SB23-251 Summary

• The Attorney General must represent the Department of Revenue in all judicial review actions for driver's license and state identification card appeals, replacing the previous role of district attorneys.

• Implementation occurs on a staggered timeline: January 1, 2024 for the 3rd, 5th, 6th, 7th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th, 14th, 15th, 16th, 21st, and 22nd judicial districts; July 1, 2024 for the 4th, 8th, 19th, and 20th judicial districts; and July 1, 2025 for the 1st, 2nd, 17th, 18th, and 23rd judicial districts.

• The Attorney General may appear for hearings by telephone, video teleconferencing, or any other court-authorized means of electronic participation.

• Appropriates $47,583 to the Department of Revenue for fiscal year 2023-24 to purchase legal services.

• Appropriates $47,583 to the Department of Law from reappropriated funds for fiscal year 2023-24, based on an assumption of 0.3 additional FTE to provide legal services for the Department of Revenue.