First Regular Session
Seventy-fifth General Assembly
STATE OF COLORADO
INTRODUCED
LLS NO. 25-0823.01 Jacob Baus x2173
HOUSE BILL 25-1243
House Committees Senate Committees
Judiciary
A BILL FOR AN ACT
C
ONCERNING MEASURES RELATED TO PROHIBITING A PEACE OFFICER101
FROM ASKING A PERSON DURING A TRAFFIC STOP IF THE PERSON102
KNOWS THE REASON FOR THE TRAFFIC STOP . 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 prohibits a peace officer from asking a driver or passenger
if they know the reason for the traffic stop, and requires the peace officer
to inform the driver of the reason for the traffic stop unless it is
unreasonable under the totality of the circumstances.
A peace officer's failure to comply with the bill is not grounds for
HOUSE SPONSORSHIP
Lindsay,
SENATE SPONSORSHIP
Winter F.,
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. exclusion of evidence or dismissal of a charge.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:1
SECTION 1. In Colorado Revised Statutes, add 42-4-1704.5 as2
follows:3
42-4-1704.5. Peace officer questioning during a traffic stop.4
(1) A
PEACE OFFICER WHO IS MAKING A TRAFFIC STOP SHALL NOT ASK THE5
VEHICLE OPERATOR OR A PASSENGER IF THE VEHICLE OPERATOR OR6
PASSENGER KNOWS THE REASON FOR THE TRAFFIC STOP .7
(2) A
PEACE OFFICER WHO IS MAKING A TRAFFIC STOP SHALL8
INFORM THE VEHICLE OPERATOR OF THE REASON OR REASONS FOR THE9
TRAFFIC STOP, UNLESS INFORMING THE OPERATOR OF THE REASON OR10
REASONS FOR THE TRAFFIC STOP WOULD BE UNREASONABLE UNDER THE11
TOTALITY OF THE CIRCUMSTANCES .12
(3) A
PEACE OFFICER'S FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THIS SECTION IS13
NOT GROUNDS FOR THE EXCLUSION OF EVIDENCE OR DISMISSAL OF A14
CHARGE.15
SECTION 2. Safety clause. The general assembly finds,16
determines, and declares that this act is necessary for the immediate17
preservation of the public peace, health, or safety or for appropriations for18
the support and maintenance of the departments of the state and state19
institutions.20
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