HB 24-1013 Summary

• Creates a Crime Victim Compensation Board for the Twenty-Third Judicial District (Douglas, Elbert, and Lincoln counties) effective November 1, 2024, with three members appointed by the Eighteenth Judicial District Attorney until January 7, 2025.

• Establishes a Crime Victim Compensation Fund for the Twenty-Third Judicial District in the Court Administrator's office, funded by criminal surcharges collected in the three counties beginning April 1, 2024, with compensation awards beginning January 7, 2025.

• Creates a Victims and Witnesses Assistance and Law Enforcement Board for the Twenty-Third Judicial District effective November 1, 2024, with appointment authority transferring to the Chief Judge on January 7, 2025.

• Establishes a Victims and Witnesses Assistance and Law Enforcement Fund for the Twenty-Third Judicial District funded by surcharges and marijuana tax transfers, with the Eighteenth Judicial District Board managing services through June 30, 2025.

• Amends marijuana tax distribution provisions to allocate funds separately to the Eighteenth Judicial District (Arapahoe County) and Twenty-Third Judicial District (Douglas, Elbert, and Lincoln counties) based on three-year surcharge collection periods beginning July 1, 2016.