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CO Code § 30-10-726 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 30 - Government - County|Article 10 - County Officers|Part 7 - Treasurer|§ 30-10-726. Failure of Treasurer to Perform Duties - Penalty

 Every county treasurer who fails, neglects, or refuses to perform the duties of the office of the treasurer set forth in this part 7 is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine of not less than fifty dollars nor more than five hundred dollars, and the court may adjudge that such treasurer be removed from office. This section shall extend to the deputies of every such county treasurer.   History. Source: G.L. § 542. G.S. § 646. R.S. 08: § 1341. C.L. § 8816. CSA: C. 45, § 163. CRS 53: § 35-7-27 . C.R.S. 1963: § 35-7-27 . L. 98: Entire section amended, p. 150, § 4, effective April 2. L. 2002: Entire section amended, p. 74, § 2, effective August 7.
CO Code § 30-10-801 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 30 - Government - County|Article 10 - County Officers|Part 8 - Assessor|§ 30-10-801. Assessor - Election - Bond - Insurance - Term - Oath or Affirmation

  A county assessor shall be elected in each county at a general election and, except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, shall: Give bond to the people of the state of Colorado with two or more sufficient sureties, in a sum of not less than six thousand dollars for the performance of the assessor's duties according to law and to the satisfaction of the board of county commissioners; take an oath or affirmation in accordance with section 24-12-101; be a qualified elector of the county; and hold office for four years and until a successor is elected and qualified.    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 ten thousand dollars on behalf of the assessor to protect the people of the county from any malfeasance on the part of the assessor while in office.     History. Source: G.L. § 548. L. 1881: P. 99, § 1. G.S. § 647. R.S. 08: § 1342. C.L. § 8817. CSA: C. 45, § 164. CRS 53: § 35-8-1 . L. 56: P. 130, § 5. C.R.S. 1963: § 35-8-1 . L. 2010: Entire section amended,(HB 10-1062), ch. 161, p. 564, § 28, effective August 11. L. 2018: (1) amended,(HB 18-1138), ch. 88, p. 697, § 26, effective August 8.    Cross references:    For the oath of civil officers, see § 8 of art. XII, Colo. Const.; for county officers' election and term in office, see § 8 of art. XIV, Colo. Const.; for the election of county assessors, see § 1-4-206.    For the legislative declaration in HB 18-1138, see section 1 of chapter 88, Session Laws of Colorado 2018.     ANNOTATION   The liability of sureties on official bonds is limited by their terms strictly construed. People ex rel. Layden v. Jackson, 16 Colo. App. 308, 64 P. 1051 (1901); People ex rel. Howard v. Cobb, 10 Colo. App. 478, 51 P. 523 (1897).   And the sureties on an assessor's official bond are not liable to his successor for fees collected after the expiration of his term and during the time he wrongfully withheld the office from his successor. People ex rel. Layden v. Jackson, 16 Colo. App. 308, 64 P. 1051 (1901).
CO Code § 30-10-803 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 30 - Government - County|Article 10 - County Officers|Part 8 - Assessor|§ 30-10-803. Office and Supplies - Expenses

  The county assessor shall keep his or her office at the county courthouse or at a location in the county seat provided by the board of county commissioners, and shall be provided with a suitable room, vault, necessary office furnishings, books, maps, plats, and all forms and blanks required to be used, and other office supplies.    Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (1) of this section, the assessor may keep one or more offices outside of the county seat. Any such office shall be in addition to his or her respective office kept pursuant to subsection (1) of this section and shall be within the same county. Any such additional office may be kept only if the board of county commissioners of such county makes office space or funding available to provide for the office. As used in this section, ”office“ shall mean a place where some or all of the duties of the assessor are conducted. All necessary expenses shall be audited and paid as other county expenses are audited and paid.     History. Source: L. 13: P. 527, § 1. C.L. § 8819. CSA: C. 45, § 166. CRS 53: § 35-8-3 . C.R.S. 1963: § 35-8-3 . L. 2001: Entire section amended, p. 652, § 2, effective May 30.
CO Code § 30-10-901 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 30 - Government - County|Article 10 - County Officers|Part 9 - Surveyor|§ 30-10-901. Surveyor - Election - Bond - Insurance

  A county surveyor shall be elected for a term of four years, shall be a professional land surveyor as provided in part 3 of article 120 of title 12, and, except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, shall file an official bond in the office of the county clerk and recorder, to be approved by the board of county commissioners, in the sum of one thousand dollars, conditioned for the faithful discharge of duties.    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 ten thousand dollars on behalf of the surveyor to protect the people of the county from any malfeasance on the part of the surveyor while in office.     History. Source: G.L. § 543. G.S. § 650. R.S. 08: § 1345. C.L. § 8822. CSA: C. 45, § 169. CRS 53: § 35-9-1 . L. 56: P. 130, § 6. L. 63: P. 265, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 35-9-1 . L. 69: P. 224, § 1. L. 84: Entire section amended, p. 1121, § 29, effective June 7. L. 2010: Entire section amended, (HB 10-1062), ch. 161, p. 565, § 30, effective August 11. L. 2019: (1) amended, (HB 19-1172), ch. 136, p. 1718, § 213, effective October 1.
CO Code § 30-10-902 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 30 - Government - County|Article 10 - County Officers|Part 9 - Surveyor|§ 30-10-902. Deputies - Certificates Admitted as Evidence

 The county surveyor may appoint as many deputies as he thinks proper, for whose official acts he shall be responsible. The certificate of the county surveyor or any of his deputies shall be admitted as legal evidence in any court of the state, but the certificate may be explained or rebutted by other evidence.   History. Source: G.L. § 544. G.S. § 651. R.S. 08: § 1346. C.L. § 8823. CSA: C. 45, § 170. CRS 53: § 35-9-2 . C.R.S. 1963: § 35-9-2 .
CO Code § 30-10-903 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 30 - Government - County|Article 10 - County Officers|Part 9 - Surveyor|§ 30-10-903. Duties and Powers of the County Surveyor

  The duties of the county surveyor are:   To represent the county in boundary disputes between adjoining counties pursuant to section 30-6-110, and in section or quarter corner disputes pursuant to section 30-10-906, and to locate lost, destroyed, or disputed corners and boundaries pursuant to section 38-44-104;    To notify the county attorney of any unsettled boundary disputes or boundary discrepancies within the county which may come to his attention;    To file in the office of the county surveyor, or in the office of the county clerk and recorder if there is no office for the county surveyor in the county, all surveys, field notes, calculations, maps, and any other records pertaining to work authorized and financed by the board of county commissioners. All surveys made by the county surveyor or his deputies shall be numbered consecutively by the county surveyor, and all field notes and calculations pertaining to such surveys shall be endorsed by the county surveyor with the number of the survey to which they pertain.       The county surveyor may, when authorized by the board of county commissioners, and when financially compensated by agreement between the surveyor and the board of county commissioners:   Conduct surveys to establish the boundaries of county property, including road rights-of-way, or any other surveys necessary to the county;    Accept for filing maps of surveys that establish monuments and keep a current record of all survey monuments within the county;    Examine all survey maps and plats before they are recorded by the county clerk and recorder to insure proper content and form;    Conduct geodetic control surveys, vertical control surveys, or any surveys for the purpose of geographic information systems;    Conduct or supervise construction surveys necessary to the county;    Provide reference monuments for or the remonumentation or monument upgrades of public land survey system monuments that are destroyed by county construction or other functions; and    Provide other services requiring the expertise of a professional land surveyor as agreed upon by the county surveyor and the county board of commissioners.       The county commissioners may elect to have any service specified in subsection (2) of this section contracted out to a qualified private professional surveyor or survey firm, or have another department in the county that employs Colorado licensed surveyors perform the work.     History. Source: G.L. § 545. G.S. § 652. R.S. 08: § 1347. C.L. § 8824. CSA: C. 45, § 171. CRS 53: § 35-9-3 . L. 63: P. 265, § 2. C.R.S. 1963: § 35-9-3 . L. 94: (1)(a) amended, p. 1507, § 40, effective July 1. L. 2007: (2)(d), (2)(e), and (2)(f) added, p. 293, § 4, effective August 3. L. 2017: (1)(a), IP(2), (2)(e), and (2)(f) amended and (2)(g) and (3) added, (HB 17-1017), ch. 15, p. 43, § 1, effective August 9.
CO Code § 30-10-904 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 30 - Government - County|Article 10 - County Officers|Part 9 - Surveyor|§ 30-10-904. Vacancy - How Filled

 If the office of county surveyor is at any time vacant, the board of county commissioners shall, within six months after the vacancy occurs, appoint some suitable and qualified person, who need not be a resident of the county, to fill the position of surveyor until the next general election.   History. Source: G.L. § 547. G.S. § 654. R.S. 08: § 1349. C.L. § 8826. CSA: C. 45, § 173. CRS 53: § 35-9-5 . C.R.S. 1963: § 35-9-4 . L. 2002: Entire section amended, p. 77, § 1, effective August 7. L. 2017: Entire section amended, (HB 17-1017), ch. 15, p. 44, § 2, effective August 9.
CO Code § 30-10-905 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 30 - Government - County|Article 10 - County Officers|Part 9 - Surveyor|§ 30-10-905. Remuneration - Expenses

  In counties of every class, the board of county commissioners may provide for additional compensation by agreement between the county surveyor and the board of county commissioners to be paid to the county surveyor who performs services for the county in addition to the duties specified in section 30-10-903, which compensation shall be paid out of the county treasury.    The board of county commissioners may authorize any material and equipment necessary for the performance of any of the duties of the county surveyor; but, the material and equipment so provided shall not be used for any purpose other than to perform the duties of the county surveyor.    A county surveyor and any of his deputies may engage in private survey practice, if such private practice does not interfere with the performance of their official duties.    Except as provided in section 30-10-906, no county surveyor nor any of his deputies shall accept any remuneration other than that provided by the board of county commissioners for the performance of any act required as part of his official duties.    While engaged in an act necessary to the performance of his official duties, no county surveyor nor any of his deputies shall perform any act not directly related to his official duties.     History. Source: L. 63: P. 266, § 3. C.R.S. 1963: § 35-9-5 . L. 78: (4) amended, p. 272, § 92, effective May 23. L. 94: (4) amended, p. 1508, § 41, effective July 1. L. 2006: (1) amended, p. 449, § 4, effective August 7. L. 2010: (1) amended, (SB 10-182), ch. 291, p. 1352, § 2, effective May 26. L. 2017: (1) amended, (HB 17-1017), ch. 15, p. 44, § 3, effective August 9.
CO Code § 30-10-907 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 30 - Government - County|Article 10 - County Officers|Part 9 - Surveyor|§ 30-10-907. County Surveyor to Administer Oaths

 County surveyors shall have the authority to administer an oath or affirmation to deputies and assistants acting under them faithfully and impartially to discharge their duties as deputies and assistants.   History. Source: L. 94: Entire section added, p. 1508, § 42, effective July 1.
CO Code § 30-11-102 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 30 - Government - County|Article 11 - County Powers and Functions|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 30-11-102. Property of County

 Any real or personal property conveyed to any county shall be deemed the property of such county.   History. Source: G.L. § 429. G.S. § 522. R.S. 08: § 1178. C.L. § 8659. CSA: C. 45, § 2. CRS 53: § 36-1-2 . C.R.S. 1963: § 36-1-2 .
CO Code § 30-11-103.5 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 30 - Government - County|Article 11 - County Powers and Functions|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 30-11-103.5. County Petitions and Referred Measures

 The procedures for placing an issue or question on the ballot by a petition of the electors of a county that is pursuant to statute or the state constitution or that a board of county commissioners may refer to a vote of the electors pursuant to statute or the state constitution shall, to the extent no such procedures are prescribed by statute, charter, or the state constitution, follow as nearly as practicable the procedures for municipal initiatives and referred measures under part 1 of article 11 of title 31, C.R.S. The county clerk and recorder shall resolve any questions about the applicability of the procedures in part 1 of article 11 of title 31, C.R.S.   History. Source: L. 96: Entire section added, p. 1766, § 58, effective July 1.
CO Code § 30-11-104.1 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 30 - Government - County|Article 11 - County Powers and Functions|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 30-11-104.1. Financed Purchase of an Asset or Certificate of Participation Agreements

  In order to provide for financing of a public park, a public trail, a public golf course, or public open space, or a courthouse, jail, or other county building or equipment used, or to be used, for governmental purposes, or for financing of a forest health project as defined in section 37-95-103 (4.9), any county is authorized to enter into financed purchase of an asset or certificate of participation agreements.    Such agreements may include an option to purchase, transfer, and acquire title to such property and the improvements thereon, if any, within a period not exceeding the useful life of such property and any improvements, but in no case exceeding thirty years.    The obligation under any such agreements may only be from year to year and may not constitute a mandatory charge or requirement in any ensuing budget year.    The obligation to make payments under such an agreement and the obligation to pay other charges incident to any such agreement shall not constitute or give rise to an indebtedness within the meaning of any constitutional, statutory, or home rule charter debt limitation.     History. Source: L. 81: Entire section added, p. 1446, § 1, effective May 29. L. 83: (1) amended, p. 1233, § 1, effective May 25. L. 99: (1) and (2) amended, p. 166, § 1, effective March 25. L. 2021: (1) amended,(HB 21-1008), ch. 159, p. 906, § 3, effective May 20; (1) and (3) amended,(HB 21-1316), ch. 325, p. 2054, § 68, effective July 1.    Editor's note:   Amendments to subsection (1) by HB 21-1008 and HB 21-1316 were harmonized.
CO Code § 30-11-104.2 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 30 - Government - County|Article 11 - County Powers and Functions|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 30-11-104.2. Tax Exemption

  Property financed pursuant to the provisions of section 30-11-104.1 shall be exempt from taxation so long as it is used for governmental purposes.      A courthouse, jail, or other county building subject to financed purchase of an asset or certificate of participation agreements in force on May 29, 1981, shall be accorded the same tax-exempt status as a courthouse, jail, or other county building financed by such agreements entered into after such date.    Equipment subject to financed purchase of an asset or certificate of participation agreements in force on May 25, 1983, shall be accorded the same tax-exempt status as equipment financed by such agreements entered into after such date.         History. Source: L. 81: Entire section added, p. 1446, § 1, effective May 29. L. 83: (2) amended, p. 1233, § 2, effective May 25. L. 2021: (2) amended, (HB 21-1316), ch. 325, p. 2055, § 69, effective July 1.
CO Code § 30-11-105 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 30 - Government - County|Article 11 - County Powers and Functions|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 30-11-105. Title of Suits by or Against County

 [Form Excluded]   History. Source: G.L. § 432. G.S. § 525. R.S. 08: § 1181. C.L. § 8662. CSA: C. 45, § 5. CRS 53: § 36-1-5 . C.R.S. 1963: § 36-1-5 .    ANNOTATION   This provision is the exclusive method by which jurisdiction over a county can be obtained, and an action attempted to be brought under any other designation is a nullity, and no valid judgment can enter in such a case. Bd. of Comm'rs v. Churning, 4 Colo. App. 321, 35 P. 918 (1894); John Deere Plow Co. v. County of Phillips, 97 Colo. 196 , 48 P.2d 793 (1935); Calahan v. County of Jefferson, 163 Colo. 212 , 429 P.2d 301 (1967).   The defect if not raised will be considered waived. Great W. Mining Co. v. Woodmas, 12 Colo. 46 , 20 P. 771, 13 Am. St. R. 204 (1888); Fitzgerald v. Burke, 14 Colo. 559 , 23 P. 993 (1890); Poundstone v. Holt, 5 Colo. App. 66, 37 P. 35 (1894); Miller v. Kinsel, 20 Colo. App. 346, 78 P. 1075 (1904); Del Monte Live Stock Co. v. Ryan, 24 Colo. App. 340, 133 P. 1048 (1913).   And where three persons were named as defendants, with the addition ”the board of county commissioners“ of a county named, and throughout the proceedings in the court below all parties treated the board of county commissioners as the defendant, it was held that the county commissioners were bound by the proceeding, and by any order or decree that might be properly made in the court of review. Del Monte Live Stock Co. v. Ryan, 24 Colo. App. 340, 133 P. 1048 (1913).   Where suit was directed at the county board of adjustment, not at the county, county board of adjustment was properly designated as the party defendant. Benes v. Jefferson County Bd. of Adjustment, 36 Colo. App. 131, 537 P.2d 753 (1975).   In a suit on the official bond of a county treasurer, the action should be brought by ”the people of the state of Colorado“, since there is no valid objection to the title of an action brought by the people of the state of Colorado for the use of the county. Bell v. People ex rel. Garfield County, 92 Colo. 585 , 22 P.2d 857 (1933).   Where an appeal is taken by the board of county commissioners in an action against them, the appeal bond must be executed in the name of the board, and not by the members individually. Bd. of County Comm'rs v. King, 9 Colo. 542 , 13 P. 539 (1887).   A writ of error sued out by a county in its proper name to reverse a judgment against it by another name was dismissed. Bd. of County Comm'rs v. Churning, 4 Colo. App. 321, 35 P. 918 (1894).   County is a ”person“ for the purposes of a civil rights action for damages under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Wigger v. McKee, 809 P.2d 999 (Colo. App. 1990).
CO Code § 30-11-105.1 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 30 - Government - County|Article 11 - County Powers and Functions|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 30-11-105.1. Standing - Contesting Constitutionality of a Statute

 In addition to any other powers prescribed in this part 1, any county or county officer shall have standing in district court to defend any action brought against such county or officer by contesting the constitutionality of a statute underlying such action and affecting the rights, status, or other legal relations of such county or county officer or directing the performance of, defining, or prescribing the duties or responsibilities of such county officer.   History. Source: L. 93: Entire section added, p. 73, § 1, effective March 26.    ANNOTATION   Applied in Mesa Verde Co. v. Montezuma County Bd. of Equaliz., 898 P.2d 1 (Colo. 1995).
CO Code § 30-11-106 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 30 - Government - County|Article 11 - County Powers and Functions|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 30-11-106. Process Served on Clerk - Clerk to Notify Board

 In all legal proceedings against the county, process shall be served on the clerk of the board of county commissioners, and when such suit or proceeding is commenced, it is the duty of the clerk to notify the county attorney thereof, and to lay before the board of county commissioners, at their next meeting, all the information he may have in regard to such suit or proceeding.   History. Source: G.L. § 433. G.S. § 526. R.S. 08: § 1182. C.L. § 8663. CSA: C. 45, § 6. CRS 53: § 36-1-6 . C.R.S. 1963: § 36-1-6 .
CO Code § 30-11-107.3 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 30 - Government - County|Article 11 - County Powers and Functions|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 30-11-107.3. Incentives for Installation of Renewable Energy Fixtures - Definitions

  Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, any county may offer an incentive, in the form of a county property tax or sales tax credit or rebate, to a residential or commercial property owner who installs a renewable energy fixture on his or her residential or commercial property.    For purposes of this section, unless the context otherwise requires:   ”County“ means any county or city and county.    ”Renewable energy fixture“ means any fixture, product, system, device, or interacting group of devices installed behind the meter of any residential or commercial building that produces energy from renewable resources, including, but not limited to, photovoltaic systems, solar thermal systems, small wind systems, biomass systems, or geothermal systems.        History. Source: L. 2007: Entire section added, p. 488, § 2, effective August 3. L. 2008: (2)(b) amended, p. 1294, § 6, effective May 27.    Cross references:   In 2007, this section was added by the ”Renewable Energy Incentives Act“. For the short title, see section 1 of chapter 130, Session Laws of Colorado 2007.
CO Code § 30-11-108 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 30 - Government - County|Article 11 - County Powers and Functions|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 30-11-108. Assent of Electors Required - When

 The board of county commissioners shall not borrow money for the purposes stated in section 30-11-107 , except as provided in section      (dd), without having first submitted the question of such loan to a vote of the electors of the county and without a majority of the voters legally qualified to vote and voting on that question having voted therefor.  History. Source: G.L. § 447. G.S. § 540. R.S. 08: § 1214. C.L. § 8683. CSA: C. 45, § 30. CRS 53: § 36-1-8 . C.R.S. 1963: § 36-1-8 . L. 91: Entire section amended, p. 733, § 4, effective May 1.    Cross references:   For authority of county to contract debts, see § 6 of art. XI, Colo. Const.
CO Code § 30-11-109.5 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 30 - Government - County|Article 11 - County Powers and Functions|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 30-11-109.5. Purchases of Recycled Paper and Recycled Products

  When purchasing any product with public funds, the purchasing agent for the county shall be authorized to purchase products or materials with recycled content that have been source-reduced, that are reusable, or that have been composted, unless one or more of the following conditions exist:   The product is not available within a reasonable period of time;    The product fails to meet applicable purchasing rules, including specifications; or    The product fails to meet federal or state health or safety standards, as set forth in federal or state regulations.        History. Source: L. 93: Entire section added, p. 2138, § 13, effective June 12.    Cross references:   For further provisions concerning the purchase of recycled paper and recycled products, see §§ 13-1-133 , 24-103-207 , and 25-16.5-102 .