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2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 28 - MILITARY AND VETERANS (§§ 28-1-101 — 28-6-101) › MILITARY (§§ 28-3-101 — 28-4.7-101) › Article 4 - STATE DEFENSE FORCE (§§ 28-4-101 — 28-4-115) › Section 28-4-107 - Equipment - buildings

For the use of such forces, the governor is authorized to requisition from the secretary of defense such arms and equipment as may be in possession of and can be spared by the defense department, to make available to such forces the facilities of state armories and their equipment and such other state premises and property as may be required, to lease office rooms and barracks and employ such clerical, medical, and other forces as necessary to carry out the provisions of this article, and to set the pay of such clerical, medical, and other forces.
L. 43: p. 441, § 6. CSA: C. 111, § 128. CRS 53: § 94-7-6. C.R.S. 1963: § 94-2-6.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 28 - MILITARY AND VETERANS (§§ 28-1-101 — 28-6-101) › MILITARY (§§ 28-3-101 — 28-4.7-101) › Article 4 - STATE DEFENSE FORCE (§§ 28-4-101 — 28-4-115) › Section 28-4-108 - Service outside state

(1)
Such forces shall not be required to serve outside the boundaries of the state except that:
(a)
Upon the request of the governor of another state, the governor of this state, in his or her discretion, may order any portion or all of such forces to assist the military or police forces of such other state who are actually engaged in defending such other state. These forces may be recalled by the governor at his or her discretion.
(b)
Any organization, unit, or detachment of such forces, upon order of the officer in immediate command thereof, may continue in fresh pursuit of insurrectionists, saboteurs, terrorists, enemies, or enemy forces beyond the borders of this state into another state until such are apprehended or captured by such organization, unit, or detachment or until the military or police forces of the other state or forces of the United States have had an opportunity to take up the pursuit or to apprehend or capture such persons, if such other state has given authority by law for such pursuit by the forces of this state. Any such person who is apprehended or captured in such other state by an organization, unit, or detachment of the forces of this state, without unnecessary delay, shall be surrendered to the military or police forces of the state in which he or she is taken or to the United States, but such surrender shall not constitute a waiver by this state of its right to extradite or prosecute such person for any crime committed in this state.
L. 43: p. 441, § 7. CSA: C. 111, § 129. CRS 53: § 94-7-7. C.R.S. 1963: § 94-2-7. L. 2002: Entire section amended, p. 592, § 23, effective May 24.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 28 - MILITARY AND VETERANS (§§ 28-1-101 — 28-6-101) › MILITARY (§§ 28-3-101 — 28-4.7-101) › Article 4 - STATE DEFENSE FORCE (§§ 28-4-101 — 28-4-115) › Section 28-4-109 - Forces of other states - privilege

Any military forces or organizations, units, or detachments thereof of another state who are in fresh pursuit of insurrectionists, saboteurs, terrorists, enemies, or enemy forces may continue such pursuit into this state until the military or police forces of this state or the forces of the United States have had a reasonable opportunity to take up the pursuit or to apprehend or capture such persons within this state while in fresh pursuit. Any such person who is captured or arrested by the military forces of such other state while in this state, without unnecessary delay, shall be surrendered to the military or police forces of this state to be dealt with according to law. This section shall not be construed so as to make unlawful any arrest in this state which would otherwise be lawful, and nothing contained in this section shall be deemed to repeal any of the provisions of sections
16-3-104
and
16-3-106
, C.R.S.
L. 43: p. 442, § 8. CSA: C. 111, § 130. CRS 53: § 94-7-8. C.R.S. 1963: § 94-2-8. L. 2002: Entire section amended, p. 592, § 24, effective May 24.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 28 - MILITARY AND VETERANS (§§ 28-1-101 — 28-6-101) › MILITARY (§§ 28-3-101 — 28-4.7-101) › Article 4 - STATE DEFENSE FORCE (§§ 28-4-101 — 28-4-115) › Section 28-4-110 - Federal service

Nothing in this article shall be construed as authorizing such forces, or any part thereof, to be called, ordered, or in any manner drafted as such into the military service of the United States, but no person shall by reason of his or her enlistment or commission in any such forces be exempted from military service under any law of the United States.
L. 43: p. 442, § 9. CSA: C. 111, § 131. CRS 53: § 94-7-9. C.R.S. 1963: § 94-2-9. L. 2002: Entire section amended, p. 621, § 124, effective May 24.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 28 - MILITARY AND VETERANS (§§ 28-1-101 — 28-6-101) › MILITARY (§§ 28-3-101 — 28-4.7-101) › Article 4 - STATE DEFENSE FORCE (§§ 28-4-101 — 28-4-115) › Section 28-4-111 - Civil groups not enlisted as units

No civil organization, society, club, post, order, fraternity, association, brotherhood, body, union, league, or other combination of persons or civil group shall be enlisted in such forces as an organization or unit.
L. 43: p. 443, § 10. CSA: C. 111, § 132. CRS 53: § 94-7-10. C.R.S. 1963: § 94-2-10.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 28 - MILITARY AND VETERANS (§§ 28-1-101 — 28-6-101) › MILITARY (§§ 28-3-101 — 28-4.7-101) › Article 4 - STATE DEFENSE FORCE (§§ 28-4-101 — 28-4-115) › Section 28-4-112 - Citizenship a qualification

No person shall be commissioned or enlisted in such forces who is not a citizen of the United States.
L. 43: p. 443, § 11. CSA: C. 111, § 133. CRS 53: § 94-7-11. C.R.S. 1963: § 94-2-11.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 28 - MILITARY AND VETERANS (§§ 28-1-101 — 28-6-101) › MILITARY (§§ 28-3-101 — 28-4.7-101) › Article 4 - STATE DEFENSE FORCE (§§ 28-4-101 — 28-4-115) › Section 28-4-113 - Oath of officers

The oath to be taken by officers commissioned in such force shall be substantially in the form prescribed for officers of the National Guard, substituting the words "Colorado state defense force" where necessary.
L. 43: p. 443, § 12. CSA: C. 111, § 134. CRS 53: § 94-7-12. C.R.S. 1963: § 94-2-12. L. 86: Entire section amended, p. 1018, § 15, effective May 3.
For the oath required of officers of the Colorado National Guard, see § 28-3-303.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 28 - MILITARY AND VETERANS (§§ 28-1-101 — 28-6-101) › MILITARY (§§ 28-3-101 — 28-4.7-101) › Article 4 - STATE DEFENSE FORCE (§§ 28-4-101 — 28-4-115) › Section 28-4-114 - Enlistment period - oath

The period of enlistment shall be as specified in department of military and veterans affairs policies and procedures. The oath to be taken upon enlistment in such forces shall be substantially in the form prescribed for enlisted men and women of the National Guard, substituting the words "Colorado state defense force" where necessary.
Amended by 2021 Ch. 423,§29, eff. 7/2/2021.
L. 43: p. 443, § 13. CSA: C. 111, § 135. CRS 53: § 94-7-13. C.R.S. 1963: § 94-2-13. L. 86: Entire section amended, p. 1018, § 16, effective May 3. L. 2002: Entire section amended, p. 593, § 25, effective May 24. L. 2021: Entire section amended, (SB 21-266), ch. 2804, p. 2804, § 29, effective July 2.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 28 - MILITARY AND VETERANS (§§ 28-1-101 — 28-6-101) › MILITARY (§§ 28-3-101 — 28-4.7-101) › Article 4 - STATE DEFENSE FORCE (§§ 28-4-101 — 28-4-115) › Section 28-4-115 - Articles of war

(1)
(Deleted by amendment, L. 2002, p. 593, § 26, effective May 24, 2002.)
(2)
No officer or enlisted person of such force shall be arrested on any warrant while going to, remaining at, or returning from a place where he or she is ordered to attend military duty; except that nothing in this article shall be construed to prevent that person's arrest by order of a military officer or for a crime committed while not in actual performance of that person's state defense force active duty. Every officer and enlisted person of such force, during his or her service therein, shall be exempt from service upon any posse comitatus and from jury duty.
(3)
When any member of the state defense force is on state defense force active duty, whether in paid or volunteer status, the individual is subject to the provisions of the "Colorado Code of Military Justice", as set forth in article
3.1
of this title.
L. 43: p. 443, § 14. CSA: C. 111, § 136. CRS 53: § 94-7-14. C.R.S. 1963: § 94-2-14. L. 86: Entire section amended, p. 1018, § 17, effective May 3. L. 2002: Entire section amended, p. 593, § 26, effective May 24.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 28 - MILITARY AND VETERANS (§§ 28-1-101 — 28-6-101) › MILITARY (§§ 28-3-101 — 28-4.7-101) › Article 4.5 - REPORT ON THE VALUE OF UNITED STATES MILITARY ACTIVITIES IN THE STATE (§ 28-4.5-101) › Section 28-4.5-101 - [Repealed]

(1) This article 4.5 was added in 2014 and was not amended prior to its repeal in 2016.
(2) Subsection (7) provided for the repeal of this article, effective July 1, 2016. (See L. 2014, p. 658.)
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 28 - MILITARY AND VETERANS (§§ 28-1-101 — 28-6-101) › MILITARY (§§ 28-3-101 — 28-4.7-101) › Article 4.7 - USS COLORADO (§ 28-4.7-101) › Section 28-4.7-101 - [Repealed]

Added by 2017 Ch. 330,§1, eff. 7/1/2017.
(1) This article 4.7 was added in 2017 and was not amended prior to its repeal in 2018.
(2) Subsection (3) provided for the repeal of this article 4.7, effective July 1, 2018. (See L. 2017, p. 1763.)
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 28 - MILITARY AND VETERANS (§§ 28-1-101 — 28-6-101) › VETERANS (§§ 28-5-100.3 — 28-5-805) › Article 5 - VETERANS (§§ 28-5-100.3 — 28-5-805) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 28-5-100.3 — 28-5-104) › Section 28-5-100.3 - Definitions

As used in this article 5, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1)
"Discharged LGBT veteran" means a person who the state board of veterans affairs determines to be a discharged LGBT veteran pursuant to section
28-5-103
.
(2)
"Veteran" means a person who served in the active military, naval, or air service of the United States and who was discharged or released under conditions other than dishonorable, in accordance with U.S.C. title 38, as amended.
Amended by 2021 Ch. 42,§3, eff. 11/11/2021.
Added by 2016 Ch. 38,§2, eff. 8/10/2016.
L. 2016: Entire section added, (HB 16-1125), ch. 95, p. 95, §2, effective August 10. L. 2021: Entire section amended, (SB 21-026), ch. 174, p. 174, §3, effective November 11.
2021 Ch. 42, was passed without a safety clause. See Colo. Const. art. V, § 1(3).
(1) For the legislative declaration in HB 16-1125, see section 1 of chapter 38, Session Laws of Colorado 2016. (2) For the short title ("Restoration of Honor Act") in SB 21-026, see section 1 of chapter 42, Session Laws of Colorado 2021.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 28 - MILITARY AND VETERANS (§§ 28-1-101 — 28-6-101) › VETERANS (§§ 28-5-100.3 — 28-5-805) › Article 5 - VETERANS (§§ 28-5-100.3 — 28-5-805) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 28-5-100.3 — 28-5-104) › Section 28-5-101 - Military discharges recorded free

For the purpose of preserving a record of men and women who served with the armed forces of the United States and who are now or may become residents of Colorado, the clerk and recorders of the various counties of the state are directed to record discharges for such men and women without charging any fees therefor.
L. 45: p. 641, § 1. CSA: C. 150, § 62. CRS 53: § 143-4-1. C.R.S. 1963: § 144-4-1.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 28 - MILITARY AND VETERANS (§§ 28-1-101 — 28-6-101) › VETERANS (§§ 28-5-100.3 — 28-5-805) › Article 5 - VETERANS (§§ 28-5-100.3 — 28-5-805) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 28-5-100.3 — 28-5-104) › Section 28-5-102 - Identity documents - veteran identifier

A driver's license or identification card, issued under article
2
of title
42
, C.R.S., that identifies the holder as a veteran is sufficient documentation that a person is a veteran for the purposes of any benefit or preference given to veterans by the state of Colorado or any political subdivision of Colorado.
Added by 2013 Ch. 177,§ 3, eff. 8/7/2013.
L. 2013: Entire section added, (HB 13-1119), ch.177, p. 654, § 3, effective August 7.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 28 - MILITARY AND VETERANS (§§ 28-1-101 — 28-6-101) › VETERANS (§§ 28-5-100.3 — 28-5-805) › Article 5 - VETERANS (§§ 28-5-100.3 — 28-5-805) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 28-5-100.3 — 28-5-104) › Section 28-5-103 - Discharged LGBT veteran

(1)
(a)
A person is a discharged LGBT veteran if the person, as determined by the board of veterans affairs, was discharged from the armed services due to the person's sexual orientation or gender identity or gender expression; or statements, consensual sexual conduct, or consensual acts relating to sexual orientation or gender identity or gender expression unless the statements, conduct, or acts are prohibited by the uniform code of military justice on grounds other than the person's sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression; or the disclosure of statements, conduct, or acts relating to sexual orientation or gender identity or gender expression that were prohibited by the armed services at the time of discharge.
(b)
Notwithstanding subsection (1)(a) of this section, a person who received a dishonorable discharge, bad conduct discharge, or, if the person was an officer, a dismissal from the armed services is not eligible to be a discharged LGBT veteran.
(2)
Upon application, and in accordance with the process established by the division of veterans affairs pursuant to this section, the board of veterans affairs shall determine whether a person is a discharged LGBT veteran.
(3)
(a)
The division of veterans affairs shall establish a consistent and uniform process to determine whether a person is a discharged LGBT veteran, including, at a minimum, standards for verifying the person's status as a discharged LGBT veteran.
(b)
(I)
The process must require a person applying for classification as a discharged LGBT veteran to submit a copy of the person's DD214 form issued by the United States government, a personal affidavit of the circumstances surrounding the discharge, and any relevant records pertaining to the discharge.
(II)
A person who does not have the documents described in subsection (3)(b)(I) of this section is not automatically disqualified from being classified as a discharged LGBT veteran. If the person does not have the documents, the person must submit an affidavit certifying that the person does not have the documents.
(c)
The division of veterans affairs shall establish a method for a person determined by the board of veterans affairs to be a discharged LGBT veteran to demonstrate status as a discharged LGBT veteran.
Added by 2021 Ch. 42,§2, eff. 11/11/2021.
2021 Ch. 42, was passed without a safety clause. See Colo. Const. art. V, § 1(3).
For the short title ("Restoration of Honor Act") in SB 21-026, see section 1 of chapter 42, Session Laws of Colorado 2021.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 28 - MILITARY AND VETERANS (§§ 28-1-101 — 28-6-101) › VETERANS (§§ 28-5-100.3 — 28-5-805) › Article 5 - VETERANS (§§ 28-5-100.3 — 28-5-805) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 28-5-100.3 — 28-5-104) › Section 28-5-104 - [See note] State veterans benefits - effect of individual unemployability status

For the purpose of determining eligibility for any veterans benefit offered by the state, a veteran who has individual unemployability status, as determined by the United States department of veterans affairs, shall be treated equivalently to a veteran who has a service-connected disability that has been rated as one hundred percent permanent disability by the United States department of veterans affairs.
Added by 2023 Ch. 131,§ 2, eff. 1/1/2025 only if a constitutional amendment to section 3.5 (1.5) of article X of the state constitution that modifies the definition of "disabled veteran" by changing the term to "veteran with a disability" and including a veteran who has individual unemployability status as determined by the U.S. department of veterans affairs is approved by the people at the next general election and becomes law.
2023 Ch. 131, was passed without a safety clause. See Colo. Const. art. V, § 1(3).
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 28 - MILITARY AND VETERANS (§§ 28-1-101 — 28-6-101) › VETERANS (§§ 28-5-100.3 — 28-5-805) › Article 5 - VETERANS (§§ 28-5-100.3 — 28-5-805) › Part 2 - UNIFORM VETERANS' GUARDIANSHIP LAW (§§ 28-5-201 — 28-5-223) › Section 28-5-201 - Short title

This part 2 shall be known and may be cited as the "Uniform Veterans' Guardianship Act".
L. 45: p. 660, § 21. CSA: C. 150, § 55 (21). CRS 53: § 143-3-21. C.R.S. 1963: § 144-3-21.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 28 - MILITARY AND VETERANS (§§ 28-1-101 — 28-6-101) › VETERANS (§§ 28-5-100.3 — 28-5-805) › Article 5 - VETERANS (§§ 28-5-100.3 — 28-5-805) › Part 2 - UNIFORM VETERANS' GUARDIANSHIP LAW (§§ 28-5-201 — 28-5-223) › Section 28-5-202 - Definitions

As used in this part 2, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1)
"Administrator" means the administrator of veterans' affairs of the United States or his or her successor.
(2)
"Benefits" means all moneys paid or payable by the United States through the veterans administration.
(3)
"Estate" means income on hand and assets acquired partially or wholly with income.
(4)
"Guardian" means any fiduciary for the person or estate of a ward.
(5)
"Income" means moneys received from the veterans administration and revenue or profit from any property wholly or partially acquired therewith.
(6)
"Person" means an individual, a partnership, a corporation, or an association.
(7)
"Veterans administration" means the veterans administration, its predecessors, or its successors.
(8)
"Ward" means a beneficiary of the veterans administration.
L. 45: p. 652, § 1. CSA: C. 150, § 55 (1). CRS 53: § 143-3-1. C.R.S. 1963: § 144-3-1. L. 2002: (1) amended, p. 621, § 125, effective May 24.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 28 - MILITARY AND VETERANS (§§ 28-1-101 — 28-6-101) › VETERANS (§§ 28-5-100.3 — 28-5-805) › Article 5 - VETERANS (§§ 28-5-100.3 — 28-5-805) › Part 2 - UNIFORM VETERANS' GUARDIANSHIP LAW (§§ 28-5-201 — 28-5-223) › Section 28-5-203 - Administrator as party in interest

The administrator shall be a party in interest in any proceeding for the appointment or removal of a guardian or for the removal of the disability of minority or mental incapacity of a ward and in any suit or other proceeding affecting in any manner the administration by the guardian of the estate of any present or former ward whose estate includes assets derived in whole or in part from benefits paid by the veterans administration. Not less than fifteen days prior to hearing in such matter, notice in writing of the time and place thereof shall be given by mail, unless waived in writing, to the office of the veterans administration having jurisdiction over the area in which any such suit or any such proceeding is pending.
L. 45: p. 653, § 2. CSA: C. 150, § 55 (2). CRS 53: § 143-3-2. C.R.S. 1963: § 144-3-2.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 28 - MILITARY AND VETERANS (§§ 28-1-101 — 28-6-101) › VETERANS (§§ 28-5-100.3 — 28-5-805) › Article 5 - VETERANS (§§ 28-5-100.3 — 28-5-805) › Part 2 - UNIFORM VETERANS' GUARDIANSHIP LAW (§§ 28-5-201 — 28-5-223) › Section 28-5-204 - Guardian appointed when necessary

When, pursuant to any law of the United States or regulation of the veterans administration, it is necessary, prior to payment of benefits, that a guardian be appointed, the appointment may be made in the manner provided in this part 2.
L. 45: p. 653, § 3. CSA: C. 150, § 55 (3). CRS 53: § 143-3-3. C.R.S. 1963: § 144-3-3.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 28 - MILITARY AND VETERANS (§§ 28-1-101 — 28-6-101) › VETERANS (§§ 28-5-100.3 — 28-5-805) › Article 5 - VETERANS (§§ 28-5-100.3 — 28-5-805) › Part 2 - UNIFORM VETERANS' GUARDIANSHIP LAW (§§ 28-5-201 — 28-5-223) › Section 28-5-205 - Limitation on number of wards

No person other than a bank or trust company shall be guardian of more than five wards at one time, unless all the wards are members of one family. Upon presentation of a petition by an attorney of the veterans administration or other interested person alleging that a guardian is acting in a fiduciary capacity for more than five wards as provided in this section and requesting his or her discharge for that reason, the court, upon proof substantiating the petition, shall require a final accounting forthwith from such guardian and shall discharge him or her from guardianships in excess of five and forthwith appoint a successor.
L. 45: p. 653, § 4. CSA: C. 150, § 55 (4). CRS 53: § 143-3-4. C.R.S. 1963: § 144-3-4. L. 2002: Entire section amended, p. 621, § 126, effective May 24.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 28 - MILITARY AND VETERANS (§§ 28-1-101 — 28-6-101) › VETERANS (§§ 28-5-100.3 — 28-5-805) › Article 5 - VETERANS (§§ 28-5-100.3 — 28-5-805) › Part 2 - UNIFORM VETERANS' GUARDIANSHIP LAW (§§ 28-5-201 — 28-5-223) › Section 28-5-206 - Appointment of guardian - petition

(1)
A petition for the appointment of a guardian may be filed by any relative or friend of the ward or by any person who is authorized by law to file a petition. If there is no person so authorized or if the person so authorized refuses or fails to file such a petition within thirty days after mailing of notice by the veterans administration to the last known address of the person, if any, indicating the necessity for the same, a petition for appointment may be filed by any resident of this state.
(2)
The petition for appointment shall set forth the name, age, and place of residence of the ward, the name and place of residence of the nearest relative, if known, and the fact that the ward is entitled to receive benefits payable by or through the veterans administration and shall set forth the amount of money then due and the amount of probable future payments.
(3)
The petition shall also set forth the name and address of the person or institution, if any, having actual custody of the ward and the name, age, relationship, if any, occupation, and address of the proposed guardian, and if the nominee is a natural person, the number of wards for whom the nominee is presently acting as guardian. Notwithstanding any law as to priority of persons entitled to appointment or the nomination in the petition, the court may appoint some other individual or a bank or trust company as guardian if the court determines it is for the best interest of the ward.
(4)
In the case of a mentally incompetent ward, the petition shall show that such ward has been rated incompetent by the veterans administration on examination in accordance with the laws and regulations governing the veterans administration.
L. 45: p. 653, § 5. CSA: C. 150, § 55 (5). CRS 53: § 143-3-5. C.R.S. 1963: § 144-3-5.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 28 - MILITARY AND VETERANS (§§ 28-1-101 — 28-6-101) › VETERANS (§§ 28-5-100.3 — 28-5-805) › Article 5 - VETERANS (§§ 28-5-100.3 — 28-5-805) › Part 2 - UNIFORM VETERANS' GUARDIANSHIP LAW (§§ 28-5-201 — 28-5-223) › Section 28-5-207 - Evidence of necessity for guardian of infant

Where a petition is filed for the appointment of a guardian for a minor, a certificate of the administrator or his or her authorized representative setting forth the age of such minor as shown by the records of the veterans administration and the fact that the appointment of a guardian is a condition precedent to the payment of any moneys due the minor by the veterans administration shall be prima facie evidence of the necessity for such appointment.
L. 45: p. 654, § 6. CSA: C. 150, § 55 (6). CRS 53: § 143-3-6. C.R.S. 1963: § 144-3-6. L. 2002: Entire section amended, p. 622, § 127, effective May 24.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 28 - MILITARY AND VETERANS (§§ 28-1-101 — 28-6-101) › VETERANS (§§ 28-5-100.3 — 28-5-805) › Article 5 - VETERANS (§§ 28-5-100.3 — 28-5-805) › Part 2 - UNIFORM VETERANS' GUARDIANSHIP LAW (§§ 28-5-201 — 28-5-223) › Section 28-5-208 - Evidence of necessity for guardian for incompetent

Where a petition is filed for the appointment of a guardian for a mentally incompetent ward, a certificate of the administrator or his or her duly authorized representative that such person has been rated incompetent by the veterans administration on examination in accordance with the laws and regulations governing the veterans administration and that the appointment of a guardian is a condition precedent to the payment of any moneys due such ward by the veterans administration shall be prima facie evidence of the necessity for such appointment.
L. 45: p. 654, § 7. CSA: C. 150, § 55 (7). CRS 53: § 143-3-7. C.R.S. 1963: § 144-3-7. L. 2002: Entire section amended, p. 622, § 128, effective May 24.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 28 - MILITARY AND VETERANS (§§ 28-1-101 — 28-6-101) › VETERANS (§§ 28-5-100.3 — 28-5-805) › Article 5 - VETERANS (§§ 28-5-100.3 — 28-5-805) › Part 2 - UNIFORM VETERANS' GUARDIANSHIP LAW (§§ 28-5-201 — 28-5-223) › Section 28-5-209 - Notice of filing petition

Upon the filing of a petition for the appointment of a guardian under this part 2, notice shall be given to the ward and to such other persons in such manner as is provided by the laws of this state, and also to the veterans administration as provided by this part 2.
L. 45: p. 654, § 8. CSA: C. 150, § 55 (8). CRS 53: § 143-3-8. C.R.S. 1963: § 144-3-8.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 28 - MILITARY AND VETERANS (§§ 28-1-101 — 28-6-101) › VETERANS (§§ 28-5-100.3 — 28-5-805) › Article 5 - VETERANS (§§ 28-5-100.3 — 28-5-805) › Part 2 - UNIFORM VETERANS' GUARDIANSHIP LAW (§§ 28-5-201 — 28-5-223) › Section 28-5-210 - Bond of guardian

(1)
Upon the appointment of a guardian, he or she shall execute and file a bond to be approved by the court in an amount not less than the estimated value of the personal estate and anticipated income of the ward during the ensuing year. The bond shall be in the form and be conditioned as required of guardians appointed under the general guardianship laws of this state. The court may from time to time require the guardian to file an additional bond.
(2)
Where a bond is tendered by a guardian with personal sureties, there shall be at least two such sureties, and they shall file with the court a certificate under oath which describes the property owned, both real and personal, and shall state that each is worth the sum named in the bond as the penalty thereof over and above all his or her debts and liabilities and the aggregate of other bonds on which he or she is principal or surety and exclusive of property exempt from execution. The court may require additional security or may require a corporate surety bond, the premium thereon to be paid from the ward's estate.
L. 45: p. 654, § 9. CSA: C. 150, § 55 (9). CRS 53: § 143-3-9. C.R.S. 1963: § 144-3-9. L. 2002: Entire section amended, p. 129, § 622, effective May 24.
For the terms and conditions of the bond of a guardian or conservator, see § 15-14-416.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 28 - MILITARY AND VETERANS (§§ 28-1-101 — 28-6-101) › VETERANS (§§ 28-5-100.3 — 28-5-805) › Article 5 - VETERANS (§§ 28-5-100.3 — 28-5-805) › Part 2 - UNIFORM VETERANS' GUARDIANSHIP LAW (§§ 28-5-201 — 28-5-223) › Section 28-5-212 - Penalty for failure to account

If any guardian fails to file with the court any account as required by this part 2, or by an order of the court, when any account is due or within thirty days after citation issues as provided by law, or fails to furnish the veterans administration a true copy of any account, petition, or pleading as required by this part 2, such failure may in the discretion of the court be a ground for his or her removal.
L. 45: p. 656, § 11. CSA: C. 150, § 55 (11). CRS 53: § 143-3-11. C.R.S. 1963: § 144-3-11. L. 2002: Entire section amended, p. 623, § 131, effective May 24.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 28 - MILITARY AND VETERANS (§§ 28-1-101 — 28-6-101) › VETERANS (§§ 28-5-100.3 — 28-5-805) › Article 5 - VETERANS (§§ 28-5-100.3 — 28-5-805) › Part 2 - UNIFORM VETERANS' GUARDIANSHIP LAW (§§ 28-5-201 — 28-5-223) › Section 28-5-213 - Compensation of guardians

Compensation payable to guardians shall be based upon services rendered and shall not exceed five percent of the amount of income received during the period covered by the account; except that such percentage compensation shall not be allowed on the moneys or other assets received from a prior guardian nor upon the amount received from liquidation of loans or other investments. In the event five percent of income received during the period would be less than twenty-five dollars and the personal property in the estate totals not more than one thousand five hundred dollars, twenty-five dollars may be taken as the guardian's compensation. If the personal property in the estate exceeds one thousand five hundred dollars and five percent of the income would be less than fifty dollars, the guardian's compensation may be fifty dollars. In any case in which the compensation under the foregoing appropriate rates is inadequate because of extra services performed, the court, upon petition and hearing thereon, may authorize reasonable additional compensation. A copy of the petition and notice of hearing thereon shall be given the proper office of the veterans administration in the manner provided in the case of hearing on a guardian's account or other pleading.
L. 45: p. 656, § 12. CSA: C. 150, § 55 (12). CRS 53: § 143-3-12. C.R.S. 1963: § 144-3-12. L. 65: p. 1232, § 1.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 28 - MILITARY AND VETERANS (§§ 28-1-101 — 28-6-101) › VETERANS (§§ 28-5-100.3 — 28-5-805) › Article 5 - VETERANS (§§ 28-5-100.3 — 28-5-805) › Part 2 - UNIFORM VETERANS' GUARDIANSHIP LAW (§§ 28-5-201 — 28-5-223) › Section 28-5-214 - Investments

Every guardian shall invest the surplus funds of his or her ward's estate in such securities or property as authorized under the laws of this state, but only upon prior order of the court; except that the funds may be invested, without prior court authorization, in direct unconditional interest-bearing obligations of this state or of the United States and in obligations the interest and principal of which are unconditionally guaranteed by the United States. A signed duplicate or certified copy of the petition for authority to invest shall be furnished the proper office of the veterans administration, and notice of hearing thereon shall be given said office as provided in the case of hearing on a guardian's account.
L. 45: p. 657, § 13. CSA: C. 150, § 55 (13). CRS 53: § 143-3-13. C.R.S. 1963: § 144-3-13. L. 2002: Entire section amended, p. 623, § 132, effective May 24.
For fiduciary investments, see part 3 of article 1 of title 15.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 28 - MILITARY AND VETERANS (§§ 28-1-101 — 28-6-101) › VETERANS (§§ 28-5-100.3 — 28-5-805) › Article 5 - VETERANS (§§ 28-5-100.3 — 28-5-805) › Part 2 - UNIFORM VETERANS' GUARDIANSHIP LAW (§§ 28-5-201 — 28-5-223) › Section 28-5-215 - Maintenance and support

A guardian shall not apply any portion of the income or the estate for the support or maintenance of any person other than the ward, except upon petition to and prior order of the court after a hearing. A signed duplicate or certified copy of said petition shall be furnished the proper office of the veterans administration, and notice of hearing thereon shall be given said office as provided in the case of hearing on a guardian's account or other pleading.
L. 45: p. 657, § 14. CSA: C. 150, § 55 (14). CRS 53: § 143-3-14. C.R.S. 1963: § 144-3-14.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 28 - MILITARY AND VETERANS (§§ 28-1-101 — 28-6-101) › VETERANS (§§ 28-5-100.3 — 28-5-805) › Article 5 - VETERANS (§§ 28-5-100.3 — 28-5-805) › Part 2 - UNIFORM VETERANS' GUARDIANSHIP LAW (§§ 28-5-201 — 28-5-223) › Section 28-5-216 - Purchase of home for ward

(1)
The court may authorize the purchase of the entire fee simple title to real estate in this state in which the guardian has no interest, but only as a home for the ward, or to protect his or her interest, or as a home for his or her dependent family. Such purchase of real estate shall not be made except upon the entry of an order of the court after hearing upon verified petition. A copy of the petition shall be furnished the proper office of the veterans administration, and notice of hearing thereon shall be given said office as provided in the case of hearing on a guardian's account.
(2)
Before authorizing such investment, the court shall require written evidence of value and of title and of the advisability of acquiring such real estate. Title shall be taken in the ward's name. This section does not limit the right of the guardian on behalf of his or her ward to bid and to become the purchaser of real estate at a sale thereof pursuant to decree of foreclosure of lien held by or for the ward, or at a trustee's sale, to protect the ward's right in the property so foreclosed or sold; nor does it limit the right of the guardian, if such is necessary to protect the ward's interest and upon prior order of the court in which the guardianship is pending, to agree with cotenants of the ward for a partition in kind, or to purchase from cotenants the entire undivided interests held by them, or to bid and purchase the same at a sale under a partition decree, or to compromise adverse claims of title to the ward's realty.
L. 45: p. 657, § 15. CSA: C. 150, § 55 (15). CRS 53: § 143-3-15. C.R.S. 1963: § 144-3-15. L. 2002: Entire section amended, p. 624, § 133, effective May 24.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 28 - MILITARY AND VETERANS (§§ 28-1-101 — 28-6-101) › VETERANS (§§ 28-5-100.3 — 28-5-805) › Article 5 - VETERANS (§§ 28-5-100.3 — 28-5-805) › Part 2 - UNIFORM VETERANS' GUARDIANSHIP LAW (§§ 28-5-201 — 28-5-223) › Section 28-5-217 - Copies of public records to be furnished

When a copy of any public record is required by the veterans administration to be used in determining the eligibility of any person to participate in benefits made available by the veterans administration, the official custodian of such public record, without charge, shall provide the applicant for such benefits or any person acting on his or her behalf or the authorized representative of the veterans administration with a certified copy of such record.
L. 45: p. 658, § 16. CSA: C. 150, § 55 (16). CRS 53: § 143-3-16. C.R.S. 1963: § 144-3-16. L. 2002: Entire section amended, p. 624, § 134, effective May 24.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 28 - MILITARY AND VETERANS (§§ 28-1-101 — 28-6-101) › VETERANS (§§ 28-5-100.3 — 28-5-805) › Article 5 - VETERANS (§§ 28-5-100.3 — 28-5-805) › Part 2 - UNIFORM VETERANS' GUARDIANSHIP LAW (§§ 28-5-201 — 28-5-223) › Section 28-5-218 - Discharge of guardian - release of sureties

A certificate by the veterans administration showing that a minor has attained majority or that an adult ward has been rated competent by the veterans administration upon examination made in accordance with the law shall be prima facie evidence that the minor has attained majority or that the adult ward's property no longer requires court supervision. Upon hearing after notice as provided by this part 2 and the entry of a record determination by the court that the guardianship is to be dispensed with, the guardian shall be directed by the court to file a final account. Upon hearing after notice to the former ward and to the veterans administration as in case of other accounts, upon approval of the final account and upon delivery to the ward of the assets due him or her from the guardian, the guardian shall be discharged and his or her sureties released.
L. 45: p. 658, § 17. CSA: C. 150, § 55 (17). CRS 53: § 143-3-17. C.R.S. 1963: § 144-3-17. L. 2002: Entire section amended, p. 624, § 135, effective May 24.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 28 - MILITARY AND VETERANS (§§ 28-1-101 — 28-6-101) › VETERANS (§§ 28-5-100.3 — 28-5-805) › Article 5 - VETERANS (§§ 28-5-100.3 — 28-5-805) › Part 2 - UNIFORM VETERANS' GUARDIANSHIP LAW (§§ 28-5-201 — 28-5-223) › Section 28-5-219 - Record not construed as legal adjudication

Neither the fact that a person has been rated incompetent by the veterans administration nor the fact that a guardian has been appointed for a person under the provisions of this part 2 shall be construed as a legal adjudication of insanity or mental incompetency, unless such person also is or has been adjudicated insane or mentally incompetent by a state court of competent jurisdiction.
L. 45: p. 658, § 18. CSA: C. 150, § 55 (18). CRS 53: § 143-3-18. C.R.S. 1963: § 144-3-18.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 28 - MILITARY AND VETERANS (§§ 28-1-101 — 28-6-101) › VETERANS (§§ 28-5-100.3 — 28-5-805) › Article 5 - VETERANS (§§ 28-5-100.3 — 28-5-805) › Part 2 - UNIFORM VETERANS' GUARDIANSHIP LAW (§§ 28-5-201 — 28-5-223) › Section 28-5-221 - Liberal construction

This part 2 shall be so construed to make uniform the law of those states which enact it.
L. 45: p. 660, § 20. CSA: C. 150, § 55 (20). CRS 53: § 143-3-20. C.R.S. 1963: § 144-3-20.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 28 - MILITARY AND VETERANS (§§ 28-1-101 — 28-6-101) › VETERANS (§§ 28-5-100.3 — 28-5-805) › Article 5 - VETERANS (§§ 28-5-100.3 — 28-5-805) › Part 2 - UNIFORM VETERANS' GUARDIANSHIP LAW (§§ 28-5-201 — 28-5-223) › Section 28-5-222 - Repeal and modification of prior laws

Except where inconsistent with this part 2, the laws of this state relating to guardian and ward and the judicial practice relating thereto shall be applicable to such beneficiaries and their estates.
L. 45: p. 660, § 23. CSA: C. 150, § 55 (22). CRS 53: § 143-3-22. C.R.S. 1963: § 144-3-22.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 28 - MILITARY AND VETERANS (§§ 28-1-101 — 28-6-101) › VETERANS (§§ 28-5-100.3 — 28-5-805) › Article 5 - VETERANS (§§ 28-5-100.3 — 28-5-805) › Part 2 - UNIFORM VETERANS' GUARDIANSHIP LAW (§§ 28-5-201 — 28-5-223) › Section 28-5-223 - Application

The provisions of this part 2 relating to surety bonds and the administration of estates of wards shall apply to all "income" and "estate" as defined in section
28-5-202
, whether the guardian has been appointed under this part 2 or under any other law of this state, special or general, prior or subsequent to the enactment of this part 2.
Amended by 2016 Ch. 38,§ 3, eff. 8/10/2016.
L. 45: p. 660, § 24. CSA: C. 150, § 55 (23). CRS 53: § 143-3-23. C.R.S. 1963: § 144-3-23.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 28 - MILITARY AND VETERANS (§§ 28-1-101 — 28-6-101) › VETERANS (§§ 28-5-100.3 — 28-5-805) › Article 5 - VETERANS (§§ 28-5-100.3 — 28-5-805) › Part 4 - LOANS TO MINOR VETERANS (§ 28-5-401) › Section 28-5-401 - Loans to minor veterans

(1)
The disability of minority of any person otherwise eligible for guaranty or insurance of a loan pursuant to the "Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944", as amended, and of the minor spouse of any eligible veteran, irrespective of his or her age, in connection with any transaction entered into pursuant to said act, as amended, is removed for all purposes in connection with such transaction, including, but not limited to, incurring of indebtedness or obligations, and acquiring, encumbering, selling, releasing, or conveying real or personal property or any interest therein, and litigating or settling controversies arising therefrom if all or a part of any obligations incident to such transaction is guaranteed or insured by the administrator of veterans affairs pursuant to such act. This section shall not be construed to impose any other or greater rights or liabilities than would exist if such person and such spouse were under no such disability.
(2)
A certificate purporting to have been signed by the administrator of veterans affairs or his or her duly authorized representative stating that all or a part of any obligations incident to such transaction is guaranteed or insured by the administrator, when recorded in the proper county, shall be prima facie evidence of such action by the administrator and shall prima facie be deemed to have been signed and issued by the administrator or his or her representative pursuant to law, and the person signing same shall prima facie be deemed to have acted within the scope of his or her authority.
(3)
Notwithstanding any contrary provisions of law, such veteran or the minor spouse of such veteran shall not, because of his or her age, avoid such contract, conveyance, obligation, or other transaction entered into pursuant to this section, nor shall such veteran, or the minor spouse of such veteran hereafter urge the fact or interpose the defense that he or she is or was a minor in any action arising out of any loan, conveyance, encumbrance, or other transaction made pursuant to this section.
L. 45, 1st Ex. Sess.: p. 64, §§ 1, 2. L. 47: pp. 295, 296, §§ 1, 2. CSA: C. 18, 40(1). CRS 53: § 143-9-1. C.R.S. 1963: § 144-8-1. L. 2002: Entire section amended, p. 626, § 138, effective May 24.
For the "Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944", see 38 U.S.C. § 3701 et seq.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 28 - MILITARY AND VETERANS (§§ 28-1-101 — 28-6-101) › VETERANS (§§ 28-5-100.3 — 28-5-805) › Article 5 - VETERANS (§§ 28-5-100.3 — 28-5-805) › Part 5 - INTERMENT OF VETERANS (§§ 28-5-501 — 28-5-507) › Section 28-5-501 - Short title

This part 5 shall be known and may be cited as the "Interment of Deceased Veterans Act of 2002".
L. 2002: Entire part R&RE, p. 240, § 1, effective April 12.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 28 - MILITARY AND VETERANS (§§ 28-1-101 — 28-6-101) › VETERANS (§§ 28-5-100.3 — 28-5-805) › Article 5 - VETERANS (§§ 28-5-100.3 — 28-5-805) › Part 5 - INTERMENT OF VETERANS (§§ 28-5-501 — 28-5-507) › Section 28-5-502 - Interment of deceased veterans

(1)
It is the duty of the county commissioners in each county of this state to designate some proper person in each county whose duty it is to cause the decent interment of the bodies of honorably discharged military personnel and discharged LGBT veterans:
(a)
(I)
Who died without leaving sufficient means to defray funeral expenses; or
(II)
Who died leaving a family in indigent circumstances; and
(b)
(I)
Who served in any branch of the armed forces of the United States during any period of any declared or any undeclared war or other armed hostilities against an armed foreign enemy; or
(II)
Who served on active duty in any branch of the armed services in any campaign or expedition for which a campaign badge is authorized.
(2)
Burial must not be made in that portion of a cemetery or burial ground used exclusively for the burial of deceased indigent persons. Each county, by resolution of its board of county commissioners, shall establish the maximum expense to the county for each burial, exclusive of any federal funds provided for such purposes. In case the deceased veteran has relatives or friends who desire to conduct the funeral services, they shall be permitted to do so, and the expenses shall be paid as provided in this section.
Amended by 2021 Ch. 42,§10, eff. 11/11/2021.
Amended by 2018 Ch. 65,§4, eff. 8/8/2018.
L. 2002: Entire part R&RE, p. 240, § 1, effective April 12. L. 2018: (2) amended, (HB 18-1142), ch. 618, p. 618, § 4, effective August 8. L. 2021: IP(1) amended, (SB 21-026), ch. 176, p. 176, § 10, effective November 11.
This section is similar to former § 28-5-501 as it existed prior to 2002.
2021 Ch. 42, was passed without a safety clause. See Colo. Const. art. V, § 1(3).
(1) For the legislative declaration in HB 18-1142, see section 1 of chapter 65, Session Laws of Colorado 2018. (2) For the short title ("Restoration of Honor Act") in SB 21-026, see section 1 of chapter 42, Session Laws of Colorado 2021.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 28 - MILITARY AND VETERANS (§§ 28-1-101 — 28-6-101) › VETERANS (§§ 28-5-100.3 — 28-5-805) › Article 5 - VETERANS (§§ 28-5-100.3 — 28-5-805) › Part 5 - INTERMENT OF VETERANS (§§ 28-5-501 — 28-5-507) › Section 28-5-503 - Headstone to mark graves

The county commissioners shall also see that headstones furnished by the veterans administration or furnished on behalf of the veterans described in section
28-5-502
shall be set at the expense of the county. Each county, by resolution of its board of county commissioners, shall establish the maximum expense to the county for setting such headstones.
L. 2002: Entire part R&RE, p. 241, § 1, effective April 12.
This section is similar to former § 28-5-502 as it existed prior to 2002.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 28 - MILITARY AND VETERANS (§§ 28-1-101 — 28-6-101) › VETERANS (§§ 28-5-100.3 — 28-5-805) › Article 5 - VETERANS (§§ 28-5-100.3 — 28-5-805) › Part 5 - INTERMENT OF VETERANS (§§ 28-5-501 — 28-5-507) › Section 28-5-504 - County of residence

If the expenses of burial and setting of headstones are paid by the county in which the deceased person is buried, but such deceased person resided in another county in this state at the time of death, the county of residence shall reimburse such expenses to the county wherein the deceased is buried. Such expenses shall be audited and paid as other accounts are audited and paid by the county.
L. 2002: Entire part R&RE, p. 241, § 1, effective April 12.
This section is similar to former § 28-5-503 as it existed prior to 2002.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 28 - MILITARY AND VETERANS (§§ 28-1-101 — 28-6-101) › VETERANS (§§ 28-5-100.3 — 28-5-805) › Article 5 - VETERANS (§§ 28-5-100.3 — 28-5-805) › Part 5 - INTERMENT OF VETERANS (§§ 28-5-501 — 28-5-507) › Section 28-5-505 - Cemetery subdivision - state may acquire and maintain

The state has authority to acquire, establish, maintain, and improve in any cemetery in the state a suitable subdivision to be used as a burial place for honorably discharged veterans and discharged LGBT veterans. Such subdivision must consist of lots, each of sufficient area to accommodate at least eight interments of deceased veterans. No charge shall be made for burial space in such subdivision.
Amended by 2021 Ch. 42,§11, eff. 11/11/2021.
L. 2002: Entire part R&RE, p. 241, § 1, effective April 12. L. 2021: Entire section amended, (SB 21-026), ch. 176, p. 176, § 11, effective November 11.
This section is similar to former § 28-5-504 as it existed prior to 2002.
2021 Ch. 42, was passed without a safety clause. See Colo. Const. art. V, § 1(3).
For the short title ("Restoration of Honor Act") in SB 21-026, see section 1 of chapter 42, Session Laws of Colorado 2021.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 28 - MILITARY AND VETERANS (§§ 28-1-101 — 28-6-101) › VETERANS (§§ 28-5-100.3 — 28-5-805) › Article 5 - VETERANS (§§ 28-5-100.3 — 28-5-805) › Part 5 - INTERMENT OF VETERANS (§§ 28-5-501 — 28-5-507) › Section 28-5-506 - Care and custody of cemetery subdivision

The care, custody, maintenance, improvement, management, and control of the subdivision referred to in section
28-5-505
may be vested by the state in the city, town, city and county, or county where the subdivision is established, but such vestment may also be delegated by the state to a military veteran service organization.
L. 2002: Entire part R&RE, p. 241, § 1, effective April 12.
This section is similar to former § 28-5-509 as it existed prior to 2002.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 28 - MILITARY AND VETERANS (§§ 28-1-101 — 28-6-101) › VETERANS (§§ 28-5-100.3 — 28-5-805) › Article 5 - VETERANS (§§ 28-5-100.3 — 28-5-805) › Part 6 - [Repealed] (§ 28-5-601) › Section 28-5-601 - to 28-5-603 - [Repealed]

L. 79: Entire part repealed, p. 1628, § 1, effective July 1.
This part 6 was numbered as article 9 of chapter 144, C.R.S. 1963.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 28 - MILITARY AND VETERANS (§§ 28-1-101 — 28-6-101) › VETERANS (§§ 28-5-100.3 — 28-5-805) › Article 5 - VETERANS (§§ 28-5-100.3 — 28-5-805) › Part 7 - DIVISION OF VETERANS AFFAIRS (§§ 28-5-701 — 28-5-714) › Section 28-5-703.5 - [Repealed Effective 8/7/2024] Notice to revisor of statutes - repeal

(1)
The resource and legislative director of the department of military and veterans affairs shall notify the revisor of statutes in writing of the date on which the federal government created the Space National Guard in the "FY 2022 National Defense Authorization Act" by e-mailing the notice to revisorofstatutes.ga@state.co.us.
(2)
This section is repealed, effective July 1 of the year following the revisor of statutes' receipt of the notice required by subsection (1) of this section.
Repealed by 2024 Ch. 490,§ 70, eff. 8/7/2024.
Added by 2021 Ch. 206, § 10, eff. 5/28/2021.
2024 Ch. 490, was passed without a safety clause. See Colo. Const. art. V, § 1(3).