Colorado Revised Statutes Title 13. Courts and Court Procedure § 13-10-104.5. Municipal court--municipal ordinance--act of domestic violence--report--repeal

(a) That victims, victims' families, and witnesses of a violation of an act of domestic violence receive protections and rights equivalent to those afforded to victims, victims' families, and witnesses pursuant to the “Victim Rights Act”, part 3 of article 4.1 of title 24, as it relates to an act of domestic violence, by establishing that:

(b) Sentencing for violations that are equivalent to the domestic violence sentences described in section 18-6-801 (1), (3), (4), (5), (6), and (8), to the extent consistent with the jurisdiction of the municipal court;

(c) Conditions of probation that the court may impose consistent with the conditions described in section 18-1.3-204(2);

(d) Conditions of release on bond that are consistent with the conditions described in section 16-4-105(4) and (4.1);

(e) Guidelines and standards that are consistent with the guidelines and standards adopted by the domestic violence offender management board pursuant to section 16-11.8-103(4); and

(f) A requirement that the prosecuting attorney who initially meets with the victim after the charges are filed make a reasonable effort to remain as the prosecuting attorney throughout the proceeding.

(a) Issue a protection order that meets the minimum standards required pursuant to section 18-1-1001(3) and 18-1-1001(5), to the extent consistent with the jurisdiction of the municipal court;

(b) Report or cause to be reported the alleged violation to the Colorado bureau of investigation created in section 24-33.5-401, and enter the information into the Colorado crime information center database and the national crime information center database; and

(c) Search the Colorado bureau of investigation created in section 24-33.5-401, the Colorado crime information center database, and the national crime information center system database to determine if the respondent has a history of domestic violence.

(5)(a) Beginning January 2025 and each year until January 2029, the department of public safety shall report to the house of representatives judiciary committee and the senate judiciary committee, or their successor committees, during the department's “SMART Act” hearing the total number of reports and inquiries submitted to the Colorado bureau of investigation, the Colorado crime information center database, and the national crime information center database pursuant to subsections (2)(b) and (2)(c) of this section, aggregated by municipality.

(b) This subsection (5) is repealed, effective July 1, 2029.