Colorado Constitution
Article V, § 16 — Privileges of members
Colorado Const. art. V, § 16
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Colo. Const. art. V, § 16.
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The members of the general assembly shall, in all cases except treason or felony, be privileged from arrest during their attendance at the sessions of their respective houses, or any committees thereof, and in going to and returning from the same; and for any speech or debate in either house, or any committees thereof, they shall not be questioned in any other place.
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History
Entire article added, effective August 1, 1876, see L. 1877, p. 39. L. 74: Entire section amended, p. 449, effective January 1, 1975. | Editor's note: The Governor's proclamation date in 1974 was December 20, 1974.
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