2016 Colorado Revised Statutes
Title 12 - Professions and Occupations
General - Continued
Article 47 - Alcohol Beverages
Part 9 - Unlawful Acts - Enforcement
§ 12-47-904. Duties of inspectors and police officers

(1) The inspectors of the liquor enforcement division and their supervisors, while actually engaged in performing their duties and while acting under proper orders or regulations, shall have and exercise all the powers vested in peace officers of this state. In the exercise of their duties, such inspectors and their supervisors shall have the power to arrest. Such inspectors and their supervisors shall also have the authority to issue summons for violations of the provisions of this article and articles 46 and 48 of this title.

(2) It is the duty of all sheriffs and police officers to enforce the provisions of this article and articles 46 and 48 of this title and the rules and regulations made pursuant to said articles and to arrest and complain against any person violating any of the provisions of this article or rules and regulations pertaining thereto. It is the duty of the district attorney of the respective judicial districts of this state to prosecute all violations of said articles in the manner and form as is now provided by law for the prosecution of crimes and misdemeanors, and it is a violation of said articles for any such person, knowingly, to fail to perform any duties pursuant to this section.