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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 1-45-118 (2026)

Severability

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If any provision of this article or the application thereof to any person or circumstances is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of the article which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of this article are declared to be severable.

Source: Initiated 96: Entire article R&RE, effective upon proclamation of the Governor, January 15, 1997. ARTICLE 46

Failure to Disclose a Deepfake in a Communication Concerning a Candidate for Elective Office

Editor's note: Section 4 of chapter 250 (HB 24-1147), Session Laws of Colorado 2024, provides that the act adding this article applies to communications distributed on or after July 1, 2024.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases, 1999–2004 · leading case: League of Women Voters of Colorado v. Davidson, 23 P.3d 1266 (Colo. Ct. App. 2001).
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League of Women Voters of Colorado v. Davidson, 23 P.3d 1266 (Colo. Ct. App. 2001). · cites it 3× “Section 1-45-118(4), C.R.S.2000. The primary sanction for violation of the Act, however, is criminal.”
Coffman v. Colorado Common Cause, 102 P.3d 999 (Colo. 2004). “" § 1-45-118(2), 1 C.R.S. (2002). While it is arguable that these penalties were reserved for violations of section 1-45-105.”
Citizens for Responsible Gov't State Political Action Comm. v. Buckley, 60 F. Supp. 2d 1066 (D. Colo. 1999). · cites it 4× “Colo.Rev.Stat. § 1-45-118. A severability clause creates a presumption that the General Assembly would have been satisfied with the portions of the statute that remain after the offending provisions are stricken as unconstitutional.”
Citizens for Respon. Gov. State Polit. v. Buckley, 60 F. Supp. 2d 1066 (D. Colo. 1999). · cites it 4× “Colo.Rev.Stat. § 1-45-118. A severability clause creates a presumption that the General Assembly would have been satisfied with the portions of the statute that remain after the offending provisions are stricken as unconstitutional.”
— Colo. Rev. Stat. § 1-45-118(2) — 1 case
Coffman v. Colorado Common Cause, 102 P.3d 999 (Colo. 2004). “" § 1-45-118(2), 1 C.R.S. (2002). While it is arguable that these penalties were reserved for violations of section 1-45-105.”
— Colo. Rev. Stat. § 1-45-118(4) — 1 case
League of Women Voters of Colorado v. Davidson, 23 P.3d 1266 (Colo. Ct. App. 2001). “Section 1-45-118(4), C.R.S.2000. The primary sanction for violation of the Act, however, is criminal.”
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