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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...

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‘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...

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Lawmakers 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...

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Sponsor 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...

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State 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,...

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Bill 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...

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Colorado 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...

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Feud 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...

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New 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...

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Colorado 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...

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Push 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...

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Felony 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...

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Bill 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...

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Body 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....

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Colorado 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...

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DUI 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...

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Bills 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...

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The 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...

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‘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...

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Bill 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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