2 | | - | BY SENATOR(S) Gonzales, Buckner, Coleman, Coram, Donovan, Fields, |
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3 | | - | Gardner, Hansen, Hisey, Holbert, Kolker, Lee, Moreno, Pettersen, Priola, |
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4 | | - | Rankin, Rodriguez, Simpson, Story, Fenberg; |
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5 | | - | also REPRESENTATIVE(S) Tipper, Bacon, Benavidez, Exum, |
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6 | | - | Gonzales-Gutierrez, Herod, Hooton, Jodeh, Kennedy, Lindsay, McCluskie, |
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7 | | - | Michaelson Jenet, Ricks, Snyder, Weissman, Woodrow |
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| 9 | + | Senate Committees House Committees |
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| 10 | + | Judiciary Judiciary |
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| 11 | + | A BILL FOR AN ACT |
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10 | | - | ONCERNING A REMEDY FOR IMPROPERLY ENTERED GUILTY PLEAS . |
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12 | | - | Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado: |
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13 | | - | SECTION 1. In Colorado Revised Statutes, add 18-1-410.6 as |
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14 | | - | follows: |
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15 | | - | 18-1-410.6. Relief from improperly entered guilty pleas for |
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16 | | - | certain misdemeanor and municipal offenses - legislative declaration. |
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| 13 | + | ONCERNING A REMEDY FOR IMPROPERLY ENTERED GUILTY PLEAS .101 |
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| 14 | + | Bill Summary |
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| 15 | + | (Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced and does |
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| 16 | + | not reflect any amendments that may be subsequently adopted. If this bill |
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| 17 | + | passes third reading in the house of introduction, a bill summary that |
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| 18 | + | applies to the reengrossed version of this bill will be available at |
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| 19 | + | http://leg.colorado.gov |
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| 20 | + | .) |
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| 21 | + | The bill finds that some criminal defendants were not effectively |
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| 22 | + | advised of immigration consequences to a guilty plea, and therefore, these |
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| 23 | + | defendants did not knowingly, intelligently, and voluntarily enter a guilty |
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| 24 | + | plea. |
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| 25 | + | The bill authorizes these persons to petition the court for an order |
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| 26 | + | vacating the guilty plea. |
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| 27 | + | HOUSE |
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| 28 | + | 3rd Reading Unamended |
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| 29 | + | April 4, 2022 |
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| 30 | + | HOUSE |
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| 31 | + | Amended 2nd Reading |
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| 32 | + | April 1, 2022 |
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| 33 | + | SENATE |
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| 34 | + | 3rd Reading Unamended |
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| 35 | + | March 9, 2022 |
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| 36 | + | SENATE |
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| 37 | + | Amended 2nd Reading |
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| 38 | + | March 8, 2022 |
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| 39 | + | SENATE SPONSORSHIP |
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| 40 | + | Gonzales, Buckner, Coleman, Coram, Donovan, Fenberg, Fields, Gardner, Hansen, Hisey, |
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| 41 | + | Holbert, Kolker, Lee, Moreno, Pettersen, Priola, Rankin, Rodriguez, Simpson, Story |
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| 42 | + | HOUSE SPONSORSHIP |
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| 43 | + | Tipper, Bacon, Benavidez, Exum, Gonzales-Gutierrez, Herod, Hooton, Jodeh, Kennedy, |
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| 44 | + | Lindsay, McCluskie, Michaelson Jenet, Ricks, Snyder, Weissman, Woodrow |
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| 45 | + | Shading denotes HOUSE amendment. Double underlining denotes SENATE amendment. |
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| 46 | + | Capital letters or bold & italic numbers indicate new material to be added to existing statute. |
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| 47 | + | Dashes through the words indicate deletions from existing statute. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:1 |
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| 48 | + | SECTION 1. In Colorado Revised Statutes, add 18-1-410.6 as2 |
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| 49 | + | follows:3 |
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| 50 | + | 18-1-410.6. Relief from improperly entered guilty pleas for4 |
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| 51 | + | certain misdemeanor and municipal offenses - legislative declaration.5 |
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22 | | - | OZO, 746 P.2d 523 (COLO. 1987), NONCITIZEN DEFENDANTS IN COLORADO |
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23 | | - | HAVE A CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT TO EFFECTIVE ASSISTANCE OF COUNSEL |
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24 | | - | THAT REQUIRES DEFENSE COUNSEL WHO KNOWS THE CLIENT IS A NONCITIZEN |
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25 | | - | NOTE: This bill has been prepared for the signatures of the appropriate legislative |
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26 | | - | officers and the Governor. To determine whether the Governor has signed the bill |
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27 | | - | or taken other action on it, please consult the legislative status sheet, the legislative |
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28 | | - | history, or the Session Laws. |
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29 | | - | ________ |
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30 | | - | Capital letters or bold & italic numbers indicate new material added to existing law; dashes |
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31 | | - | through words or numbers indicate deletions from existing law and such material is not part of |
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32 | | - | the act. TO INFORM ITSELF OF RELEVANT IMMIGRATION LAW . THE UNITED STATES |
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33 | | - | SUPREME COURT IN |
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34 | | - | PADILLA V. KENTUCKY, 559 U.S. 356 (2010) FURTHER |
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35 | | - | HELD THAT DEFENSE COUNSEL MUST INFORM A CLIENT OF THE IMMIGRATION |
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36 | | - | CONSEQUENCES OF A PLEA |
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37 | | - | . |
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| 57 | + | OZO, 746 P.2d 523 (COLO. 1987), NONCITIZEN DEFE NDANTS IN8 |
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| 58 | + | C |
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| 59 | + | OLORADO HAVE A CONSTITUTI ONAL RIGHT TO EFFECTIVE ASSISTANCE OF9 |
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| 60 | + | COUNSEL THAT REQUIRES DEFENSE COUNSEL WHO KNOWS THE CLIENT IS10 |
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| 61 | + | A NONCITIZEN TO INFORM ITSELF OF RELEVANT IMMIGRATION LAW . THE11 |
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| 62 | + | U |
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| 63 | + | NITED STATES SUPREME COURT IN PADILLA V. KENTUCKY, 559 U.S. 35612 |
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| 64 | + | (2010) |
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| 65 | + | FURTHER HELD THAT DEFENSE COUNSEL MUST INFORM A CLIENT OF13 |
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| 66 | + | THE IMMIGRATION CONSEQUENCES OF A PLEA .14 |
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44 | | - | ANY PRO SE NONCITIZEN DEFENDANTS RECEIVED INADEQUATE |
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45 | | - | ADVISEMENTS THAT DID NOT EXPLAIN THAT THE RIGHT TO COUNSEL |
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46 | | - | INCLUDES THE RIGHT TO BE ADVISED OF IMMIGRATION CONSEQUENCES OF A |
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47 | | - | GUILTY PLEA |
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48 | | - | . CONSEQUENTLY, MANY PRO SE NONCITIZEN DEFENDANTS DID |
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49 | | - | NOT KNOWINGLY |
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50 | | - | , INTELLIGENTLY, AND VOLUNTARILY WAIVE THEIR RIGHT |
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51 | | - | TO COUNSEL WHEN ENTERING A GUILTY PLEA |
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| 72 | + | ANY PRO SE NONCITIZEN DEFENDANTS RECEIVED18 |
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| 73 | + | INADEQUATE ADVISEMENTS THAT DID NOT EXPLAIN THAT THE RIGHT TO19 |
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| 74 | + | COUNSEL INCLUDES THE RIGHT TO BE ADVISED OF IMMIGRATION20 |
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| 75 | + | CONSEQUENCES OF A GUILTY PLEA . CONSEQUENTLY, MANY PRO SE21 |
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| 76 | + | NONCITIZEN DEFENDANTS DID NOT KNOWINGLY , INTELLIGENTLY, AND22 |
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| 77 | + | VOLUNTARILY WAIVE THEIR RIGHT TO COUNSEL WHEN ENTERING A GUILTY23 |
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| 78 | + | PLEA.24 |
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54 | | - | ANY NONCITIZEN DEFENDANTS HAVE BEEN UNFAIRLY DEPRIVED |
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55 | | - | OF THE OPPORTUNITY TO CHALLENGE AN UNCONSTITUTIONAL GUILTY PLEA |
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56 | | - | DUE TO A TIME LIMITATION CONTAINED IN SECTION |
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57 | | - | 16-5-402, A MUNICIPAL |
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58 | | - | ORDINANCE |
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59 | | - | , OR A MUNICIPAL COURT RULE OF PROCEDURE , DESPITE VALID |
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60 | | - | CLAIMS OF INEFFECTIVE ASSISTANCE OF COUNSEL OR AN INVALID WAIVER OF |
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61 | | - | THE RIGHT TO COUNSEL |
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| 80 | + | ANY NONCITIZEN DEFENDANTS HAVE BEEN UNFAIRLY25 |
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| 81 | + | DEPRIVED OF THE OPPORTUNITY TO CHALLENGE AN UNCONSTITUTIONAL26 |
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| 82 | + | GUILTY PLEA DUE TO A TIME LIMITATION |
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| 83 | + | CONTAINED IN SECTION 16-5-402,27 |
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| 84 | + | 103 |
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| 85 | + | -2- A MUNICIPAL ORDINANCE, OR A MUNICIPAL COURT RULE OF PROCEDURE ,1 |
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| 86 | + | DESPITE VALID CLAIMS OF INEFFECTIVE ASSISTANCE OF COUNSEL OR AN2 |
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| 87 | + | INVALID WAIVER OF THE RIGHT TO COUNSEL .3 |
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78 | | - | OTWITHSTANDING A LIMITATION CONTAINED IN SECTION |
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79 | | - | 16-5-402, A MUNICIPAL ORDINANCE , OR A MUNICIPAL COURT RULE OF |
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80 | | - | PROCEDURE |
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81 | | - | , AT ANY TIME FOLLOWING THE ENTRY OF A GUILTY PLEA , A |
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82 | | - | CRIMINAL DEFENDANT MAY CHALLENGE THE GUILTY PLEA ON THE GROUNDS |
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83 | | - | SET FORTH IN SUBSECTION |
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84 | | - | (4) OF THIS SECTION TO A: |
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85 | | - | PAGE 2-SENATE BILL 22-103 (I) CLASS 1 OR CLASS 2 MISDEMEANOR THAT IS NOT DEFINED IN |
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86 | | - | SECTION |
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87 | | - | 24-4.1-302 (1) OR TITLE 42, AND COMMITTED BEFORE MARCH 1, |
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| 103 | + | OTWITHSTANDING A |
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| 104 | + | LIMITATION CONTAINED IN SECTION13 |
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| 105 | + | 16-5-402, |
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| 106 | + | A MUNICIPAL ORDINANCE, OR A MUNICIPAL COURT RULE OF |
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| 108 | + | PROCEDURE, AT ANY TIME FOLLOWING THE ENTRY OF A GUILTY PLEA , A15 |
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| 109 | + | CRIMINAL DEFENDANT MAY CHALLENGE THE GUILTY PLEA ON THE16 |
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| 110 | + | GROUNDS SET FORTH IN SUBSECTION (4) OF THIS SECTION TO A:17 |
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| 111 | + | (I) C |
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| 112 | + | LASS 1 OR CLASS 2 MISDEMEANOR THAT IS NOT DEFINED IN18 |
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| 113 | + | SECTION 24-4.1-302 (1) OR TITLE 42, AND COMMITTED BEFORE MARCH 1,19 |
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104 | | - | S A RESULT OF THE GUILTY PLEA , THE DEFENDANT HAS |
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105 | | - | SUFFERED |
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106 | | - | , IS CURRENTLY SUFFERING , OR WILL SUFFER AN ADVERSE |
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107 | | - | IMMIGRATION CONSEQUENCE |
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108 | | - | ; AND |
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109 | | - | (b) THE GUILTY PLEA WAS OBTAINED IN VIOLATION OF THE |
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110 | | - | CONSTITUTION OR LAWS OF THE |
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111 | | - | UNITED STATES OR OF THIS STATE ON ONE |
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112 | | - | OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING GROUNDS |
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113 | | - | : |
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| 130 | + | S A RESULT OF THE GUILTY PLEA , THE DEFENDANT HAS2 |
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| 131 | + | SUFFERED, IS CURRENTLY SUFFERING, OR WILL SUFFER AN ADVERSE3 |
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| 132 | + | IMMIGRATION CONSEQUENCE ; AND4 |
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| 133 | + | (b) T |
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| 134 | + | HE GUILTY PLEA WAS OBTAINED IN VIOLATION OF THE5 |
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| 135 | + | CONSTITUTION OR LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES OR OF THIS STATE ON ONE6 |
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| 136 | + | OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING GROUNDS :7 |
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120 | | - | HE DEFENDANT DID NOT KNOWINGLY , INTELLIGENTLY, AND |
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121 | | - | VOLUNTARILY WAIVE THE RIGHT TO COUNSEL BECAUSE THE DEFE NDANT WAS |
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122 | | - | NOT ADVISED THAT THE RIGHT TO COUNSEL INCLUDES THE RIGHT TO BE |
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123 | | - | ADVISED REGARDING THE IMMIGRATION CONSEQUENCES OF A GUILTY PLEA |
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124 | | - | ; |
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125 | | - | OR |
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126 | | - | (III) THE GUILTY PLEA WAS CONSTITUTIONALLY INFIRM FOR ANY |
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127 | | - | OTHER REASON SET FORTH IN SECTION |
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128 | | - | 18-1-410 (1)(a) TO (1)(d). |
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| 143 | + | HE DEFENDANT DID NOT KNOWINGLY , INTELLIGENTLY, AND11 |
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| 144 | + | VOLUNTARILY WAIVE THE RIGHT TO COUNSEL BECAUSE THE DEFENDANT12 |
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| 145 | + | WAS NOT ADVISED THAT THE RIGHT TO COUNSEL INCLUDES THE RIGHT TO13 |
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| 146 | + | BE ADVISED REGARDING THE IMMIGRATION CONSEQUENCES OF A GUILTY14 |
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| 147 | + | PLEA; OR15 |
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| 148 | + | (III) T |
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| 149 | + | HE GUILTY PLEA WAS CONSTITUTIONALLY INFIRM FOR ANY16 |
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| 150 | + | OTHER REASON SET FORTH IN SECTION 18-1-410 |
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| 151 | + | (1)(a) TO (1)(d).17 |
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130 | | - | PON RECEIPT OF THE DEFENDANT 'S MOTION, THE |
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131 | | - | PROSECUTION SHALL RESPOND WITHIN SIXTY |
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132 | | - | -THREE DAYS OR REQUEST |
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133 | | - | ADDITIONAL TIME FOR GOOD CAUSE SHOWN |
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134 | | - | . IF A RESPONSE IS NOT FILED, |
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135 | | - | THE DEFENDANT'S MOTION IS DEEMED UNOPPOSED , AND THE COURT SHALL |
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136 | | - | PAGE 3-SENATE BILL 22-103 GRANT THE DEFENDANT 'S MOTION. IF THE PROSECUTION OPPOSES THE |
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137 | | - | DEFENDANT |
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138 | | - | 'S MOTION, IT SHALL ALLEGE, IN GOOD FAITH, THE FACTS UPON |
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139 | | - | WHICH IT BASES ITS OPPOSITION |
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140 | | - | . IF THE RESPONSE RAISES AN ISSUE OF |
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141 | | - | MATERIAL FACT |
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142 | | - | , THE COURT SHALL SET THE MATTER FOR AN EVIDENTIARY |
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143 | | - | HEARING WITHIN TWENTY |
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144 | | - | -ONE DAYS. |
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| 153 | + | PON RECEIPT OF THE DEFENDANT 'S MOTION, THE18 |
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| 154 | + | PROSECUTION SHALL RESPOND WITHIN SIXTY -THREE |
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| 155 | + | DAYS OR REQUEST19 |
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| 156 | + | ADDITIONAL TIME FOR GOOD CAUSE SHOWN . IF A RESPONSE IS NOT FILED,20 |
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| 157 | + | THE DEFENDANT'S MOTION IS DEEMED UNOPPOSED, AND THE COURT SHALL21 |
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| 158 | + | GRANT THE DEFENDANT 'S MOTION. IF THE PROSECUTION OPPOSES THE22 |
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| 159 | + | DEFENDANT'S MOTION, IT SHALL ALLEGE, IN GOOD FAITH, THE FACTS UPON23 |
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| 160 | + | WHICH IT BASES ITS OPPOSITION. IF THE RESPONSE RAISES AN ISSUE OF24 |
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| 161 | + | MATERIAL FACT, THE COURT SHALL SET THE MATTER FOR AN EVIDENTIARY25 |
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| 162 | + | HEARING WITHIN TWENTY-ONE DAYS. 26 |
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154 | | - | OR CLAIMS RAISED PURSUANT TO SUBSECTION (4)(b)(II) OF THIS |
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155 | | - | SECTION |
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156 | | - | , THE PROSECUTION SHALL NOT RELY SOLELY ON WRITTEN |
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157 | | - | DOCUMENTS |
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158 | | - | , SUCH AS A DEFERRED JUDGMENT AGREEMENT , PLEA |
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159 | | - | PAPERWORK |
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160 | | - | , OR TRANSCRIPT OF A COURT COLLOQUY, TO RAISE AN ISSUE OF |
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161 | | - | MATERIAL FACT TO OBTAIN AN EVIDENTIARY HEARING OR DEFEAT A CLAIM |
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162 | | - | AT THE HEARING UNLESS THE DOCUMENTS CLEARLY SHOW THAT THE |
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163 | | - | DEFENDANT WAS INFORMED BY THE COURT THAT THE RIGHT TO C OUNSEL |
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164 | | - | INCLUDED THE RIGHT TO BE ADVISED REGARDING THE IMMIGRATION |
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165 | | - | CONSEQUENCES RESULTING FROM A GUILTY PLEA AND THAT THE DEFENDANT |
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166 | | - | THEN KNOWINGLY |
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167 | | - | , INTELLIGENTLY, AND VOLUNTARILY WAIVED THAT RIGHT. |
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| 171 | + | OR CLAIMS RAISED PURSUANT TO SUBSECTION (4)(b)(II) OF5 |
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| 172 | + | THIS SECTION, THE PROSECUTION SHALL NOT RELY SOLELY |
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| 173 | + | ON WRITTEN6 |
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| 174 | + | DOCUMENTS, SUCH AS A DEFERRED JUDGMENT AGREEMENT , PLEA7 |
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| 175 | + | PAPERWORK, OR TRANSCRIPT OF A COURT COLLOQUY , TO RAISE AN ISSUE8 |
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| 176 | + | OF MATERIAL FACT TO OBTAIN AN EVIDENTIARY HEARING OR DEFEAT A9 |
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| 177 | + | CLAIM AT THE HEARING UNLESS THE DOCUMENTS CLEARLY SHOW THAT10 |
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| 178 | + | THE DEFENDANT WAS INFORMED BY THE COURT THAT THE RIGHT TO11 |
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| 179 | + | COUNSEL INCLUDED THE RIGHT TO BE ADVISED REGARDING THE12 |
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| 180 | + | IMMIGRATION CONSEQUENCES RESULTING FROM A GUILTY PLEA AND THAT13 |
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| 181 | + | THE DEFENDANT THEN KNOWINGLY , INTELLIGENTLY, AND VOLUNTARILY14 |
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| 182 | + | WAIVED THAT RIGHT.15 |
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169 | | - | F THE DEFENDANT SUCCEEDS IN CHALLENGING A GUILTY PLEA |
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170 | | - | PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION |
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171 | | - | , THE COURT SHALL VACATE THE GUILTY PLEA AS |
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172 | | - | CONSTITUTIONALLY INFIRM AND SET THE CASE FOR AN ARRAIGNMENT |
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174 | | - | SECTION 2. In Colorado Revised Statutes, amend 13-10-103 as |
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175 | | - | follows: |
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176 | | - | 13-10-103. Applicability. This article 10 applies to and governs the |
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177 | | - | operation of municipal courts in the cities and towns of this state. Except for |
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178 | | - | the provisions relating to the method of salary payment for municipal |
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179 | | - | judges, the incarceration of children pursuant to sections 19-2.5-305 and |
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180 | | - | 19-2.5-1511, the appearance of the parent, guardian, or lawful custodian of |
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181 | | - | any child under eighteen years of age who is charged with a municipal |
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182 | | - | offense as required by section 13-10-111, the right to a trial by jury for petty |
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183 | | - | offenses pursuant to section 16-10-109, |
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184 | | - | RELIEF FROM IMPROPERLY ENTERED |
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185 | | - | GUILTY PLEAS PURSUANT TO SECTION |
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186 | | - | 18-1-410.6, rules of procedure |
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187 | | - | promulgated by the supreme court, and appellate procedure, this article 10 |
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188 | | - | PAGE 4-SENATE BILL 22-103 may be superseded by charter or ordinance enacted by a home rule city. |
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189 | | - | SECTION 3. Safety clause. The general assembly hereby finds, |
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190 | | - | determines, and declares that this act is necessary for the immediate |
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191 | | - | preservation of the public peace, health, or safety. |
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192 | | - | ____________________________ ____________________________ |
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193 | | - | Steve Fenberg Alec Garnett |
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194 | | - | PRESIDENT OF SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE |
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195 | | - | THE SENATE OF REPRESENTATIVES |
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196 | | - | ____________________________ ____________________________ |
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197 | | - | Cindi L. Markwell Robin Jones |
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198 | | - | SECRETARY OF CHIEF CLERK OF THE HOUSE |
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199 | | - | THE SENATE OF REPRESENTATIVES |
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200 | | - | APPROVED________________________________________ |
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201 | | - | (Date and Time) |
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202 | | - | _________________________________________ |
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203 | | - | Jared S. Polis |
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204 | | - | GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF COLORADO |
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205 | | - | PAGE 5-SENATE BILL 22-103 |
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| 184 | + | F THE DEFENDANT SUCCEEDS IN CHALLENGING A GUILTY PLEA16 |
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| 185 | + | PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION, THE COURT SHALL VACATE THE GUILTY PLEA17 |
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| 186 | + | AS CONSTITUTIONALLY INFIRM AND SET THE CASE FOR AN ARRAIGNMENT . |
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| 187 | + | 18 |
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| 188 | + | SECTION 2. In Colorado Revised Statutes, amend 13-10-103 as19 |
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| 189 | + | follows:20 |
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| 190 | + | 13-10-103. Applicability. This article 10 applies to and governs21 |
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| 191 | + | the operation of municipal courts in the cities and towns of this state.22 |
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| 192 | + | Except for the provisions relating to the method of salary payment for23 |
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| 193 | + | municipal judges, the incarceration of children pursuant to sections24 |
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| 194 | + | 19-2.5-305 and 19-2.5-1511, the appearance of the parent, guardian, or25 |
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| 195 | + | lawful custodian of any child under eighteen years of age who is charged26 |
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| 196 | + | with a municipal offense as required by section 13-10-111, the right to a27 |
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| 197 | + | 103 |
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| 198 | + | -5- trial by jury for petty offenses pursuant to section 16-10-109, RELIEF1 |
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| 199 | + | FROM IMPROPERLY ENTERED GUILTY PLEAS PURSUANT TO SECTION2 |
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| 200 | + | 18-1-410.6, rules of procedure promulgated by the supreme court, and3 |
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| 201 | + | appellate procedure, this article 10 may be superseded by charter or4 |
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| 202 | + | ordinance enacted by a home rule city.5 |
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| 203 | + | SECTION 3. Safety clause. The general assembly hereby finds,6 |
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| 204 | + | determines, and declares that this act is necessary for the immediate7 |
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| 205 | + | preservation of the public peace, health, or safety.8 |
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| 206 | + | 103 |
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