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CO HB1242

Bill

Official Source

Status

Passed

5/28/2013

Primary Sponsor

Brittany Pettersen

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Origin

House of Representatives

2013 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Modifies Colorado Revised Statutes 18-8-212 to narrow mandatory sentencing requirements for bail bond condition violations
  • Maintains one-year minimum prison sentence (no probation or suspended sentence eligibility) for persons who fail to appear with intent to avoid prosecution/sentence or commit misdemeanor/felony while on bond
  • Creates new subsection (3.5) establishing one-year minimum prison sentence for persons on bond for sex offenses as defined in Section 18-1.3-1003 who are convicted of bond violations
  • Requires all sentences for bond violations to be served consecutively with sentences for the underlying offense
  • Effective July 1, 2013, for offenses committed on or after that date

Legislative Description

Repeal Mandatory Sentence Bail Condition Violation

Last Action

Governor Action - Signed

5/28/2013

Committee Referrals

Judiciary4/26/2013
Judiciary2/27/2013

Full Bill Text

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