Rep. Jovan Melton

The bill changes the definition of 'salvage vehicle' to add another test of when an insurer determines the vehicle to be a total loss. The bill also adds theft damage as an exclusion to the types of damage that can cause a vehicle to be a salvage vehicle. (Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.)

The bill requires the transportation legislation review committee to examine the costs, benefits, practicality, and effects of replacing standard-issue license plates for motor vehicles. The bill also requires the committee to examine the best way to implement a statewide license plate replacement. (Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.)

The bill allows persons who were convicted of criminal offenses for the use, cultivation, or possession of marijuana to petition for the sealing of criminal records relating to such convictions if their behavior would not have been illegal if it had occurred on or after December 10, 2012. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.)

Under current law, process servers are not subject to regulation by any state agency. Section 1 of the bill creates the 'Process Servers Registration Act' and makes it unlawful for a person to act as a process server without first obtaining registration from the division of professions and occupations in the department of regulatory agencies (DORA). Section 2 requires a review of the division's duties and functions in registering process servers after 7 years under the existing sunset laws. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.)

The bill permits certain liquor licensees to allow a customer to remove one sealed container of not more than 750 milliliters of vinous liquor from the licensed premises. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.)

The bill creates the 'Colorado Right to Rest Act', which establishes basic rights for persons experiencing homelessness, including, but not limited to, the right to use and move freely in public spaces, to rest in public spaces, to eat or accept food in any public space where food is not prohibited, to occupy a legally parked vehicle, and to have a reasonable expectation of privacy of one's property. The bill does not create an obligation for a provider of services for persons experiencing homelessness to provide shelter or services when none are available.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.)

The bill establishes that a residential storage condominium unit is a residential improvement. This allows the unit to be assessed as residential real property, which currently has an assessment ratio of 7.96%, instead of as nonresidential property, which has an assessment ratio of 29%. A residential storage condominium unit is defined to mean a building that is: A unit under the 'Colorado Common Interest Ownership Act'; Used by its owner to store items from or related to the owner's Colorado residence; and Not used for storage related to a business. For a property to qualify as a residential storage condominium unit, the owner of the building unit must submit an affidavit of intended use. The property tax administrator is required to establish the form of the affidavit and to prepare and publish standards for assessors to determine whether a property qualifies as a residential storage condominium unit. The bill establishes penalties for a person that knowingly provides false information on the affidavit. (Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.)

Current state park law excludes seaplanes from the definition of a 'vessel', and applicable park rules essentially prohibit seaplanes from landing in or taking off from state park water bodies. The bill creates a pilot project to allow amphibious seaplanes to land in at least 2 state parks after the seaplanes have been inspected for and decontaminated of aquatic nuisance species. The parks and wildlife commission may adopt rules to implement the pilot program.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.)

The bill prohibits a court from imposing as a bond condition a ban on marijuana use if the person possesses a valid medical marijuana registry identification card. (Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.)

Transportation Legislation Review Committee. The bill increases the minimum weight for classification as a commercial vehicle subject to the statutory and regulatory standards for commercial vehicles from 10,001 pounds to 16,001 pounds unless the vehicle is registered for use in interstate commerce. With respect to vehicles that would be classified as commercial vehicles but for the fact that they weigh between 10,001 and 16,000 pounds, the chief of the Colorado state patrol is authorized to adopt rules that authorize the Colorado state patrol to: Annually inspect these vehicles; Enforce with respect to these vehicles all requirements for the securing of loads that apply to commercial vehicles; and Enforce with respect to these vehicles all requirements relating to the use of coupling devices for commercial vehicles.(Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.)