The bill establishes a process for a defendant who has paid a monetary amount due for a criminal conviction in a district or county court to request a refund of the amount paid if: The conviction was overturned and either the charges were dismissed or the person was acquitted following a new trial; or All or part of an order for restitution was reversed and the defendant paid more restitution than was ultimately ordered. The bill directs the state court administrator to pay to the defendant the amount of any refund found due.(Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.)
Under current law, a judge may issue an ex parte order authorizing the interception of certain communications if there is probable cause to believe that evidence of a crime that is on the statutory list will be obtained. The bill adds to the list of crimes human trafficking for involuntary servitude and for sexual servitude. (Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.)
The bill consolidates and clarifies various statutory sections concerning reductions of sentences for county jail inmates. (Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.)
Section 1 of the bill expands the law covering contracts between performing rights societies and proprietors of retail establishments to cover investigations and negotiations between the two. Current law gives a retail establishment 72 hours to consider and to rescind a contract with a performing rights society. Section 2 changes this standard to 3 business days. Section 2 also clarifies that the law governing these negotiations and contracts applies to representatives of these societies. Finally, the societies are prohibited from charging a proprietor for performances that are already licensed for the performance. Section 3 raises the minimum statutory damages from $1,000 to $2,000 for violating the statutes covering performing rights societies. Section 4 : Requires a performing rights society to publish and file with the secretary of state its form contracts and a schedule of fees it charges a proprietor to license music for public performance. A link to the schedule must be filed with the secretary of state, who publishes the link. Upon request from the secretary of state, requires each performing rights society to provide information concerning a proprietor's rights and duties for public performances. The secretary of state must post the information on the secretary's website. Requires a performing rights society to publish a catalog of musical works the society licenses. A link to the catalog must be filed with the secretary of state, who publishes the link. Section 5 authorizes the secretary of state to collect filing fees for the filings required by the bill.(Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.)
The bill legalizes the possession of a gravity knife or switchblade knife by removing such knives from the definition of 'illegal weapon'. (Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.)
The bill prohibits a licensed physician specializing in psychiatry or a licensed or registered mental health care provider from engaging in conversion therapy with a patient under 18 years of age. A licensee who engages in these efforts is subject to disciplinary action by the appropriate licensing board. 'Conversion therapy' means efforts that seek to change an individual's sexual orientation, including efforts to change behaviors or gender expressions or to eliminate or reduce sexual or romantic attraction or feelings toward individuals of the same sex. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.)
Under current law, an applicant for a concealed handgun permit must satisfy certain criteria, including a requirement that the he or she is at least 21 years of age. The bill amends this requirement to state that the applicant must be either: Twenty-one years of age or older; or Eighteen years of age or older and on active duty in, or honorably discharged from, any branch or reserve branch of the United States military forces, including the National Guard.(Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.)
For the 2016-17 state fiscal year, the bill increases the amount of reappropriated funds that are appropriated to the department of law for the purpose of providing additional legal services for the department of education. (Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.)
The Colorado student leaders institute currently exists as a pilot program in the lieutenant governor's office. The bill relocates the institute to the department of higher education without change. (Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.)
For the 2016-17 state fiscal year, the bill increases the appropriation to the department of law to improve the department's information technology security based on an external auditor's recommendations. (Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.)
Under current law, institutions of higher education are limited in the number and length of term employment contracts or contract extensions that the institution can award. In addition, institutions are prohibited from providing postemployment compensation or benefits to a government-supported employee after the individual's employment has ended, except in limited situations and in limited amounts. Further, under current law, the terms of government-supported employment contracts are generally available for public inspection. For state institutions of higher education, the bill exempts the institution's employee positions that are funded by revenues generated through auxiliary activities, as defined in the bill, from the provisions of current law. (Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.)
The bill authorizes a state agency, the Colorado wine industry development board, or an instrumentality of a municipality or county that has a statutory mandate to promote either alcohol beverages manufactured within the state or tourism to an area of the state where alcohol beverages are manufactured to obtain a special event permit to sell alcohol beverages for a limited period. (Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.)
