NOTE: The governor signed this measure on 5/4/2015.
      
      
      HOUSE BILL 15-1218
      
      
      BY REPRESENTATIVE(S) Fields, Becker K., Landgraf, Pabon, Priola,
      Van Winkle, Young, Duran, Pettersen, Hullinghorst;
      also SENATOR(S) Johnston, Cooke, Guzman, Heath, Hill, Kerr,
      Martinez Humenik, Merrifield, Newell, Roberts, Todd.
      
      
      Concerning requiring certain disclosures by defense-initiated
           victim outreach specialists.
      
      
      Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:
      
           SECTION 1.  In Colorado Revised Statutes, add 24-4.1-305 as
      follows:
      
           24-4.1-305.  Disclosure by agent of defense-initiated victim
      outreach required - definition. (1)  When any person attempting
      defense-initiated victim outreach contacts any victim of any
      crime, the person shall immediately provide full and unambiguous
      disclosure of:
      
           (a)  The person's legal name; and
      
           (b)  The fact that the person is acting as an agent for the
      person accused of the crime or for the defense team of such
      person.
      
           (2) (a)  As used in this section, unless the context requires
      otherwise, "defense-initiated victim outreach" means any effort
      by the defense team, including but not limited to a victim liaison,
      victim outreach specialist, social worker, investigator, or other
      individual, to directly or indirectly contact a victim or a victim's
      family member on behalf of the defendant or defense counsel.
      
           (b)  The definition in paragraph (a) of this subsection (2) does
      not require the identified members of a defense team to comply
      with any guidelines or standards promulgated by any
      professional defense-initiated victim outreach organization.
      
           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
      5, 2015, if adjournment sine die is on May 6, 2015); 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 2016
      and, in such case, will take effect on the date of the official declaration of
      the vote thereon by the governor.
      
      
      
      
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      Dickey Lee Hullinghorst                Bill L. Cadman
      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