Amendments for HB24-1099
House Journal, February 28
31 HB24-1099 be amended as follows, and as so amended, be referred to
32 the Committee on Appropriations with favorable
33 recommendation:
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35 Amend printed bill, page 3, strike lines 22 through 25 and substitute:
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37 "(e) IF A PRO SE DEFENDANT FILES AN ANSWER OR ANY OTHER
38 DOCUMENT PHYSICALLY INSTEAD OF FILING ELECTRONICALLY THROUGH
39 AN E-FILING SYSTEM, THE COURT SHALL TIMELY SERVE THE DOCUMENT ON
40 THE PLAINTIFF ON BEHALF OF THE DEFENDANT AND SHALL NOT CHARGE
41 ANY FEE OR COST RELATED TO THE SERVICE.".
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43 Page 1, line 103, strike "MAIL" and substitute "SERVE".
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House Journal, April 12
8 HB24-1099 be amended as follows, and as so amended, be referred to
9 the Committee of the Whole with favorable
10 recommendation:
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12 Amend printed bill, page 3, line 3, strike "(1)(b) and (1)(c);" and
13 substitute "(1)(b), (1)(c), and (1)(d);".
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15 Page 3, strike lines 20 and 21 and substitute "motions, answers, or
16 documents for an indigent party; and THAT ARE FILED BY A DEFENDANT.".
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18 Page 3, after line 21 insert:
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20 "(d) The court shall comply with any federal or state law or
21 regulation, including any supreme court directive or policy, regarding the
22 provision of accommodations for people with a disability or for people
23 with limited English proficiency during any proceeding, regardless of
24 whether the proceeding is conducted in person or remotely by phone or
25 video on a platform designated by the court; AND".
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27 Page 3, after line 25 insert:
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29 "SECTION 3. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 13-40-111, amend
30 (1) as follows:
31 13-40-111. Issuance and return of summons. (1) Upon filing
32 the complaint as required in section 13-40-110, the clerk of the court or
33 the attorney for the plaintiff shall issue a summons. The summons must
34 command the defendant to appear before the court at a place named in the
35 summons and at a time and on a day not less than seven days but not more
36 than fourteen days from AFTER the day of issuing the same to answer the
37 complaint of plaintiff. A court shall not enter a default judgment for
38 possession before the close of business on the date upon which an
39 appearance is due. The summons must also contain a statement addressed
40 to the defendant stating: "If you do not respond to the landlord's
41 complaint by filing a written answer with the court on or before the date
42 and time in this summons or appearing in court at the date and time in this
43 summons, the judge may enter a default judgment against you in favor of
44 your landlord for possession. A default judgment for possession means
45 that you will have to move out, and it may mean that you will have to pay
46 money to the landlord. In your answer to the court, you can state why you
47 believe you have a right to remain in the property, whether you admit or
48 deny the landlord's factual allegations against you, and whether you
49 believe you were given proper notice of the landlord's reasons for
50 terminating your tenancy before you got this summons. When you file
51 your answer, you must pay a filing fee to the clerk of the court. If you are
52 claiming that the landlord's failure to repair a residential premises is a
53 defense to the landlord's allegation of nonpayment of rent, the court will
54 require you to pay into the registry of the court, at the time of filing your
1 answer, the rent due less any expenses you have incurred based upon the
2 landlord's failure to repair the residential premise; unless the court
3 determines that you qualify to have this requirement waived due to your
4 income."".
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6 Page 3, before line 26 insert:
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8 "SECTION 4. Appropriation. (1) For the 2024-25 state fiscal
9 year, $122,743 is appropriated to the judicial department. This
10 appropriation is from the general fund. To implement this act, the
11 department may use this appropriation as follows:
12 (a) $3,623 for general courts administration; and
13 (b) $119,120 for information technology infrastructure.".
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15 Renumber succeeding section accordingly.
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17 Page 3, line 27, and page 4 line 1, strike "at 12:01 a.m. on the day
18 following the expiration of the ninety-day period after final adjournment
19 of the general assembly;" and substitute "November 1, 2024;".
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21 Page 4, line 4, strike "such period," and substitute "the ninety-day period
22 after final adjournment of the general assembly,".
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24 Page 1, line 103, strike "DEFENDANT AND" and substitute "DEFENDANT,".
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26 Page 1, line 104, strike "BEHALF." and substitute "BEHALF, AND MAKING
27 AN APPROPRIATION.".
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