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Issue Briefs

Extreme Risk Protection Orders (19-08)

Subject:
Courts & Judicial
Crimes, Corrections, & Enforcement
Published:
March 28, 2019
Agency:
Legislative Council Staff

This issue brief provides an overview of extreme risk protection orders, including what they are, how they are used, and how Colorado's proposed law compares to other states.  It also addresses other types of protection orders authorized in Colorado law.