§ 2-4-301. Multiple Amendments to the Same Provision – One Without Reference to the Other
If amendments to the same statute are enacted at the same or different sessions of the general assembly and one amendment is without reference to another, the amendments are to be harmonized, if possible, so that effect may be given to each. If the amendments are irreconcilable, the amendment prevails which is latest in its […]
§ 2-5-117. Softbound Volumes – Ancillary Publications
Following the regular legislative session convening after January 1, 1997, the revisor, under the supervision and direction of the committee, shall annotate, arrange, and prepare for publication all laws of a general and permanent nature enacted at that session and at any special session intervening since the last preceding regular legislative session. Such laws shall […]
§ 2-4-302. Repeal of a Repealing Statute
The repeal of a repealing statute does not revive the statute originally repealed. Source: L. 73: R&RE, p. 1425, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 135-1-302.
§ 2-4-303. Penalties and Liabilities Not Released by Repeal
The repeal, revision, amendment, or consolidation of any statute or part of a statute or section or part of a section of any statute shall not have the effect to release, extinguish, alter, modify, or change in whole or in part any penalty, forfeiture, or liability, either civil or criminal, which shall have been incurred […]
§ 2-4-401. Definitions
The following definitions apply to every statute, unless the context otherwise requires: “Behavioral health” refers to an individual’s mental and emotional well-being and actions that affect an individual’s overall wellness. Behavioral health problems and disorders include substance use disorders, serious psychological distress, suicide, and other mental health disorders. Problems ranging from unhealthy stress or subclinical […]
§ 2-4-204. Severability of Statutory Provisions
If any provision of a statute is found by a court of competent jurisdiction to be unconstitutional, the remaining provisions of the statute are valid, unless it appears to the court that the valid provisions of the statute are so essentially and inseparably connected with, and so dependent upon, the void provision that it cannot […]
§ 2-4-205. Special or Local Provision Prevails Over General
If a general provision conflicts with a special or local provision, it shall be construed, if possible, so that effect is given to both. If the conflict between the provisions is irreconcilable, the special or local provision prevails as an exception to the general provision, unless the general provision is the later adoption and the […]
§ 2-4-206. Irreconcilable Statutes Passed at the Same or Different Sessions
If statutes enacted at the same or different sessions of the general assembly are irreconcilable, the statute prevails which is latest in its effective date. If the irreconcilable statutes have the same effective date, the statute prevails which is latest in its date of passage. Source: L. 73: R&RE, p. 1424, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: […]
§ 2-4-207. Original Controls Over Subsequent Printing
If the language of the official copy of a statute conflicts with the language of any subsequent printing or reprinting of the statute, the language of the official copy prevails. Source: L. 73: R&RE, p. 1424, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 135-1-207.
§ 2-4-208. Continuation of Prior Law
A statute which is reenacted, revised, or amended is intended to be a continuation of the prior statute and not a new enactment, insofar as it is the same as the prior statute. Source: L. 73: R&RE, p. 1424, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 135-1-208.