Colo. Rev. Stat. § 44-33-102
Legislative declaration.
Effective Jul 1, 2023L. 2018: Entire article added with relocations, (SB 18-035), ch. 15, p. 252, § 2, effective October 1. L. 2022: (1)(c) and (1)(f) amended, (HB 22-1412), ch. 405, p. 2876, § 12, effective July 1, 2023.
(1) The general assembly hereby finds and declares that:
- (a) Parents should provide financial support to their minor children who cannot care for themselves;
- (b) The state should intervene when parents fail to meet their support obligations;
- (c) Children are adversely affected when parents divert their financial support to limited gaming, sports betting, and pari-mutuel wagering;
- (d) A parent's winnings from money diverted from a child's support should be applied to the parent's outstanding support obligations;
- (e) Section 44-30-102 (1)(c) of the Limited Gaming Act of 1991 recognizes that the limited gaming industry must be assisted in protecting the general welfare of the people of the state;
- (f) Victims of crime and all the people of the state are adversely affected when criminal offenders divert restitution to limited gaming, sports betting, and pari-mutuel wagering;
- (g) A criminal offender's winnings from money diverted from restitution should be applied to the offender's outstanding criminal court obligations;
- (h) An uncollected debt to the state should be deducted from a person's winnings.
Source: L. 2018: Entire article added with relocations, (SB 18-035), ch. 15, p. 252, § 2, effective October 1. L. 2022: (1)(c) and (1)(f) amended, (HB 22-1412), ch. 405, p. 2876, § 12, effective July 1, 2023.
Editor's note: This section is similar to former § 24-35-602 as it existed prior to 2018.