NOTE: The governor signed this measure on 4/14/2016.
      
      
      HOUSE BILL 16-1193
      
      
      BY REPRESENTATIVE(S) Hamner, Young, Rankin, Fields, Garnett,
      Kraft-Tharp, Lontine, Rosenthal, Singer, Tyler, Winter;
      also SENATOR(S) Lambert, Grantham, Steadman, Jahn.
      
      
      Concerning granting electronic access to court information to
           attorneys under contract with the office of the
           respondent parents' counsel.
       
      
      Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:
      
           SECTION 1.  In Colorado Revised Statutes, 13-1-119.5, amend (1)
      introductory portion and (1) (e) as follows:
      
           13-1-119.5.  Electronic access to name index and register of
      actions. (1)  Statewide electronic read-only access to the name index and
      register of actions of public case types shall must be made available to the
      following agencies or attorneys appointed by the court:
      
           (e)  A respondent parent parent's counsel appointed by the court
      and paid by the judicial department under contract with the office of
      the respondent parents' counsel, created in section 13-92-103, or
      authorized by the office of the respondent parents' counsel to act
      as a respondent parent's counsel, as it relates to a case in which they
      are appointed by the court; and
      
           SECTION 2.  In Colorado Revised Statutes, 19-1-304, amend (7)
      introductory portion and (7) (e) as follows:
      
           19-1-304.  Juvenile delinquency records - division of youth
      corrections critical incident information - definitions. (7)  In addition to
      the persons who have access to court records pursuant to paragraph (a) of
      subsection (1) of this section, statewide electronic read-only access to the
      name index and register of actions of the judicial department shall must be
      allowed to the following agencies or attorneys appointed by the court:
      
           (e)  A respondent parent parent's counsel appointed by the court
      and paid by the judicial department under contract with the office of
      the respondent parents' counsel, created in section 13-92-103,
      C.R.S., or authorized by the office of the respondent parents'
      counsel to act as a respondent parent's counsel, as it relates to a
      case in which they are appointed by the court.
      
           SECTION 3.  Effective date. This act takes effect July 1, 2016.
      
           SECTION 4.  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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      Dickey Lee Hullinghorst                Bill L. Cadman
      SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE                     PRESIDENT OF
      OF REPRESENTATIVES                         THE SENATE
      
      
      
      
      
      
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      Marilyn Eddins                            Effie Ameen
      CHIEF CLERK OF THE HOUSE                 SECRETARY OF
      OF REPRESENTATIVES                         THE SENATE
      
      
      
      
                  APPROVED________________________________________
      
      
      
      
      
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                                    John W. Hickenlooper
                                    GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF COLORADO