NOTE: The governor signed this measure on 5/11/2012.
      
      
      HOUSE BILL 12-1244
      
      
      BY REPRESENTATIVE(S) Scott, Bradford, Ferrandino, Hullinghorst,
      Murray, Pace, Wilson, Kerr J.;
      also SENATOR(S) Foster.
      
      
      Concerning an inventory of local governmental entities
           maintained by the department of local affairs, and, in
           connection therewith, requiring the inclusion of certain
           information in the inventory.
      
      
      Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:
      
           SECTION 1.  In Colorado Revised Statutes, 24-10-109, amend (3)
      as follows:
      
           24-10-109.  Notice required - contents - to whom given -
      limitations. (3) (a)  If the claim is against the state or an employee thereof,
      the notice shall be filed with the attorney general. If the claim is against any
      other public entity or an employee thereof, the notice shall be filed with the
      governing body of the public entity or the attorney representing the public
      entity. Such notice shall be effective upon mailing by registered or certified
      mail, return receipt requested, or upon personal service.
      
           (b)  A notice required under this section that is properly
      filed with a public entity's agent listed in the inventory of local
      governmental entities pursuant to section 24-32-116, is deemed to
      satisfy the requirements of this section.
      
           SECTION 2.  In Colorado Revised Statutes, add 24-32-116 as
      follows:
      
           24-32-116.  Inventory of local governmental entities -
      information required - definitions. (1)  As used in this section, unless
      the context otherwise requires:
      
           (a)  "Agent" means:
      
           (I)  For a special district created pursuant to title 32, C.R.S.,
      the special district's designated local government contact
      person, as reported annually by the special district and included
      in the database by the department; or
      
           (II)  For all other local governmental entities, a person
      designated by a local governmental entity to receive a filing of
      a notice of claim pursuant to section 24-10-109 (3).
      
           (b)  "Department" means the department of local affairs.
      
           (c)  "Inventory" means the on-line database of active local
      governments maintained by the department as of the effective
      date of this section.
      
           (d)  "Local governmental entity" means a city, county, city
      and county, special district, school district, or other unit of
      local government.
      
           (2) (a)  The department shall update and expand the
      inventory and any associated forms or documents as necessary to
      obtain and integrate, for each local governmental entity, the
      information described in subsection (3) of this section.
      
           (b)  Nothing in this section precludes the department from
      including additional information in the inventory.
      
           (3) (a)  No later than twelve months after the effective date
      of this section, each local governmental entity in the state shall
      provide the following information to the department, which shall
      include the same in the inventory:
      
           (I)  The official name of the local governmental entity;
      
           (II)  The principal address of the local governmental entity;
      
           (III)  If other than the principal address, the mailing address
      of the local governmental entity;
      
           (IV)  The name of the local governmental entity's agent;
      and
      
           (V)  The mailing address of the agent.
      
           (b)  A local governmental entity shall update any
      information provided pursuant to paragraph (a) of this subsection
      (3) as required by the department. Failure to update the
      information provided pursuant to paragraph (a) of this subsection
      (3) renders any notice of a claim pursuant to section 24-10-109 to
      the last local governmental entity's agent in the inventory valid
      as a matter of law.
      
           (4)  The department shall make the inventory accessible
      from the department's web site.
      
           (5)  Nothing in this section precludes the filing of a notice of
      claim or the service of process on any person authorized by law.
      
           SECTION 3.  Act subject to petition - effective date. This act
      takes effect at 12:01 a.m. on the day following the expiration of the
      ninety-day period after final adjournment of the general assembly (August
      8, 2012, if adjournment sine die is on May 9, 2012); except that, if a
      referendum petition is filed pursuant to section 1 (3) of article V of the state
      constitution against this act or an item, section, or part of this act within
      such period, then the act, item, section, or part will not take effect unless
      approved by the people at the general election to be held in November 2012
      and, in such case, will take effect on the date of the official declaration of
      the vote thereon by the governor.
      
      
      
      
      ________________________________________________________
      Frank McNulty                      Brandon C. Shaffer
      SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE                     PRESIDENT OF
      OF REPRESENTATIVES                         THE SENATE
      
      
      
      
      
      
      ____________________________  ____________________________
      Marilyn Eddins                      Cindi L. Markwell
      CHIEF CLERK OF THE HOUSE                 SECRETARY OF
      OF REPRESENTATIVES                         THE SENATE
      
      
      
      
                  APPROVED________________________________________
      
      
      
      
      
                                    _________________________________________
                                    John W. Hickenlooper
                                    GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF COLORADO