Category Archives: Colorado News
New laws Take Effect Colorado 2022
New legislation strengthens the rights of sexual assault victims. The Child Sexual Abuse Accountability Act, or Senate Bill 21-88, creates a statutory cause of action for victims of sexual misconduct that occurred when the victim was under the age of 18. The act allows the victim to bring a civil claim against the person who committed the sexual misconduct… Read More »
New laws Take Effect in Colorado 2022
Senate Bill 21-017, or the Sexual Contact By An Educator act, states that a teacher who subjects a high school student who is 18 years old or older to “sexual intrusion or sexual penetration” has committed the crime of abuse of public trust, a class 1 misdemeanor, by an educator if the teacher is at least… Read More »
New Laws Take Effect Colorado 2022
House Bill 21-1323 creates a license plate for Special Olympics Colorado for people who make a donation to a qualified Colorado-based nonprofit that provides athletic training to children and adults with intellectual disabilities. The Special Olympics License Plate legislation appropriates $13,460 to the DMV to implement the act for the 2021-2022 state fiscal year.
New Laws Take Effect in Colorado in 2022
Senate Bill 21-129 requires the state department of human services to establish a Veteran Suicide Prevention Pilot Program. The goal of this program is provide “no-cost, stigma-free, confidential, and effective behavioral health treatment” to reduce the suicide rate and suicidal ideation among veterans.
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Do published cases matter?
Yes and no. Most published cases involve complex legal issues, or involve appeals to the Colorado Court of Appeals, Not every personal injury Lawyer (even very good ones) take on that type of case. We are proud of this type of work, and here is just a small sample: Precedents and Significant Cases Judges… Read More »
Legal Blogs; ALWAYS Talk to A Lawyer to Know Your Rights!
Many lawyers feel it is there duty to help inform the public about the law, and to help keep people advised about the law (our firm included!). It is important to keep in mind that the law changes rapidly, and sometimes old blog posts become out of date. More often, new cases come out that… Read More »