NOTE: The governor signed this measure on 5/4/2016.
      
      
      HOUSE BILL 16-1268
      
      
      BY REPRESENTATIVE(S) Foote, Kagan, Court, Fields, Tyler, Winter;
      also SENATOR(S) Cooke, Baumgardner, Crowder, Grantham, Lambert,
      Lundberg, Marble, Martinez Humenik, Neville T., Scheffel, Woods.
      
      
      Concerning district attorneys representation in certain hearings
           arising from interstate supervision compacts.
      
      
      Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:
      
           SECTION 1.  In Colorado Revised Statutes, 20-1-102, amend (1)
      introductory portion, (1) (d), and (1) (e); and add (1) (f) as follows:
      
           20-1-102.  Appear on behalf of state and counties. (1)  Every
      district attorney shall appear in behalf of the state and the several counties
      of his or her district:
      
           (d)  In any such indictment, action, or proceeding which may be
      brought to the district court of any county in his or her district by change
      of venue from any other district; and
      
           (e)  When he or she may deem it advisable to do so, in the
      preliminary examination of persons charged with any offense before any
      judge within his or her district; and
      
           (f)  In any probation probable cause hearing brought
      pursuant to the rules adopted under the "Interstate Compact for
      Adult Offender Supervision", part 28 of article 60 of title 24,
      C.R.S., or the interstate compact for juveniles, part 7 of article
      60 of title 24, C.R.S.
      
           SECTION 2.  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