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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(1)(a) The department shall, subject to available resources or within existing resources, establish a hotline to receive and refer calls from the public about extreme risk protection orders, and provide the callers with information about filing for an order and about other relevant resources. The department is not required to establish a dedicated phone number for the hotline and may instead use an existing phone number used by the department to receive and respond to public requests or inquiries. The hotline shall not provide legal advice or serve as an avenue for an individual to file a petition for a temporary extreme risk protection order or an extreme risk protection order.
(b) The hotline shall not advise a caller on the ramifications concerning the filing or false filing of a petition for a temporary extreme risk protection order or an extreme risk protection order. The hotline may refer a caller to the appropriate venue in which the petition may be filed for further information concerning such ramifications.
(2) The department shall collaborate with any other state agency to obtain the information necessary or beneficial for responding to the requests.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Colorado Revised Statutes Title 24. Government State § 24-33.5-119. Extreme risk protection order information hotline - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/co/title-24-government-state/co-rev-st-sect-24-33-5-119/
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