NOTE: The governor signed this measure on 3/22/2016.
      
      
      HOUSE BILL 16-1032
      
      
      BY REPRESENTATIVE(S) Lontine, Melton, Pabon, Rosenthal, Vigil;
      also SENATOR(S) Todd and Cooke, Baumgardner, Woods.
      
      
      Concerning changes to the contents of a criminal summons.
       
      
      Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:
      
           SECTION 1.  In Colorado Revised Statutes, 42-4-1707, amend (1)
      (a) as follows:
      
           42-4-1707.  Summons and complaint or penalty assessment
      notice for misdemeanors, petty offenses, and misdemeanor traffic
      offenses - release - registration. (1) (a)  Whenever a person commits a
      violation of this title punishable as a misdemeanor, petty offense, or
      misdemeanor traffic offense, other than a violation for which a penalty
      assessment notice may be issued in accordance with the provisions of
      section 42-4-1701 (5) (a), and such person is not required by the provisions
      of section 42-4-1705 to be arrested and taken without unnecessary delay
      before a county judge, the peace officer may issue and serve upon the
      defendant a summons and complaint which shall must contain the name
      and address of the defendant, the license number of the vehicle involved,
      if any, the number of the defendant's driver's license, if any, a citation of the
      statute alleged to have been violated, a brief description of the offense, the
      date and approximate location thereof, and the date the summons and
      complaint is served on the defendant; shall direct the defendant to appear
      in a specified county court at a specified time and place; shall and be
      signed by the peace officer. and shall contain a place for the defendant to
      execute a written promise to appear at the time and place specified in the
      summons portion of the summons and complaint; The summons and
      complaint submitted to the department of revenue and the
      county court before which appearance is required, either by paper
      or electronic submission, must contain the name and address of
      the defendant, the license of the vehicle involved, if any, and the
      number of the defendant's driver's license, if any.
      
           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
      10, 2016, if adjournment sine die is on May 11, 2016); 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                            Effie Ameen
      CHIEF CLERK OF THE HOUSE                 SECRETARY OF
      OF REPRESENTATIVES                         THE SENATE
      
      
      
      
                  APPROVED________________________________________
      
      
      
      
      
                                    _________________________________________
                                    John W. Hickenlooper
                                    GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF COLORADO