Colorado § 16-9-702 - Statewide discovery sharing system.
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§ 16-9-702. Statewide discovery sharing system.
(1) The Colorado district attorneys' council shall develop and maintain a statewide discovery sharing system integrated with its ACTION system. The statewide discovery sharing system must be operational by July 1, 2017. The Colorado district attorneys' council shall maintain and operate the system with the assistance of the discovery project steering committee created in section 16-9-701.
(2) The general assembly shall appropriate the necessary moneys from the general fund and the statewide discovery sharing system surcharge fund created in section 18-26-102 (2), C.R.S., to fund the development, continuing enhancement, and maintenance of the statewide discovery sharing system and maintenance and continuing enhancement of the existing ACTION system operated by the Colorado district attorneys' council. The judicial department shall allocate the appropriated moneys to the Colorado district attorneys' council for the development, continuing enhancement, and maintenance of the statewide discovery sharing system and the existing ACTION system.
(3) The Colorado district attorneys' council shall provide the judicial department financial reports regarding the statewide discovery sharing system. The judicial department shall use the reports in preparing its annual budget request. The reports must include the following:
(a) Actual expenditures of the moneys appropriated for the maintenance of the ACTION system and for the development, enhancement, implementation, and maintenance of the discovery sharing system so that the judicial department can include the expenditure data in its annual budget request. The judicial department shall require the Colorado district attorneys' council to provide the information in a format that is consistent with actual expenditures reported for other line item appropriations.
(b) The amount of state funding requested for the next fiscal year for such purpose, including a breakdown and justification for the amount requested.
Source: L. 2014: Entire section added, (SB 14-190), ch. 275, p. 1107, § 3, effective May 29. L. 2016: (1) amended, (SB 16-091), ch. 52, p. 122, § 2, effective August 10.
Cross references: For the legislative declaration in SB 14-190, see section 1 of chapter 275, Session Laws of Colorado 2014.
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