Second Regular Session
              Sixty-third General Assembly
                    STATE OF COLORADO
                                                 INTRODUCED
                                                           
                                                           
 LLS NO. 02-0721.01 Michael Dohr        SENATE BILL  02-116
                   SENATE SPONSORSHIP
 Hillman 
 
                    HOUSE SPONSORSHIP
 Hefley 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Senate Committees
 House Committees
 
 
 Judiciary
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                         A BILL FOR AN ACT
            Concerning the definition of "deadly weapon".
       
       
                           Bill Summary
       
            (Note:  This summary applies to this bill as introduced and does
       not necessarily reflect any amendments that may be subsequently
       adopted.)
       
            Clarifies a "bee-bee" gun or pellet gun is not a deadly weapon
       unless used to cause death or bodily injury.
       
       
       
       Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:
            SECTION 1.  18-1-901 (3) (e), Colorado Revised Statutes, is
       amended to read:
            18-1-901.  Definitions.  (3) (e) (I)  "Deadly weapon" means any
       of the following which in the manner it is used or intended to be used is
       capable of producing death or serious bodily injury:
            (I) (A)  A firearm, whether loaded or unloaded;
            (II) (B)  A knife;
            (III) (C)  A bludgeon; or
            (IV) (D)  Any other weapon, device, instrument, material, or
       substance, whether animate or inanimate.
            (II)  Notwithstanding the provisions of subparagraph (I) of
       this paragraph (e), a "bee-bee" gun or pellet gun is not a deadly
       weapon unless used to cause death or bodily injury.
            SECTION 2.  Effective date - applicability.  (1)  This act shall
       take effect at 12:01 a.m. on the day following the expiration of the
       ninety-day period after final adjournment of the general assembly that is
       allowed for submitting a referendum petition pursuant to article V,
       section 1 (3) of the state constitution; except that, if a referendum petition
       is filed against this act or an item, section, or part of this act within such
       period, then the act, item, section, or part, if approved by the people, shall
       take effect on the date of the official declaration of the vote thereon by
       proclamation of the governor.
            (2)  The provisions of this act shall apply to offenses committed
       on or after the applicable effective date of this act.