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2020 Colorado Revised Statutes
Title 30 - Government - County
Article 10. County Officers
Cross references: For election and terms of county officers, see §§ 6 and 8 of art. XIV,
Colo. Const., and §§ 1-4-205 and 1-4-206; for prohibited appointments by outgoing officers, see § 24-50-402; for provisions regarding official bonds, see article 13 of title 24; for standards of conduct for county officials, see article 18 of title 24.
PART 1 GENERAL PROVISIONS
- Section 30-10-101. Offices - inspection of records - failure to comply - penalty.
- Section 30-10-102. All money delivered to treasurer - penalty for failure.
- Section 30-10-103. Copies prima facie evidence.
- Section 30-10-104. Resignations of officers, to whom made.
- Section 30-10-105. When office becomes vacant.
- Section 30-10-106. Substitute officers have same powers and compensation.
- Section 30-10-107. Penalty for refusing to qualify.
- Section 30-10-108. Fines appropriated to school fund of county.
- Section 30-10-109. Office hours.
- Section 30-10-110. Bonds or insurance of officers - oath or affirmation.
- Section 30-10-111. Oath of deputy.
- Section 30-10-112. Officer to act until successor qualifies.
- Section 30-10-113. Contribution limits for county offices - definitions.
Cross references: For powers and functions of a board of county commissioners, see
part 1 of article 11 of this title.
- Section 30-10-301. Oath or affirmation of commissioners.
- Section 30-10-302. County seal - open meetings - rules.
- Section 30-10-303. Meetings of board.
- Section 30-10-304. Meetings of board in counties over one hundred thousand.
- Section 30-10-305. Penalty for absence from meetings in counties over one hundred thousand.
- Section 30-10-306. Commissioners' districts - vacancies.
- Section 30-10-306.5. Procedure to increase number of county commissioners.
- Section 30-10-306.7. Procedure for electing county commissioners.
- Section 30-10-307. Chairman - temporary chairman.
- Section 30-10-308. Oaths administered and orders signed by chairman.
- Section 30-10-309. County commissioner vacancies. (Repealed)
- Section 30-10-310. Committee of commissioners - report.
- Section 30-10-311. Bonds or insurance of county commissioners.
- Section 30-10-312. Amount of bond or insurance - county commissioners.
- Section 30-10-313. Bond executed or insurance purchased before duties assumed.
- Section 30-10-314. Where bond filed.
- Section 30-10-315. Penalty for acting without bond or insurance.
- Section 30-10-316. Suits on bond or insurance.
- Section 30-10-317. County to recover all damages - execution against body.
- Section 30-10-318. Recovery for all damage - liability.
- Section 30-10-319. Clerk of board - duties.
- Section 30-10-320. Clerk to designate amount - copies of records.
- Section 30-10-321. Orders - dated and numbered - records of issuance.
- Section 30-10-322. Penalty for failure to perform duty.
Cross references: For fees of county clerk and recorders, see § 30-1-103.
- Section 30-10-401. County clerk - term - bond - insurance.
- Section 30-10-402. Clerk for board of commissioners.
- Section 30-10-403. Deputy clerk - duties.
- Section 30-10-404. Vacancy in office - how filled.
- Section 30-10-405. Office at county seat - seal - records.
- Section 30-10-405.5. Electronic filings.
- Section 30-10-406. County clerk and recorder - duties - filing requirements.
- Section 30-10-406.5. Redaction of first five digits of social security numbers on public documents.
- Section 30-10-407. Microfilm and optical imaging records - when - standards for optical imaging systems.
- Section 30-10-408. Grantor and grantee indices to be kept by county clerk and recorder.
- Section 30-10-409. Reception book - form - contents - acceptance for recording.
- Section 30-10-410. File of plats or maps - index - names.
- Section 30-10-411. Index of records - grantors - grantees. (Repealed)
- Section 30-10-412. Recording of papers in bankruptcy. (Repealed)
- Section 30-10-413. Certified copies prima facie evidence.
- Section 30-10-414. Abstract of deeds - contents. (Repealed)
- Section 30-10-415. Tax sales excepted.
- Section 30-10-416. Clerk to administer oaths or affirmations - take affidavit or deposition.
- Section 30-10-417. False oaths, perjury.
- Section 30-10-418. Fees of county clerk and recorder for administering oaths.
- Section 30-10-419. Writs of attachment recorded. (Repealed)
- Section 30-10-420. Maintenance of trade name registration.
- Section 30-10-421. Filing surcharge - definitions.
- Section 30-10-422. Clerk and recorder technology fund. (Repealed)
- Section 30-10-423. Clerk and recorder technology panel - creation - powers - repeal. (Repealed)
- Section 30-10-424. Uniform administration - secretary of state. (Repealed)
Cross references: For sheriffs' fees, see § 30-1-104.
Law reviews: For article, "County Sheriffs in Colorado: Beyond the Myth", see 38 Colo. Law. 19 (Feb. 2009).
- Section 30-10-501. Sheriff - election - bond - insurance.
- Section 30-10-501.5. Qualifications.
- Section 30-10-501.6. Training.
- Section 30-10-501.7. Enforcement.
- Section 30-10-502. Form of bond.
- Section 30-10-503. Sheriff assumes duties - when.
- Section 30-10-504. Undersheriff - duties - vacancy.
- Section 30-10-505. Vacancy in office - powers of undersheriff.
- Section 30-10-506. Deputies.
- Section 30-10-507. Liability of sheriff for deputy. (Repealed)
- Section 30-10-508. Executor of sheriff liable. (Repealed)
- Section 30-10-509. Liability of sheriff for neglect.
- Section 30-10-510. Appointment and revocation. (Repealed)
- Section 30-10-511. Sheriff custodian of jail.
- Section 30-10-512. Sheriff to act as fire warden.
- Section 30-10-513. Duties of sheriff - coordination of fire suppression efforts for forest, prairie, or wildland fire - expenses.
- Section 30-10-513.5. Authority of sheriff relating to fires within unincorporated areas of county - liability for expenses.
- Section 30-10-514. Sheriff to transport prisoners.
- Section 30-10-515. Sheriff to execute writs - attend court.
- Section 30-10-516. Sheriffs to preserve peace - command aid.
- Section 30-10-517. Outgoing sheriff may proceed with writs.
- Section 30-10-518. Coroner when acting as sheriff.
- Section 30-10-519. Service on sheriff, made how.
- Section 30-10-520. Sheriff not to act as attorney.
- Section 30-10-521. Illegal fees - penalty.
- Section 30-10-522. Actions against sheriff - sureties liable - when.
- Section 30-10-523. Sheriff - permits for concealed handguns.
- Section 30-10-524. Sheriff to provide identification cards to retired peace officers upon request - definitions.
- Section 30-10-525. Disclosure of knowing misrepresentation by a peace officer required disclosure waivers - reports - definitions.
- Section 30-10-526. Sheriff office hiring - required use of waiver - definitions.
- Section 30-10-527. Mental health professionals - grant applications encouraged - definition - repeal.
Cross references: For fees and compensation of coroners, see § 30-2-108.
- Section 30-10-601. Coroner - election - bond - insurance - authority.
- Section 30-10-601.5. Qualifications - fingerprints.
- Section 30-10-601.6. Coroners standards and training board.
- Section 30-10-601.7. Duties of the Colorado coroners standards and training board.
- Section 30-10-601.8. Training - fees - coroner training fund.
- Section 30-10-601.9. Enforcement.
- Section 30-10-602. Coroner and deputy coroner - duties - oath or affirmation - bond insurance.
- Section 30-10-603. Deputy coroner - appointment.
- Section 30-10-604. Coroner shall act as sheriff, when.
- Section 30-10-605. When sheriff a party or disqualified.
- Section 30-10-606. Coroner - inquiry - grounds - postmortem - jury - certificate of death.
- Section 30-10-606.5. When autopsy performed - jurisdiction - qualifications to perform definition.
- Section 30-10-607. Talesmen - oath. (Repealed)
- Section 30-10-608. Coroner may issue subpoenas.
- Section 30-10-609. Physicians summoned - compensation. (Repealed)
- Section 30-10-610. Oath of witnesses.
- Section 30-10-611. Testimony written and subscribed - fees.
- Section 30-10-612. Verdict of jury - form.
- Section 30-10-613. When verdict kept secret.
- Section 30-10-614. Coroner may order arrest - warrant.
- Section 30-10-615. Warrant - effect.
- Section 30-10-616. Contents of warrant.
- Section 30-10-617. Coroner to make return to district court.
- Section 30-10-618. Burial expenses - when paid by county.
- Section 30-10-619. Conflicts of interest of county coroners.
- Section 30-10-620. Corneal tissue - taking authorized. (Repealed)
- Section 30-10-621. Removal of pituitary gland - authorization. (Repealed)
- Section 30-10-622. Unidentified human remains - DNA samples.
- Section 30-10-623. Department of corrections - reimbursement for expenses of coroner.
Cross references: For county treasurer's fees, see § 30-1-102.
- Section 30-10-701. Election - term - bond - insurance.
- Section 30-10-702. Term of office.
- Section 30-10-703. Form of bond.
- Section 30-10-704. Chief deputy treasurer - duties.
- Section 30-10-705. Vacancy in office - how filled.
- Section 30-10-706. Officers who cannot be treasurer.
- Section 30-10-707. Treasurer to receive and pay moneys.
- Section 30-10-708. Deposit of funds in banks and savings and loan associations.
- Section 30-10-709. Treasurer to keep accounts - settlement of accounts - resolution of findings - report to board of county commissioners - contempt.
- Section 30-10-710. Apportionment and separation of funds.
- Section 30-10-711. Payment of warrants - call published.
- Section 30-10-712. Funds payable in order of presentment.
- Section 30-10-713. Delivery of books to successor - penalty.
- Section 30-10-714. Treasurer collector of taxes.
- Section 30-10-715. Treasurer to issue receipt for money collected.
- Section 30-10-716. Treasurer to assess property, when.
- Section 30-10-717. Cash book - open to inspection. (Repealed)
- Section 30-10-718. Registry of orders - open to inspection.
- Section 30-10-719. Charge to grand jury. (Repealed)
- Section 30-10-720. Committee to investigate accounts of treasurer. (Repealed)
- Section 30-10-721. Investigation of accounts - report. (Repealed)
- Section 30-10-722. Committee appointed once in three months only. (Repealed)
- Section 30-10-723. Committee power to examine witnesses. (Repealed)
- Section 30-10-724. Committee to examine books and accounts. (Repealed)
- Section 30-10-725. Refusal of treasurer to answer - contempt. (Repealed)
- Section 30-10-726. Failure of treasurer to perform duties - penalty.
- Section 30-10-801. Assessor - election - bond - insurance - term - oath or affirmation.
- Section 30-10-802. Assessment district - deputy in each - oath or affirmation - bond.
- Section 30-10-803. Office and supplies - expenses.
- Section 30-10-804. Assistants - refusal to furnish - appeal. (Repealed)
- Section 30-10-805. Expenses of assessor. (Repealed)
- Section 30-10-901. Surveyor - election - bond - insurance.
- Section 30-10-902. Deputies - certificates admitted as evidence.
- Section 30-10-903. Duties and powers of the county surveyor.
- Section 30-10-904. Vacancy - how filled.
- Section 30-10-905. Remuneration - expenses.
- Section 30-10-906. Disputed boundaries - notice - establishment of legal corner monument.
- Section 30-10-907. County surveyor to administer oaths.
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