, or appraising residential real property, to discriminate against an individual in making available such a transaction or in fixing the terms or conditions of such a transaction because of race, creed, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, disability, familial status, veteran or military status, national origin, or ancestry;

(h) For any person to deny an individual access to or membership or participation in any multiple-listing service, real estate brokers' organization, or other service, organization, or facility related to the business of selling or renting dwellings or to discriminate against the individual in the terms or conditions of such access, membership, or participation on account of race, creed, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, disability, marital status, familial status, veteran or military status, national origin or ancestry, or source of income;

(i) For any person, for profit, to induce or attempt to induce any person to sell or rent any dwelling by representations regarding the entry or prospective entry into the neighborhood of any individual of a particular race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, disability, familial status, veteran or military status, creed, national origin, or ancestry;

(j) For any person to represent to any other person that a dwelling is not available for inspection, sale, or rental, when the dwelling is in fact available, for the purpose of discriminating against any individual on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, disability, familial status, veteran or military status, creed, national origin, or ancestry;

(k) For any person to violate the provisions of section 24-34-502.2;

(l) For any person to refuse to rent or lease, to refuse to show housing for rent or lease, to refuse to receive and transmit any bona fide offer to rent or lease, or to otherwise make unavailable or deny or withhold from another person any housing for rent or lease because of a person's source of income;

(m) For any person to discriminate in the terms, conditions, or privileges pertaining to the rental or lease of any housing, or in the furnishing of facilities or services in connection therewith, because of a person's source of income, including a person's receipt of public housing assistance or a person's participation in a third-party contract required by a public housing assistance program; except that, if the initial payment to the landlord is not made timely in accordance with applicable regulations promulgated by the United States department of housing and urban development due to processing delays or a government shutdown, then a landlord may exercise any right or pursue any remedy available under law;

(n) For any person to make, print, or publish or cause to be made, printed, or published any notice or advertisement relating to the rental or lease of any housing that indicates any limitation, specification, or discrimination based on a person's source of income;

(o) For any person to represent to another person that any housing is not available for rent or lease when the housing is in fact available for the purpose of discriminating against the person on the basis of the person's source of income;

(p) For any person, for profit, to induce or attempt to induce another person to rent any housing by representations regarding the entry or prospective entry into the neighborhood of a person or persons with particular sources of income; or

(q) For any person to violate section 38-12-904 (1)(c) or (1)(d).

(1.5) (a) Subsections (1)(l) to (1)(p) of this section do not apply to a landlord with three or fewer units of housing for rent or lease.

(b) Nothing in subsection (1) of this section precludes a landlord from checking the credit of a prospective tenant. Checking the credit of a prospective tenant is not an unfair housing practice under this section, provided that the landlord checks the credit of every prospective tenant.

(c) As used in this subsection (1.5) and in subsection (1) of this section, "landlord" means a person who owns, manages, leases, or subleases a unit of housing and who makes that housing available for rent or lease.

(1.7) Notwithstanding any provision of subsection (1) of this section to the contrary, if a landlord owns five or fewer single family rental homes and no more than five total rental units including any single family homes, the landlord is not required to accept federal housing choice vouchers for any of those five single family homes as an acceptable source of income under subsection (1) of this section.

(1.8) It is not a violation of this section for a landlord to ask a residential tenant whether the tenant receives supplemental security income, social security disability insurance under Title II of the federal "Social Security Act", 42 U.S.C. sec. 401 et seq., as amended, or cash assistance through the Colorado works program created in part 7 of article 2 of title 26 for the purposes of complying with section 13-40-110 (1).

(2) The provisions of this section shall not apply to or prohibit compliance with local zoning ordinance provisions concerning residential restrictions on marital status.

(3) Nothing contained in this part 5 shall be construed to bar any religious or denominational institution or organization which is operated or supervised or controlled by or is operated in connection with a religious or denominational organization from limiting the sale, rental, or occupancy of dwellings which it owns or operates for other than a commercial purpose to persons of the same religion, or from giving preference to such persons, unless membership in such religion is restricted on account of race, color, or national origin, nor shall anything in this part 5 prohibit a private club not in fact open to the public which, as an incident to its primary purpose or purposes provides lodgings which it owns or operates for other than a commercial purpose, from limiting the rental or occupancy of such lodgings to its members or from giving preference to its members.

(4) (Deleted by amendment, L. 92, p. 1122, § 4, effective July 1, 1992.)

(5) Nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent or restrict the sale, lease, rental, transfer, or development of housing designed or intended for the use of persons with disabilities.

(6) Nothing in this part 5 prohibits a person engaged in the business of furnishing appraisals of real property from taking into consideration factors other than race, creed, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, familial status, veteran or military status, disability, religion, national origin, or ancestry.

(7) (a) Nothing in this section shall limit the applicability of any reasonable local, state, or federal restrictions regarding the maximum number of occupants permitted to occupy a dwelling. Nor shall any provision in this section regarding familial status apply with respect to housing for older persons.

(b) As used in this subsection (7), "housing for older persons" means housing provided under any state or federal program that the division determines is specifically designed and operated to assist older persons, or is intended for, and solely occupied by, persons sixty-two years of age or older, or is intended and operated for occupancy by at least one person fifty-five years of age or older per unit. In determining whether housing intended and operated for occupancy by one person fifty-five years of age or older per unit qualifies as housing for older persons under this subsection (7), the division shall require the following:

(I) That the housing facility or community publish and adhere to policies and procedures that demonstrate the intent required under this paragraph (b);

(II) That at least eighty percent of the occupied units be occupied by at least one person who is fifty-five years of age or older; and

(III) That the housing facility or community comply with rules promulgated by the commission for verification of occupancy. Such rules shall:

(A) Provide for verification by reliable surveys and affidavits; and

(B) Include examples of the types of policies and procedures relevant to a determination of such compliance with the requirements of subparagraph (II) of this paragraph (b). Such surveys and affidavits shall be admissible in administrative and judicial proceedings for the purposes of verification of occupancy in accordance with this section.

(c) Housing shall not fail to meet the requirements for housing for older persons by reason of persons residing in such housing as of March 12, 1989, who do not meet the age requirements of paragraph (b) of this subsection (7) if the new occupants of such housing meet the age requirements of paragraph (b) of this subsection (7) or, by reason of unoccupied units, if such units are reserved for occupancy by persons who meet the age requirements of paragraph (b) of this subsection (7).

(d) (I) A person shall not be held personally liable for monetary damages for a violation of this part 5 if such person reasonably relied, in good faith, on the application of the exemption available under this part 5 relating to housing for older persons.

(II) For purposes of this paragraph (d), a person may only show good faith reliance on the application of an exemption by showing that:

(A) Such person has no actual knowledge that the facility or community is not or will not be eligible for the exemption claimed; and

(B) The owner, operator, or other official representative of the facility or community has stated, formally, in writing, that the facility or community complies with the requirements of the exemption claimed.

(8) (a) With respect to "familial status", nothing in this part 5 shall apply to the following:

(I) Any single-family house sold or rented by an owner if such private individual owner does not own more than three such single-family houses at any one time. In the case of the sale of any such single-family house by a private individual owner not residing in such house at the time of such sale or who was not the most recent resident of such house prior to such sale, the exemption granted by this subsection (8) shall apply only with respect to one such sale within any twenty-four-month period. Such bona fide private individual owner shall not own any interest in, nor shall there be owned or reserved on his behalf, under any express or voluntary agreement, title to or any right to all or a portion of the proceeds from the sale or rental of more than three such single-family houses at any one time. The sale or rental of any such single-family house shall be excepted from the application of this subsection (8) only if such house is sold or rented:

(A) Without the use in any manner of the sales or rental facilities or the sales or rental services of any real estate broker, agent, or salesman, or of such facilities or services of any person in the business of selling or renting dwellings, or of any employee or agent of any such broker, agent, salesman, or person; and

(B) Without the publication, posting, or mailing, after notice, of any advertisement or written notice in violation of this section; but nothing in this section shall prohibit the use of attorneys, escrow agents, abstractors, title companies, and other such professional assistance as necessary to perfect or transfer the title.

(II) Rooms or units in dwellings containing living quarters occupied or intended to be occupied by no more than four families living independently of each other, if the owner actually maintains and occupies one of such living quarters as his residence.

(b) For the purposes of paragraph (a) of this subsection (8), a person shall be deemed to be in the business of selling or renting dwellings if:

(I) He has, within the preceding twelve months, participated as principal in three or more transactions involving the sale or rental of any dwelling or any interest therein;

(II) He has, within the preceding twelve months, participated as agent, other than in the sale of his own personal residence in providing sales or rental facilities or sales or rental services in two or more transactions involving the sale or rental of any dwelling or any interest therein; or

(III) He is the owner of any dwelling designed or intended for occupancy by, or occupied by, five or more families.

(9) Repealed.

(10) (a) Nothing in this part 5 prohibits a seller of property from considering legitimate and nondiscriminatory factors when deciding whether to accept an offer.

(b) Nothing in this part 5 prohibits adherence to requirements under 38 CFR 36 that govern the United States department of veterans affairs benefits, including restrictions on options on a home contract, or prohibits inquiry regarding an individual's veteran or military status to the extent necessary to determine if the individual is eligible for a benefit offered to veterans or members of the military. Such adherence does not constitute a violation of this part 5.
C.R.S. § 24-37.5-127 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 37.5 / Part 1 / Section 24-37.5-127
24-37.5-127. Funding for technology life-cycle costs - information technology annual deprecia
Status: in_force

24-37.5-127. Funding for technology life-cycle costs - information technology annual depreciation-lease equivalent payments - fiscal impact analysis - definitions. (1) As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires:

(a) "Appropriation" means an appropriation from the information technology capital account in the capital construction fund to any state agency for an information technology capital project in the capital construction section of the annual general appropriation act.

(b) "Capital construction fund" means the capital construction fund created in section 24-75-302.

(c) "Cash fund" does not include:

(I) The lottery fund created in section 44-40-111;

(II) The limited gaming fund created in section 44-30-701 (1);

(III) Money allocated to the division of parks and wildlife from lottery proceeds as specified in section 3 of article XXVII of the state constitution;

(IV) The wildlife cash fund created in section 33-1-112 (1)(a); or

(V) The legislative department cash fund created in section 2-2-1601 (1)(a) and the legislative redistricting account created in section 2-2-1601 (2.5).

(d) "Depreciation or amortization" means an amount calculated and recorded in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.

(e) "Depreciation or amortization period" means a period determined in fiscal procedures issued by the state controller or the state institution of higher education.

(f) "Information technology annual depreciation-lease equivalent payment" means an amount equivalent to the recorded depreciation or amortization of the information technology asset acquired, repaired, improved, replaced, renovated, or constructed with an appropriation from the information technology capital account in the capital construction fund based on the depreciation period, as calculated by the state agency or the state institution of higher education, which calculation a state institution of higher education shall report to the department of higher education. The amount is calculated from the date of acquisition or the date of completion of the repair, improvement, replacement, renovation, or construction to June 30 of the fiscal year of acquisition or completion. The amount continues to be annually calculated on a fiscal year basis until the depreciation for the information technology asset is no longer recorded.

(g) "Project cost" means the depreciable components of the total project cost as reflected in the appropriation; except that, if the project is financed, the total project cost does not include any financing costs.

(h) "State agency" means any department, commission, council, board, bureau, committee, institution of higher education, agency, or other governmental unit of the executive, legislative, or judicial branch of state government that receives an appropriation or is otherwise included in the annual general appropriation act or the annual legislative appropriation act.

(i) "Technology risk prevention and response fund" means the technology risk prevention and response fund created in section 24-37.5-120 (2).

(2) For every initial appropriation for an information technology capital project in the capital construction section of the 2025-26 annual general appropriation act and every appropriation for an information technology capital project in the capital construction section of each annual general appropriation act thereafter, additional funding must be set aside as follows:

(a) If the funding source for the appropriation is from a cash fund, the state agency shall annually calculate an amount equal to the recorded depreciation of the information technology assets acquired, repaired, improved, replaced, renovated, or constructed with the appropriation based on the depreciation period, the general assembly shall include an information technology annual depreciation-lease equivalent payment line item payable from the cash fund in the operating section of the annual general appropriation act for the state agency, and, on July 1 of the state fiscal year to which the act applies, the state controller shall credit such amount from the cash fund that was the source of the funding for the appropriation to an information technology capital reserve account established by the state agency in that cash fund as specified in section 24-75-403 (2.5).

(b) If the funding source for the appropriation is from the general fund or the information technology capital account in the capital construction fund, the general assembly shall include an information technology annual depreciation-lease equivalent payment line item payable from the general fund in the operating section of the annual general appropriation act for each state agency, including the department of higher education. On July 1 of the state fiscal year to which the act applies, the state controller shall credit the information technology annual depreciation-lease equivalent payment line item to the information technology capital account; except that, of that payment, an amount equal to one percent of the project cost must be deducted from the payment and credited to the principal of the technology risk prevention and response fund.

(c) If the funding source for the appropriation is a financing arrangement, including a financed purchase of an asset or certificate of participation agreement allowed pursuant to section 24-82-801, and the source of the funding for the financing payment is:

(I) From a cash fund, then the state agency shall annually calculate an amount equal to one percent of the project cost and the general assembly shall include an information technology annual controlled maintenance line item payable from the cash fund in the operating section of the annual general appropriation act for each state agency equal to such amount. On July 1 of the state fiscal year to which the act applies, the state controller shall credit that amount to an information technology capital reserve account established by the state agency in the cash fund as specified in section 24-75-403 (2.5).

(II) From the general fund or the capital construction fund, then the general assembly shall include an information technology annual controlled maintenance line item payable from the general fund in the operating section of the annual general appropriation act for each state agency, including the department of higher education, equal to one percent of the project cost, as calculated by the state agency or the state institution of higher education, which calculation a state institution of higher education shall report to the department of higher education. On July 1 of the state fiscal year to which the act applies, the state controller shall credit such amount to the technology risk prevention and response fund.

(d) If the funding source for the appropriation is a combination of the funding sources described in subsections (2)(a), (2)(b), and (2)(c) of this section, then the annual set aside required pursuant to this subsection (2) must be made in proportion to the funding source.

(3) On June 15, 2025, and on each June 15 thereafter, the office shall submit a fiscal impact analysis to the office of state planning and budgeting that must include but need not be limited to the following:

(a) The estimated amount of general fund money required to make the information technology annual depreciation-lease equivalent payments for the upcoming fiscal year; and

(b) The current information technology assets to which the information technology annual depreciation-lease equivalent payments are being applied.
C.R.S. § 24-32-2006 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 32 / Part 20 / Section 24-32-2006
24-32-2006. Colorado youth service corps - criteria for enrollment
Status: in_force

24-32-2006. Colorado youth service corps - criteria for enrollment. (1) The director may select and enroll in the youth service corps any person who is at least sixteen years of age but not yet twenty-five years of age, who is a resident of the state, and who is not for medical, legal, or psychological reasons incapable of service.

(2) In the selection of youth service corps members, preference shall be given to youths residing in areas, both urban and rural, in which there exists substantial unemployment above the state unemployment rate. Efforts shall be made to enroll youths who are economically, socially, physically, or educationally disadvantaged.

(3) The director may prescribe such additional standards and procedures in consultation with supervising agencies as may be necessary in conformance with this part 20.
C.R.S. § 24-60-1403 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 60 / Part 14 / Section 24-60-1403
24-60-1403. Bylaws to be filed with secretary of state
Status: in_force

24-60-1403. Bylaws to be filed with secretary of state. Pursuant to article II (j) of this compact, the board shall file copies of its bylaws and any amendments thereto with the secretary of state.
C.R.S. § 24-60-201 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 60 / Part 2 / Section 24-60-201
24-60-201. Compact approved and ratified
Status: in_force

24-60-201. Compact approved and ratified. The general assembly hereby approves and ratifies the compact, designated as "interstate compact entered into by and between the state of Kansas, the state of New Mexico, the state of Wyoming, and the state of Colorado", for cooperative effort and mutual assistance in the prevention of crime, authorized by and entered into, within the provisions of part 1 of this article.
C.R.S. § 24-33.5-806.5 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 33.5 / Part 8 / Section 24-33.5-806.5
24-33.5-806.5. Auxiliary emergency communications unit of the office of emergency management -
Status: in_force

24-33.5-806.5. Auxiliary emergency communications unit of the office of emergency management - qualified volunteers - protections and benefits. Notwithstanding any other provision of this part 8, any credentialed member of the auxiliary emergency communications unit of the office of emergency management created by section 24-33.5-705 (1) is a qualified volunteer for purposes of this part 8 and article 10 of this title and is eligible to receive the protections and benefits specified in this part 8 and in article 10 of this title.
C.R.S. § 24-93-104 — CO Code / Title 24 / Article 93 / Section 24-93-104
24-93-104. Integrated project delivery contracts - authorization - effect of other laws
Status: in_force

24-93-104. Integrated project delivery contracts - authorization - effect of other laws. (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any agency may award an IPD contract for a public project in accordance with the provisions of this article upon the determination by such agency that integrated project delivery represents a timely or cost-effective alternative for a public project.

(2) Nothing in this article is intended to affect or limit the applicability of article 91 or 92 of this title to the extent the provisions of said articles are not inconsistent with the provisions of this article. To the extent there is a conflict between the provisions of article 91 or 92 of this title and this article, the provisions of this article shall control.

(3) Nothing in this article shall be construed as exempting any agency or participating entity from applicable federal, state, or local laws, rules, resolutions, or ordinances governing labor relations, professional licensing, public contracting, or other related laws, except to the extent that an exemption is granted under such legal authority or created by necessary implication from such legal authority.