SB 26-85

Senate Bill 26-85, also known as the Military Protection Orders bill, requires police officers in Colorado to check a national database if they suspect domestic violence has occurred. If they find that one of the people involved has a military protection order against them, the officer must inform the relevant military law enforcement agency. Additionally, this bill allows courts to consider military protection orders when deciding whether to issue temporary civil protection orders for victims of domestic violence. The bill is now signed into law, meaning it will be enforced by Colorado's legal system.

Official Summary

When a peace officer has reasonable suspicion that a crime of domestic violence has occurred, the peace officer is required to search the national crime information center database to determine whether a military protection order has been issued against one of the parties. If a military protection order has been issued against a party, the peace officer shall notify the military law enforcement agency that entered the protection order into the database.     The act includes the existence of a military protection order as relevant evidence that the court shall consider when determining whether to issue a temporary civil protection order.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

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