NOTE: The governor signed this measure on 3/22/2016.
      
      
      HOUSE BILL 16-1017
      
      
      BY REPRESENTATIVE(S) Pabon and Lawrence, Arndt, Buckner, Fields,
      Ginal, Kagan, Kraft-Tharp, Lee, Lontine, McCann, Mitsch Bush, Pettersen,
      Primavera, Rosenthal, Singer, Young;
      also SENATOR(S) Cooke and Johnston, Aguilar, Crowder, Heath, Kefalas,
      Kerr, Marble, Merrifield, Newell, Todd, Woods.
      
      
      Concerning appearances before a victim impact panel.
       
      
      Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:
      
           SECTION 1.  In Colorado Revised Statutes, 42-4-1307, amend
      (12) as follows:
      
           42-4-1307.  Penalties for traffic offenses involving alcohol and
      drugs - legislative declaration - definitions - repeal. (12)  Victim impact
      panels. (a)  In addition to any other penalty provided by law, the court may
      sentence a person convicted of DUI, DUI per se, DWAI, or UDD to attend
      in person and pay for one appearance at a victim impact panel approved
      by the court, for which the fee assessed to the person shall not exceed
      twenty-five fifty dollars.
      
           (b)  On July 1, 2017, and on each July 1 thereafter, the
      maximum fee established in paragraph (a) of this subsection (12) is
      adjusted by the annual percentage change in the United States
      department of labor, bureau of labor statistics, consumer price
      index for Denver-Boulder, all items, all urban consumers, or its
      successor index.
      
           SECTION 2.  Effective date - applicability. This act takes effect
      July 1, 2016, and applies 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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      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