j_ccu_2016a_2016-09-09t10:02:26z4 Hearing Summary

Date: 09/09/2016

10:23 AM -- 4a. Acts newly adopted by the Uniform Law Commission





10:24 AM -- The commission plans to consider all of the following for possible introduction in 2017 and invited interested parties to review the acts and share their insights with the commission.

• Uniform Employee and Student Online Privacy Protection Act – The General Assembly passed a student privacy act in 2016 and the commission expressed some concerns that passing this Act just one year later may cause confusion. The commission requested that the Office of Legislative Legal Services (OLLS) staff prepare an analysis of current Colorado law and the uniform act.
• Uniform Family Law Arbitration Act -- no comments were offered.
• Revised Uniform Unclaimed Property Act – Jenifer Waller, Colorado Bankers Association, shared some of the association’s preliminary concerns with the act – additional record retention, earlier surrender of property, and third party auditors. Charles Calvin, CBA Real Estate Section, noted that when the original act was passed in Colorado, it was significantly customized and that some existing provisions unique to Colorado law should continue to be preserved.
• Uniform Unsworn Domestic Declarations Act / Uniform Unsworn Declarations Act – The commission noted that Colorado already has a uniform unsworn foreign declarations act which is similar to these proposed acts and shared a draft showing how the acts might be combined. Colorado could choose to adopt both, only one, or combine them into one act. The commission preferred the latter approach.
• Uniform Wage Garnishment Act – no comments were offered.
• Amendment to the Revised Uniform Law on Notarial Acts – The commission noted that Colorado has not adopted the original uniform law regarding notarial acts and additional research and analysis is in order before adopting any amendment.