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Legislative Drafting Manual

Published
02/20/2023

This Legislative Drafting Manual is designed primarily for legislative drafters in the Colorado General Assembly's Office of Legislative Legal Services. The first edition of the Drafting Manual was prepared in 1977 by the Legislative Drafting Office. Subsequent editions have occurred over the years and updates have been issued through replacement pages. Effective October 2009, the Drafting Manual will be updated electronically.

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