NOTE:  This bill has been prepared for the signature of the appropriate
      legislative officers and the Governor.  To determine whether the
      Governor has signed the bill or taken other action on it, please consult
      the legislative status sheet, the legislative history, or the Session Laws.
      
      
      HOUSE BILL 01-1286
      
      
      BY REPRESENTATIVE(S) Alexander, Borodkin, Boyd, Coleman, Garcia,
      Grossman, Hefley, Lawrence, Mace, Romanoff, Saliman, Tochtrop, Veiga,
      and Williams S.;
      also SENATOR(S) Hagedorn, Hernandez, Linkhart, and Teck.
      
      
           Concerning faith healing in the crime of child abuse.
      
      
      Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:
      
           SECTION 1.  Repeal.  18-6-401 (6), Colorado Revised Statutes, is
      repealed as follows:
      
           18-6-401.  Child abuse.  (6)  A parent, guardian, or legal custodian
      who chooses and legitimately practices treatment by spiritual means
      through prayer in accordance with section 19-3-103, C.R.S., shall not be
      considered to have injured or endangered the child and to be criminally
      liable under the laws of this state solely because he fails to provide medical
      treatment for the child, unless such person inhibits or interferes with the
      provision of medical treatment for the child in accordance with a court
      order, or unless there is an additional reason, other than health care, to
      consider the said child to be injured or endangered.
      
           SECTION 2.  Effective date - applicability.  This act shall take
      effect July 1, 2001, and shall apply to offenses committed on or after said
      date.
      
           SECTION 3.  Safety clause.  The general assembly hereby finds,
      determines, and declares that this act is necessary for the immediate
      preservation of the public peace, health, and safety.
      
      
      
      
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      Doug Dean                              Stan Matsunaka
      SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE                     PRESIDENT OF
      OF REPRESENTATIVES                         THE SENATE
      
      
      
      
      
      
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      Judith Rodrigue                         Karen Goldman
      CHIEF CLERK OF THE HOUSE                 SECRETARY OF
      OF REPRESENTATIVES                         THE SENATE
      
      
      
      
                  APPROVED________________________________________
      
      
      
      
      
                                    _________________________________________
                                    Bill Owens
                                    GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF COLORADO