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Staff Publications

Grandparent and Great-Grandparent Visitation Rights

Subjects

Children & Domestic Matters

Courts & Judicial

Agency

Legislative Council Staff

Published

08/04/2017

This memorandum summarizes Colorado law that governs the visitation rights of grandparents and great-grandparents and disputes concerning those rights. The memorandum also summarizes relevant court decisions regarding grandparents' visitation rights. This memorandum is not a legal opinion.

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Tax Expenditure Evaluation

Early Childhood Educator Credit

Report No. 2025-TE3

Publishing Agency:

Office of the State Auditor

Date:

02/25/2025

Subjects:

Children & Domestic Matters

Education & School Finance (Pre & K-12)

Fiscal Policy & Taxes

Final/Annual Reports

2024 Legislative Oversight for Colorado Jail Standards Final Report

Pursuant to Section 2-3-1901, C.R.S, the Legislative Oversight Committee for Colorado Jail Standards (committee) is responsible for adopting and revising standards for Colorado jails. The committee adopted...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

12/31/2024

Subject:

Courts & Judicial

Final/Annual Reports

2024 Treatment of Persons with Behavioral Health Disorders in the Criminal and Juvenile Justice System Final Report

Submitted herewith is the final report of the Legislative Oversight Committee for the Treatment of Persons with Behavioral Health Disorders in the Criminal and Juvenile Justice System. The committee was created pursuant to Article 98 of Title 37, Colorado Revised Statutes. The purpose of this...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

12/31/2024

Subjects:

Courts & Judicial

Crimes, Corrections, & Enforcement

General Assembly

Final/Annual Reports

2024 Colorado Youth Advisory Council Review Committee Final Report

Submitted herewith is the final report of Hugh McKean Colorado Youth Advisory Council Review Committee. This committee was created pursuant to Section 2-2-1305.5, Colorado Revised Statutes. The purpose of this committee is to review the work of the Colorado Youth Advisory Council (COYAC) and to...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

12/20/2024

Subject:

Children & Domestic Matters

Final/Annual Reports

2024 Legislative Oversight Committee for Colorado Jail Standards Final Report

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

12/19/2024

Subjects:

Courts & Judicial

Crimes, Corrections, & Enforcement

Final/Annual Reports

2024 Treatment of Persons with Behavioral Health Disorders in the Criminal and Juvenile Justice System Final Report

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

12/13/2024

Subjects:

Courts & Judicial

Crimes, Corrections, & Enforcement

General Assembly

Human Services

Staff Publications

Crime Classification Guide (2024)

This guide is a compilation of crimes and traffic infractions in Colorado. For each offense, a brief description of the elements of the crime and the statutory citation is provided.

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

12/11/2024

Subjects:

Courts & Judicial

Crimes, Corrections, & Enforcement

Issue Briefs

Overview of the Office of the Attorney General

The Attorney General is a statewide elected official who acts as the chief legal representative of the state and the chief executive officer of the Department of Law. The Attorney General and the Department of Law together are known as the Colorado Attorney General’s Office. This issue brief...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

11/25/2024

Subjects:

Courts & Judicial

State Government

Summary of Major Legislation

Summary of 2024 Human Services, Children, and Domestic Matters Legislation

Many pieces of legislation regarding human services made their way through the 74th General Assembly. Human Services legislation primarily focused on child welfare issues, funding senior services, and addressing housing concerns through Medicaid.

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

10/24/2024

Subjects:

Children & Domestic Matters

Human Services

Summary of Major Legislation

Summary of 2024 Civil Law Legislation

During the 2024 legislative session, the General Assembly passed a number of measures related to civil law. Specifically, the legislature increased consumer protections, regulated debt-related services, allowed for attorney fees in land use decisions, revisited civil protection orders, and...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

09/27/2024

Subjects:

Civil Law

Courts & Judicial

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