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1972 LEGISLATIVE DIGESTThe following is a digest of legislation of importance to lawyers, enacted by the 1972 Colorado General Assembly. It was prepared for The Colorado Lawyer by Sheldon E. Friedman, Denver. Mr. Friedman is chairman of the CBA Legislative Committee, and has very kindly included a chapter reference to the 1972 Session Laws for each entry in the digest.Bill No.SubjectSession Law Chapter No.SummarySenateS.B. 1Children's Code---stepparent adoptions.22Clarifies that the court may enter a final decree in a stepparent adoption case at the time of the hearing and need not wait 6 months after the hearing to enter the decree as is required in other adoption cases.S.B. 35County planning---subdivision regulation---Colorado land use commission.106Revises the definition of "subdivision" to include any division of land into 2 (instead of 5) or more parcels, separate interests, or interests in common, but excludes various divisions of land parcels as well as provides that counties must adopt subdivision regulations not later than September 1, 1972, setting forth certain requirements in connection therewith.S.B. 44Code of criminal procedures.39Substantial recodification of Chapter 39 covering criminal procedure, involving all except articles 17, 18 and 20 through 24 of the chapter. Some areas in which significant changes were made in existing law include arrest---search and seizure; release from custody pending final adjudication; pleadings---trial preparation---trial and other provisions.36Bill No.SubjectChapter No.SummaryS.B. 52Health---water pollution control commission.66Authorizes officials of the water pollution control commission to enforce the misdemeanor provisions relating to waste disposal in or near state waters.S.B. 55Crimes and punishment---amendments to Colorado Criminal Code.40Contains miscsellaneous substantive amendments to the Colorado Criminal Code which went into effect on July 1, 1972.S.B. 57Real estate brokers and salesmen---licensing exemptions.117The definition of real estate broker or salesman, involving the need for licensing, is rewritten as it pertains to exemptions of corporation and corporate personnel.S.B. 18Legislative apportion--- ment---state...