Title 24, Government - State
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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-31-101 Powers and duties of attorney general
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(1) The attorney general: (a) Shall act as the chief legal representative of the state and be the legal counsel and advisor of each department, division, office, board, commission, bureau, and agency of state government but shall not provide legal counsel to the legislative branc…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-31-102 Offices, boards, and divisions
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(1) The department of law, the chief executive officer of which is the attorney general, includes the following: (a) The office of the attorney general; (b) The office of the solicitor general; (c) The division of consumer protection; (d) The division of criminal justice; (e) The…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-31-103 Chief deputy attorney general - powers
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The attorney general shall appoint a chief deputy attorney general, who has the authority to act for the attorney general in all matters except in respect to such duties as devolve upon the attorney general by virtue of the state constitution. Source: L. 05: p. 156, � 1. R.S. 08:…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-31-103.5 Solicitor general - creation - powers
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(1) The attorney general shall appoint a solicitor general, who has the authority to represent the state in matters before the courts under the attorney general's supervision. The solicitor general must be an attorney-at-law in good standing, and must have been an active and lice…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-31-104 Appointment of subordinate officers and employees. (Repealed)
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C.R.S. 24-31-104Statutes current through Chapter 65 of the 2026 Regular Session, effective as of April 20, 2026. The text of this section is not final. It will not be final until compared to, and updated from, the text provided by the Colorado Office of Legislative Legal Services…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-31-104.5 Funding for insurance fraud investigations and prosecutions - creation of fund
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(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…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-31-105 Criminal enforcement section. (Repealed)
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Source: L. 83: Entire section added, p. 903, � 2, effective July 1. L. 96: Entire section amended, p. 737, � 9, effective July 1. L. 2020: Entire section repealed, (SB 20-063), ch. 12, p. 57, � 14, effective September 14.
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-31-106 Rights of crime victims - victims' services coordinator
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(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…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-31-107 Applications for licenses - authority to suspend licenses - rules
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(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,…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-31-108 Receipt of money - subject to appropriation - exception for custodial money - legal services cash fund - creation - definition
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(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 …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-31-108.5 Use of funds for unanticipated legal needs
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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…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-31-109 Attorney general to provide identification cards to retired peace officers upon request - definitions. (Repealed)
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C.R.S. 24-31-109Statutes current through Chapter 65 of the 2026 Regular Session, effective as of April 20, 2026. The text of this section is not final. It will not be final until compared to, and updated from, the text provided by the Colorado Office of Legislative Legal Services…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-31-110 Department of law - investigate prescription insulin drug pricing - report - repeal. (Repealed)
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C.R.S. 24-31-110Statutes current through Chapter 65 of the 2026 Regular Session, effective as of April 20, 2026. The text of this section is not final. It will not be final until compared to, and updated from, the text provided by the Colorado Office of Legislative Legal Services…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-31-1101 Financial empowerment office - creation - director
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(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…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-31-1102 Financial empowerment office - purpose - duties
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(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…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-31-111 Legal services to state agencies - definitions
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(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…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-31-112 No limitations on common law authority
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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.
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-31-113 Public integrity - patterns and practices
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It is unlawful for any governmental authority, or any agent thereof, or any 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 any governmental agency that deprives persons of rights…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-31-114 No-knock and forced entry study group - repeal. (Repealed)
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Source: L. 2021: Entire section added, (HB 21-1250), ch. 458, p. 3070, � 21, effective July 6. Editor's note: Subsection (6) provided for the repeal of this section, effective June 30, 2022. (See L. 2021, p. 3070.) 24-31-115. Housing unit - powers of attorney general or district …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-31-115 Housing unit - powers of attorney general or district attorney - subpoenas - document production - remedies - injunctive relief - penalties
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(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…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-31-116 Online fentanyl trafficking - study - report - appropriation - repeal. (Repealed)
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C.R.S. 24-31-116Statutes current through Chapter 65 of the 2026 Regular Session, effective as of April 20, 2026. The text of this section is not final. It will not be final until compared to, and updated from, the text provided by the Colorado Office of Legislative Legal Services…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-31-117 Hiring committee when attorney general to operate district attorney’s office due to a vacancy
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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…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-31-118 Jail standard assessments - repeal
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(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 to identify gaps and deficiencies based on the jail standards. (b) Starting July 1, 2025, the governor or the oversight co…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-31-119 Factually inaccurate data prevention campaign - repeal
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(1) To prevent and combat the sharing and spreading of factually inaccurate data, the attorney general shall, at a minimum: (a) Establish an initiative to encourage respectful engagement and discourse; (b) Develop and share resources that can be used by schools, organizations, an…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-31-1201 Short title
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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.
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-31-1202 Definitions
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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) Presented…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-31-1203 False claims - civil liability for certain acts - penalty - exception
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(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…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-31-1204 Civil actions for false claims - claims for retaliation - definitions
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(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 …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-31-1205 False claims action procedures - limitation on action - standard of proof
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(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…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-31-1206 Jurisdiction
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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…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-31-1207 False claims civil investigation demands
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(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…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-31-1208 Rule-making
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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.
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-31-1209 Use of recoveries - false claims recovery cash fund - creation
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(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…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-31-1210 No limitations on common law authority - medicaid fraud control
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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.
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-31-1211 False claims act report
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(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…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-31-1301 Definitions
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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 insuranc…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-31-1302 Worker and employee protection unit - creation - duties
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(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…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-31-1303 Worker misclassification - wage determinations - investigation and enforcement by the unit - coordination with department of labor and employment
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(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…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-31-1401 Colorado sexual assault forensic medical evidence review board - creation - membership - duties - report - short title - definitions - repeal
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(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 forensic medical evidence review board, established in subsection (2) of this section. (a) “Department” means the…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-31-301 Definitions
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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 approved la…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-31-302 Creation of board - members
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(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) (…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-31-303 Duties - powers of the P.O.S.T. board - definition
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(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…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-31-304 Applicant for training - fingerprint-based criminal history record check
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(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…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-31-305 Certification - issuance - renewal - revocation - rules - definition
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(1) (a) Basic peace officer certification requirements shall 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. bo…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-31-306 Qualifications for peace officers. (Repealed)
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Source: L. 92: Entire part added, p. 1095, � 3, effective March 6. L. 94: (1) and (7) amended, p. 1730, � 8, effective May 31. L. 96: (7.5) added, p. 1349, � 2, effective June 1; (4), (5), (6), and (7) repealed and (8) added, p. 1574, �� 4, 5, effective June 3. L. 98: (7.5)(c) an…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-31-307 Enforcement
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(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…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-31-308 Reciprocity - provisional certificate
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(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…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-31-309 Profiling - officer identification - training - definition
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(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…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-31-310 Resources for the training of peace officers - peace officers in rural jurisdictions - legislative declaration
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(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…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-31-311 DNA evidence - collection - retention
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(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.…