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Driving Under the Influence of Drugs or Alcohol (2016)

Subjects

Crimes, Corrections, & Enforcement

Liquor, Tobacco, & Marijuana

Transportation & Motor Vehicles

Agency

Legislative Council Staff

Published

01/13/2016

This issue brief discusses the various offenses related to driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol in Colorado, and their associated criminal and administrative penalties.

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2018 Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement Payment Forecast

Colorado receives annual payments from tobacco manufacturers as part of the Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement (MSA). In April 2018, the state received $177.3 million, including a one-time payment of $113.3 million pursuant to the Nonparticipating Manufacturers Adjustment Settlement Agreement,...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

08/01/2018

Subjects:

Liquor, Tobacco, & Marijuana

State Revenue & Budget

Summary of Major Legislation

Summary of Transportation and Motor Vehicles Legislation (2017)

During the 2017 legislative session, the General Assembly considered measures related to transportation funding, motor vehicles, other modes of transportation, and traffic offenses. In addition, an overview of Colorado’s transportation system is available online at:...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

06/01/2018

Subject:

Transportation & Motor Vehicles

Issue Briefs

Traffic Demand Management and Managed Lanes (18-06)

We may all complain about traffic, but traffic professionals regularly work to deploy a wide variety of strategies to reduce or redistribute traffic. One of the major strategies is managed lanes, or as they are commonly known, toll roads. This issue brief discusses traffic demand management and...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

04/26/2018

Subject:

Transportation & Motor Vehicles

Staff Publications

National Environmental Policy Act and Large Transportation Projects

One of the major components of transportation planning and project development is environmental review. This memorandum provides information on the National Environmental Protection Act and the environmental review process for large transportation projects.

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

03/08/2018

Subjects:

Natural Resources & Environment

Transportation & Motor Vehicles

Issue Briefs

Colorado License Plates (18-02)

Do you prefer green mountains and white text or white mountains and green text? Whether or not we all agree with the color choices for Colorado’s license plates, every vehicle on the roads is required to have one. This issue brief discusses license plate laws and regulations in Colorado.

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

02/21/2018

Subject:

Transportation & Motor Vehicles

Staff Publications

State Laws Addressing Age of Sexual Consent

This memorandum provides an overview of state laws that address age of consent for sexual activity. More specifically, it provides information about the age of sexual consent in Colorado and other states, including exemptions that allow a person below the age of consent to have lawful sex with...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

02/21/2018

Subjects:

Children & Domestic Matters

Courts & Judicial

Crimes, Corrections, & Enforcement

Staff Publications

2018 MHDCJS Advisory Task Force Members

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

01/17/2018

Subjects:

Crimes, Corrections, & Enforcement

Human Services

Final/Annual Reports

Legislative Oversight Committee Concerning Treatment of Persons with Mental Health Disorders in the Criminal Justice System, 2017 Final Report

Final Report to the Colorado General Assembly by the Legislative Oversight Committee Concerning the Treatment of Persons with Mental Health Disorders in the Criminal and Juvenile Justice Systems.

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

01/17/2018

Subjects:

Crimes, Corrections, & Enforcement

Human Services

Staff Publications

Capital Construction Fact Sheet: Colorado Correctional Industries

This Fact Sheet provides detailed information on the Colorado Correctional Industries (CCi), a self-supporting division of the Department of Corrections (DOC), which oversees and manages prison work programs in the state. Established in 1977, CCi’s purpose, as defined in state law, includes...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

12/16/2017

Subjects:

Capital Construction

Crimes, Corrections, & Enforcement

Summary of Major Legislation

Summary of Marijuana Legislation (2017)

During the 2017 legislative session, the General Assembly considered measures recommended by an interim committee studying marijuana and measures related to taxes, the gray market, business licensing, the Governor’s Office of Marijuana Coordination, crimes, and private consumption clubs.

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

12/15/2017

Subject:

Liquor, Tobacco, & Marijuana

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