This memorandum provides information on Colorado's construction defect laws This memorandum provides information on Colorado's construction defect laws the current construction defect laws in the state, provides a summary of a recent Denver Regional Council of Governments study of the Denver housing market, and gives a comparative view of the civil laws of Arizona, California, Nevada, and Texas as points of reference.
Gambling is defined in Colorado law as "risking any money, credit, deposit, or other thing of value for gain contingent in whole or in part upon lot, chance, the operation of a gambling device, or the happening outcome of an event, including a sporting event, over which the person taking a risk has no control." In practical terms this is defined more succinctly as: payment, luck, and the receipt of prizes. If one of these criteria is not present, an activity does not meet the definition of gambling.
This memorandum provides a listing of criminal justice reform bills passed in Colorado over the past several years. More specifically, the attached table provides the bill number, title, and description of the criminal justice reform legislation. Please note that this listing only highlights legislation that is typically considered to be reformative in nature, in that it aims to fix or improve upon perceived errors or current practices in the criminal justice system.
