The Denver Post: Gov. Jared Polis on Monday signed a bill into law that seeks to ensure municipal court defendants have access to attorneys, along with providing other transparency measures that advocates argue are necessary to ensure civil liberties are protected.

House Bill 1134, dubbed the Fairness and Transparency in Municipal Court Act, also bans city courts that don’t document their proceedings from sending people to jail.

The legislation, sponsored by four Democrats, marks a second stab at codifying protections for municipal defendants after Polis vetoed a similar bill last year.

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