Colorado § 2-3-701 - Function of committee - statute revision.
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§ 2-3-701. Function of committee - statute revision.
(1) With respect to statute revision, it is the function of the committee on legal services:
(a) Repealed.
(b) To supervise and direct the activities of the revisor; and to exercise the powers and to perform the duties and functions prescribed in articles 4 and 5 of this title, concerning the preparation and publication of the statutes of this state and other materials, and as prescribed in part 2 of article 70 of title 24, C.R.S., concerning the preparation and publication of the session laws of this state.
Source: L. 69: p. 465, § 2. C.R.S. 1963: § 63-3-11. L. 88: (1)(a) repealed, p. 313, § 24, effective May 23.
ANNOTATION
Law reviews. For article, "Colorado Statutes: Past, Present and Future", see 33 Rocky Mt. L. Rev. 36 (1960).
Annotator's note. The following annotations include cases decided under former provisions similar to this section.
The committee is a legislative instrumentality created by this part of article 3 of title 2 for a service to the general assembly. In re Interrogatories of House of Representatives, 127 Colo. 160, 254 P.2d 853 (1953).
And its work in collecting, compiling, editing, and preparing the statutes as directed, is without effect standing alone. In re Interrogatories of House of Representatives, 127 Colo. 160, 254 P.2d 853 (1953).
In a sense, its province is clearly intended to be that of compiling and arranging the details for the general assembly. In re Interrogatories of House of Representatives, 127 Colo. 160, 254 P.2d 853 (1953).
And the action of the general assembly, as taken in its consideration, adoption, and approval of the work of the committee is final, definite and conclusive. In re Interrogatories of House of Representatives, 127 Colo. 160, 254 P.2d 853 (1953).
All authority delegated to the committee is subject to the final approval or withdrawal by the general assembly. In re Interrogatories of House of Representatives, 127 Colo. 160, 254 P.2d 853 (1953).
Source: official Colorado text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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