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Driving Distracted Laws in Colorado

Subjects

Crimes, Corrections, & Enforcement

Transportation & Motor Vehicles

Agency

Legislative Council Staff

Published

07/26/2017

The rise in distracted driving, often associated with ever-present smart phones and mobile devices, has been identified as a cause and contributing factor to automobile crashes. This issue brief gives an overview of state and federal regulations on the issue.

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2017 Transportation Legislation Review Committee Final Report

Final Report to the Colorado General Assembly by the Transportation Legislation Review Committee.

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

12/06/2017

Subject:

Transportation & Motor Vehicles

Issue Briefs

Drone Use and Regulation in the Public Sector (17-44)

This issue brief provides a brief overview of public sector use of unmanned aircraft systems, commonly known as drones, including federal and state regulations, and current applications in Colorado.

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

11/22/2017

Subject:

Transportation & Motor Vehicles

Staff Publications

Sentencing Scheme Comparsion

This memo compares Colorado’s felony sentencing laws with those of Minnesota, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oregon, and Washington. It provides an overview of determinate versus indeterminate sentencing schemes and incarceration rates.

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

11/22/2017

Subject:

Crimes, Corrections, & Enforcement

Staff Publications

Crimes of Violence and Habitual Offender Sentencing Data

This memo explains enhanced sentencing requirements for two different criminal offense categories: crimes of violence and habitual offenders. It also provides sentencing data for offenders convicted of crimes of violence or as habitual offenders between 2014 and 2016. During this three year...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

11/22/2017

Subjects:

Courts & Judicial

Crimes, Corrections, & Enforcement

Staff Publications

Second Look Sentencing

This memorandum provides information concerning second look sentencing. Second look sentencing refers to sentence modification that occurs while an offender is serving his or her term of incarceration. This memorandum briefly describes second look sentencing and discusses the differences...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

11/22/2017

Subjects:

Courts & Judicial

Crimes, Corrections, & Enforcement

Staff Publications

Overview of Colorado's Mandatory Minimum Sentencing Scheme

This memorandum provides an overview of the mandatory minimum sentencing schemes in Colorado law. It provides information on the general categories of offenses subject to enhanced prison sentences and specific crimes that require a mandatory minimum sentence. Three years of sentencing data are...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

11/22/2017

Subjects:

Courts & Judicial

Crimes, Corrections, & Enforcement

Staff Publications

Infrastructure Public Private Partnerships

Public-private partnerships have become integral to developing infrastructure in Colorado and across the country. This memorandum describes public-private partnerships, summarizes relevant law, and provides examples of projects in Colorado.

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

11/21/2017

Subject:

Transportation & Motor Vehicles

Issue Briefs

Innovative Motor Vehicle Income Tax Credit

The state innovative motor vehicle income tax credit is intended to reduce the cost of alternative fuel vehicles and incentivize their purchase. This issue brief describes the income tax credit, most recently modified by House Bill 16-1332, and provides information on the fixed income...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

11/13/2017

Subjects:

Fiscal Policy & Taxes

Transportation & Motor Vehicles

Other

Colorado Trucking Industry Overview Opportunities and Challenges

Presented to the TLRC at its November 2017 meeting.

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

11/06/2017

Subject:

Transportation & Motor Vehicles

Other

DEN TODAY

Background information on the Denver Internation Airport presented to the TLRC on November 2, 2017.

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

11/02/2017

Subject:

Transportation & Motor Vehicles

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