Deep within the Colorado state Constitution and within the Denver Police Department’s policies lies a little known law designed to give preferential treatment to Legislators. In addition, the Constitution states that for no reason should a law maker be arrested in a way that would interfere with them working during session.
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These interesting laws may seem absurd but won’t likely be changed at any time soon.
The DUI portion states that if a lawmaker is pulled over and suspected of DUI they should be cited for the offense that got them pulled over and nothing else. In addition to letting the law maker go without DUI charges, the officer is to arrange for transportation for the Legislator. The only exception to this is when the DUI caused an accident that resulted in injury or death. [Read More...]