Title 24, Government - State

(1) (a) For the purpose of providing adequate funds to the Colorado department of law for the investigation and prosecution of allegations of insurance fraud, in addition to any other fee collected pursuant to section 10-3-207 (1), C.R.S., each entity regulated by the division of…

(1) To ensure that the constitutional and statutory rights of victims are preserved in criminal cases being prosecuted or defended by the department, the attorney general may appoint, in accordance with section 13 of article XII of the state constitution, a victims' services coor…

(1) Every application by an individual for a license issued by the department of law or any authorized agent of such department shall require the applicant's name, address, and social security number. (2) The department of law or any authorized agent of the department shall deny,…

(1) Any money received by the attorney general belonging to the state or received by the attorney general in his or her official capacity must be paid as soon as practicable to the department of the treasury and, generally, the attorney general has such legal duties in regard to …

The department may use money appropriated to the department for litigation management to address unanticipated state legal needs that arise during the state fiscal year for which the money is appropriated; except that the department shall not use the money reallocated in accordan…

(1) There is hereby created in the department of law the financial empowerment office, the head of which is the director of the office. The financial empowerment office and the director of the office shall exercise their powers and perform their duties and functions under the dep…

(1) The purpose of the financial empowerment office is to grow the financial resilience and well-being of Coloradans through community-derived goals and strategies, including but not limited to: (a) Expanding access to safe and affordable banking; (b) Increasing access to safe, a…

(1) The attorney general shall provide legal services for each state agency as provided in section 24-31-101. The attorney general shall assign one or more deputy attorneys general or assistant attorneys general to perform legal services for each state agency requiring such servi…

Nothing in Senate Bill 20-063, enacted in 2020, is to be construed as affecting, limiting, or supplanting the common law authority of the attorney general or the department of law. Source: L. 2020: Entire section added, (SB 20-063), ch. 12, p. 55, § 9, effective September 14.

(1) It is unlawful for a governmental authority, an agent of a governmental authority, or a person acting on behalf of a governmental authority to engage in a pattern or practice of conduct by peace officers or by officials or employees of a governmental agency that deprives pers…

(1) When there is reason to believe that there is a potential violation of law that risks harm to a consumer, public health, or public safety, that is based on a substantiated complaint, the attorney general may investigate any person or organization subject to this article 31. A…

If, during the course of performing the attorney general's duties pursuant to section 24-31-101 (1)(v), it is essential for the attorney general to hire personnel at the district attorney's office, the attorney general shall establish a hiring committee consisting of the attorney…

(1) (a) The attorney general, in collaboration with the advisory committee, pursuant to section 30-10-530 (5)(d), may conduct assessments of each county jail and municipal jail to identify gaps and deficiencies based on the jail standards. (b) Starting July 1, 2025, the governor …

No later than September 1, 2026, the office of the attorney general shall develop and make available to the entities that are subject to article 74.1 of this title 24 a model policy that aligns with the requirements of article 74.1 of this title 24. Source: L. 2026: Entire sectio…

The short title of this part 12 is the "Colorado False Claims Act". Source: L. 2022: Entire part added, (HB 22-1119), ch. 394, p. 2778, § 2, effective August 10.

As used in this part 12, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) (a) "Claim" means a request or demand, whether under a contract or otherwise, for money or property and whether or not the state or a political subdivision has title to the money or property, that is: (I) Present…

(1) Subject to subsection (2) of this section and except as otherwise provided in subsection (5) of this section, a person is liable to the state for a civil penalty of not less than eleven thousand eight hundred dollars and not more than twenty-three thousand six hundred dollars…

(1) Responsibility of attorney general. (a) The attorney general shall diligently investigate a violation of section 24-31-1203. If the attorney general finds that a person has violated or is violating section 24-31-1203, the attorney general may bring a civil action against the …

(1) A civil action pursuant to section 24-31-1204 may not be brought after the later of: (a) More than six years after the date on which the violation of section 24-31-1203 is committed or the date on which the last in a series of such acts or practices occurred, whichever is lat…

An action described in this part 12 may be brought in any judicial district in which the defendant or, in the case of multiple defendants, any one defendant can be found, resides, or transacts business, or in which an act proscribed by section 24-31-1203 occurred. A person bringi…

(1) When the attorney general has reasonable cause to believe that any person, whether in this state or elsewhere, has engaged in or is engaging in any violation of section 24-31-1203, the attorney general may: (a) Request the person file a statement or report in writing under oa…

The attorney general may promulgate rules necessary to implement this part 12. Source: L. 2022: Entire part added, (HB 22-1119), ch. 394, p. 2795, § 2, effective August 10.

(1) The state treasurer shall transfer all proceeds retained by the state from a false claims action brought pursuant to this part 12 to the false claims recovery cash fund, which is hereby created. (2) Any money in the fund not expended for the purpose of this section may be inv…

Nothing in this part 12 affects, limits, or supplants the common law authority of the attorney general or the department to investigate and prosecute medicaid fraud pursuant to part 8 of this article 31. Source: L. 2022: Entire part added, (HB 22-1119), ch. 394, p. 2796, § 2, eff…

(1) On or before January 15, 2024, and on or before each January 15 thereafter, the attorney general shall submit a written report to the house of representatives business affairs and labor committee, the house of representatives judiciary committee, the senate business, labor, a…

As used in this part 13, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) "Division of labor standards and statistics" means the division of labor standards and statistics in the department of labor and employment created pursuant to section 8-1-103. (2) "Division of unemployment insur…

(1) There is created within the department of law and under the control of the office of the attorney general the worker and employee protection unit. (2) In addition to any other authorities granted by law, the unit has the following powers and duties: (a) Issue or cause to be i…

(1) (a) The unit may investigate alleged violations of, and bring an action against an employer to enforce, section 8-72-114, regardless of whether a complaint is filed against the employer pursuant to said section, to enforce that section if the division of unemployment insuranc…

(1) As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires: (a) "Department" means the department of law. (b) "Review board" means the Colorado sexual assault response review board, established in subsection (2) of this section. (2) The Colorado sexual assault response re…

As used in this part 3, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) "Applicant" means any person seeking certification to serve as a peace officer or a reserve peace officer. (1.5) "Basic training" means the basic law enforcement training received by a peace officer at any approve…

(1) There is hereby created, within the department of law, the peace officers standards and training board. (2) The P.O.S.T. board is a type 2 entity, as defined in section 24-1-105, and exercises its powers and performs its duties and functions under the department of law. (3) (…

(1) The P.O.S.T. board has the following duties: (a) To approve and to revoke the approval of training programs and training academies, and to establish reasonable standards pertaining to such approval and revocation; (b) To conduct periodic evaluations of training programs and i…

(1) For purposes of this section, "training academy" means a basic or reserve peace officer training program approved by the P.O.S.T. board that is offered by a training academy, community college, college, or university. (2) A training academy shall not enroll as a student a per…

(1) (a) Basic peace officer certification requirements must include: (I) Successful completion of a high school education or its equivalent; (II) Successful completion of basic training approved by the P.O.S.T. board; (III) Passage of examinations administered by the P.O.S.T. boa…

(1) The P.O.S.T. board shall have the power to promulgate rules for enforcement of this part 3. (2) The attorney general may enforce the provisions of this part 3 through an action in district court for injunctive or other appropriate relief against: (a) Any individual undertakin…

(1) The P.O.S.T. board is authorized to grant a provisional certificate to a person who: (a) Has been authorized to act as a peace officer in another state or federal jurisdiction within the preceding three years and has served as a certified law enforcement officer in good stand…

(1) (a) The general assembly finds, determines, and declares that profiling is a practice that presents a great danger to the fundamental principles of our constitutional republic and is abhorrent and cannot be tolerated. (b) The general assembly further finds and declares that m…

(1) The general assembly hereby finds and declares that Colorado peace officers risk their lives every day in the normal course of their duties. On the roads and highways and throughout the state, peace officers are expected to make quick and difficult decisions that concern both…

(1) The training provided for peace officers shall include proper collection and retention techniques, practices, and protocols for evidence that may contain biological or DNA evidence. On or before August 1, 2009, the P.O.S.T. board shall certify the curriculum for the training.…

(1) On or before January 1, 2014, the P.O.S.T. board shall identify a school resource officer training curriculum to prepare peace officers. (2) To the extent practicable, the training curriculum described in subsection (1) of this section shall incorporate the suggestions of rel…

(1) On or before January 1, 2014, the P.O.S.T. board shall create and implement a training curriculum to prepare peace officers to recognize and address incidents of abuse and exploitation of at-risk elders, as described in sections 18-6.5-102 (1) and (10), C.R.S. (2) On and afte…

On or before June 30, 2016, the P.O.S.T. board shall create and implement a training curriculum to prepare peace officers to recognize and address incidents of abuse and exploitation of at-risk adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities, as described in section 18-6.…

(1) On and after October 1, 2013, the P.O.S.T. board is encouraged to include advanced roadside impaired driving enforcement training as an elective to basic field sobriety test training recertification. (2) Subject to the availability of sufficient moneys, the P.O.S.T. board sha…

(1) (a) The annual in-service training programs must include proper restraint and holds training, a two-hour anti-bias training program, a two-hour training to improve a peace officer's understanding of the impact of trauma on victim-survivors of crimes and the optimal way for a …

(1) As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires: (a) "Peace officer" means a certified peace officer described in section 16-2.5-102. (b) "Photographic identification" means a photographic identification that satisfies the description at 18 U.S.C. sec. 926C (d)…

(1) Subject to available appropriations, beginning July 1, 2022, the basic academy curriculum must include the curriculum for training concerning interactions with persons with disabilities recommended by the commission on improving first responder interactions with persons with …