NOTE: The governor signed this measure on 3/15/2013.
      
      
      HOUSE BILL 13-1052
      
      
      BY REPRESENTATIVE(S) Landgraf, Court, DelGrosso, Fields, Gardner,
      Kagan, Labuda, Lawrence, McLachlan, Mitsch Bush, Murray, Pabon,
      Priola, Stephens, Swalm, Vigil;
      also SENATOR(S) Jahn, King.
      
      
      Concerning the threshold amount for representation of closely
           held entities by nonattorneys.
      
      
      Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:
      
           SECTION 1.  In Colorado Revised Statutes, 13-1-127, amend (2)
      (a) as follows:
      
           13-1-127.  Entities - school districts - legislative declaration -
      representation. (2)  Except as otherwise provided in section 13-6-407, a
      closely held entity may be represented before any court of record or any
      administrative agency by an officer of such closely held entity if:
      
           (a)  The amount at issue in the controversy or matter before the court
      or agency does not exceed ten fifteen thousand dollars, exclusive of costs,
      interest, or statutory penalties, on and after January 1, 1991; the effective
      date of House Bill 13-1052; and
      
           SECTION 2.  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
      7, 2013, if adjournment sine die is on May 8, 2013); 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 2014
      and, in such case, will take effect on the date of the official declaration of
      the vote thereon by the governor.
      
      
      
      
      ________________________________________________________
      Mark Ferrandino                         John P. Morse
      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