HB 17-1315

House Bill 17-1315 requires Colorado's Division of Criminal Justice to gather and report data annually on driving under the influence of drugs and alcohol. This includes information from various state agencies like courts, labs, and health departments. The bill also introduces a $2 surcharge for people convicted of substance-affected driving, with the collected funds going towards analyzing this data. Since it has been signed into law, the provisions are now in effect, meaning that starting from the previous year, reports will be generated and the new fees will apply to those convicted.

Official Summary

The bill requires the division of criminal justice (division) within the department of public safety (department) to report annually to the general assembly certain data relating to substance-affected driving citations that occurred in the previous year. For the purpose of producing the report, the division shall collect certain data from: The state judicial branch; Forensic toxicology laboratories; The department of public health and environment; and The division of probation services. The bill creates a $2 surcharge for persons convicted of substance-affected driving. Money collected as such surcharges must be deposited in the substance-affected driving data-analysis cash fund, which is created in the bill. (Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.)

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