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2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 24 - GOVERNMENT - STATE (§§ 24-1-101 — 24-116-102) › PRINCIPAL DEPARTMENTS (§§ 24-30-101 — 24-36-306) › Article 32 - DEPARTMENT OF LOCAL AFFAIRS (§§ 24-32-101 — 24-32-3711) › Part 37 - [Multiple Versions] HOUSING NEEDS PLANNING (§§ 24-32-3701 — 24-32-3711) › Section 24-32-3710 - Prioritization for conformity with planning expectations

(1)
On or after December 1, 2027, any grant program administered by the department, the Colorado energy office, the office of economic development, the department of transportation, the department of natural resources, the department of public health and environment, or the department of personnel and administration that awards grants to counties and municipalities for the primary purpose of supporting land use planning or housing, excluding land use planning or housing pursuant to article 32 of title 29, must, so long as doing so is not inconsistent with federal law or the state constitution, include prioritization criteria that consider whether:
(a)
A current local or regional housing needs assessment has been completed for the local government and has been accepted by the department pursuant to section 24-32-3703 or 24-32-3704;
(b)
A housing action plan has been adopted by the local government and accepted by the department pursuant to section 24-32-3705;
(c)
A report has been submitted by the local government and accepted by the department pursuant to section 24-32-3705 (6); and
(d)
The master plan for the local government includes a water supply element and strategic growth element as described in sections 30-28-106 (3)(a.5) and 31-23-206 (1.5).
(2)
In considering awarding a grant to a local government that is not subject to any of the provisions identified in the prioritization criteria described in subsection (1) of this section, the department shall treat the local government as if it has satisfied the prioritization criteria in subsection (1) of this section.
Added by 2024 Ch. 290,§ 1, eff. 5/30/2024.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 24 - GOVERNMENT - STATE (§§ 24-1-101 — 24-116-102) › PRINCIPAL DEPARTMENTS (§§ 24-30-101 — 24-36-306) › Article 32 - DEPARTMENT OF LOCAL AFFAIRS (§§ 24-32-101 — 24-32-3711) › Part 37 - [Multiple Versions] HOUSING NEEDS PLANNING (§§ 24-32-3701 — 24-32-3711) › Section 24-32-3711 - Neighborhood centers - grant program prioritization

(1)
On or before June 30, 2025, the department shall adopt reasonable criteria for the designation of neighborhood centers in accordance with section 24-32-3701 (10), including criteria for varying regional contexts. The department shall design the criteria adopted pursuant to this subsection (1) to minimize the fiscal burden on local governments. The criteria adopted by the department pursuant to this subsection (1) must not:
(a)
Limit or restrict the authority of a local government, including authority relating to zoning, regulation of the use of land, and the imposition of fees, charges, and taxes, notwithstanding the exercise of that authority to establish a neighborhood center; or
(b)
Require the modification of a charter adopted pursuant to article XX of the state constitution.
(2)
A local government may designate a neighborhood center pursuant to this section and submit a report to the department in a form and manner determined by the department. The department shall not accept a report designating a neighborhood center that does not comply with the criteria adopted by the department. The department shall notify a local government if it does not accept the local government's report.
(3)
As of December 31, 2026, excluding grant programs governed by article 32 of title 29, the departments, offices, and agencies identified in section 24-32-3710 shall update grant award criteria to include consideration and prioritization of, to the extent consistent with the purpose of the grant program and any applicable provision of federal law or the state constitution, projects that meet one of the following criteria:
(a)
The project is in or supports a neighborhood center designated in a report accepted by the department pursuant to subsection (2) of this section; or
(b)
The project concerns an area that would not meet the criteria for designation as a neighborhood center.
Added by 2024 Ch. 290,§ 1, eff. 5/30/2024.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 24 - GOVERNMENT - STATE (§§ 24-1-101 — 24-116-102) › PRINCIPAL DEPARTMENTS (§§ 24-30-101 — 24-36-306) › Article 33 - DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES (§§ 24-33-101 — 24-33-301) › Part 1 - DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES (§§ 24-33-101 — 24-33-118) › Section 24-33-101 - Department of natural resources

(1)
There is hereby created the department of natural resources, the head of which is the executive director of the department of natural resources.
(2)
Whenever any law of this state refers to the division of natural resources, said law shall be construed as referring to the department of natural resources, and whenever any law of this state refers to the natural resources coordinator, said law shall be construed as referring to the executive director of the department of natural resources.
L. 57: p. 123, § 2. CRS 53: § 3-15-1. L. 63: p. 139, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 3-15-1. L. 68: p. 128, § 138.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 24 - GOVERNMENT - STATE (§§ 24-1-101 — 24-116-102) › PRINCIPAL DEPARTMENTS (§§ 24-30-101 — 24-36-306) › Article 33 - DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES (§§ 24-33-101 — 24-33-301) › Part 1 - DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES (§§ 24-33-101 — 24-33-118) › Section 24-33-103 - Legislative declaration

The state policy shall be to encourage, by every appropriate means, the full development of the state's natural resources to the benefit of all of the citizens of Colorado and shall include, but not be limited to, creation of a resource management plan to integrate the state's efforts to implement and encourage full utilization of each of the natural resources consistent with realistic conservation principles. The governor, through the executive director of the department of natural resources, shall develop and direct the resource management plan and shall be responsible for negotiations with the federal government in all resource and conservation matters.
L. 57: p. 124, § 2. CRS 53: § 3-15-3. L. 63: p. 138, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 3-15-3. L. 68: p. 128, § 140.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 24 - GOVERNMENT - STATE (§§ 24-1-101 — 24-116-102) › PRINCIPAL DEPARTMENTS (§§ 24-30-101 — 24-36-306) › Article 33 - DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES (§§ 24-33-101 — 24-33-301) › Part 1 - DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES (§§ 24-33-101 — 24-33-118) › Section 24-33-105 - Executive director given power to contract with Colorado school of mines

(1)
The executive director is hereby given authority to:
(a)
Enter into contracts with the Colorado school of mines to develop and conduct research concerning:
(I)
New and more efficient methods of mining, preparing, and utilizing coal;
(II)
Markets for coal of the western United States and especially that of Colorado;
(III)
Development in the scientific, technical, and economic fields related to the coal industry;
(b)
Accept grants from, contract with, and otherwise cooperate with the office of coal research of the United States department of the interior.
L. 67: p. 818, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 3-15-5.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 24 - GOVERNMENT - STATE (§§ 24-1-101 — 24-116-102) › PRINCIPAL DEPARTMENTS (§§ 24-30-101 — 24-36-306) › Article 33 - DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES (§§ 24-33-101 — 24-33-301) › Part 1 - DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES (§§ 24-33-101 — 24-33-118) › Section 24-33-106 - [Repealed]

L. 67: p. 818, § 2. C.R.S. 1963: § 3-15-6. L. 77: Entire section repealed, p. 282, § 39, effective June 29.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 24 - GOVERNMENT - STATE (§§ 24-1-101 — 24-116-102) › PRINCIPAL DEPARTMENTS (§§ 24-30-101 — 24-36-306) › Article 33 - DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES (§§ 24-33-101 — 24-33-301) › Part 1 - DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES (§§ 24-33-101 — 24-33-118) › Section 24-33-108 - Gifts, grants, and donations to the department - Colorado natural resources gifts, grants, and donations fund

(1)
The department of natural resources is authorized to receive or reject gifts, grants, and donations of money or property and, subject to the terms of any gift, grant, or donation and to the provisions of any applicable law, to hold the money or property in trust or invest, sell, expend, or exchange the money or property and use either principal or interest or the proceeds of sale or the exchanged property received for the benefit of the department and the public.
(2)
The department of natural resources may cooperate with and assist any donor or foundation or similar organization intending to make gifts, grants, or donations to or for use by the department. The acceptance of any gift, grant, or donation must not commit the state to any expenditure of state funds.
(3)
Any money or property received under this section and any money received from the investment of the money or property must be credited to a special fund known as the Colorado natural resources gifts, grants, and donations fund. The fund and any gifts, grants, or donations received by the department of natural resources pursuant to this section must not diminish any appropriations made to the department. Money in the fund shall not be expended in such a manner as to commit expenditures from the general fund or any cash fund that is designated for regulatory purposes within the division of water resources. The use of gifts, grants, and donations is subject to audit by the state auditor or the state auditor's designee, the cost of which audit shall be borne by the department.
(4)
Repealed.
Amended by 2019 Ch. 21, § 2, eff. 8/2/2019.
Amended by 2017 Ch. 264, § 70, eff. 5/25/2017.
L. 84: Entire section amended, p. 923, § 16, effective 1/1/1985. L. 93: (3) amended, p. 383, § 1, effective April 15. L. 2000: (4) repealed, p. 1548, § 13, effective August 2. L. 2017: (3) amended, (SB 17-294), ch. 1402, p. 1402, § 70, effective May 25. L. 2019: (1), (2), and (3) amended, (SB 19 -070), ch. 76, p. 76, § 2, effective August 2.
For the legislative declaration in SB 19-070, see section 1 of chapter 21, Session Laws of Colorado 2019.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 24 - GOVERNMENT - STATE (§§ 24-1-101 — 24-116-102) › PRINCIPAL DEPARTMENTS (§§ 24-30-101 — 24-36-306) › Article 33 - DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES (§§ 24-33-101 — 24-33-301) › Part 1 - DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES (§§ 24-33-101 — 24-33-118) › Section 24-33-109 - Educational programs - youth educational programs

(1)
(a)
The executive director of the department and the directors of the divisions within the department shall have the authority to direct and manage an integrated natural resources and environmental educational program.
(b)
Natural resource and environmental education for the purposes of this article shall include but not be limited to scientific concepts underlying natural resource and environmental management, the history of natural resource development and management in Colorado, and natural resource public policy concepts such as private property rights and the interdependence between private and public resource management, an appreciation for the economic benefits and costs associated with natural resource management decisions, and an understanding of the role which land-based industries, such as agriculture, mining, and timbering, play in preserving and managing natural resources.
(2)
(a)
The department shall develop and conduct an educational program for the youth in this state. The goals of the youth educational program are to foster an interest in and a sense of stewardship toward the natural resources of the state, to provide summer jobs for students interested in pursuing careers in natural resources, and to provide career and educational development opportunities for students participating in these programs.
(b)
As part of the educational programs of the department mandated in paragraph (a) of this subsection (2), a youth in natural resources summer work program shall be established. To the greatest extent possible, such work program shall incorporate opportunities for seasonal work with the department including, but not limited to, parks maintenance and wildlife field work. Any such seasonal work opportunities shall be geared toward disadvantaged youth with a particular emphasis on including youth who are disadvantaged as a result of economic circumstances, race, national origin, ethnicity, or gender.
(3)
Any funds received or expended for the educational programs pursuant to this section shall be in accordance with section
24-33-108
. Funds from other sources including, but not limited to, federal funds and any appropriation made by the general assembly to the department may be accepted and used for the purposes of this section.
(4)
Repealed.
L. 93: Entire section added, p. 383, § 2, effective April 15. L. 97: (4) repealed, p. 40, § 1, effective March 20.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 24 - GOVERNMENT - STATE (§§ 24-1-101 — 24-116-102) › PRINCIPAL DEPARTMENTS (§§ 24-30-101 — 24-36-306) › Article 33 - DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES (§§ 24-33-101 — 24-33-301) › Part 1 - DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES (§§ 24-33-101 — 24-33-118) › Section 24-33-112 - [Repealed]

Repealed by 2013 Ch. 251,§11, eff. 8/7/2013.
L. 2007: Entire section added, p. 1227, § 1, effective August 3. L. 2008: IP(1), (1)(b), (1)(d)(II), and (2) amended and (1)(c.5), (3) and (4) added, pp. 2314, 2315, §§ 4, 5, effective July 1. L. 2013: Entire section repealed, (SB 13-221), ch. 251, p. 1335, § 11, effective August 7.
For the legislative declaration in the 2013 act repealing this section, see section 1 of chapter 251, Session Laws of Colorado 2013.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 24 - GOVERNMENT - STATE (§§ 24-1-101 — 24-116-102) › PRINCIPAL DEPARTMENTS (§§ 24-30-101 — 24-36-306) › Article 33 - DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES (§§ 24-33-101 — 24-33-301) › Part 1 - DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES (§§ 24-33-101 — 24-33-118) › Section 24-33-114 - [Repealed]

L. 2010: Entire section added, (HB 10-1349), ch. 387, p. 1813, §1, effective June 8.
Subsection (6) provided for the repeal of this section, effective July 1, 2011. (See L. 2010, p. 1813.)
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 24 - GOVERNMENT - STATE (§§ 24-1-101 — 24-116-102) › PRINCIPAL DEPARTMENTS (§§ 24-30-101 — 24-36-306) › Article 33 - DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES (§§ 24-33-101 — 24-33-301) › Part 1 - DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES (§§ 24-33-101 — 24-33-118) › Section 24-33-115 - [Repealed]

L. 2010: Entire section added, (HB 10-1349), ch. 387, p. 1814, §1, effective June 8. L. 2012: IP(1) amended, (HB 12-1315), ch. 224, p. 962, § 15, effective July 1.
Subsection (5) provided for the repeal of this section, effective July 1, 2020. (See L. 2010, p. 1814.)
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 24 - GOVERNMENT - STATE (§§ 24-1-101 — 24-116-102) › PRINCIPAL DEPARTMENTS (§§ 24-30-101 — 24-36-306) › Article 33 - DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES (§§ 24-33-101 — 24-33-301) › Part 2 - DIVISION OF FORESTRY (§§ 24-33-201 — 24-33-205) › Section 24-33-201 - Division of forestry - creation - state forest service agreement

(1)
There is created the division of forestry in the department of natural resources. The division of forestry is a
type 2
entity, as defined in section
24-1-105
. The executive director of the department of natural resources shall enter into an agreement with Colorado state university, through the board of governors of the Colorado state university system, to cooperate in the state's efforts to improve the management and health of Colorado's forests and to provide staff for the division of forestry.
(2)
The division of forestry's powers and duties shall include:
(a)
Strengthening natural resource policy formulation and coordination concerning public and private forest land in Colorado by:
(I)
Producing an annual forest health report for all forest land in Colorado;
(II)
Addressing cooperative management of forest land across jurisdictions;
(III)
Mitigating the natural and urban interface fire hazard;
(IV)
Restoring critical watersheds;
(V)
Assisting in the management of forest lands under the jurisdiction of the agencies within the department of natural resources.
(b)
Preparing and updating the memorandum of understanding between the department of natural resources and Colorado state university that provides for the staffing of the division of forestry by the Colorado state forest service;
(c)
Preparing the annual joint work plan for the division of forestry and Colorado state forest service for submittal to and approval by the department of natural resources and Colorado state university;
(d)
Repealed.
(e)
Reviewing and approving all Colorado state forest service publications that are issued as a result of the memorandum of understanding between the department of natural resources and Colorado state university;
(f)
Promoting cooperation with the federal land management agencies to facilitate collaboration across boundaries warranted by forest land conditions;
(g)
Incorporating rural development through forestry in program delivery;
(h)
Assuring that state water quality best management practices are available and understood; and
(i)
Preparing an annual report on the accomplishments of the division of forestry.
(3)
The division of forestry, the state forester, and the Colorado state forest service shall enforce and administer the provisions of law conferred upon the division of forestry, state forester, and Colorado state forest service.
Amended by 2022 Ch. 469,§157, eff. 8/10/2022.
L. 2000: Entire part added, p. 556, § 5, effective July 1. L. 2002: (1) amended, p. 1246, § 19, effective August 7. L. 2010: (2)(d) repealed, (HB 10-1223), ch. 41, p. 165, §4, effective August 11.
2022 Ch. 469, was passed without a safety clause. See Colo. Const. art. V, § 1(3).
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 24 - GOVERNMENT - STATE (§§ 24-1-101 — 24-116-102) › PRINCIPAL DEPARTMENTS (§§ 24-30-101 — 24-36-306) › Article 33 - DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES (§§ 24-33-101 — 24-33-301) › Part 2 - DIVISION OF FORESTRY (§§ 24-33-201 — 24-33-205) › Section 24-33-202 - [Repealed]

L. 2000: Entire part added, p. 557, § 5, effective July 1. L. 2010: Entire section repealed, (HB 10-1223), ch. 41, p. 165, §5, effective August 11.
(1) House Bill 10-1223 repealed this section, effective August 11, 2010, but this repeal did not take effect due to the repeal of this section, effective July 1, 2010.
(2) Subsection (3) provided for the repeal of this section, effective July 1, 2010. (See L. 2000, p. 557.)
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 24 - GOVERNMENT - STATE (§§ 24-1-101 — 24-116-102) › PRINCIPAL DEPARTMENTS (§§ 24-30-101 — 24-36-306) › Article 33 - DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES (§§ 24-33-101 — 24-33-301) › Part 2 - DIVISION OF FORESTRY (§§ 24-33-201 — 24-33-205) › Section 24-33-203 - [Repealed]

Repealed by 2013 Ch. 249,§16, eff. 5/23/2013.
L. 2002, 3rd Ex. Sess.: Entire section added, p. 46, § 4, effective July 18. L. 2013: Entire section repealed, (SB 13-083), ch. 249, p. 1310, § 16, effective May 23.
In 2013, this section was repealed by the "Colorado Prescribed Burning Act". For the short title and the legislative declaration, see sections 1 and 2 of chapter 249, Session Laws of Colorado 2013.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 24 - GOVERNMENT - STATE (§§ 24-1-101 — 24-116-102) › PRINCIPAL DEPARTMENTS (§§ 24-30-101 — 24-36-306) › Article 33 - DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES (§§ 24-33-101 — 24-33-301) › Part 2 - DIVISION OF FORESTRY (§§ 24-33-201 — 24-33-205) › Section 24-33-204 - [Repealed]

Repealed by 2013 Ch. 249,§16, eff. 5/23/2013.
L. 2002, 3rd Ex. Sess.: Entire section added, p. 39, § 7, effective July 17. L. 2013: Entire section repealed, (SB 13-083), ch. 249, p. 1310, § 16, effective May 23.
In 2013, this section was repealed by the "Colorado Prescribed Burning Act". For the short title and the legislative declaration, see sections 1 and 2 of chapter 249, Session Laws of Colorado 2013.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 24 - GOVERNMENT - STATE (§§ 24-1-101 — 24-116-102) › PRINCIPAL DEPARTMENTS (§§ 24-30-101 — 24-36-306) › Article 33 - DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES (§§ 24-33-101 — 24-33-301) › Part 2 - DIVISION OF FORESTRY (§§ 24-33-201 — 24-33-205) › Section 24-33-205 - Management of state forest lands

(1)
The department of natural resources and its divisions that own forested land, in consultation and cooperation with the state forester, shall actively manage all forested state lands, consistent with applicable laws and state best management practices, using the range of management options appropriate to the given forest ecosystem, to:
(a)
Reestablish natural forest conditions;
(b)
Reduce the threat of large, high-intensity wildfires;
(c)
Sustain and promote natural habitat consistent with healthy forest conditions; and
(d)
Protect and restore watersheds.
L. 2003: Entire section added, p. 2508, § 2, effective August 6.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 24 - GOVERNMENT - STATE (§§ 24-1-101 — 24-116-102) › PRINCIPAL DEPARTMENTS (§§ 24-30-101 — 24-36-306) › Article 33 - DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES (§§ 24-33-101 — 24-33-301) › Part 3 - [Repealed] (§ 24-33-301) › Section 24-33-301 - to 24-33-304 - [Repealed]

(1) Section 24-33-304 provided for the repeal of this part 3, effective July 1, 2013. (See L. 2004, p. 1200.)
(2) This part 3 was added in 2003.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 24 - GOVERNMENT - STATE (§§ 24-1-101 — 24-116-102) › PRINCIPAL DEPARTMENTS (§§ 24-30-101 — 24-36-306) › Article 33.5 - Public Safety (§§ 24-33.5-101 — 24-33.5-2704) › Part 1 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY (§§ 24-33.5-101 — 24-33.5-120) › Section 24-33.5-101 - Legislative declaration

(1)
The general assembly finds and declares that:
(a)
The various agencies of this state concerned with public safety have functioned independently and without central direction or focus;
(b)
Consolidation of these agencies under a single department would provide the state with greater responsibility for and direction of the several aspects of the public safety system without creating a new bureaucracy; and
(c)
The several state agencies thus brought together would benefit from such an association.
L. 83: Entire article added, p. 918, § 1, effective 7/1/1984.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 24 - GOVERNMENT - STATE (§§ 24-1-101 — 24-116-102) › PRINCIPAL DEPARTMENTS (§§ 24-30-101 — 24-36-306) › Article 33.5 - Public Safety (§§ 24-33.5-101 — 24-33.5-2704) › Part 1 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY (§§ 24-33.5-101 — 24-33.5-120) › Section 24-33.5-102 - Definitions

As used in this article 33.5, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1)
"County" means any county in this state and includes a city and county.
(1.5)
"Department" means the department of public safety.
(2)
"Executive director" means the executive director of the department.
(3)
"ICON" means the computerized database of court records known as the integrated Colorado online network used by the state judicial department.
(4)
Repealed.
Amended by 2022 Ch. 245, § 2, eff. 8/10/2022.
L. 83: Entire article added, p. 918, § 1, effective 7/1/1984. L. 2001: (3) added, p. 613, § 3, effective May 30. L. 2007: (1) amended and (1.5) and (4) added, p. 1395, § 1, effective May 30.
2022 Ch. 245, was passed without a safety clause. See Colo. Const. art. V, § 1(3).
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 24 - GOVERNMENT - STATE (§§ 24-1-101 — 24-116-102) › PRINCIPAL DEPARTMENTS (§§ 24-30-101 — 24-36-306) › Article 33.5 - Public Safety (§§ 24-33.5-101 — 24-33.5-2704) › Part 1 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY (§§ 24-33.5-101 — 24-33.5-120) › Section 24-33.5-104 - Duties of executive director

(1)
The executive director shall:
(a)
Exercise general supervisory control over and coordinate the activities, functions, and employees of the department;
(b)
Supervise the conduct of investigations into the activities of organized crime and receive allocations of state, federal, or other funds made available for such purposes.
L. 83: Entire article added, p. 919, § 1, effective 7/1/1984.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 24 - GOVERNMENT - STATE (§§ 24-1-101 — 24-116-102) › PRINCIPAL DEPARTMENTS (§§ 24-30-101 — 24-36-306) › Article 33.5 - Public Safety (§§ 24-33.5-101 — 24-33.5-2704) › Part 1 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY (§§ 24-33.5-101 — 24-33.5-120) › Section 24-33.5-104.3 - [Repealed]

Added by 2018 Ch. 32,§1, eff. 8/8/2018.
L. 2018: Entire section added, (HB 18-1087), ch. 32, p. 367, § 1, effective August 8.
Subsection (2) provided for the repeal of this section, effective July 1, 2019. (See L. 2018, p. 367.)
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 24 - GOVERNMENT - STATE (§§ 24-1-101 — 24-116-102) › PRINCIPAL DEPARTMENTS (§§ 24-30-101 — 24-36-306) › Article 33.5 - Public Safety (§§ 24-33.5-101 — 24-33.5-2704) › Part 1 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY (§§ 24-33.5-101 — 24-33.5-120) › Section 24-33.5-104.5 - [Repealed]

Repealed by 2020 Ch. 70,§41, eff. 9/14/2020.
Amended by 2014 Ch. 390,§14, eff. 6/6/2014.
L. 2008: Entire section added, p. 847, § 3, effective May 14. L. 2009: (2) amended, (HB 09-1121), ch. 103, p. 103, §2, effective March 18; (3) amended, (SB 09-241), ch. 1577, p. 1577, § 4, effective July 1. L. 2014: (1)(c) added, (SB 14-153), ch. 1963, p. 1963, § 14, effective June 6. L. 2020: Entire section repealed, (SB 20-136), ch. 294, p. 294, § 41, effective September 14.
Section 18-1-1109, referenced in subsection (2), was repealed July 1, 2010, but the reference remains for historical purposes.
For the legislative declaration in SB 20-136, see section 1 of chapter 70, Session Laws of Colorado 2020.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 24 - GOVERNMENT - STATE (§§ 24-1-101 — 24-116-102) › PRINCIPAL DEPARTMENTS (§§ 24-30-101 — 24-36-306) › Article 33.5 - Public Safety (§§ 24-33.5-101 — 24-33.5-2704) › Part 1 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY (§§ 24-33.5-101 — 24-33.5-120) › Section 24-33.5-105 - Transfer of functions

(1)
The department shall, on and after July 1, 1984, execute, administer, perform, and enforce the rights, powers, duties, functions, and obligations vested in the department of local affairs, the department of military affairs, and the state department of highways prior to July 1, 1984, concerning the duties and functions transferred to the department. On July 1, 1984, all employees of the department of local affairs, the department of military affairs, and the state department of highways whose principal duties are concerned with the duties and functions transferred to the department and whose employment in the department of public safety is deemed necessary by the executive director to carry out the purposes of this article shall be transferred to the department of public safety and shall become employees thereof. Such employees shall retain all rights to state personnel system and retirement benefits under the laws of this state, and their services shall be deemed to have been continuous. All transfers and any abolishment of positions in the state personnel system shall be made and processed in accordance with state personnel system laws and rules and regulations.
(2)
Repealed.
(3)
Whenever the department of local affairs, the department of military affairs, or the state department of highways is referred to or designated by any contract or other document in connection with the duties and functions transferred to the department, such reference or designation shall be deemed to apply to the department of public safety. All contracts entered into by the said departments prior to July 1, 1984, in connection with the duties and functions transferred to the department are hereby validated, with the department of public safety succeeding to all the rights and obligations of such contracts. Any appropriations of funds from prior fiscal years open to satisfy obligations incurred under such contracts are hereby transferred and appropriated to the department of public safety for the payment of such obligations.
L. 83: Entire article added, p. 919, § 1, effective 7/1/1984. L. 2006: (2) repealed, p. 144, § 19, effective August 7.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 24 - GOVERNMENT - STATE (§§ 24-1-101 — 24-116-102) › PRINCIPAL DEPARTMENTS (§§ 24-30-101 — 24-36-306) › Article 33.5 - Public Safety (§§ 24-33.5-101 — 24-33.5-2704) › Part 1 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY (§§ 24-33.5-101 — 24-33.5-120) › Section 24-33.5-106.5 - Confidentiality of materials - definitions

(1)
For purposes of this section, unless the context otherwise requires:
(a)
"In camera review" means an inspection of materials by the court, in chambers, to determine what, if any, materials are discoverable. Any materials excised pursuant to a judicial order following the in camera review shall be sealed and preserved in the records of the court, to be made available to the appellate court in the event of an appeal.
(b)
"Materials" means any records, claims, writings, documents, or information.
(2)
(a)
Any materials received, made, or kept by a witness protection board, the department, or a prosecuting attorney concerning a witness protection matter shall be confidential. The materials shall not be discoverable unless the court conducts an in camera review of the materials sought to be discovered and determines that the materials are necessary for the resolution of an issue then pending before the court. The attorney general acting on behalf of the witness protection board shall have standing in any action to oppose the disclosure of materials in the custody of the witness protection board.
(b)
A person who knowingly or intentionally discloses confidential materials in violation of the provisions of this subsection (2) commits a class 1 misdemeanor and shall be punished as provided in section
18-1.3-501
, C.R.S. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, a criminal prosecution brought pursuant to the provisions of this subsection (2) shall be brought within five years after the date upon which the violation occurred.
L. 2007: Entire section added, p. 33, § 1, effective March 5.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 24 - GOVERNMENT - STATE (§§ 24-1-101 — 24-116-102) › PRINCIPAL DEPARTMENTS (§§ 24-30-101 — 24-36-306) › Article 33.5 - Public Safety (§§ 24-33.5-101 — 24-33.5-2704) › Part 1 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY (§§ 24-33.5-101 — 24-33.5-120) › Section 24-33.5-107 - Applications for licenses - authority to suspend licenses - rules

(1)
Every application by an individual for a license issued by the department or any authorized agent of the department shall require the applicant's name, address, and social security number.
(2)
The department or any authorized agent of the department shall deny, suspend, or revoke any license pursuant to the provisions of section
26-13-126
, C.R.S., and any rules promulgated in furtherance thereof, if the department or agent thereof receives a notice to deny, suspend, or revoke from the state child support enforcement agency because the licensee or applicant is out of compliance with a court or administrative order for current child support, child support debt, retroactive child support, child support arrearages, or child support when combined with maintenance or because the licensee or applicant has failed to comply with a properly issued subpoena or warrant relating to a paternity or child support proceeding. Any such denial, suspension, or revocation shall be in accordance with the procedures specified by rule of the department, rules promulgated by the state board of human services, and any memorandum of understanding entered into between the department or an authorized agent thereof and the state child support enforcement agency for the implementation of this section and section
26-13-126
, C.R.S.
(3)
(a)
The department shall enter into a memorandum of understanding with the state child support enforcement agency, which memorandum shall identify the relative responsibilities of the department and the state child support enforcement agency in the department of human services with respect to the implementation of this section and section
26-13-126
, C.R.S.
(b)
The appropriate rule-making body of the department is authorized to promulgate rules to implement the provisions of this section.
(4)
For purposes of this section, "license" means any recognition, authority, or permission that the department or any authorized agent of the department is authorized by law to issue for an individual to practice a profession or occupation or for an individual to participate in any recreational activity. "License" may include, but is not necessarily limited to, any license, certificate, certification, letter of authorization, or registration issued for an individual to practice a profession or occupation or for an individual to participate in any recreational activity.
L. 97: Entire section added, p. 1281, § 23, effective July 1.
Section 51(2) of chapter 236, Session Laws of Colorado 1997, provides that the act enacting this section applies to all orders whether entered on, before, or after July 1, 1997.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 24 - GOVERNMENT - STATE (§§ 24-1-101 — 24-116-102) › PRINCIPAL DEPARTMENTS (§§ 24-30-101 — 24-36-306) › Article 33.5 - Public Safety (§§ 24-33.5-101 — 24-33.5-2704) › Part 1 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY (§§ 24-33.5-101 — 24-33.5-120) › Section 24-33.5-108 - [Repealed]

L. 2001: Entire section added, p. 116, § 2, effective March 23. L. 2003: (2)(b) amended, p. 705, § 27, effective July 1. L. 2012: Entire section repealed, (HB 12-1283), ch. 240, p. 1137, § 55, effective July 1.
For the legislative declaration in the 2012 act repealing this section, see section 1 of chapter 240, Session Laws of Colorado 2012.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 24 - GOVERNMENT - STATE (§§ 24-1-101 — 24-116-102) › PRINCIPAL DEPARTMENTS (§§ 24-30-101 — 24-36-306) › Article 33.5 - Public Safety (§§ 24-33.5-101 — 24-33.5-2704) › Part 1 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY (§§ 24-33.5-101 — 24-33.5-120) › Section 24-33.5-110 - [Repealed]

L. 2008: Entire section added, p. 802, § 2, effective May 14. L. 2012: Entire section repealed, (HB 12-1283), ch. 240, p. 1137, § 55, effective July 1.
For the legislative declaration in the 2012 act repealing this section, see section 1 of chapter 240, Session Laws of Colorado 2012.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 24 - GOVERNMENT - STATE (§§ 24-1-101 — 24-116-102) › PRINCIPAL DEPARTMENTS (§§ 24-30-101 — 24-36-306) › Article 33.5 - Public Safety (§§ 24-33.5-101 — 24-33.5-2704) › Part 1 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY (§§ 24-33.5-101 — 24-33.5-120) › Section 24-33.5-111 - [Repealed]

L. 2010: Entire section added, (HB 10-1113), ch. 244, p. 1083, §2, effective July 1. L. 2012: Entire section repealed, (HB 12-1019), ch. 135, p. 464, § 3, effective July 1.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 24 - GOVERNMENT - STATE (§§ 24-1-101 — 24-116-102) › PRINCIPAL DEPARTMENTS (§§ 24-30-101 — 24-36-306) › Article 33.5 - Public Safety (§§ 24-33.5-101 — 24-33.5-2704) › Part 1 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY (§§ 24-33.5-101 — 24-33.5-120) › Section 24-33.5-116 - [Repealed]

Added by 2016 Ch. 291,§1, eff. 6/10/2016.
L. 2016: Entire section added, (SB 16-111), ch. 291, p. 1177, § 1, effective June 10.
Subsection (5) provided for the repeal of this section, effective July 1, 2017. (See L. 2016, p. 1177.)
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 24 - GOVERNMENT - STATE (§§ 24-1-101 — 24-116-102) › PRINCIPAL DEPARTMENTS (§§ 24-30-101 — 24-36-306) › Article 33.5 - Public Safety (§§ 24-33.5-101 — 24-33.5-2704) › Part 1 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY (§§ 24-33.5-101 — 24-33.5-120) › Section 24-33.5-118 - Department of public safety gifts, grants, and donations fund

The department may seek, accept, and expend gifts, grants, or donations from private or public sources for the purposes of this article 33.5. The department shall transmit all money received through gifts, grants, or donations to the state treasurer, who shall credit the money not otherwise required to be credited to a specific program fund created in this article 33.5 to the department of public safety gifts, grants, and donations fund, which fund is hereby created and referred to in this section as the "fund". the state treasurer shall credit all interest and income derived from the deposit and investment of money in the fund to the fund. Subject to annual appropriation by the general assembly, the department may expend any money from the fund for the purposes of this article 33.5. Money received pursuant to this section is not subject to the provisions of part 13 of article
75
of this title 24.
Added by 2023 Ch. 16, § 2, eff. 3/10/2023.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 24 - GOVERNMENT - STATE (§§ 24-1-101 — 24-116-102) › PRINCIPAL DEPARTMENTS (§§ 24-30-101 — 24-36-306) › Article 33.5 - Public Safety (§§ 24-33.5-101 — 24-33.5-2704) › Part 1 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY (§§ 24-33.5-101 — 24-33.5-120) › Section 24-33.5-119 - Extreme risk protection order information hotline

(1)
(a)
The department shall, subject to available resources or within existing resources, establish a hotline to receive and refer calls from the public about extreme risk protection orders, and provide the callers with information about filing for an order and about other relevant resources. The department is not required to establish a dedicated phone number for the hotline and may instead use an existing phone number used by the department to receive and respond to public requests or inquiries. The hotline shall not provide legal advice or serve as an avenue for an individual to file a petition for a temporary extreme risk protection order or an extreme risk protection order.
(b)
The hotline shall not advise a caller on the ramifications concerning the filing or false filing of a petition for a temporary extreme risk protection order or an extreme risk protection order. The hotline may refer a caller to the appropriate venue in which the petition may be filed for further information concerning such ramifications.
(2)
The department shall collaborate with any other state agency to obtain the information necessary or beneficial for responding to the requests.
Added by 2023 Ch. 124,§ 2, eff. 4/28/2023.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 24 - GOVERNMENT - STATE (§§ 24-1-101 — 24-116-102) › PRINCIPAL DEPARTMENTS (§§ 24-30-101 — 24-36-306) › Article 33.5 - Public Safety (§§ 24-33.5-101 — 24-33.5-2704) › Part 1 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY (§§ 24-33.5-101 — 24-33.5-120) › Section 24-33.5-120 - Airspace deconfliction working group - search and rescue - repeal

(1)
There is created in the department the airspace deconfliction working group, referred to in this section as the "working group".
(2)
On or before August 1, 2024, the executive director shall appoint the following members to the working group:
(a)
Two members from the department;
(b)
In coordination with a representative from the county sheriffs of Colorado, two county sheriffs with experience in conducting search and rescue operations; and
(c)
In coordination with the adjutant general of the department of military and veterans affairs, created in section 24-1-127, two members of the department of military and veterans affairs.
(3)
(a)
The executive director shall call the first meeting of the working group.
(b)
The working group shall meet as necessary to establish airspace deconfliction guidelines in accordance with subsection (4) of this section.
(4)
(a)
On or before January 1, 2025, the working group shall establish airspace deconfliction guidelines related to search and rescue operations.
(b)
The working group shall ensure that the airspace deconfliction guidelines are applicable to all parties involved in aerial search and rescue operations.
(5)
The department shall send notice to all relevant entities, as determined by the department, that airspace deconfliction guidelines have been established and publish the guidelines on the department's website.
(6)
This section is repealed, effective January 1, 2026.
Added by 2024 Ch. 156,§ 3, eff. 5/3/2024.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 24 - GOVERNMENT - STATE (§§ 24-1-101 — 24-116-102) › PRINCIPAL DEPARTMENTS (§§ 24-30-101 — 24-36-306) › Article 33.5 - Public Safety (§§ 24-33.5-101 — 24-33.5-2704) › Part 2 - COLORADO STATE PATROL (§§ 24-33.5-201 — 24-33.5-230) › Section 24-33.5-201 - Colorado state patrol created

(1)
There is hereby created as a division of the department of public safety the Colorado state patrol, which division shall consist of a chief as its executive head and of such officers and employees as may be appointed under the provisions of this part 2. The policies and procedures of the Colorado state patrol shall be approved by the executive director.
(2)
The Colorado state patrol and the office of the chief are
type 2
entities, as defined in section
24-1-105
, and exercise their powers and perform their duties and functions under the department of public safety and the executive director.
Amended by 2022 Ch. 469, § 211, eff. 8/10/2022.
L. 83: Entire article added, p. 920, § 1, effective 7/1/1984.
2022 Ch. 469, was passed without a safety clause. See Colo. Const. art. V, § 1(3).
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 24 - GOVERNMENT - STATE (§§ 24-1-101 — 24-116-102) › PRINCIPAL DEPARTMENTS (§§ 24-30-101 — 24-36-306) › Article 33.5 - Public Safety (§§ 24-33.5-101 — 24-33.5-2704) › Part 2 - COLORADO STATE PATROL (§§ 24-33.5-201 — 24-33.5-230) › Section 24-33.5-202 - Definitions

As used in this part 2, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1)
"Chief" means the executive and administrative head or chief of the Colorado state patrol.
(2)
"Civilian employee" means any member of the Colorado state patrol who is not authorized to wear a uniform and has not been designated the authority to perform the duties as set forth in this part 2 for a uniformed member of the Colorado state patrol.
(3)
"Commissioned officer" means any member of the Colorado state patrol with the rank of lieutenant to colonel.
(4)
"Member" means any employee of the Colorado state patrol, whether a commissioned officer, noncommissioned officer, trooper, or civilian employee.
(5)
"Noncommissioned officer" means any member of the Colorado state patrol with the rank of corporal to master sergeant.
(6)
"Officer" means the chief and any commissioned or noncommissioned officer and trooper of the Colorado state patrol.
(7)
"Trooper" means a uniformed member of the Colorado state patrol other than commissioned or noncommissioned officers.
Amended by 2013 Ch. 316, § 54, eff. 8/7/2013.
L. 83: Entire article added, p. 920, § 1, effective 7/1/1984. L. 2013: (4), (6), and (7) amended, (HB 13-1300), ch. 316, p. 1682, § 54, effective August 7.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 24 - GOVERNMENT - STATE (§§ 24-1-101 — 24-116-102) › PRINCIPAL DEPARTMENTS (§§ 24-30-101 — 24-36-306) › Article 33.5 - Public Safety (§§ 24-33.5-101 — 24-33.5-2704) › Part 2 - COLORADO STATE PATROL (§§ 24-33.5-201 — 24-33.5-230) › Section 24-33.5-204 - Departmental cooperation

(1)
Nothing in this part 2 shall be construed as repealing any laws or depriving any department or agency of the state of its power and duty to enforce the laws, enforcement of which has been delegated to any such department or agency. The Colorado state patrol shall cooperate with all such departments of the state in enforcing such laws.
(2)
In the event that any department regulating and controlling motor vehicles or the taxation thereof is aggrieved at any rules or regulations promulgated for the control of traffic or collection of taxes or any other rule or regulation governing vehicles or motor vehicles upon the highways of this state by the Colorado state patrol and desires to resist the same, such department, within five days of such promulgation, shall serve written notice upon the executive director for a hearing on the question, and the decision of the executive director shall be conclusive and binding on any department and all persons concerned.
L. 83: Entire article added, p. 921, § 1, effective 7/1/1984.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 24 - GOVERNMENT - STATE (§§ 24-1-101 — 24-116-102) › PRINCIPAL DEPARTMENTS (§§ 24-30-101 — 24-36-306) › Article 33.5 - Public Safety (§§ 24-33.5-101 — 24-33.5-2704) › Part 2 - COLORADO STATE PATROL (§§ 24-33.5-201 — 24-33.5-230) › Section 24-33.5-205 - Chief - appointment - qualifications

Pursuant to section 13 of article XII of the state constitution and state personnel system laws, the executive director shall appoint a chief. The chief shall be the executive head and senior administrative officer of the Colorado state patrol. He shall supervise and direct the administration and all activities of the Colorado state patrol. The chief shall set forth, with the approval of the executive director, rules and regulations governing all operating procedures of the Colorado state patrol and courtesies and customs for the good order of the service. He shall have been an officer of the Colorado state patrol for at least seven years immediately preceding his appointment, four years of which must have been served in an administrative capacity as a commissioned officer. The chief may designate an officer as acting chief to act in his stead at any time he is unable to perform his duties. He shall fulfill all requirements which are in effect at the time of his appointment, as are set forth in the job specification for the position by the state personnel director. He shall receive such compensation as is commensurate with the specific grade assigned his position by the state personnel director.
L. 83: Entire article added, p. 921, § 1, effective 7/1/1984.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 24 - GOVERNMENT - STATE (§§ 24-1-101 — 24-116-102) › PRINCIPAL DEPARTMENTS (§§ 24-30-101 — 24-36-306) › Article 33.5 - Public Safety (§§ 24-33.5-101 — 24-33.5-2704) › Part 2 - COLORADO STATE PATROL (§§ 24-33.5-201 — 24-33.5-230) › Section 24-33.5-205.5 - [Repealed]

L. 86: Entire section added, p. 921, § 1, effective April 20. L. 89: Entire section repealed, p. 1640, § 6, effective July 1.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 24 - GOVERNMENT - STATE (§§ 24-1-101 — 24-116-102) › PRINCIPAL DEPARTMENTS (§§ 24-30-101 — 24-36-306) › Article 33.5 - Public Safety (§§ 24-33.5-101 — 24-33.5-2704) › Part 2 - COLORADO STATE PATROL (§§ 24-33.5-201 — 24-33.5-230) › Section 24-33.5-206 - Personnel - appointment

Pursuant to section 13 of article XII of the state constitution and state personnel system laws, the chief shall appoint the necessary commissioned and noncommissioned officers in staff and command or supervisory positions and troopers to permit the Colorado state patrol to adequately and efficiently perform its duties and functions and such necessary civilian employees as are essential to conduct an efficient patrol administration twenty-four hours daily. All members of the Colorado state patrol shall be under the immediate direction and control of the chief, and shall perform such duties as are specifically assigned by the chief under the job specifications and regulations of the state personnel director, and shall receive such compensation as is commensurate with the specified grade assigned to the individual position by the state personnel director.
Amended by 2013 Ch. 316, § 55, eff. 8/7/2013.
L. 83: Entire article added, p. 922, § 1, effective 7/1/1984. L. 2013: Entire section amended, (HB 13-1300), ch. 316, p. 1682, § 55, effective August 7.