Criminal Law: Legislative and Pandemic-Related Updates - In-Person
Join the CBA Criminal Law Section for an afternoon of updates covering the history, passage, and implementation of the 2021 Misdemeanor Reform Bill (SB21-271), other legislative updates from the 2021 and 2022 sessions, and a judicial panel discussing the ongoing impacts on COVID-19 on criminal dockets, trials, and courts.
Home studies will be available approximately 2-3 weeks following the live program.
For your own safety, the safety of others, and in an effort to provide everyone with the most rewarding in-person meeting and event experiences possible, we request that you attend this event only if you have been fully vaccinated. All attendees must wear masks for indoor events unless attendees can maintain a distance of six feet from each other, in which case masks may be removed. Masks may also be removed by an attendee, briefly, when they are speaking, eating, or drinking.
Depending on CDC and/or state or local health guidelines, a rise in COVID-19 cases, or other circumstances that may threaten the well-being of our attendees, CBA-CLE reserves the right to convert to a fully virtual event.
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2:00 – 2:50 pm
Welcome
Judicial Panel: How are Courts Triaging Cases and Dockets as the Pandemic Continues?
Panelists and Moderator TBA
2:50 – 3:20 pm
2021 & 2022 Legislative Updates
The 2022 legislative session was very active, although very different from other years. The legal community has a voice in the process through the Colorado Bar Association’s Legislative Policy Committee and through the daily work of the CBA’s Director of Legislative Relations, Tyler Mounsey.
Tyler will walk participants through the nature of the most recent session, the bills that have been introduced, bills that have moved forward and those that have not, and will speak in-depth on those that impact the legal profession. Tyler is in continuous contact with legislative liaisons from all CBA sections and will speak to their considerations on bills, their learnings from the process, and how the legal community can continue to participate in these decisions that impact the entire state.
Tyler’s presentation materials will be links to important legislation and policy that all attorneys in Colorado should be aware of.
Presented by Tyler Mounsey, Director of Legislative Relations, Colorado Bar Association
3:20 – 3:30 pm
Stretch Break
3:30 – 5:00 pm
Key Changes from SB21-271 (and 2022 Updates) and How it Impacts Criminal Practitioners in the Courtroom
The History and Process (45 minutes)
- How the change came about
- The process used by the CCJI task force
- The new sentencing structure
- Next steps
Presented by Michael Dougherty, Esq., District Attorney, 20th Judicial District, and Rick Kornfeld, Esq., Recht Kornfeld PC
The Nuts and Bolts (45 minutes)
- Changes to crime levels
- Sentencing changes
- Changes to jail time/credit
Presented by Timothy Lane, Esq., Staff Attorney and Legislative Liaison and Policy Analyst, Colorado District Attorneys’ Council (CDAC)
5:00 pm
Adjourn to Happy Hour with CBA Criminal Law Section
Registration Fees
| Non Member | $389.00 |
| CBA Member | $289.00 |
| CBA Criminal Law Section Member | $229.00 |
| Paralegal/Legal Support Staff | $144.50 |
| Active Military | $144.50 |
| Public Service/Government | $144.50 |
| New Lawyer Edge Partner | $144.50 |
| Student Currently Enrolled in Law School | $0.00 |
| CLEACCESSPASS--ELITE Pass Holder | $0.00 |
- General Credits: 3.00
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