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Colorado Constitution, Article XVIII

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Article XVIII, Miscellaneous

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All articles368 Art. I0 Art. II35 Art. III0 Art. IV23 Art. V63 Art. VI26 Art. VII13 Art. VIII5 Art. IX17 Art. X22 Art. XI11 Art. XII15 Art. XIII3 Art. XIV18 Art. XV15 Art. XVI8 Art. XVII5 Art. XVIII18 Art. XIX2 Art. XX13 Art. XXI4 Art. XXII1 Art. XXIII1 Art. XXIV9 Art. XXV0 Art. XXVI5 Art. XXVII10 Art. XXVIII17 Art. XXIX9

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Colo. Const. art. XVIII, § 1 Homestead and Exemption Laws.
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The general assembly shall pass liberal homestead and exemption laws.
Colo. Const. art. XVIII, § 2 Lotteries Prohibited Exceptions.
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(1) The general assembly shall have no power to authorize lotteries for any purpose; except that the conducting of such games of chance as provided in subsections (2) to (4) of this section shall be lawful on and after January 1, 1959, and the conducting of statesupervised lotte…
Colo. Const. art. XVIII, § 3 Arbitration Laws.
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It shall be the duty of the general assembly to pass such laws as may be necessary and proper to decide differences by arbitrators, to be appointed by mutual agreement of the parties to any controversy who may choose that mode of adjustment. The powers and duties of such arbitrat…
Colo. Const. art. XVIII, § 4 Felony Defined.
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The term felony, wherever it may occur in this constitution, or the laws of the state, shall be construed to mean any criminal offense punishable by death or imprisonment in the penitentiary, and none other.

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Colo. Const. art. XVIII, § 5 Spurious and Drugged Liquors Laws Concerning.

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[Repealed.]

Colo. Const. art. XVIII, § 6 Preservation of Forests.

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The general assembly shall enact laws in order to prevent the destruction of, and to keep in good preservation, the forests upon the lands of the state, or upon lands of the public domain, the control of which shall be conferred by congress upon the state.

Colo. Const. art. XVIII, § 7 Land Value Increase Arboreal Planting Exempt.

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[Repealed.]

Colo. Const. art. XVIII, § 8 Publication of Laws.

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The general assembly shall provide for the publication of the laws passed at each session thereof.

Colo. Const. art. XVIII, § 9a U.S. Senators and Representatives - Limitations on Terms.

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(1) In order to broaden the opportunities for public service and to assure that members of the United States Congress from Colorado are representative of and responsive to Colorado citizens, no United States Senator from Colorado shall serve more than two consecutive terms in the…

Colo. Const. art. XVIII, § 9 Limited Gaming Permitted.

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(1) Any provisions of section 2 of this article XVIII or any other provisions of this constitution to the contrary notwithstanding, limited gaming in the City of Central, the City of Black Hawk, and the City of Cripple Creek shall be lawful as of October 1, 1991. (2) The administ…

Colo. Const. art. XVIII, § 10 Severability of Constitutional Provisions.

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If any provision of any section of any article in this constitution is found by a court of competent jurisdiction to be unconstitutional, the remaining provisions are valid unless the court holds that the valid provisions are so essentially and inseparably connected with, and so …

Colo. Const. art. XVIII, § 11 Elected Government Officials Limitation on Terms.

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(1) In order to broaden the opportunities for public service and to assure that elected officials of governments are responsive to the citizens of those governments, no nonjudicial elected official of any county, city and county, city, town, school district, service authority, or…

Colo. Const. art. XVIII, § 12a Section 12a

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Congressional Term Limits Declaration. (1) Information for voters about candidates' decisions to term limit themselves is more important than party labeling, therefore, any candidate seeking to be elected to the United States Congress shall be allowed, but not required, to submit…

Colo. Const. art. XVIII, § 12b Prohibited Methods of Taking Wildlife.

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(1) It shall be unlawful to take wildlife with any leghold trap, any instant kill body-gripping design trap, or by poison or snare in the state of Colorado. (2) The provisions of subsection (1) of this section shall not prohibit: (a) The taking of wildlife by use of the devices o…

Colo. Const. art. XVIII, § 12 Section 12

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[Repealed.]

Colo. Const. art. XVIII, § 14 Medical use of marijuana for persons suffering from debilitating medical conditions.

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(1) As used in this section, these terms are defined as follows: (a) "Debilitating medical condition" means: (I) Cancer, glaucoma, positive status for human immunodeficiency virus, or acquired immune deficiency syndrome, or treatment for such conditions; (II) A chronic or debilit…

Colo. Const. art. XVIII, § 15 Section 15

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State minimum wage rate Effective January 1, 2017, Colorado's minimum wage is increased to $9.30 per hour and is increased annually by 0.90 each January 1 until it reaches $12 per hour effective January 2020, and thereafter is adjusted annually for cost of living increases, as me…

Colo. Const. art. XVIII, § 16 Section 16

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(1) PURPOSE AND FINDINGS. (a) In the interest of the efficient use of law enforcement resources, enhancing revenue for public purposes, and individual freedom, the people of the state of Colorado find and declare that the use of marijuana should be legal for persons twenty-one ye…