Capitol thoroughfares - city and county of Denver regulation

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-82-104, under Government - State.

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-82-104

(1) The driveways now existing upon the state capitol grounds at Denver, Colorado, extending from Colfax avenue to Fourteenth avenue and connecting with Sherman street at said intersections, are hereby declared to be reserved principally for the usage of employees and members of the executive department and the legislative department in the performance of their duties and for the usage of members of the public while attending functions at the state capitol.

(2) The city and county of Denver is hereby granted jurisdiction to make such regulations as are deemed necessary to accomplish the purposes of subsection (1) of this section and shall have authority to enforce such regulations by means of any police powers established by ordinance of the city and county of Denver or other provisions of law for the management and control of other streets, highways, and public thoroughfares within said city and county.

(3) The jurisdiction hereby granted shall not be deemed to convey any right, title, or interest in said driveways other than expressly provided and shall only extend to the purposes specified in this section, and the state of Colorado reserves the right at all times to revoke the powers hereby granted by act of the general assembly.

Source: L. 39: p. 234, �� 1, 3. CSA: C. 158, � 19(1). CRS 53: � 130-8-2. C.R.S. 1963: � 134-1-2. L. 91: (1) and (2) amended, p. 857, � 1, effective May 16.

24-82-105. Security for state capitol buildings group - jurisdiction of law enforcement personnel on state property. (1) (a) The city and county of Denver is granted jurisdiction to enforce the laws of the state of Colorado for the security of persons and property in the state capitol buildings group. In addition, the city and county of Denver is granted jurisdiction to enforce the ordinances of the city and county of Denver for the security of such persons and property. For the purposes of this subsection (1) and such enforcement, the ordinances of the city and county of Denver relating to access to and conduct on properties of the city and county of Denver referred to as parks shall likewise apply to the grounds of the state capitol buildings group, as to persons not having business thereon; except that the powers of the manager of parks and recreation enumerated in such ordinance shall not apply to such grounds. As used in this subsection (1), state capitol buildings group means those state-owned buildings, together with the state-owned grounds adjacent thereto, in the city and county of Denver within the area bounded on the north by Sixteenth avenue, on the west by Broadway, on the south by Eleventh avenue, and on the east by Grant street, as shown on the official maps of the city and county of Denver.

(b) Repealed.

(2) In addition to any other provision of law concerning jurisdiction of law enforcement personnel on state property, there is hereby vested in city police, town marshals, and county sheriffs, their undersheriffs and deputy sheriffs, jurisdiction to enforce the laws of this state on any state-owned or state-operated properties within their respective jurisdictions and to cooperate with members of the Colorado state patrol and other state law enforcement officers in such enforcement.

Source: L. 72: p. 542, � 1. C.R.S. 1963: � 134-1-4. L. 79: Entire section amended, p. 981, � 1, effective May 18. L. 81: (1)(b) repealed, p. 1245, � 1, effective March 25. L. 89: (1)(a) amended, p. 846, � 117, effective July 1.

Cross references: For designation and assignment of space in the capitol buildings group, see � 2-2-321.