SB 85 — Military Protection Orders

NOTE:SENATE BILL 26-085 BY SENATOR(S) Frizell and Ball, Bridges, Bright, Cutter, Danielson, Exum, Hinrichsen, Jodeh, Kipp, Kirkmeyer, Kolker, Lindstedt, Marchman, Mullica, Pelton R., Roberts, Rodriguez, Simpson, Snyder, Sullivan, Wallace, Weissman, Coleman;

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CONCERNING MILITARY PROTECTION ORDERS , AND , IN CONNECTION THEREWITH ,A PEACE OFFICER S DUTY TO DETERMINE WHETHER A MILITARY PROTECTION ORDER EXISTS WHEN RESPONDING TO AN INCIDENT OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND A REQUIREMENT FOR THE COURT TO CONSIDER THE EXISTENCE OF A MILITARY PROTECTION ORDER AS RELEVANT EVIDENCE WHEN DETERMINING WHETHER TO ISSUE A TEMPORARY CIVIL PROTECTION ORDER .

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:

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(1) AAS S USED IN THIS SECTIO,UNLESSSECTION, UNLESS THE CONTEXT OTHERWISE REQUIRES:

(a) "AMEDFORCES"ARMEDFORCES"MEANSTHEARMY,NAVY,AIRFORCE,MARINE "MEANSTHECORPS, ASPACE RMYFORCE, ,NAVYAND ,AIRFORCE ,MARINE CORPS , PACE FORCE ,AND COAST GGUARD UARD OF THEUTHE NITEDUNITED STATES.

(b) "COMMANDING OFFICEROFFICER" "MEANSMEANS A COMMISSIONED OFFICER OR WARRANT OFFICER IN A POSITION OF COMMAND IN THE ARMED FORCES OR NNATIONAL ATIONALGUARD. GUARD .

(c) "MILITARY PROTECTION ORDERORDER" "MEANSMEANS A PROTECTION ORDER ISSUED AGAINST A CURRENT MEMBER OFTHE ARMED FORCES ORORNATIONAL NGUARD ATIONAL G UARD BY THE MEMBERMEMBER'S S COMMANDING OFFICER THAT PROHIBITS THE MEMBER FROMFROM: :

(I)(I)CONTACTING, CNTACTINGHARASSING, ,HARASSINGINJURING, ,INJURINGINTIMIDATING,MOLESTINGINTIMIDATING, ,MOLESTING, THREATENINGTHREATENING, ,TOUCHINGTOUCHING, ,OROR STALKING A PROTECTED PERSONPERSON; ;

(II)(II)COMMITTING CMMITTING SEXUAL VIOLENCE BY SEXUALLY ASSAULTING OR ABUSING A PROTECTED PERSONPERSON; ;

(III)(III)ENTERING ETERING OR REMAINING ON PREMISES OR COMING WITHIN A SPECIFIED DISTANCE OF A PROTECTED PERSON OR PREMISESPREMISES; (IV) TAKING,TRANSFERRING CONCEALING ,HARMING ,DISPOSINGOF, OR THREATENING HARM TO AN ANIMAL OWNED ,POSSESSED,LEASED ,KEPT, OR HELD BY A PROTECTED PERSON;OR (V) POSINGANYOTHERRISKORTHREAT OFPHYSICALHARMTOTHE PROTECTED PERSON OR THREAT OF PSYCHOLOGICAL OR EMOTIONAL HARM TO THE PROTECTED PERSON .

(d)(IV) "NATIONALGTAKING,TRANSFERRING, UARDCONCEALING,HARMING, "MEANSTHEFEDERALLYRECOGNIZEDDISPOSINGOF, AOR RMYTHREATENING NHARM ATIONALTO GUARDAN ANDANIMAL AIRNOWNED, ATIONALPOSSESSED, GUARDLEASED, .KEPT, OR HELD BY A PROTECTED PERSON;

(e)OR "PROTECTED(V) PERSONPOSING "ANY MEANSOTHER THERISK PERSONORTHREAT IDENTIFIEDOF INPHYSICAL AHARM MILITARYTO PROTECTIONTHE ORDERPROTECTED ASPERSON THEOR PERSONTHREAT FOROF WHOSEPSYCHOLOGICAL BENEFITOR THEEMOTIONAL PROTECTIONHARM ORDERTO WASTHE ISSUEDPROTECTED .PERSON.

PAGE(d) 2-SENATE"NATIONALGUARD" BILLMEANSTHEFEDERALLY 26-085RECOGNIZEDARMY (2) W HEN A PEACE OFFICER HAS REASONABLE SUSPICION THAT A CRIME OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE HAS OCCURRED ,THE PEACE OFFICER SHALL SEARCH THE NATIONAL CRIMEGUARD INFORMATIONAND CENTERAIR DATABASE TO DETERMINE WHETHER A MILITARY PROTECTION ORDER HAS BEEN ISSUED AGAINST ONE OFTHE PARTIES .IFA MILITARYPROTECTIONORDERHASBEEN ISSUEDAGAINST APARTY THEPEACEOFFICERSHALLNOTIFYTHE MILITARY LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY THAT ENTERED THE PROTECTION ORDER INTO THE NATIONAL CRIMEGUARD. INFORMATION CENTER DATABASE .

(e) "PROTECTED PERSON" MEANS THE PERSON IDENTIFIED IN A MILITARY PROTECTION ORDER AS THE PERSON FOR WHOSE BENEFIT THE PROTECTION ORDER WAS ISSUED.

PA G E 2-SEN A TE BILL 26-085 (2) WHEN APEACEOFFICERHAS REASONABLE SUSPICIONTHATA CRIMEOFDOMESTICVIOLENCEHASOCCURRED,THEPEACEOFFICERSHALL SEARCH THE NATIONAL CRIME INFORMATION CENTER DATABASE TO DETERMINE WHETHERAMILITARY PROTECTION ORDERHAS BEEN ISSUED AGAINSTONEOFTHEPARTIES.IFAMILITARYPROTECTIONORDERHASBEEN ISSUEDAGAINSTAPARTY,THEPEACEOFFICERSHALLNOTIFYTHEMILITARY LAWENFORCEMENTAGENCYTHATENTEREDTHEPROTECTIONORDERINTO THENATIONALCRIMEINFORMATIONCENTERDATABASE.

(7) (a) A temporary civil protection order may be issued if the issuingjudgeormagistratefindsthatariskorthreatofphysicalharmortheissuingjudge threatormagistrate offinds psychologicalthat orarisk emotionalorthreat ofphysical harm existsorthe to the person or persons seekingprotectionunderthecivil protectionorder.Indeterminingwhether a risk or threat ofofpsychological physical harmor the threat of psychological or emotional harm exists to one or more persons, the courtperson shallor consider all relevant evidence concerning the safety and protection of the persons seeking the protection order,underthe regardlesscivil of when an incident occurred, or the existence of a protection orderorder. issued pursuant to section 18-1-1001 or 18-1-1001.5.

THEEXISTENCEOFAMILITARYPROTECTIONORDERIn ,ASDEFINEDINSECTIONdetermining 18-6-806,whether ISRELEVANTEVIDENCETHATTHEa COURTrisk SHALLCONSIDERWHENorthreat DETERMININGofphysical WHETHERharm THEREor ISthe Athreat RISKofpsychological ORor THREATemotional OFharm HARMexists .to one or more persons, the court shall consider all relevant evidence concerning the safety and protection of the persons seeking the protection order, regardless ofwhen an incident occurred, or the existence ofa protection order issued pursuant to section 18-1-1001 or 18-1-1001.5.

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on the day following the expiration of the ninety-dayperiodninety-day period after final adjournment ofofthe the general assembly(Augustassembly (August 12, 2026, if adjournment sine die is on May 13, 2026);

except that, if a referendumpetitionisfiledpursuanttosection1(3)ofarticleVofthestatereferendumpetition is filed pursuantto section 1(3) ofarticle Vofthe state constitution against this act or an item, section, or part of this act within such period, then the act, item, section, or part will not take effect unless approvedbythepeopleatthegeneralelectiontobeheldinNovember2026approved bythe people atthe general electionto be held inNovember2026 PAGE 3-SENATE BILL 26-085 and, in such case, will take effect on the date ofofthe the official declaration of the vote thereon by the governor.

____________________________ ____________________________ James Rashad Coleman, Sr.

Julie~ McCluskie~ PRESIDENT OF SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE THE SENATE OF REPRESENTATIVES ____________________________v ____________________________~ Esther. van Mourik Vanessa Reilly SECRETARY OF CHIEF CLERK OF THE HOUSE THE SENATE OF REPRESENTATIVES APPROVED________________________________________ (Date and Time) _________________________________________ Jared S.

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