Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-1.3-103.4

Current through Acts effective through 6/5/2024 of the 2024 Legislative Session
Section 18-1.3-103.4 - Senate Bill 13-250 - legislative intent - clarification of internal reference to level 4 drug felonies

The intent of the general assembly in enacting Senate Bill 13-250 was to allow courts, for offenses committed on and after October 1, 2013, to vacate certain level 4 drug felony convictions and enter misdemeanor convictions if the offender completes community-based sentencing. While the term "level 4 drug felony" to which section 18-1.3-103.5(3)(b) refers was described in section 18-18-405(2)(c)(II) of the introduced version of Senate Bill 13-250, an amendment to the bill during the legislative process moved the level 4 drug felony description to section 18-18-405(2)(d). The conforming change was not made to the internal reference in section 18-1.3-103.5(3)(b), resulting in an incorrect internal reference being published in the 2013 version of the Colorado Revised Statutes. When enacting Senate Bill 13-250, it was the intent of the general assembly that the level 4 drug felonies to which section 18-1.3-103.5(3)(b) refers be those described in section 18-18-405(2)(d). Accordingly, by the passage of Senate Bill 14-163, enacted in 2014, the general assembly corrects the internal reference found in section 18-1.3-103.5(3)(b). The correction to the internal reference is effective as of the effective date of Senate Bill 13-250, October 1, 2013, and applies to offenses committed on or after October 1, 2013.

C.R.S. § 18-1.3-103.4

Amended by 2018 Ch. 274,§ 22, eff. 5/29/2018.
Added by 2014 Ch. 391,§ 7, eff. 6/6/2014.
L. 2014: Entire section added, (SB 14-163), ch. 391, p. 1970, § 7, effective June 6. L. 2018: Entire section amended, (HB 18-1375), ch. 274, p. 1701, § 22, effective May 29.