Title 30, Government - County

(1) Every county office shall become vacant, on the happening of any one of the following events, before the expiration of the term of office: (a) The death of the incumbent; (b) The resignation of the incumbent; (c) The removal of the incumbent; (d) The incumbent's ceasing to be…

When any coroner is required to act as sheriff, or any other officer in this state is required to perform any duties belonging to any other office, for the time being, he shall have the same powers in respect to that duty as are given by law to the officer whose duties he perform…

Any person elected or appointed to any county office in any county in this state who refuses to qualify, having consented to such election or appointment, is liable to a fine not exceeding one hundred nor less than twenty-five dollars, at the discretion of any court having compet…

All fines contemplated in section 30-10-107 shall be recoverable before any court in this state, in the name of the county in which the case arises, and shall be appropriated to the use of the school fund of said county. Source: R.S. p. 190, § 10. G.L. § 564. G.S. § 665. R.S. 08:…

All county offices must be kept open for the transaction of county business on the days and during the hours designated by resolution of the board of county commissioners. However, all clerks of court, clerk and recorders, and sheriffs are subject, at all times, to the command of…

(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, every county officer named in section 30-10-101, before entering upon the duties of office, on or before the day of the commencement of the term for which the officer was elected, shall execute and deposit an official bond…

A deputy appointed to office, before entering upon the deputy's duties under such appointment, shall take and subscribe the like oath of office as that required to be taken by the appointing officer and shall deposit the same in the office where the oath of such officer is deposi…

When the term of office of any sheriff, coroner, county judge, county clerk and recorder, assessor, county treasurer, county surveyor, or other county officer expires, it shall be lawful for such officer, whether reelected or not, and his deputies, to continue to perform all the …

(1) The maximum amount of aggregate contributions that a person may make to a candidate committee of a candidate for a county office and that a candidate committee for such candidate may accept from such person and related requirements governing the disclosure of such contributio…

Each person elected as commissioner, on receiving a certificate of his or her election, shall take an oath or affirmation in accordance with section 24-12-101. Source: G.L. § 440. G.S. § 532. R.S. 08: § 1189. C.L. § 8667. CSA: C. 45, § 10. CRS 53: § 35-3-1. C.R.S. 1963: § 35-3-1.…

The seal of the county shall be the seal of the board of county commissioners. The board of county commissioners shall meet in open session and all persons conducting themselves in an orderly manner may attend its meetings. The board may establish rules and regulations to govern …

(1) Each board of county commissioners shall meet at the county seat of its county at least one business day of each month and at such other times and locations within the county as in the opinion of the board the public interest may require. Such meetings shall be held on a regu…

(1) Except as otherwise permitted under subsection (2) of this section, each board of county commissioners of a county containing more than one hundred thousand inhabitants shall hold at least two meetings in each week of each year; but in the months of July and August of each ye…

If any member of the board of county commissioners of counties containing more than one hundred thousand inhabitants is absent from any regular meeting thereof without being excused by a majority of the board, he shall forfeit to the county ten dollars for any such absence, which…

(1) Each county must be divided into three compact districts by the board of county commissioners. Each district must be as nearly equal in population as possible based on the redistricting population data prepared by staff of the legislative council and office of legislative leg…

(1) The board of county commissioners in each of the following counties must convene a county commissioner district redistricting commission to approve one or more plans to divide the relevant county into as many districts as there are county commissioners elected by voters of th…

(1) The board of county commissioners shall appoint staff as needed to assist the commission. Staff shall acquire and prepare all necessary resources, including computer hardware, software, and demographic, geographic, and political databases, as far in advance as necessary to en…

(1) In approving a county commissioner district redistricting plan, the commission shall: (a) Make a good-faith effort to achieve mathematical population equality between districts, as required by the constitution of the United States, but in no event shall there be more than fiv…

(1) The board of county commissioners shall establish deadlines to ensure that the board of county commissioners shall adopt a plan for the redrawing of county commissioner districts no later than September 30 of the redistricting year. These deadlines must include dates by which…

(1) In any county having a population of seventy thousand or more, the membership of the board of county commissioners may be increased from three to five members pursuant to this section. (2) Subject to referral as provided in this subsection (2), a board of county commissioners…

(1) In any county having a population of seventy thousand or more which has increased the membership of the board of county commissioners to five pursuant to sections 1-4-205 (3)(a), C.R.S., and 30-10-306.5, the registered electors may, either by referendum or by initiative, chan…

At the first meeting after election, the board of county commissioners shall choose one of its number as chairman, who shall preside at such meeting and all other meetings, if present; but, in case of his absence from such meeting, the members present shall choose one of its numb…

The chairman of said board of county commissioners has the power to administer oaths to any person concerning any matter submitted to the board or connected with its powers and duties, and he shall sign all county orders. Source: G.L. § 461. G.S. § 544. R.S. 08: § 1201. C.L. § 86…

If the board of county commissioners sees fit to refer any matter to a committee of its members, the actions of said committee shall not be final, but shall be reported to the board for its consideration, and the board's action thereon shall be placed in its records. Source: L. 1…

(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, each county commissioner of the several counties of this state is required to execute a bond, payable to the people of the state of Colorado, conditioned that the commissioner will faithfully and honestly discharge the dut…

The bond executed by the county commissioners in counties with a population of ten thousand or more persons pursuant to section 30-10-311 (1) or the insurance purchased by the county on behalf of the county commissioners pursuant to section 30-10-311 (2) shall be in the sum of te…

No county commissioner shall enter upon the duties of the office of commissioner unless the commissioner has executed the bond described in section 30-10-311 (1) or the county has purchased the insurance described in section 30-10-311 (2). Source: L. 1881: p. 97, § 3. G.S. § 566.…

If a county commissioner executes a bond pursuant to section 30-10-311 (1), the bond, after approval by the judge of the district court, shall be filed by the county clerk and recorder of such county and shall be recorded in the records of the county. Source: L. 1881: p. 98, § 6.…

If any county commissioner acts as such officer, performs any of the duties, or exercises any of the rights or privileges of county commissioner without being bonded or insured pursuant to section 30-10-311, or after judgment of removal from such office has been entered, the comm…

Upon default or breach of any of the conditions of either the bond or the insurance policy required by section 30-10-311 by any county commissioner in this state, either the district attorney for the district in which such commissioner resided at the time of such breach, the coun…

In any action filed pursuant to section 30-10-316, the county shall recover all damages, both proximate and remote, that it may have sustained by reason of any breach of the conditions of the bond or the insurance policy required by section 30-10-311, as applicable; and if it app…

In all suits upon the official bonds or insurance policies required by section 30-10-311, the recovery against a member of the board of county commissioners shall not be limited to a proportionate amount of the damage proved, but the recovery on the bond of each shall be for the …

(1) It is the general duty of the clerk of the board of county commissioners: (a) To record, in a book to be provided for that purpose, all proceedings of the board; (b) To make regular entries of all their resolutions and decisions on all questions concerning the raising of mone…

It is the duty of such clerk to designate upon every account which is audited and allowed by the board the amount so allowed; and he shall also deliver to any person who may demand it a certified copy of any record in his office, or any account on file therein, on receiving from …

Such clerk shall not sign or issue any county order, unless ordered by the board of county commissioners authorizing the same; and every such order shall be numbered, and the date, amount, and number of the same, and the name of the person to whom it is issued, shall be entered i…

If any commissioner refuses or neglects to perform any of the duties which are required of him by law as a member of the board of county commissioners, without just cause therefor, he shall, for each offense, forfeit a sum not less than twenty-five nor more than one hundred dolla…

As used in this part 4, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) "Document" includes electronic filings. (2) "Electronic" means relating to technology having electrical, digital, magnetic, wireless, optical, electromagnetic, or similar capabilities. (3) "Electronic filing syste…

(1) A county clerk shall be elected in each county of this state for the term of four years and, except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, before entering upon the duties of the office, shall execute to the people of the state of Colorado, and file with the county cle…

The county clerk shall be, in and for his county, clerk of the board of county commissioners. Source: G.L. § 479. G.S. § 574. R.S. 08: § 1257. C.L. § 8732. CSA: C. 45, § 79. CRS 53: § 35-4-2. C.R.S. 1963: § 35-4-2.

Every county clerk shall appoint a deputy, in writing, under the county clerk's hand, and shall file such appointment in the office of the county clerk; and such deputy, in case of the absence or disability of the county clerk, or in case of a vacancy in the office thereof, shall…

If a vacancy in the office of county clerk should occur by death, resignation, or otherwise, the board of county commissioners shall appoint some suitable person to fill such vacancy until a successor is elected according to law. Source: G.L. § 481. G.S. § 576. R.S. 08: § 1259. C…

(1) The county clerk and recorder shall keep his or her office at the county seat. The county clerk and recorder shall attend the sessions of the board of county commissioners either in person or by deputy, keep the county seal, records, and papers of the board of county commissi…

The county clerk and recorder may accept by electronic filing deeds and all other documents authorized by law to be recorded in his or her office. To the extent the provisions of this part 4 differ from the requirements of the federal "Electronic Signatures in Global and National…

(1) The county clerk shall be ex officio recorder of deeds and shall have custody of and safely keep and preserve all the documents received for recording or filing in his or her office. During the hours the office is open for business, the clerk and recorder shall also record or…

(1) A county clerk and recorder shall redact the first five digits of a social security number from a public document recorded with the clerk and recorder if: (a) The document is in electronic form; and (b) The clerk and recorder has the equipment needed to make the redaction. (c…

(1) When authorized by the board of county commissioners, the county clerk and recorder in counties, or cities and counties, may record the documents lawfully filed for record in his or her office by making and preserving microfilm or optical images thereof. Such county clerk and…