HB 1009 — Colorado Mandatory Lethality Assessment Act

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Thisalso summarySENATOR(S) appliesWallace to this bill as introduced and doesPelton notreflectanyamendmentsthatmaybesubsequentlyadopted.IfthisbillB., eAmabile, nBall, passesBenavidez, thirdBridges,Cutter,Daugherty, readingExum,Frizell,GonzalesJ.,Hinrichsen,Jodeh, inKipp, theKirkmeyer, houseKolker, ofLindstedt, introduction,Marchman, aMullica, billPelton summaryR., thatRich, mRoberts, 2Rodriguez, appliesSimpson, toSnyder, theSullivan, reengrossedWeissman, versionColeman. of this bill will be available at E n 2 U U 9 http://leg.colorado.gov.) O i c H a a R M The bill creates the "Colorado Mandatory Lethality Assessment r Act", which requires peace officers to conduct a lethality assessment 3 when responding to a domestic violence incident and include the results of the lethality assessment in the incident report.

IfCONCERNING theUSING lethalityA gMANDATORY assessmentindicatesthatLETHALITY anASSESSMENT individualWHEN isRESPONDING aTO high-riskA victim,DOMESTIC orVIOLENCE ifINCIDENT a. peace d 6 officerdeterminesanindividualisahigh-riskvictimbasedonthetotality E e 0 S R , U d h H 2 r Shading denotes HOUSE amendment.

Double underlining denotes SENATE amendment.

e a Capital letters or bold & italic numbers indicate new material to be added to existing law.n M Dashes through the words or numbers indicate deletions from existing law.

e A ofthecircumstances,thepeaceofficerisrequiredtoimmediatelyconnect the victim to a victim's advocate either by phone or in person.

Thebillrequirestheattorneygeneral'soffice,incoordinationwith a Colorado-based coalition that advocates for survivors of domestic violence,todevelop a mandatorytraining for peace officers tolearnhow to administer the lethality assessment and provide victim referrals.

The bill requires each law enforcement agency to ensure that each peace officer employed by the agency has completed the mandatory training.

In Colorado Revised Statutes, add 18-6-80618-6-807 as follows:

18-6-806.18-6-807.

TET HE SHORT TITLE OF THIS SECTION IS THE "CCapital OLORADOletters Mor ANDATORYbold L& ETHALITYitalic ASSESSMENTnumbers ACT".indicate new material added to existing law;

(2)dashes Legislativedeclaration.TEGENERALASSEMBLYFINDSANDthrough DECLARESTHATREQUIRINGLAWENFORCEMENTAGENCIESTOADMINISTERwords Aor STANDARDIZEDnumbers ,indicate EVIDENCE-BASEDdeletions LETHALITYfrom ASSESSMENTexisting WHENlaw RESPONDINGTOADOMESTICVIOLENCEINCIDENTWILLENSUREHIGHand RISKsuch VICTIMSmaterial PROMPTLYis RECEIVEnot SAFETYpart RESOURCESof ANDthe REFERRALSact. .

"COLORADO M ANDATORY L ETHALITY A SSESSMENT A CT".

(2) Legislative declaration.

TE GENERAL ASSEMBLY FINDS AND DECLARES THAT REQUIRING LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES TO ADMINISTER A STANDARDIZED , EVIDENCE -BASED LETHALITY ASSESSMENT WHEN RESPONDING TO A DOMESTIC VIOLENCE INCIDENT WILL ENSURE HIGH -RISK VICTIMS PROMPTLY RECEIVE SAFETY RESOURCES AND REFERRALS .

AAS USED IN THIS SECTIUNLESSSECTION,UNLESS THE CONTEXT OTHERWISE REQUIRES :

(a) "D OMESTIC VIOLENCE INCIDENT " MEANS AN INCIDENT OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ,AS DEFINED IN SECTIO18-6-800.3.SECTION18-6-800.3.

(b) "H IGH-RISKIGH VICTI"RISK VICTIM " MEANS A VICTIM WHO IS DETERMINED HIGHHIGH-RISKBYALETHALITYASSESSMENTORBYAPEACEOFFICERPURSUANT RISK BY A LETHALITY ASSESSMENT OR BY A PEACE OFFICER PURSUANT TO SUBSECTION (4)OF(4) OF THIS SECTIO.

(c) "LETHALITY ASSESSMENT " MEANS A VALIDATED , EVIDENCE -BASED SCREENING TOOL THAT INCLUDES STANDARDIZED -2- 1009 QUESTIONS AND THAT IS ADMINISTERED BY A PEACE OFFICER WHEN RESPONDING TO A REPORT OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.VIOLENCE .

(d) "EACEOFFICER"PEACE "MEANSAPERSONCERTIFIEDBYTHEOFFICER "MEANS A PERSON CERTIFIED BY THE P.O.S.T.

BOARD PURSUANT TO SECTION 24-31-305 WHO RESPONDS TO AND INVESTIGATES INITIAL REPORTS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AS PART OF THE PEACEOFFICERPEACE SROUTINEDUTIESOFFICER .A"PEACEOFFICERS "DOESNOTINCLUDEROUTINE ADUTIES. PAROLE OR PROBATION OFFICER.

A PEACE OFFICER "DOES NOT INCLUDE A PAROLE OR PROBATION OFFICER .

(a) BEGINNINGB EGINNING JULY 1, 2027A2027,A PEACE OFFICER IS REQUIRED TO CONDUCT A LETHALITY ASSESSMENT WHEN RESPONDING TO A DOMESTIC VIOLENCEVIOLENCEINCIDENTANDINCLUDETHECOMPLETEDLETHALITYASSESSMENT INCIDENTIN AND INCLUDE THE COMPLETEDINCIDENT LETHALITYREPORT ASSESSMENTINTHEINCIDENTREPORT. .THISSUBSECTION(4)(a)DOESNOT REQUIREAPEACE OFFICERTOADMINISTERALETHALITYASSESSMENTIFA VICTIM IS UNAVAILABLE, NOT AT THE SCENE ,INCAPACITATED ,OR IF CIRCUMSTANCES OTHERWISE MAKE THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE LETHALITY ASSESSMENT IMPOSSIBLE OR IMPRACTICABLE.

(b)THIS ISUBSECTION THE(4)(a)DOES LETHALITYNOT ASSESSMENTREQUIRE INDICATESA THATPEACE ANOFFICER INDIVIDUALTO ISADMINISTER A HIG-RISKLETHALITY VICTI,ASSESSMENT OR IF THEA ASSESSMENT DOES NOT INDICATE THE VICTIM IS HIGRISKUNAVAILABLE BUT,NOT AAT PEACE OFFICER DETERMINES THAT THE INDIVIDUALISAHIGHSCENE,INCAPACITATED RISKVICTIMBASEDONTHE,OR TOTALITYIF OFCIRCUMSTANCES THECIRCUMSTANCESOTHERWISE ,THEPEACEOFFICERSHALLIMMEDIATELYCONTACTMAKE A COMMUNITY -BASED VICTIM'S ADVOCATE ,AS DEFINED IN SECTION 13-90-107 (1)(k)(II),HER BY PHONE OR IN PERSO,AND PROVIDE THE HIGHADMINISTRATION -RISKOF VICTIM THE OPPORTUNITYLETHALITY TOASSESSMENT SPEAKIMPOSSIBLE WITHOR THEIMPRACTICABLE COMMUNITY. BASED VICTIM'S ADVOCATE.

PAGE 2-HOUSE BILL 26-1009 (b) FTHE LETHALITYASSESSMENT INDICATESTHAT ANINDIVIDUAL IS A HIGHRISK VICTIM, OR IF THE ASSESSMENT DOES NOT INDICATE THE VICTIM IS HIGH RISK BUT A PEACE OFFICER DETERMINES THAT THE INDIVIDUAL IS A HIGH -RISK VICTIM BASED ON THE TOTALITY OF THE CIRCUMSTANCES ,THE PEACE OFFICER SHALL IMMEDIATELY CONTACT A COMMUNITY -BASEDVICTIM SADVOCATE ,ASDEFINEDINSECTION 13-90-107 (1)(k)(II),THER BY PHONE OR IN PERSON , AND PROVIDE THE HIGH RISK VICTIMTHEOPPORTUNITYTOSPEAKWITHTHECOMMUNITY -BASEDVICTIM S ADVOCATE .

(a) THE ATTORNEY GENERAL S OFFIC,INOFFICE,IN CONSULTATION WITH A -3-COLORADO 1009-BASED C OLORADO BASED COALITION THAT ADVOCATES FOR SURVIVORS OF DOMESTICVIOLENCEDOMESTIC ,SHALLDEVELOPAMANDATORYTRAININGFORPEACEVIOLENCE OFFICERS,SHALLDEVELOP TOA LEARNMANDATORY HOWTRAINING TOFOR ADMINISTERPEACE THEOFFICERSTOLEARNHOWTOADMINISTERTHE LETHALITYLETHALITYASSESSMENT ASSESSMENT AND PROVIDEPROVIDEVICTIMREFERRALSPURSUANTTOSUBSECTION VICTIM(4)OFTHISSECTION REFERRALS. PURSUANT TO SUBSECTION(4)OF THIS SECTION.

AT A MINIMUMT ,A THEMINIMUM,THE TRAINING MUST ADDRESS LANGUAGE ACCESS.ACCESS .

(b) NOLATERTHANNO UNELATER 1,2027,THEATTORNEYGENERALSHALLTHAN MAKETHEMANDATORYTRAININGAVAILABLEANDOFFERASSISTANCETOJUNE LAWENFORCEMENTAGENCIESINPROVIDINGTHEMANDATORYTRAINING1, 2027THE ATTORNEY GENERAL SHALL MAKE THE MANDATORY TRAINING AVAILABLE AND OFFER ASSISTANCE TO LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES IN PROVIDING THE MANDATORY TRAINING .

(c) BEGINNINGJULYB EGINNING JULY 1, 2027EACH2027,EACH LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY SHALLENSURETHATEACHPEACEOFFICEREMPLOYEDBYTHEAGENCYHASSHALL ENSURE THAT EACH PEACE OFFICER EMPLOYED BY THE AGENCY HAS COMPLETED THE MANDATORY TRAINING DEVELOPED PURSUANT TO THIS SUBSECTION (5).

ALAWA LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY THAT HAS PROVIDED TRAININGONTHEADMINISTRATIONOFLETHALITYASSESSMENTSPRIORTOTRAINING ON THE ADMINISTRATION OF LETHALITY ASSESSMENTS PRIOR TO JULY 1, 2027,IS2027, IS NOT REQUIRED TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL TRAINING PURSUANT TO THIS SUBSECTION(5)(c).SUBSECTION (5)(c).

(a) BGINNINGBEGINNING JANUARYANUARY 2028,ANDEACH2028, JANUARYTHEREAFTERAND EACH JANUARY THEREAFTER , THE ATTORNEY GENERAL S OFFICE SHALL REPORT THE TOTALNUMBERTOTAL NUMBER OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE INCIDENTS IN THE PREVIOUS CALENDAR YEA,THEYEAR ,THE TOTAL NUMBER OF LETHALITY ASSESSMENTS CONDUCTED ,THE TOTAL NUMBER OF HIGH-RISKHIGH RISK VICTIMS IDENTIFI,ANDIDENTIFIED,AND THE TOTAL NUMBER OF REFERRALS MADE , AS PART OFOFTHE THEOFFICE OFFICESS"SMARTA "SMARTCT"PRESENTATION A CT" PRESENTATION REQUIRED PURSUANT TO PART2PART 2 OF ARTICLE7OFARTICLE7 OF TITLE2.

PAGE 3-HOUSE BILL 26-1009 (b) NO LATER THANJANUARYTHAN 31,2030,THEJANUARY 31, 2030,THE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE FATALITYFATALITYREVIEWBOARDCREATEDINSECTION REVIEW24-31-702 BOARDSHALLEVALUATE CREATEDTHE INEFFECTIVENESS SECTIONOF 24-31-702MANDATORY SHALLLETHALITY EVALUATETHEEFFECTIVENESSOFMANDATORYLETHALITYASSESSMENTSASSESSMENTS -4-AND 1009REFERRAL ANDREFERRALTOTO RESOURCESPURSUANTTOTHISSECTIONANDSUBMITRESOURCES PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION AND SUBMIT THE EVALUATION TO THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES JUDICIARY COMMITTEE ANDANDTHESENATEJUDICIARYCOMMITTEE THE,ORTHEIRSUCCESSORCOMMITTEES SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE , OR THEIR SUCCESSOR COMMITTEES .

(c) ACHLAWENFORCEMENTAGENCYTHATUTILIZESALETHALITYEACH ASSESSMENTSHALLANNUALLYREPORTTHEFOLLOWINGINFORMATIONTOLAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY THAT UTILIZES A LETHALITY ASSESSMENT SHALL ANNUALLY REPORT THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION TO THE ATTORNEY GENERAL S OFFIC,OFFICE,IN IN A MANNER PRESCRIBED BY THE ATTORNEY GENERAL :

(I) THETETOTALNUMBEROFDOMESTICVIOLENCEINCIDENTSTHELAW TOTAL NUMBER OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE INCIDENTS THE LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCYAGENCYRESPONDEDTODURINGTHE RESPONDEDPRECEDINGCALENDAR TO DURING THE PRECEDING CALENDAR YEAR ;

(II) HETOTALNUMBEROFLETHALITYASSESSMENTSCONDUCTEDTE TOTAL NUMBER OF LETHALITY ASSESSMENTS CONDUCTED BY THE LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY DURING THE PRECEDING CALENDAR YEAR ;AND (III) THE TOTAL NUMBER OF LETHALITY ASSESSMENTS THAT RESULTED IN IDENTIFICATION OF A H-RISKHIGHISK VICTI.

(7) Nonliability.HISNonliability. SECTION DOES NOT IMPOSE CRIMINAL , ADMINISTRATIVE, OR CIVIL LIABILITY ON ANY PERSON FOR AN ACT OR OMISSIONMADEINGOODFAITHRELATEDTOADMINISTERINGALETHALITY ASSESSMENT ,INCLUDING,BUT NOT LIMITED T,THE INTERPRETATION OR USE OFA LETHALITY ASSESSMENT,DECIDING WHETHER TO ADMINISTER A LETHALITY ASSESSMENT , OR DECLINING TO USE THE LETHALITY ASSESSMENT .

TIS SECTION DOES NOT IMPOSE CRIMINAL , ADMINISTRATIVE ,OR CIVIL LIABILITY ON ANY PERSON FOR AN ACT OR OMISSION MADE IN GOOD FAITH RELATED TO ADMINISTERING A LETHALITY ASSESSMENT ,INCLUDING,BUTNOTLIMITEDTO ,THEINTERPRETATIONORUSE OF A LETHALITY ASSESSMENT , DECIDING WHETHER TO ADMINISTER A LETHALITY ASSESSMENT , OR DECLINING TO USE THE LETHALITY ASSESSMENT .