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CO Code § 30-10-527 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 30 - Government - County|Article 10 - County Officers|Part 5 - Sheriff|§ 30-10-527. Behavioral Health Professionals - Grant Applications Encouraged - Definition - Repeal

  Each sheriff is encouraged to adopt a policy whereby mental health professionals, to the extent practicable, provide:   On-scene response services to support deputy sheriffs' handling of persons with mental health disorders; and    Counseling services to deputy sheriffs.       In implementing a policy as described in subsection (1) of this section, a sheriff shall not require a mental health professional to counsel both a person with a mental health disorder and a deputy sheriff if, in the judgment of the mental health professional, doing so would constitute a conflict of interest or a breach of a professional code of ethics.    For the purposes of this section, each sheriff's office is encouraged to apply annually for a grant from the peace officers behavioral health support and community partnerships grant program created in section 24-32-3501.    As used in this section, ”mental health professional“ means a mental health professional licensed to practice medicine pursuant to article 240 of title 12 or a person licensed as a mental health professional pursuant to article 245 of title 12.    This section is repealed, effective September 1, 2027.     History. Source: L. 2017: Entire section added,(HB 17-1215), ch. 150, p. 506, § 1, effective August 9. L. 2019: (4) amended,(HB 19-1172), ch. 136, p. 1718, § 211, effective October 1. L. 2021: (3) amended,(HB 21-1030), ch. 354, p. 2306, § 3, effective September 7.    Cross references:   For the legislative declaration in HB 21-1030, see section 1 of chapter 354, Session Laws of Colorado 2021.
CO Code § 30-10-601 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 30 - Government - County|Article 10 - County Officers|Part 6 - Coroner|§ 30-10-601. Coroner - Election - Bond - Insurance - Authority

     Repealed.    A coroner shall be elected in each county for the term of four years, who, except as provided in subsection (1.5) of this section, before entering upon the duties of office, shall give bond to the people of the state of Colorado of not less than twenty-five thousand dollars, with sufficient sureties, to be approved by the board of county commissioners or, if the board is not in session, by the county clerk and recorder, subject to the approval of such board, the condition of which bond shall be in substance the same as that given by the sheriff. Such bond shall be filed with the county clerk and recorder of the proper county. (1.5) In lieu of the bond required by subsection (1) of this section, a county may purchase crime insurance coverage in an amount not less than twenty-five thousand dollars on behalf of the coroner to protect the people of the county from any malfeasance on the part of the coroner while in office.       The coroner may declare an individual dead if the coroner finds the individual has sustained irreversible cessation of circulatory and respiratory function.     History. Source: G.L. § 507. G.S. § 611. R.S. 08: § 1294. C.L. § 8769. CSA: C. 45, § 116. CRS 53: § 35-6-1 . L. 56: P. 129, § 3. C.R.S. 1963: § 35-6-1 . L. 81: Entire section amended, p. 1439, § 1, effective June 4. L. 89: (1) amended, p. 1275, § 2, effective April 18. L. 2003: (1)(a) repealed, p. 1834, § 4, effective August 6; (1)(a)(II) added by revision, pp. 1834, 1835, §§ 4, 5. L. 2010: Entire section amended,(HB 10-1062), ch. 161, p. 561, § 21, effective August 11.    Cross references:   For the definition of death, see § 12-240-140 .
CO Code § 30-10-601.5 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 30 - Government - County|Article 10 - County Officers|Part 6 - Coroner|§ 30-10-601.5. Qualifications - Fingerprints

  A person is eligible to hold the office of coroner if the person:   Is a citizen of the United States and a resident of the state of Colorado and of the county in which the person will hold the office of coroner;    Has earned a high school diploma or its equivalent or a college degree; and    Has given a set of fingerprints in accordance with subsection (2) of this section.         A person who is nominated by a political party or for whom a nominating petition is filed for the office of coroner shall have a complete set of fingerprints taken by a qualified law enforcement agency and submit proof of such fingerprinting when filing a written acceptance pursuant to section 1-4-601 (3), 1-4-906, or part 10 of article 4 of title 1.    A person wishing to be a write-in candidate for the office of coroner shall have a complete set of fingerprints taken by a qualified law enforcement agency and submit proof of such fingerprinting when filing an affidavit of intent pursuant to section 1-4-1101, C.R.S.    A board of county commissioners shall not appoint a person to fill a vacancy in the office of coroner unless the person has had a complete set of fingerprints taken by a qualified law enforcement agency and has submitted proof of such fingerprinting to the board.         A law enforcement agency that takes fingerprints in accordance with subsection (2) of this section shall forward the fingerprints to the Colorado bureau of investigation for the purpose of conducting a state and national fingerprint-based criminal history record check utilizing the records of the Colorado bureau of investigation and the federal bureau of investigation. The Colorado bureau of investigation shall report the results of the criminal history record check to the county clerk and recorder of the county in which the person has been nominated for or is to be appointed to the office of coroner.    A person who has been convicted of or pleaded guilty or entered a plea of nolo contendere to any felony charge under federal or state law is unqualified for the office of coroner unless pardoned. The results of the criminal history record check performed in accordance with this subsection (3) shall be confidential; except that the county clerk and recorder may disclose whether a person is qualified or unqualified for the office of coroner.        History. Source: L. 2003: Entire section added, p. 1831, § 3, effective August 6. L. 2017: (2)(a) amended, (SB 17-209), ch. 234, p. 964, § 12, effective August 9.
CO Code § 30-10-601.7 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 30 - Government - County|Article 10 - County Officers|Part 6 - Coroner|§ 30-10-601.7. Duties of the Colorado Coroners Standards and Training Board

  In addition to its other duties set forth in this part 6, the C.C.S.T. board shall:   Develop a curriculum for a forty-hour training course for new coroners and approve the qualifications of the instructors who teach the course;    Approve training providers to certify coroners in basic medical-legal death investigation pursuant to section 30-10-601.8 (2); and    Approve training providers and programs used to fulfill the annual twenty-hour in-service training requirement specified in section 30-10-601.8 (3).        History. Source: L. 2003: Entire section added, p. 1833, § 3, effective August 6. L. 2014: (1)(c) amended, (HB 14-1380), ch. 376, p. 1794, § 2, effective July 1.
CO Code § 30-10-601.8 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 30 - Government - County|Article 10 - County Officers|Part 6 - Coroner|§ 30-10-601.8. Training - Fees - Coroner Training Fund

  A person who is elected or appointed to the office of coroner for the first time shall attend, at the first opportunity after the election or appointment, a training course for new coroners of at least forty hours using the curriculum developed by the C.C.S.T. board. The course shall be prepared and presented by qualified instructors from the Colorado coroners association or another training provider approved by the C.C.S.T. board. At the request of a new coroner, the C.C.S.T. board may decide that a combination of education, experience, and training satisfies the requirement to complete the training course for new coroners.    A person who is elected or appointed to the office of coroner for the first time shall, within one year of taking office, obtain certification in basic medical-legal death investigation from the Colorado coroners association or another training provider approved by the C.C.S.T. board. The C.C.S.T. board may grant an extension of up to one year to obtain such certification for just cause. The C.C.S.T. board shall issue written findings of fact supporting the extension.    Each coroner shall complete a minimum of twenty hours of in-service training provided by the Colorado coroners association or by another training provider approved by the C.C.S.T. board during each year of the coroner's term. At the request of a coroner, the C.C.S.T. board may decide that a combination of education, experience, and training satisfies the requirement to complete twenty hours of in-service training annually.    The county shall pay the costs of new coroner and in-service training. The fees charged by the C.C.S.T. board for training programs may include costs incurred in the establishment and operation of the C.C.S.T. board.    The C.C.S.T. board shall by rule establish fees for training programs. All fees collected shall be transmitted to the state treasurer, who shall credit the same to the coroner training fund, which fund is hereby created. The moneys in the fund are hereby continuously appropriated to the C.C.S.T. board for the purposes of this part 6. In accordance with section 24-36-114, C.R.S., all interest derived from the deposit and investment of moneys in the fund shall be credited to the general fund.    Each county coroner or his or her designee shall create a policy for the training of deputy coroners and make the policy available for public inspection.     History. Source: L. 2003: Entire section added, p. 1833, § 3, effective August 6. L. 2014: (3) amended and (6) added, (HB 14-1380), ch. 376, p. 1794, § 3, effective July 1.
CO Code § 30-10-601.9 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 30 - Government - County|Article 10 - County Officers|Part 6 - Coroner|§ 30-10-601.9. Enforcement

  If a coroner fails to comply with the requirements of section 30-10-601.8, the C.C.S.T. board shall notify the board of county commissioners that the coroner is not in compliance with the training requirements of section 30-10-601.8 and that state law requires the county commissioners to suspend the coroner's salary. Upon receipt of such notice, the board of county commissioners shall suspend the coroner's salary.    If the C.C.S.T. board determines that a coroner whose salary has been suspended in accordance with subsection (1) of this section is in compliance with the training requirements of section 30-10-601.8, the C.C.S.T. board shall notify the board of county commissioners that the coroner is in compliance with the training requirements and that state law requires the board of county commissioners to reinstate the coroner's salary with back pay. Upon receipt of such notice, the board of county commissioners shall reinstate the coroner's salary with back pay.     History. Source: L. 2003: Entire section added, p. 1834 § 3, effective August 6.
CO Code § 30-10-602 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 30 - Government - County|Article 10 - County Officers|Part 6 - Coroner|§ 30-10-602. Coroner and Deputy Coroner - Duties - Oath or Affirmation - Bond - Insurance

  The coroner of each county is authorized to appoint a deputy. Any such appointment shall be in writing and shall be filed in the office of the coroner. The coroner of each county may delegate any of the coroner's powers to one or more deputies who shall then have the same duties with respect thereto as the coroner has. Any act of a deputy shall be done in the name of the coroner and signed by the deputy performing such act. A deputy coroner shall hold office during and subject to the pleasure of the coroner. Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, each coroner and deputy coroner shall take an oath or affirmation in accordance with section 24-12-101 and file the bond required by law to be filed by the coroner.    In lieu of the bond required by subsection (1) of this section, a county may purchase crime insurance coverage on behalf of the deputy coroner to protect the people of the county from any malfeasance on the part of the deputy coroner while in office.     History. Source: L. 07: P. 307, § 1. R.S. 08: § 1295. C.L. § 8770. CSA: C. 45, § 117. L. 53: P. 224, § 1. CRS 53: § 35-6-2 . L. 57: P. 310, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 35-6-2 . L. 2010: Entire section amended,(HB 10-1062), ch. 161, p. 562, § 22, effective August 11. L. 2018: (1) amended,(HB 18-1138), ch. 88, p. 697, § 24, effective August 8.    Cross references:   For the legislative declaration in HB 18-1138, see section 1 of chapter 88, Session Laws of Colorado 2018.
CO Code § 30-10-603 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 30 - Government - County|Article 10 - County Officers|Part 6 - Coroner|§ 30-10-603. Deputy Coroner - Appointment

 Every appointment of a deputy coroner and every revocation thereof shall be in writing, under the hand of the coroner, and shall be filed in the office of the county clerk and recorder of the county wherein such appointment or revocation is made.   History. Source: L. 07: P. 307, § 2. R.S. 08: § 1296. C.L. § 8771. CSA: C. 45, § 118. CRS 53: § 35-6-3 . C.R.S. 1963: § 35-6-3 .
CO Code § 30-10-604 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 30 - Government - County|Article 10 - County Officers|Part 6 - Coroner|§ 30-10-604. Coroner Shall Act as Sheriff, When

 When there is no sheriff in any county, it is the duty of the coroner to exercise all the powers and duties of the sheriff of his county until a sheriff is appointed or elected and qualified; and when the sheriff for any cause is committed to the jail of his county, the coroner shall be keeper of such jail during the time the sheriff remains a prisoner.   History. Source: G.L. § 508. G.S. § 612. R.S. 08: § 1297. C.L. § 8772. CSA: C. 45, § 119. CRS 53: § 35-6-4 . C.R.S. 1963: § 35-6-4 .    Cross references:   For powers and duties of coroner when acting as sheriff, see § 30-10-518 ; for substitute officers having same powers and compensation, see § 30-10-106 .   ANNOTATION   A coroner can exercise the powers of the sheriff only in the cases specified in this and the service of process by him, except in such cases, is void. Tate v. People ex rel. Dewees, 6 Colo. App. 202, 40 P. 471 (1895).
CO Code § 30-10-606.5 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 30 - Government - County|Article 10 - County Officers|Part 6 - Coroner|§ 30-10-606.5. When Autopsy Performed - Jurisdiction - Qualifications to Perform - Definition

     The coroner shall perform a forensic autopsy or have a forensic autopsy performed in accordance with the circumstances in the most recent version of the ”forensic autopsy performance standards“ adopted by the national association of medical examiners, when the death is apparently nonnatural and occurs in a facility or during services regulated by the department of human services, and when the death is the result of an automobile accident and a hospital physician has not documented the extent of the injuries.    If a person is involved in an incident that requires the person to be transported to a medical facility outside the county where the incident occurred and the person dies en route to or at the medical facility outside the county where the incident occurred, the coroner for the county where the incident occurred shall take possession of the body and shall comply with the provisions of this section.         Except as provided in paragraphs (b) and (c) of this subsection (2), all forensic autopsies required to be performed pursuant to subsection (1) of this section shall be performed by a board-certified forensic pathologist.    A physician who has completed a forensic pathology fellowship and is practicing forensic pathology in Colorado and who is not a board-certified forensic pathologist as of May 4, 2011, may perform a forensic autopsy required pursuant to subsection (1) of this section.    A forensic pathologist who has completed a forensic pathology fellowship may perform forensic autopsies for four years from the date of completion of the fellowship before becoming a board-certified forensic pathologist.    A pathology resident or forensic pathology fellow may perform a forensic autopsy required pursuant to subsection (1) of this section under the direct supervision of a board-certified forensic pathologist.    For purposes of this subsection (2), ”direct supervision“ means supervision that is within the facility where a pathology resident or forensic pathology fellow is performing an autopsy and that requires a board-certified forensic pathologist's presence and availability for prompt consultation.         History. Source: L. 2011: Entire section added,(HB 11-1258), ch. 137, p. 477, § 3, effective May 4.    Cross references:   For the legislative declaration in the 2011 act adding this section, see section 1 of chapter 137, Session Laws of Colorado 2011.
CO Code § 30-10-607 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 30 - Government - County|Article 10 - County Officers|Part 6 - Coroner|§ 30-10-607. Talesmen - oath.(repealed)

 History. Source: G.L. § 512. G.S. § 616. R.S. 08: § 1301. C.L. § 8776. CSA: C. 45, § 123. CRS 53: § 35-6-7 . C.R.S. 1963: § 35-6-7 . L. 81: Entire section amended, p. 1440, § 4, effective June 4. L. 2018: Entire section repealed,(HB 18-1138), ch. 88, p. 697, § 25, effective August 8.    Cross references:   For the legislative declaration in HB 18-1138, see section 1 of chapter 88, Session Laws of Colorado 2018.
CO Code § 30-10-608 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 30 - Government - County|Article 10 - County Officers|Part 6 - Coroner|§ 30-10-608. Coroner May Issue Subpoenas

 The coroner may issue subpoenas within his county for witnesses, returnable forthwith, or at such time and place as he therein directs; and witnesses shall be allowed the fees set forth in section 13-33-102 , C.R.S.; and the coroner has the same authority to enforce the attendance of witnesses and to punish them and jurors for contempt in disobeying his process as a county court has when process issues in behalf of the state.   History. Source: G.L. § 513. G.S. § 617. R.S. 08: § 1302. C.L. § 8777. CSA: C. 45, § 124. CRS 53: § 35-6-8 . C.R.S. 1963: § 35-6-8 . L. 64: P. 222, § 49. L. 73: P. 1401, § 26.    ANNOTATION   Jurors attending inquests shall be compensated in the same manner as other jurors, that is, by a per diem while serving as such. Ireland v. Commissioners, 6 Colo. 280 (1882).
CO Code § 30-10-610 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 30 - Government - County|Article 10 - County Officers|Part 6 - Coroner|§ 30-10-610. Oath of Witnesses

 An oath shall be administered to the witness in attendance as follows: ”You do solemnly swear that the testimony which you shall give to this inquest, concerning the death of the person about whom this inquest is being held, shall be the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, so help you God.“   History. Source: G.L. § 514. G.S. § 618. R.S. 08: § 1304. C.L. § 8779. CSA: C. 45, § 126. CRS 53: § 35-6-10 . C.R.S. 1963: § 35-6-10 . L. 81: Entire section amended, p. 1440, § 5, effective June 4.
CO Code § 30-10-611 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 30 - Government - County|Article 10 - County Officers|Part 6 - Coroner|§ 30-10-611. Testimony Written and Subscribed - Fees

 The testimony shall be reduced to writing, under the coroner's order, and subscribed by the witnesses, and the person writing such testimony shall be paid from the county treasury the same fees prescribed for jurors attending inquests concerning deaths. Such testimony, in the discretion of the coroner, may be taken down in shorthand by a competent stenographer, who shall first be sworn by the coroner to correctly take down such testimony and correctly transcribe the same. The stenographer shall receive the usual per diem and fees paid official court reporters for like services to be paid by the board of county commissioners. Upon the request of the coroner, the stenographer shall transcribe the testimony and transmit it to the coroner, and it shall not be necessary in such case for the witnesses to subscribe the same. If the testimony is not transcribed and transmitted, the stenographer shall file his name and address and the notes of the testimony with the district court, and the district court shall keep such materials for a period of seven years from the time of the transmittal of the coroner's inquisition. The coroner shall return his inquisition and list of witnesses to the district court, and such notes if transcribed and transmitted by such stenographer shall have the same force and effect as testimony written out under the coroner's order and subscribed by the witnesses.   History. Source: G.L. § 515. G.S. § 619. L. 1887: P. 245, § 1. L. 07: P. 308, § 1. R.S. 08: § 1305. C.L. § 8780. CSA: C. 45, § 127. CRS 53: § 35-6-11 . C.R.S. 1963: § 35-6-11 . L. 81: Entire section amended, p. 1441, § 6, effective June 4.    Cross references:   For fees prescribed for jurors attending inquests over dead bodies, see § 13-33-101 ; for compensation of court reporters, see § 13-5-128 .   ANNOTATION   Nonconforming notes inadmissible. Stenographer's notes taken at coroner's inquest were not admissible to contradict the testimony of a witness given upon the trial, where it was not made to appear that the questions propounded at the preliminary hearing referred to the particular time to which the witness testified on the trial, or that the stenographer had been sworn, as required by this section. Bryam v. People, 49 Colo. 533 , 113 P. 528 (1911).
CO Code § 30-10-612 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 30 - Government - County|Article 10 - County Officers|Part 6 - Coroner|§ 30-10-612. Verdict of Jury - Form

 [Form Excluded]   History. Source: G.L. § 516. G.S. § 620. R.S. 08: § 1306. C.L. § 8781. CSA: C. 45, § 128. CRS 53: § 35-6-12 . C.R.S. 1963: § 35-6-12 . L. 81: Entire section amended, p. 1441, § 7, effective June 4.
CO Code § 30-10-613 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 30 - Government - County|Article 10 - County Officers|Part 6 - Coroner|§ 30-10-613. When Verdict Kept Secret

 If the inquisition finds that a crime has been committed on the deceased and names the person who the jury believes has committed it, the inquest shall not be made public until after the arrest, directed in section 30-10-614 .   History. Source: G.L. § 517. G.S. § 621. R.S. 08: § 1307. C.L. § 8782. CSA: C. 45, § 129. CRS 53: § 35-6-13 . C.R.S. 1963: § 35-6-13 .
CO Code § 30-10-614 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 30 - Government - County|Article 10 - County Officers|Part 6 - Coroner|§ 30-10-614. Coroner May Order Arrest - Warrant

  If the person charged is present, the coroner may order his arrest by an officer or any person and shall then make a warrant requiring the officer or other person to take him before the county court.    If the person charged is not present and the coroner believes he can be taken, the coroner may issue a warrant to the sheriff of the county, requiring him to arrest the person and take him before the county court.     History. Source: G.L. §§ 518, 519. G.S. §§ 622, 623. R.S. 08: §§ 1308, 1309. C.L. §§ 8783, 8784. CSA: C. 45, §§ 130, 131. CRS 53: § 35-6-14 . C.R.S. 1963: § 35-6-14 . L. 64: P. 222, § 50.
CO Code § 30-10-615 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 30 - Government - County|Article 10 - County Officers|Part 6 - Coroner|§ 30-10-615. Warrant - Effect

 The warrant of a coroner in the above cases shall be of equal authority with that of the county courts; and when the person charged is brought before the county court, he shall be dealt with as a person held under a complaint in the usual form.   History. Source: G.L. § 520. G.S. § 624. R.S. 08: § 1310. C.L. § 8785. CSA: C. 45, § 132. CRS 53: § 35-6-15 . C.R.S. 1963: § 35-6-15 . L. 64: P. 222, § 51.