Adds service as a juror during the preceding 12 months in a municipal, tribal, or military court to the grounds for mandatory juror disqualification. Mandates disqualification of a juror on the basis of appearance as a juror within the current calendar year, rather than actual service. Deletes the mandatory disqualification for persons who have served as jurors in class A or B counties during the preceding 2 consecutive calendar years.
Deletes the requirement that the state court administrator annually determine the total number of prospective jurors from each county to be placed on the master juror wheel. Allows the state court administrator to obtain names, addresses, dates of birth, identifying numbers, and jury histories for prospective jurors. Creates prioritization of the randomly selected names on the master juror wheel based on amount and recency of prior juror service.
Allows a juror to postpone juror service into the next calendar year.
Specifies that the court, rather than the trial judge, shall inform jurors if a trial is expected to last more than 3 trial days and may excuse a juror from performing juror service in that trial upon a finding of hardship or inconvenience.
APPROVED by Governor March 10, 2000
EFFECTIVE August 2, 2000
NOTE: This act was passed without a safety clause. For further explanation concerning the effective date, see the note from page vi of this digest.
S.B. 00-3 Exemption from attachment or levy - expansion. Expands the range and increases the value of assets that are exempt from seizure in debt collection proceedings. Specifies that with respect to loans, debts, or obligations incurred on or after July 1, 2000, trailers and trailer coaches are homesteads for which a homestead exemption may be allowed.
APPROVED by Governor May 23, 2000
EFFECTIVE May 23, 2000
S.B. 00-78 City and County of Broomfield - 17th judicial district. Assigns the city and county of Broomfield to the seventeenth judicial district. Specifies that the judicial districts as they existed prior to November 15, 2001, have jurisdiction over crimes and causes of action arising in those districts and that after November 15, 2001, the 17th judicial district has jurisdiction over crimes and causes of action arising within the city and county of Broomfield.
APPROVED by Governor March 30, 2000
EFFECTIVE August 2, 2000
NOTE: This act was passed without a safety clause. For further explanation concerning the effective date, see the note from page vi of this digest.
H.B. 00-1028 Damages for death - parental shares in judgment. Permits either parent, if divorced or separated, or living apart, in a lawsuit for the wrongful death of an unmarried child to file a pre-trial motion requesting the court to fairly apportion the judgment between the parents. Requires the court to hold a post-judgment hearing on the motion, consider the factors of each parent's relationship with the deceased, and fairly determine the percentage of the judgment to be awarded to each parent.
APPROVED by Governor March 17, 2000
EFFECTIVE July 1, 2000
H.B. 00-1109 District court judges - increase number - fourth and eighteenth judicial districts - appropriation. Increases the number of district court judges in the fourth judicial district from 13 to 14 judges. Also increases the number of district court judges in the eighteenth judicial district from 12 to 13 judges.
Appropriates $591,491 and 8.0 FTE to the state judicial department for implementation of the act.
APPROVED by Governor March 10, 2000
EFFECTIVE July 1, 2000
H.B. 00-1138 Civil actions against family foster care providers - limited liability. Limits the civil liability of a foster care provider for any acts or omissions committed by a foster child in his or her care, unless a court determines that the foster care provider acted negligently and that such actions were a cause of injuries, damages, or losses.
Specifies that if a plaintiff who is a biological or adoptive parent or other relative of the foster child successfully brings an action against a foster care provider, any monetary compensation received by the plaintiff shall be deposited in a trust account at a federally licensed and insured financial institution, subject to the jurisdiction of the court, to be held in trust for the benefit of the foster care child.
APPROVED by Governor May 30, 2000
EFFECTIVE May 30, 2000
H.B. 00-1191 District court judges - salary - department of the treasury's authorization to withhold. Authorizes the department of the treasury to withhold the salary of a district court judge when the judge fails to rule in a timely manner if:
APPROVED by Governor March 17, 2000
EFFECTIVE March 17, 2000
H.B. 00-1208 Firearms manufacturers, importers, and dealers - civil suit - limitations. Prohibits any civil suit in tort, other than a products liability action, against a firearms or ammunition manufacturer, importer, or dealer for any remedy arising from any physical or emotional injury, physical damage, or death caused by the discharge of a firearm or ammunition, unless the plaintiff can prove by clear and convincing evidence that the damages were a result of the defendant's violation of a state or federal statute or regulation. Prohibits any type of action that would hold a firearms or ammunition manufacturer, importer, or dealer liable for the actions of another person. Instructs the court to dismiss any such prohibited civil action and to award reasonable attorney fees and court costs to each defendant named in the action.
APPROVED by Governor May 26, 2000
EFFECTIVE May 26, 2000
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