Criminal Libel Repeal Considered In Colorado
DENVER (AP) – Criminal libel is one of the oldest laws in Colorado’s books – and one of the least often used. But in an age when almost anyone has the power to be a publisher, it’s a law that can still...
View Article‘Bath Salts’ Penalties Move Forward In Colorado
DENVER (CBS4/AP) – Selling or manufacturing synthetic drugs known as “bath salts” would be illegal in Colorado under a bill that received committee approval this week. Senate lawmakers unanimously...
View ArticleLawmakers Seek To Reduce Colorado Drug Penalties
DENVER (AP) – Colorado lawmakers are proposing reduced penalties for some drug possession offenses in a move that supporters say is aimed at ensuring offenders get treatment instead of long prison...
View ArticleSponsor Of Bath Salts Bill Looks Forward To Enforcement Of New Law
DENVER (CBS4) – The synthetic drugs known as bath salts are now officially banned in Colorado. Tobacco shops and even some convenience stores across the state sold the synthetic cathinones. “It’s...
View ArticleState Lawmaker Wants To Take All Misdemeanor Offenders’ DNA
DENVER (CBS4) – There’s a proposal to collect DNA from everyone who commits a crime in Colorado, no matter how small. The state already has DNA from the worst felons. Now Rep. Dan Pabone, D-Denver,...
View ArticleBill Would Require DNA From All Misdemeanor Convicts In Colorado
DENVER (AP/CBS4) – Nearly all people going through Colorado’s criminal court system would have to submit DNA samples under a bill introduced Tuesday at the state House. The measure would require those...
View ArticleColorado Lawmakers Want Overhaul Sentencing For Drug Offenses
DENVER (CBS4)- Those who do drugs now may be in their own category according to Colorado law. State lawmakers want to overhaul how people are sentenced in the state for drug offenses. Lawmakers are...
View ArticleFeud Between Parties Leaves Sweeping State Crime Bill In Jeopardy
DENVER (CBS4)- A blow up between Democrats and Republicans at the state Capitol has put a sweeping anti-crime measure in jeopardy. District attorneys across Colorado said if this bill doesn’t pass it...
View ArticleNew Law Could Halt Sale Of Synthetic Marijuana
DENVER (CBS4) – Colorado is a major distributor of synthetic marijuana or “Spice,” but a new law could put many sellers out of business. Last summer dozens of young people were hospitalized. Many ended...
View ArticleColorado Lawmakers Trying To Make Cyberbullying A Crime
DENVER (AP/CBS4) — Bullying through text messages or social media platforms would be a new crime in Colorado under a bill that advanced unanimously out of a House committee Monday. Lawmakers voted on...
View ArticlePush To Erase Cannabis Crimes Of Past Now That Pot’s Legal
DENVER (CBS4)- There is a push to erase cannabis crimes of the past now that pot is legal in Colorado. Amendment 64, which made marijuana possession and consumption legal in Colorado, was approved by...
View ArticleFelony DUI Bill Dies In State Senate
DENVER (CBS4) – A bill that would have meant a felony conviction for people repeatedly caught driving drunk died in the state Senate on Tuesday. The bill would have made a third DUI in five years or...
View ArticleBill Would Allow Certain Convictions To Be Sealed For First-Time Offenders
DENVER (CBS4) – Colorado lawmakers are hearing a bill that would allow people convicted of 400 different crimes to have their records sealed. Supporters of the bill argue people who make one mistake...
View ArticleBody Cameras Headline Another Day Of Police Oversight Bills
DENVER (AP) – Colorado law enforcement would be encouraged to expand the use of body cameras with a measure given initial approval as legislators considered several police accountability bills Tuesday....
View ArticleColorado Senate Lawmakers Advance Police Oversight Bills
DENVER (AP) – Three bills aimed at increasing oversight on Colorado law enforcement, including expanding the use of body cameras, advanced in the state Senate on Monday as legislators respond to public...
View ArticleDUI Victim: ‘I Was Hit By 6-Time Drunk Driver, I Became His 7th’
DENVER (CBS4)– Emotional testimony at the state Capitol as state lawmakers consider a bill that would put a felony DUI law on the books in Colorado. The bill moved forward after it passed through an...
View ArticleBills Seek More Oversight On Colorado Law Enforcement
DENVER (AP) — Colorado legislators passed a half-dozen bills this session increasing oversight on law enforcement, including encouraging the use of officer-worn body cameras, revamping training and...
View ArticleThe Marijuana Defense: Smoking, Driving & Beating The Charges
WESTMINSTER, Colo. (CBS4) – Prosecutors around Colorado say they are concerned after more and more arrests for driving under the influence of marijuana are not leading to convictions when they go to...
View Article‘Sexting’ Is A Felony: Proposed Legislation Would Make Most Cases Misdemeanors
By Shaun Boyd DENVER (CBS4) – A new Quinnipiac University poll finds more than 60 percent of Coloradans think kids shouldn’t be expelled from school for sexting and 70 percent say they shouldn’t face...
View ArticleBill Making Sexting A Misdemeanor Has Strong Opposition
DENVER (CBS4) – Efforts to pass a sexting bill at the Colorado state Capitol have hit a road block. Supporters say they are trying to protect teenagers. Opponents say the bill goes too far. At issue is...
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