DENVER — A new round of laws are taking effect in July in Colorado after 11 bills were passed by the state legislature during the latest session.
The laws taking effect include changes to motor vehicle theft laws, a state law criminalizing the pointing of lasers at aircraft and a law codifying Miranda rights for defendants in criminal cases.
These are the 11 bills taking effect July 1:
- SB 23-097 – Changes to motor vehicle theft laws
- HB 23-1155 – Law codifying Miranda rights
- SB 23-095 – Criminalizing pointing lasers at aircraft
- SB 23-290 – Natural Medicine Regulation and Legalization
- SB 23-100 – Uniform Community Property Disposition At Death Act
- HB 23-1196 – Remedies At Law For Violating Colorado Youth Act
- SB 23-240 – Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment Dairy Plant Fees
- HB 23-1292 – Enhanced Sentencing Colorado Commission On Criminal And Juvenile Justice Recommendations
- HB 23-1138 – Procedures Related To Adult Competency
- SB 23-285 – Energy And Carbon Management Regulation In Colorado
- SB 23-034 – Definition Of Serious Bodily Injury
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