Results for Proposed Initiative #170 (original) (raw)

Ballot Title Setting Board

2023-2024

The title as designated and fixed by the Board is as follows:

A change to the Colorado Revised Statutes limiting an attorney's contingency fee in a personal injury or wrongful death case to no more than 25% of the total amount awarded to the client regardless of whether the contingent fee is stated as a fixed amount or a percentage.

The ballot title and submission clause as designated and fixed by the Board is as follows:

Shall there be a change to the Colorado Revised Statutes limiting an attorney's contingency fee in a personal injury or wrongful death case to no more than 25% of the total amount awarded to the client regardless of whether the contingent fee is stated as a fixed amount or a percentage?

Hearing February 21, 2024

Single subject approved; staff draft amended; titles set.
Board members: Theresa Conley, Jeremiah Barry, Kurt Morrison
Hearing adjourned 3:46 PM.

* Unofficially captioned "Limit on Contingency Fees" by legislative staff for tracking purposes. This caption is not part of the titles set by the Board.