Article XXIX — Ethics
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Colo. Const. art. XXIX, § 1 Purposes and Findings.
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(1) The people of the state of Colorado hereby find and declare that: (a) The conduct of public officers, members of the general assembly, local government officials, and government employees must hold the respect and confidence of the people; (b) They shall carry out their dutie…
Colo. Const. art. XXIX, § 2 Definitions.
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As used in this article, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) "Government employee" means any employee, including independent contractors, of the state executive branch, the state legislative branch, a state agency, a public institution of higher education, or any local gov…
Colo. Const. art. XXIX, § 3 Gift ban.
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(1) No public officer, member of the general assembly, local government official, or government employee shall accept or receive any money, forbearance, or forgiveness of indebtedness from any person, without such person receiving lawful consideration of equal or greater value in…
Colo. Const. art. XXIX, § 4 Restrictions on representation after leaving office.
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Restrictions on representation after leaving office. No statewide elected officeholder or member of the general assembly shall personally represent another person or entity for compensation before any other statewide elected officeholder or member of the general assembly, for a p…
Colo. Const. art. XXIX, § 5 Independent ethics commission.
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(1) There is hereby created an independent ethics commission to be composed of five members. The purpose of the independent ethics commission shall be to hear complaints, issue findings, and assess penalties, and also to issue advisory opinions, on ethics issues arising under thi…
Colo. Const. art. XXIX, § 6 Penalty.
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Any public officer, member of the general assembly, local government official or government employee who breaches the public trust for private gain and any person or entity inducing such breach shall be liable to the state or local jurisdiction for double the amount of the financ…
Colo. Const. art. XXIX, § 7 Counties and Municipalities.
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Any county or municipality may adopt ordinances or charter provisions with respect to ethics matters that are more stringent than any of the provisions contained in this article. The requirements of this article shall not apply to home rule counties or home rule municipalities th…
Colo. Const. art. XXIX, § 8 Conflicting provisions declared inapplicable.
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Any provisions in the statutes of this state in conflict or inconsistent with this article are hereby declared to be preempted by this article and inapplicable to the matters covered by and provided for in this article.
Colo. Const. art. XXIX, § 9 Legislation to facilitate article.
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Legislation may be enacted to facilitate the operation of this article, but in no way shall such legislation limit or restrict the provisions of this article or the powers herein granted.