HB 26-1343

House Bill 26-1343, which has been signed into law, updates Colorado's legal procedures by allowing electronic submission and delivery of competency evaluations for criminal defendants and notices for administrative hearings. This means that the Department of Human Services can now send court orders and evaluations electronically, and administrative agencies can serve hearing notices via email if requested or agreed to by those involved. The bill also allocates funding for technology upgrades in the judicial system to support these new electronic processes.

Official Summary

The act permits an administrative agency that is conducting an adjudicatory hearing (agency) to serve a person entitled to notice of that hearing using electronic means. The agency's use of electronic service requires a documented request by or the documented consent of the person to be notified. The act similarly authorizes electronic service with respect to an agency's final decision or the initial decision by an administrative law judge or hearing officer.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

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