HB18-1110
Colorado Constitutional Right
Concerning protecting persons lawfully present in Colorado who are engaged in an act that is protected by the Colorado constitution from a federal agency.
Session:
2018 Regular Session
Subject:
Bill Summary
State Government
The bill prohibits the state or a state agency, or an employee or personnel of the state or a state agency while acting in an official capacity, from aiding or assisting a federal agency in:
- Arresting a Colorado citizen or person lawfully present in Colorado for committing an act in Colorado that is a Colorado constitutional right; or
- Violating a Colorado constitutional right of a Colorado citizen or a person lawfully present in Colorado.
The bill does not prohibit the state, an agency of the state, or an employee or personnel of the state or a state agency from participating in an investigation until it is recognized that the action being investigated is a Colorado constitutional right.
(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.)