Title 24, Government - State

(1) (Deleted by amendment, L. 2016.) (2) Each state agency shall: (a) Establish and maintain a records management program for the state agency and document the policies and procedures of such program. The state agency shall ensure that such program satisfies the administrative an…

(1) (a) Every public officer of a state agency who has records in his or her custody shall consult with the department of personnel and such officers shall determine whether the records in question are of legal, administrative, or historical value. (b) Every public officer of a p…

Records deemed by the public officer having custody thereof to be unnecessary for the transaction of the business of his or her office and yet deemed by the state archivist to be of legal, administrative, or historical value shall be transferred to the custody of the department o…

All records of any governmental agency, upon the termination of the existence and functions of that agency, shall be reviewed by the state archivist and either disposed of or transferred to the custody of the department of personnel, in accordance with the procedure specified in …

The department of personnel and every other custodian of records shall carefully protect and preserve them from deterioration, mutilation, loss, or destruction and, whenever advisable, shall cause them to be properly repaired and renovated. All paper, ink, and other materials use…

(1) Any officer of a governmental agency may cause any records, papers, or documents in his or her custody to be photographed, microphotographed, reproduced on film, or digitally scanned. Such reproduction shall comply with the minimum standards of quality approved for permanent …

The state archivist shall have the right of reasonable access to all nonconfidential records created by a governmental agency because of the historical and research value of data contained therein, with a view to securing their safety and determining their need for preservation o…

On behalf of the state and the department of personnel, the attorney general may replevin any records which were formerly part of the records or files of any public office of the territory or state of Colorado. Source: L. 51: p. 779, § 9. CSA: C. 154, § 18(18). CRS 53: § 131-3-9.…

(1) If the state archivist determines that any records in the custody of a public officer of a state agency, including the executive director of the department of personnel, are of no legal, administrative, or, subject to section 24-80-211 (1)(b), historical value, but the public…

(1) The state archivist shall be responsible for reviewing and assessing the use and amount of space available for records storage in state archives and records every three years. (2) (a) Repealed. (b) The report shall include, but shall not be limited to, the following: (I) An o…

(1) The state archivist may convene a records advisory board, consisting of representatives from governmental agencies that have an interest in the preservation of records. If the state archivist convenes the board, the state archivist shall ensure that technical experts from the…

(1) On or before February 28, 2023, the state archivist shall submit a proposal to the state capitol building advisory committee for the creation of a permanent public display of the original draft of the Colorado constitution inside the state capitol building. The proposal shall…

(1) To assist in preserving historical monuments of Colorado, the state historical society of Colorado may designate any appropriate area within the state as a ghost town, unless the private or public owner of such property objects. (2) Upon designation of an area as a ghost town…

No person shall destroy, damage, deface, or take anything from an area designated and marked as a ghost town by the state historical society, except by the owner or the designated agent of the owner of such property. Any person violating this section commits a class 2 misdemeanor…

As used in this part 13, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) "Commission" means the commission of Indian affairs. (2) "Disturb" means to move, open, expose, dig up, disinter, excavate, remove, carry away, damage, injure, deface, desecrate, loot, vandalize, mutilate, or des…

(1) Except as provided in section 24-80-1303 with regard to anthropological investigations, any person who discovers on any land suspected human skeletal remains or who knowingly disturbs such remains shall immediately notify the coroner or medical examiner of the county wherein …

(1) Prior to the commencement of an anthropological investigation in which it is probable that skeletal remains will be discovered, the anthropologists conducting such an investigation shall apply to the state archaeologist for an excavation permit issued under the authority of s…

(1) In accordance with the provisions of the "State Administrative Procedure Act", article 4 of this title, the state archaeologist may adopt rules and regulations implementing the administrative procedures of this part 13. When adopting such rules and regulations, the state arch…

(1) Any person who knowingly disturbs an unmarked human burial in violation of this part 13 commits a class 1 misdemeanor and shall be punished as provided in section 18-1.3-501, C.R.S. (2) Any person who has knowledge that an unmarked human burial is being unlawfully disturbed a…

(1) There is hereby created in the state treasury the Colorado veterans' monument preservation trust fund, referred to in this section as the "trust fund", the principal of which consists of money made available from gifts, grants, and donations received by the state historical s…

As used in this part 2, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) "Board" or "board of directors" means the board of directors of the state historical society appointed pursuant to section 24-80-201.5 (2). (2) "Directors council" means the directors council of the state historic…

The state historical society, an incorporated organization, is one of the educational institutions of the state of Colorado. The state historical society is a type 1 entity, as defined in section 24-1-105, and exercises its powers and performs its duties and functions under the d…

(1) Effective October 1, 2018, the board of directors of the state historical society consists of thirteen members appointed pursuant to subsection (2) of this section. (2) (a) The governor shall appoint, with the consent of the senate, thirteen members of the board. If there is …

(1) The board may establish a directors council of the state historical society. If established, the directors council shall provide advice, counsel, and expertise to the board of directors concerning the state historical society's operations and accomplishing its mission and obj…

(1) Except as otherwise provided in part 1 of this article, the society shall be the trustee of the state and as such shall faithfully expend and apply all money received from the state to the uses and purposes directed by law, and shall hold its present and future collections an…

The president of the society shall make funding recommendations to the governor and the general assembly for the operation of the state historical society. The general assembly shall make annual appropriations, in such form as the general assembly shall determine appropriate, for…

(1) Repealed. (2) Publications of the society circulated in quantity outside the executive branch shall be issued in accordance with the provisions of section 24-1-136. Source: L. 15: p. 441, § 3. C.L. § 8227. CSA: C. 154, § 10. CRS 53: § 131-1-3. L. 64: p. 173, § 145. C.R.S. 196…

The board of directors of the society shall appoint its employees and fix their salaries, subject to the provisions and exemptions of section 13 of article XII of the state constitution; but for the purposes of this part 2, all officers, curators, assistant curators, and teachers…

(1) Whenever the state historical society possesses natural history books, specimens, and documents which are duplicates of or similar to others possessed by the society or which are considered useless by the board of directors for the history of the state or more useful for exch…

The state historical society is hereby authorized to accept and receive gifts and donations to carry out and promote the objects and purposes of the society. Source: L. 21: p. 740, § 1. C.L. § 8230. CSA: C. 154, § 13. CRS 53: § 131-1-6. C.R.S. 1963: § 131-1-6.

Donations of moneys, securities, or other property may be made to and for the sole use of any one or more of the departments or bureaus of the society, and donations so made shall be kept in a separate fund for the use of such department. Source: L. 21: p. 740, § 2. C.L. § 8231. …

Donations made with the provision that the interest or income only therefrom shall be used by the society, if accepted, shall be received by the society, and the intent of the donor with reference to the same shall be observed and carried out, and the principal of said gift, if m…

(1) The title to all property acquired by the society by gift, purchase, or otherwise shall absolutely vest in and belong to the state of Colorado when accepted or received by the society. (2) All noncustodial revenues received by the society other than limited gaming revenues de…

Collections of a scientific or historical nature shall be properly classed and catalogued and shall be at all reasonable hours open for public inspection and examination but under such rules and regulations as shall be prescribed or adopted by said society. Source: L. 05: p. 356,…

(1) The state historical society shall continue as an educational institution of the state, considered as a division of the department of higher education for the purpose of determining the order of its appropriation; except that: (a) (Deleted by amendment, L. 96, p. 1531, § 93, …

On July 1, 1959, there shall be transferred from the bureau of mines of the state of Colorado to the state historical society that certain mineral exhibit presently maintained by the bureau of mines in the Colorado state museum building, together with all mineral and other collec…

At the request of the state historical society, officials of the bureau of mines of the state of Colorado, the Colorado school of mines, the university of Colorado, and other state educational institutions shall consult with the state historical society and shall assist and advis…

(1) There is hereby created in the state treasury the state museum cash fund, referred to in this section as the "cash fund". The cash fund consists of all money transferred to the cash fund from the state historical fund pursuant to section 44-30-1201 (5); money transferred from…

(1) Definitions. As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires: (a) "Commission" means the America 250 - Colorado 150 commission created in this section. (b) "Executive director" means the executive director of history Colorado. (b.5) "Fund" means the America 250…

(1) As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires: (a) "American Indian" means an individual having descended from people who were living in North America prior to the time that people from Europe began settling in North America. (b) "American Indian boarding sch…

(1) The state historical society strategic initiatives fund is hereby created in the state treasury. The fund consists of money transferred to the fund from the limited gaming fund pursuant to section 44-30-701 (2)(a)(V.5)(A). The state treasurer shall credit all interest and inc…

Each county is authorized, through its board of county commissioners, to create and maintain a county unit, tributary to the state historical society, and having in view the same objectives as the state society. Source: L. 19: p. 659, § 2. C.L. § 8235. CSA: C. 154, § 20. CRS 53: …

Whenever there is organized in any one of the several counties a patriotic society to promote these objectives and composed of members of character and standing, whether called an early settlers' society or by some other name, it is the duty of the executive officers of said coun…

The executive officials of the county shall provide suitable room and furniture for the safekeeping and exhibition of the collections of the county unit or society as in their judgment may seem proper and shall pay the cost of same from the general fund from any moneys not otherw…

While the collection and supervision of the county library, museum, and curio collection, here authorized, shall be entrusted to a patriotic society, united for the purpose, the title to all property thus accumulated shall be in the executive officers of the county where located …

The secretary of the patriotic society in charge shall be the custodian of all property of the county unit or society. The secretary of the county unit and the chairman of the board of county commissioners shall be a board to control the finances and to make needed purchases. The…