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Issue Briefs

Peace Officer Status in Colorado

Subject

Crimes, Corrections, & Enforcement

Agency

Legislative Council Staff

Published

02/22/2017

Colorado law imposes standards on, and grants certain responsibilities to, persons considered peace officers, including the authority to enforce Colorado law. This issue brief provides information on training and certification of peace officers, reserve officers, and the process for obtaining peace officer status.

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Final/Annual Reports

2015 Vocational Rehabilitation Services for the Blind Interim Study Committee Final Report

Pursuant to Interim Committee Letter 2015-3. The purpose of the committee was to examine vocational rehabilitation services for the blind, the use of available funding, and program performance in order to determine the most effective structure and delivery model for vocational rehabilitation...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

12/18/2015

Subjects:

Courts & Judicial

Crimes, Corrections, & Enforcement

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Final/Annual Reports

2015 Profiling-Initiated Contacts by Law Enforcement Interim Committee Final Report

Pursuant to Interim Committee Letter 2015-5, submitted as required by Section 2-3-303.3, Colorado Revised Statutes. The purpose of this committee is to study data collection and evaluation methods related to contacts made by law enforcement officers to determine whether profiling is occurring in...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

12/18/2015

Subjects:

Courts & Judicial

Crimes, Corrections, & Enforcement

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Issue Briefs

Colorado's DNA Laws (2015)

State legislatures have emphasized the importance of collecting deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) to solve crimes. This issue brief describes legislative efforts, both in Colorado and across the country, to mandate that individuals convicted of or arrested for a crime submit a DNA sample for entry...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

12/15/2015

Subject:

Crimes, Corrections, & Enforcement

Staff Publications

Unclassified Misdemeanor Traffic Offenses

Crime Classification Guide for Unclassified Misdemeanor Traffic Offenses

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

05/07/2014

Subjects:

Courts & Judicial

Crimes, Corrections, & Enforcement

Transportation & Motor Vehicles

Staff Publications

Unclassified Misdemeanors

Crime Classification Guide for Unclassified Misdemeanors

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

05/07/2014

Subjects:

Courts & Judicial

Crimes, Corrections, & Enforcement

Staff Publications

Class 1 Petty Offenses

Crime Classification Guide for Class 1 Petty Offenses

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

05/07/2014

Subjects:

Courts & Judicial

Crimes, Corrections, & Enforcement

Staff Publications

Class 2 Petty Offenses

Crime Classification Guide for Class 2 Petty Offenses

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

05/07/2014

Subject:

Crimes, Corrections, & Enforcement

Staff Publications

Petty Offenses

This section contains a current listing of petty offenses. Petty offenses have two categories: class 1 and class 2. There are four unclassified petty offenses listed at the end of the class 1 and class 2 petty offenses.

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

05/07/2014

Subject:

Crimes, Corrections, & Enforcement

Staff Publications

Class A Traffic Infractions

Crime Classification Guide for Class A Traffic Infractions

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

05/07/2014

Subjects:

Crimes, Corrections, & Enforcement

Transportation & Motor Vehicles

Staff Publications

Crime Classification Guide - Elections 2014

Crime Classification Guide 2014 - Elections

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

05/07/2014

Subjects:

Crimes, Corrections, & Enforcement

Elections & Redistricting

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