Second Regular Session
Seventy-fourth General Assembly
STATE OF COLORADO
INTRODUCED
LLS NO. 24-0209.01 Jed Franklin x5484
HOUSE BILL 24-1100
House Committees Senate Committees
Transportation, Housing & Local Government
A BILL FOR AN ACT
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ONCERNING A REQUIREMENT THAT A CORONER BE CERTIFIED BY THE101
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MERICAN BOARD OF MEDICOLEGAL DEATH INVESTIGATORS OR102
THE AMERICAN BOARD OF FORE NSIC PATHOLOGISTS .103
Bill Summary
(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced and does
not reflect any amendments that may be subsequently adopted. If this bill
passes third reading in the house of introduction, a bill summary that
applies to the reengrossed version of this bill will be available at
http://leg.colorado.gov
.)
The bill requires a coroner of a county with a population greater
than 150,000 to be either a death investigator certified by and in good
standing with the American board of medicolegal death investigators or
a forensic pathologist certified by and in good standing with the
American board of pathology (qualifications). County commissioners of
HOUSE SPONSORSHIP
Vigil,
SENATE SPONSORSHIP
Jaquez Lewis,
Shading denotes HOUSE amendment. Double underlining denotes SENATE amendment.
Capital letters or bold & italic numbers indicate new material to be added to existing law.
Dashes through the words or numbers indicate deletions from existing law. a county with a population of 150,000 or less may impose the
qualifications upon an affirmative majority vote of the commissioners.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:1
SECTION 1. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 30-10-601.5, amend2
(1)(b) and (1)(c); and add (1)(d) as follows:3
30-10-601.5. Qualifications - fingerprints. (1) A person is4
eligible to hold the office of coroner if the person:5
(b) Has earned a high school diploma or its equivalent or a college6
degree; and7
(c) Has given a set of fingerprints in accordance with subsection8
(2) of this section;
AND9
(d) (I) F
OR A COUNTY WITH A POPULATION GREATER THAN ONE10
HUNDRED FIFTY THOUSAND, IS A DEATH INVESTIGATOR CERTIFIED BY AND11
IN GOOD STANDING WITH THE AMERICAN BOARD OF MEDICOLEGAL DEATH12
INVESTIGATORS OR IS A FORENSIC PATHOLOGIST CERTIFIED BY AND IN13
GOOD STANDING WITH THE AMERICAN BOARD OF PATHOLOGY ; OR14
(II) F
OR A COUNTY WITH A POPULATION OF ONE HUNDRED FIFTY15
THOUSAND OR LESS , IS A DEATH INVESTIGATOR CERTIFIED BY AND IN GOOD16
STANDING WITH THE AMERICAN BOARD OF MEDICOLEGAL DEATH17
INVESTIGATORS OR IS A FORENSIC PATHOLOGIST CERTIFIED BY AND IN18
GOOD STANDING WITH THE AMERICAN BOARD OF PATHOLOGY IF A19
MAJORITY OF THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS IN THE COUNTY20
AFFIRMATIVELY VOTE TO REQUIRE THESE QUALIFICATIONS .21
SECTION 2. Safety clause. The general assembly finds,22
determines, and declares that this act is necessary for the immediate23
preservation of the public peace, health, or safety or for appropriations for24
HB24-1100-2- the support and maintenance of the departments of the state and state1
institutions.2
HB24-1100
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