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First Regular Session | 75th General Assembly
Colorado General Assembly
HB19-1315

Admissibility Of Statements By A Juvenile

Type Bill
Session 2019 Regular Session
Subjects
Children & Domestic Matters Crimes, Corrections, & Enforcement

Concerning the admissibility of statements by a juvenile.

Bill Summary:

Juvenile advisement of rights - accompanying adult's adverse interest - admissibility. Under current law, statements by a juvenile concerning delinquent acts committed by the juvenile are admissible against the juvenile so long as the juvenile is accompanied by one or more specified adults during the advisement of constitutional rights and during the interrogation. A court decision found this to be legally sufficient even if the adult was shown to have an interest adverse to the juvenile. Under the act, if an issue concerning the adult's adverse interest is raised, the prosecution must prove by a preponderance of the evidence that the person conducting the interrogation reasonably believed that the adult did not have an interest adverse to the juvenile and helped safeguard the juvenile's constitutional rights to remain silent or obtain counsel during the interrogation.
(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

Prime Sponsors

Representative Serena Gonzales-Gutierrez

Representative

Serena Gonzales-Gutierrez

Senator Dafna Michaelson Jenet

Representative

Dafna Michaelson Jenet

Senator Julie Gonzales

Senator

Julie Gonzales

Committees

House

Judiciary

Senate

Judiciary

Status

Became Law

Introduced

Passed

Became Law

Related Documents & Information

Date Version Documents
05/28/2019 Signed Act PDF
05/15/2019 Final Act PDF
04/27/2019 Rerevised PDF
04/26/2019 Revised PDF
04/19/2019 Reengrossed PDF
04/18/2019 Engrossed PDF
04/08/2019 Introduced PDF
Date Version Documents
04/24/2019 PA2 PDF
04/18/2019 PA1 PDF
Date Version Documents
09/03/2019 FN2 PDF
04/16/2019 FN1 PDF
Activity Vote Documents
Adopt amendment L.011 The motion passed without objection. Vote summary
Refer House Bill 19-1315, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole and with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar. The motion passed on a vote of 5-0. Vote summary
Hearing Summary
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Committee Report:  PDF
Activity Vote Documents
Adopt amendment L.006 The motion passed without objection. Vote summary
Refer House Bill 19-1315, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 10-1. Vote summary
Hearing Summary
|
Committee Report:  PDF
Date Calendar Motion Vote Vote Document
04/30/2019 Senate Amendments REPASS
56
AYE
9
NO
0
OTHER
 		Vote record
04/30/2019 Senate Amendments CONCUR
65
AYE
0
NO
0
OTHER
 		Vote record
04/19/2019 Third Reading BILL
53
AYE
11
NO
1
OTHER
 		Vote record
Date Calendar Motion Vote Vote Document
04/27/2019 Third Reading BILL
34
AYE
0
NO
1
OTHER
 		Vote record
Date Amendment Number Committee/ Floor Hearing Status Documents
04/24/2019 L.011 SEN Judiciary Passed [*] PDF
04/18/2019 L.007 Second Reading Passed [**] PDF
04/16/2019 L.006 HOU Judiciary Passed [*] PDF

* Amendments passed in committee are not incorporated into the measure unless adopted by the full House or Senate.

** The status of Second Reading amendments may be subsequently affected by the adoption of an amendment to the Committee of the Whole Report. Refer to the House or Senate Journal for additional information.

Date Location Action
05/28/2019 Governor Governor Signed
05/15/2019 Senate Signed by the President of the Senate
05/15/2019 Governor Sent to the Governor
05/14/2019 House Signed by the Speaker of the House
04/30/2019 Senate House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass
04/29/2019 Senate House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Laid Over Daily
04/27/2019 Senate Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
04/26/2019 Senate Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee
04/24/2019 Senate Senate Committee on Judiciary Refer Amended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole
04/19/2019 Senate Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Judiciary
04/19/2019 House House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
04/18/2019 House House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor
04/16/2019 House House Committee on Judiciary Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole
04/08/2019 House Introduced In House - Assigned to Judiciary
Effective Date Chapter # Title Documents
08/02/2019 306 Admissibility Of Statements By A Juvenile PDF

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