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Summary of Major Legislation

Summary of Crimes and Law Enforcement Legislation (2020)

Subjects

Courts & Judicial

Crimes, Corrections, & Enforcement

Agency

Legislative Council Staff

Published

08/13/2020

During the 2020 legislative session, the General Assembly introduced several bills concerning crimes, criminal penalties, and law enforcement.

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Overview of Colorado's Mandatory Minimum Sentencing Scheme

This memorandum provides an overview of the mandatory minimum sentencing schemes in Colorado law. It provides information on the general categories of offenses subject to enhanced prison sentences and specific crimes that require a mandatory minimum sentence. Three years of sentencing data are...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

11/22/2017

Subjects:

Courts & Judicial

Crimes, Corrections, & Enforcement

Issue Briefs

Judicial Performance Evaluation Process

There are 324 justices and judges in Colorado. Seven justices preside over the Supreme Court and issue binding majority decisions on lower court rulings. Additionally, 317 judges preside over other various courts, including the Court of Appeals (22 judges), district courts (181 judges), and...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

11/15/2017

Subjects:

Civil Law

Courts & Judicial

State Government

Summary of Major Legislation

Summary of Civil Law Legislation (2017)

During the 2017 legislative session, the General Assembly considered measures related to construction defects, music performance contracts, property transfers, trusts, and the Right to Rest.

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

09/29/2017

Subjects:

Civil Law

Courts & Judicial

Other

Alternative Funding Options for Court Facilities, National Center for State Courts

Presented to the County Courthouse and County Jail Funding and Overcrowding Solutions Interim Study Committee at its September 2017 meeting.

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

09/20/2017

Subjects:

Capital Construction

Courts & Judicial

Other

Setting the Rate the Department of Corrections Pays Jails, JBC Memo

Presented to the County Courthouse and County Jail Funding and Overcrowding Solutions Interim Study Committee at its September 2017 meeting.

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

09/20/2017

Subjects:

Courts & Judicial

Crimes, Corrections, & Enforcement

Fiscal Policy & Taxes

Other

Court Fees, Office of the State Court Administrator

Presented to the County Courthouse and County Jail Funding and Overcrowding Solutions Interim Study Committee at its September 2017 meeting.

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

09/20/2017

Subjects:

Courts & Judicial

Fiscal Policy & Taxes

Other

National Center for State Courts, Funding Ideas and Sources

Presented to the County Courthouse and County Jail Funding and Overcrowding Solutions Interim Committee at its September 2017 meeting.

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

09/20/2017

Subjects:

Courts & Judicial

Fiscal Policy & Taxes

Other

A Court Manager's Guide to Court Facility Funding, National Center for State Courts

Presented to the County Courthouse and County Jail Funding and Overcrowding Solutions Interim Study Committee at its September 2017 meeting.

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

09/20/2017

Subject:

Courts & Judicial

Other

Guide to Funding Options for Court Facilities, National Center for State Courts

Presented to the County Courthouse and County Jail Funding and Overcrowding Solutions Interim Study Committee at its September 2017 meeting.

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

09/20/2017

Subject:

Courts & Judicial

Other

Law Enforcement and Drug Interdiction, Colorado Drug Investigators Association

Presented to the Opioid and Other Substance Use Disorders Interim Study Committee at its September 2017 meeting.

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

09/13/2017

Subjects:

Crimes, Corrections, & Enforcement

Health Care & Health Insurance

Human Services

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