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CO Code § 2-4-301 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 2 - Legislative|Article 4 - Construction of Statutes|Part 3 - Amendatory Statutes|§ 2-4-301. Multiple Amendments to the Same Provision - One Without Reference to the Other

 If amendments to the same statute are enacted at the same or different sessions of the general assembly and one amendment is without reference to another, the amendments are to be harmonized, if possible, so that effect may be given to each. If the amendments are irreconcilable, the amendment prevails which is latest in its effective date. If the irreconcilable statutes have the same effective date, the statute prevails which is latest in its date of passage.   History. Source: L. 73: R&RE, p. 1425, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 135-1-301. History. Source: L. 73: R&RE, p. 1425, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 135-1-301.    ANNOTATION   Laws dealing with interrelated subjects to be harmonized. Laws enacted in the same session of the general assembly should be harmonized if possible, particularly where they deal with interrelated subjects. People v. Rafferty, 644 P.2d 102 (Colo. App. 1982).   Statutory section, as published in cumulative supplement, is the law of the state if statute was amended twice in the same session and such amendments were in conflict. People v. Littleton, 799 P.2d 426 (Colo. App. 1990).   Applied in People v. Owens, 670 P.2d 1233 (Colo. 1983); In re Pickering, 967 P.2d 164 (Colo. App. 1997).
CO Code § 2-4-302 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 2 - Legislative|Article 4 - Construction of Statutes|Part 3 - Amendatory Statutes|§ 2-4-302. Repeal of a Repealing Statute

 The repeal of a repealing statute does not revive the statute originally repealed.   History. Source: L. 73: R&RE, p. 1425, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 135-1-302. History. Source: L. 73: R&RE, p. 1425, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 135-1-302.    ANNOTATION   Annotator's note. The following annotations include cases decided under former provisions similar to this section.   When any law or part of a law is repealed, it is not revived by a subsequent repeal of the repealing law. Heinssen v. State, 14 Colo. 228 , 23 P. 995 (1890); Sanders v. Hendrick, 93 Colo. 512 , 27 P.2d 493 (1933).   However, when the suspension of a general law within a municipality results from a city ordinance passed in pursuance of a special charter, the repeal of the ordinance will leave the general law in force within the city. Heinssen v. State, 14 Colo. 228 , 23 P. 995 (1890).   And the repealing clause of an unconstitutional legislative law falls with the rest of the law. Armstrong v. Mitten, 95 Colo. 425 , 37 P.2d 757 (1934).   Also, the rule against implied revival applies only where the statute itself is repealed, and not where it is left in force. Terminal Drilling Co. v. Jones, 84 Colo. 279 , 269 P. 894 (1928).   But certain cases are impliedly excepted from the rules operation by the effect of a subsequent enactment. Terminal Drilling Co. v. Jones, 84 Colo. 279 , 269 P. 894 (1928); Heinssen v. State, 14 Colo. 228 , 23 P. 995 (1890).   And the difference between a repealed and a suspended law is that a repeal puts an end to the law and a suspension holds it in abeyance. Heinssen v. State, 14 Colo. 228 , 23 P. 995 (1890).
CO Code § 2-4-402 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 2 - Legislative|Article 4 - Construction of Statutes|Part 4 - Definitions|§ 2-4-402. Colorado Revised Statutes

 Colorado Revised Statutes may be abbreviated and cited as “C.R.S.”.   History. Source: L. 73: R&RE, p. 1426, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 135-1-402. L. 83: Entire section amended, p. 377, § 1, effective July 1. History. Source: L. 73: R&RE, p. 1426, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 135-1-402. L. 83: Entire section amended, p. 377, § 1, effective July 1.
CO Code § 2-7-101 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 2 - Legislative|Article 7 - Legislative Oversight of Principal Departments|Part 1 - Joint Legislative Oversight Committees|§ 2-7-101. Legislative Declaration

  The general assembly hereby finds and declares that:   A multiplicity of powers, duties, and functions have been assigned to the executive branch of state government in accordance with law and have been undertaken by the executive branch on its own initiative or at the behest of the federal government;    Considerations such as avoidance of duplication, cost-effective service delivery, and efficient management of state government may have been overlooked in the assignment and undertaking of said powers, duties, and functions;    While the initial assignment or undertaking of powers, duties, and functions may be reasonable, the assignment or undertaking may become obsolete because of changes in the nature of the problem sought to be solved or because of the passage of time;    The interests of cost-effective and expedited delivery of services, avoidance of excessive tax burdens, and better government would be served by regular analytical review of the powers, duties, and functions of executive agencies by the general assembly for the purpose of determining whether there is a public need for continued existence of such powers, duties, and functions and whether the public need would be better served by the elimination, reassignment, or expansion of said powers, duties, and functions.        History. Source: L. 79: Entire article added, p. 307, § 1, effective June 15.
CO Code § 2-7-102 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 2 - Legislative|Article 7 - Legislative Oversight of Principal Departments|Part 1 - Joint Legislative Oversight Committees|§ 2-7-102. Assignment of Departments for Review - All Principal Departments Subject to Legislative Oversight - Composition of Joint Legislative Oversight Committees

  Beginning in 1980, a general assembly during its second regular session shall designate at least three principal departments for study by joint legislative oversight committees during the interim following the first regular session of the next general assembly. Each of the twenty principal departments shall be studied in this manner at least once before January 1, 1994. A joint legislative oversight committee may be assigned more than one principal department during each interim period.    The legislative audit committee shall cause to be conducted a performance audit of each principal department designated by a general assembly during its second regular session for legislative oversight which audit shall be completed on or before the adjournment of the first regular session of the next general assembly. In conducting the audit, the legislative audit committee shall take into consideration, but not be limited to considering, the factors listed in section 2-7-103 (1). An audit of a principal department shall be forwarded to the joint legislative oversight committee which is to study said principal department.    During the first regular session of the next general assembly, the president of the senate and the speaker of the house of representatives shall designate the appropriate joint committee of reference as the joint legislative oversight committee for a particular principal department and shall appoint the members of the joint legislative committee from among the members of the committee of reference in each house.     History. Source: L. 79: Entire article added, p. 308, § 1, effective June 15.
CO Code § 2-7-103 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 2 - Legislative|Article 7 - Legislative Oversight of Principal Departments|Part 1 - Joint Legislative Oversight Committees|§ 2-7-103. Review of Principal Department - Subject Matter to Be Studied

     A joint legislative oversight committee shall study a principal department's powers, duties, and functions in order to evaluate the public need for continuance of said powers, duties, and functions and whether the public need would be better served by the elimination, reassignment, or expansion of said powers, duties, and functions.    Said study may include, but not be limited to:   Identification of unnecessary duplication of functions, situations in which similar functions should be consolidated in one division or in which divisions should be consolidated, and situations in which efficient administration would be served by transferring existing powers, duties, and functions among principal departments or elimination of said powers, duties, and functions;    Examination of the extent to which the proper exercise of powers and performance of duties and functions has been impeded or enhanced by existing statutes and procedures and practices of the principal department, and any other circumstances, including budgeting, resources, and personnel matters;    Study of the efficiency and cooperation exhibited by the principal department in processing inquiries and complaints from the public;    The extent to which changes are necessary in the enabling laws of the principal department.       Beginning in 1981, said study shall include a review of all fees and fines charged by the principal department. Pursuant to such review, the principal department shall be required to tabulate all fees and fines and the amounts thereof, state the purpose of each, and state the rationale for each where appropriate.       A joint legislative oversight committee may require a principal department to make budget presentations which clearly illustrate the source, amount, and expenditure of funds in relation to each of the principal department's powers, duties, and functions.     History. Source: L. 79: Entire article added, p. 308, § 1, effective June 15. L. 81: (1)(c) added, p. 351, § 1, effective June 4.
CO Code § 2-7-104 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 2 - Legislative|Article 7 - Legislative Oversight of Principal Departments|Part 1 - Joint Legislative Oversight Committees|§ 2-7-104. Staff - Report - Recommendations

  In addition to the audit reports provided for in section 2-7-102 (2), a joint legislative oversight committee shall receive staff services and information from the legislative council staff and the joint budget committee staff and may request assistance from the office of state planning and budgeting. Drafting services and legal research shall be provided by the office of legislative legal services.    A joint legislative oversight committee shall report on its study of a principal department to the general assembly following completion of the study. Said report shall contain the committee's findings and recommendations.    Legislative oversight pursuant to this article shall be in addition to any other periodic review for the purpose of determining whether an agency should be terminated or renewed.     History. Source: L. 79: Entire article added, p. 309, § 1, effective June 15. L. 83: (1) amended, p. 969, § 19, effective July 1, 1984. L. 88: (1) amended, p. 309, § 15, effective May 23.
CO Code § 2-7-200.1 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 2 - Legislative|Article 7 - Legislative Oversight of Principal Departments|Part 2 - State Measurement for Accountable, Responsive, and Transparent (Smart) Government Act|§ 2-7-200.1. Short Title

 This part 2 shall be known and may be cited as the “State Measurement for Accountable, Responsive, and Transparent (SMART) Government Act”.   History. Source: L. 2015: Entire section added, (SB 15-264), ch. 259, p. 941, § 5, effective August 5.
CO Code § 2-7-201 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 2 - Legislative|Article 7 - Legislative Oversight of Principal Departments|Part 2 - State Measurement for Accountable, Responsive, and Transparent (Smart) Government Act|§ 2-7-201. Legislative Declaration

  The general assembly hereby finds and declares that:   It is important that state government be accountable and transparent in such a way that the general public can understand the value received for the tax dollars spent by the state;    State government agencies should operate under a performance management philosophy in which employees focus on taxpayer and customer service, underpinned by the constant goal of achieving operational excellence;    The ability of the general public, the general assembly, the governor, and state departments to assess departments' progress in achieving performance goals will lead to improvements in services rendered and increased efficiency in program administration, as well as transparency;    The annual budget process should serve as part of a performance management system to incentivize continuous process improvement in the services delivered to customers and taxpayers;    A system of continuous process improvement is a critical and necessary component of a performance management philosophy;    Measures for evaluating the performance of state departments should be integrated into a formal state planning process;    A performance management system will be more useful and reliable for the general assembly and the public if performance audits of the departments are completed; and    Departments need statutory authority and flexibility to use their resources in the best possible way to better serve the people of Colorado through the effective administration and delivery of governmental programs and services.        History. Source: L. 2010: Entire part R&RE,(HB 10-1119), ch. 340, p. 1564, § 3, effective August 11. L. 2011: Entire section amended,(HB 11-1212), ch. 174, p. 656, § 1, effective May 13. L. 2013: Entire part R&RE,(HB 13-1299), ch. 382, p. 2232, § 1, effective June 5.    Editor's note:   This section is similar to former § 2-7-201 as it existed prior to 2013.
CO Code § 2-7-205 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 2 - Legislative|Article 7 - Legislative Oversight of Principal Departments|Part 2 - State Measurement for Accountable, Responsive, and Transparent (Smart) Government Act|§ 2-7-205. Annual Performance Report

    , no later than November 1, 2014, and no later than November 1 of each year thereafter, the office of state planning and budgeting shall publish an annual performance report for each department except the department of state, the department of the treasury, the department of law, the judicial department, the office of state public defender, the office of alternate defense counsel, the Colorado energy office, the office of economic development, the office of the child's representative, and the office of the child protection ombudsman. The annual performance report must include a summary of each department's performance plan and most recent performance evaluation. The annual performance report must be clearly written and easily understood and must be limited to a maximum of four pages per department.    No later than November 1, 2014, and no later than November 1 of each year thereafter, the department of state, the department of the treasury, the department of law, the judicial department, the office of state public defender, the office of alternate defense counsel, the Colorado energy office, the office of economic development, the office of the child's representative, and the office of the child protection ombudsman shall each publish an annual performance report including a summary of its performance plan and most recent performance evaluation. The annual performance reports must be clearly written and easily understood and must each be limited to a maximum of four pages.         The annual performance reports shall be posted on the official websites of the state of Colorado and the office of the governor. The annual performance reports shall include a hyperlink to each department's performance plan posted on the official website of each department pursuant to section 2-7-204 (3)(b).    The annual performance reports shall be distributed to all members of the general assembly pursuant to section 24-1-136 (9), C.R.S.         History. Source: L. 2010: (1) amended,(HB 10-1404), ch. 405, p. 2004, § 5, effective June 10; entire part R&RE,(HB 10-1119), ch. 340, p. 1571, § 3, effective August 11. L. 2013: Entire part R&RE,(HB 13-1299), ch. 382, p. 2241, § 1, effective June 5. L. 2015: (1) amended,(SB 15-204), ch. 264, p. 1031, § 13, effective June 2. L. 2017: (1)(a)(II) amended,(SB 17-297), ch. 210, p. 821, § 20, effective May 18. L. 2021: (2) amended,(SB 21-271), ch. 462, p. 3194, § 267, effective March 1, 2022.    Editor's note:   This section is similar to former § 2-7-205 as it existed prior to 2013.
CO Code § 4-1-101 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 4 - Uniform Commercial Code|Article 1 - General Provisions|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 4-1-101. Short Titles

  This title shall be known and may be cited as the “Uniform Commercial Code”.    This article shall be known and may be cited as the “Uniform Commercial Code - General Provisions”.     History. Source: L. 2006: Entire article R&RE, p. 457, § 1, effective September 1.    Cross references:   For offenses relating to this title, see part 5 of article 5 of title 18.   Official Comments   Copyright by the American Law Institute and the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws. Reproduced with the permission of the Permanent Editorial Board for the Uniform Commercial Code. All rights reserved. —   Editor's note:   The Official Comments to the Uniform Commercial Code are available only in the printed book form of Colorado Revised Statutes. As noted above, the Official Comments are subject to copyright by the American Law Institute and the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws. At this time, Colorado has a license to reprint the Official Comments in the printed book form.   Editor's note:   This article was numbered as article 1 of chapter 155, C.R.S. 1963. The provisions of this article were repealed and reenacted in 2006, resulting in the addition, relocation, and elimination of sections as well as subject matter. For amendments to this article prior to 2006, consult the Colorado statutory research explanatory note and the table itemizing the replacement volumes and supplements to the original volume of C.R.S. 1973 beginning on page vii in the front of this volume. Former C.R.S. section numbers are shown in editor's notes following those sections that were relocated.   Law reviews:   For article, “Commercial Law”, which discusses Tenth Circuit decisions dealing with commercial law, see 61 Den. L.J. 205 ; for article, “Commercial Law”, which discusses Tenth Circuit decisions dealing with commercial law, see 62 Den. U. L. Rev. 79 (1985); for article, “Commercial and Corporate Law” which discusses Tenth Circuit decisions dealing with commercial law, see 64 Den. U. L. Rev. 165 (1987); for comment, “Bad Faith Lenders”, see 60 U. Colo. L. Rev. 417 (1989); for a discussion of Tenth Circuit decisions dealing with commercial law, see 67 Den. U. L. Rev. 649 (1990).   Editor's note:   This section is similar to former § 4-1-101 as it existed prior to 2006.   OFFICIAL COMMENT   Source: Former Section 1-101.   Changes from former law: Subsection (b) is new. It is added in order to make the structure of Article 1 parallel with that of the other Articles of the Uniform Commercial Code.   1. Each other Article of the Uniform Commercial Code (except Articles 10 and 11) may also be cited by its own short title. See Sections 2-101, 2A-101, 3-101, 4-101, 4A-101, 5-101, 6-101, 7-101, 8-101 and 9-101.   ANNOTATION   Law reviews. For article, “Impact of the Uniform Commercial Code on Colorado Law”, see 42 Den. L. Ctr. J. 67 (1965). For list of Colorado general assembly changes in the Uniform Commercial Code, see 38 U. Colo. L. Rev. 2 (1965).
CO Code § 4-1-102 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 4 - Uniform Commercial Code|Article 1 - General Provisions|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 4-1-102. Scope of Article

 This article applies to a transaction to the extent that it is governed by any other article of this title.   History. Source: L. 2006: Entire article R&RE, p. 457, § 1, effective September 1.    OFFICIAL COMMENT   Source: New.   1. This section is intended to resolve confusion that has occasionally arisen as to the applicability of the substantive rules in this article. As this section makes clear, the rules in article 1 apply to transactions to the extent that those transactions are governed by one of the other articles of the Uniform Commercial Code. This article does not apply to transactions to the extent that they are governed by other law. See Official Comment 1 to Section 1-301.
CO Code § 4-1-104 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 4 - Uniform Commercial Code|Article 1 - General Provisions|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 4-1-104. Construction Against Implied Repeal

 This title being a general act intended as a unified coverage of its subject matter, no part of it shall be deemed to be impliedly repealed by subsequent legislation if such construction can reasonably be avoided.   History. Source: L. 2006: Entire article R&RE, p. 458, § 1, effective September 1.    Editor's note:   This section is similar to former § 4-1-104 as it existed prior to 2006.   OFFICIAL COMMENT   Source: Former Section 1-104.   Changes from former law: Except for changing the form of reference to the Uniform Commercial Code, this Section is identical to former UCC Section 1-104.   1. This section embodies the policy that an act that bears evidence of carefully considered permanent regulative intention should not lightly be regarded as impliedly repealed by subsequent legislation. The Uniform Commercial Code, carefully integrated and intended as a uniform codification of permanent character covering an entire “field” of law, is to be regarded as particularly resistant to implied repeal.
CO Code § 4-1-105 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 4 - Uniform Commercial Code|Article 1 - General Provisions|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 4-1-105. Severability

 If any provision or clause of this title or application thereof to any person or circumstances is held invalid, such invalidity does not affect other provisions or applications of this title that can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of this title are declared to be severable.   History. Source: L. 2006: Entire article R&RE, p. 458, § 1, effective September 1.    Editor's note:   This section is similar to former § 4-1-108 as it existed prior to 2006.   OFFICIAL COMMENT   Source: Former Section 1-108.   Changes from former law: Except for changing the form of reference to the Uniform Commercial Code, this Section is identical to former UCC Section 1-108.   1. This is the model severability section recommended by the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws for inclusion in all acts of extensive scope.
CO Code § 4-1-106 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 4 - Uniform Commercial Code|Article 1 - General Provisions|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 4-1-106. Use of Singular and Plural - Gender

 In this title, unless the statutory context otherwise requires:    Words in the singular number include the plural, and those in the plural include the singular; and    Words of any gender also refer to any other gender.     History. Source: L. 2006: Entire article R&RE, p. 458, § 1, effective September 1.    Editor's note:   This section is similar to former § 4-1-102 (5) as it existed prior to 2006.   OFFICIAL COMMENT   Source: Former Section 1-102(5). See also 1 U.S.C. § 1.   Changes from former law: Other than minor stylistic changes, this Section is identical to former UCC section 1-102(5).   1. This section makes it clear that the use of singular or plural in the text of the Uniform Commercial Code is generally only a matter of drafting style — singular words may be applied in the plural, and plural words may be applied in the singular. Only when it is clear from the statutory context that the use of the singular or plural does not include the other is this rule inapplicable. See, e.g., Section 9-322.
CO Code § 4-1-107 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 4 - Uniform Commercial Code|Article 1 - General Provisions|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 4-1-107. Captions

 Section captions are part of this title.   History. Source: L. 2006: Entire article R&RE, p. 458, § 1, effective September 1.    OFFICIAL COMMENT   Source: Former Section 1-109.   Changes from former law: None.   1. Section captions are a part of the text of the Uniform Commercial Code, and not mere surplusage. This is not the case, however, with respect to subsection headings appearing in Article 9. See Official Comment 3 to Section 9-101 (“subsection headings are not a part of the official text itself and have not been approved by the sponsors.”).