Colorado Code
Part 8 - Domestic Violence
§ 18-6-803.6. Duties of Peace Officers and Prosecuting Agencies - Preservation of Evidence
















(4.5) When a peace officer responds to a call or is otherwise responding to a report about an alleged offense involving domestic violence, as defined in section 18-6-800.3 (1), or other domestic dispute, the officer shall include in his or her written or oral report concerning such incident whether children may have seen or heard the alleged offense; except that, in the absence of bad faith, the failure of a peace officer to note that a child may have seen or heard the alleged offense shall not be grounds to dismiss the matter.


Source: L. 94: Entire section added. p. 2029, § 5, effective July 1. L. 95: (1) amended, p. 568, § 4, effective July 1. L. 98: (1) amended, p. 1231, § 2, effective July 1; (3)(a) amended, p. 1404, § 59, effective February 1, 1999. L. 2001: (4.5) added, p. 980, § 4, effective August 8.