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Colorado is just one of 17 states and the District of Columbia who have a few version of a red flag law. Kopel said it will ultimately be up to courts to decide whether or not it’s unconstitutional. Frattaroli said Colorado’s law is similar to other states, for the most part. But he thinks it does violate due process in a “common-sense way. In order for an extreme risk protection order to be considered by the court, a petitioner would have to fill out paperwork, go to court to submit it and then appear in front of a judge to have the case heard, Frattaroli said.
Colorado is just one of 17 states and the District of Columbia who have a few version of a red flag law. Kopel said it will ultimately be up to courts to decide whether or not it’s unconstitutional. Frattaroli said Colorado’s law is similar to other states, for the most part. But he thinks it does violate due process in a “common-sense way. In order for an extreme risk protection order to be considered by the court, a petitioner would have to fill out paperwork, go to court to submit it and then appear in front of a judge to have the case heard, Frattaroli said.