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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 20-1-101 Bond and oath or affirmation of district attorney and staff
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(1) Every district attorney, chief deputy district attorney, deputy district attorney, special deputy district attorney, and assistant district attorney shall take an oath or affirmation in accordance with section 24-12-101. A district attorney shall also execute to the people of…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 20-1-102 Appear on behalf of state and counties
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(1) Every district attorney shall appear in behalf of the state and the several counties of his or her district: (a) In all indictments, actions, and proceedings which may be pending in the district court in any county within his district wherein the state or the people thereof o…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 20-1-103 Collect forfeited recognizances
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It is the exclusive duty of the district attorney to provide for the collection of forfeited recognizances and turn the money so collected into the registry of the court declaring the forfeiture. In fulfilling such duty, the district attorney may contract with any person or entit…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 20-1-104 Appear at inquests
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The district attorneys of the several judicial districts in the state of Colorado shall appear in their respective districts at all inquests held by any coroner and have power to subpoena and examine witnesses at any such inquest. Source: L. 1889: p. 151, § 1. R.S. 08: § 2098. C.…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 20-1-105 Opinions to county officers - representation
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(1) The district attorney, upon request of any county officer of any county within his district, without fee, shall give his opinion in writing upon all questions of law having references to the duties of such officer which may be submitted and shall file and preserve in his offi…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 20-1-106 Appear and advise grand juries
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The district attorneys for the several judicial districts in the state of Colorado shall appear in their respective districts at all sessions of any grand jury which may be convened in any county within their respective districts, and it is the duty of the district attorney to ad…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 20-1-106.1 Preparation and review of affidavits and warrants
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(1) The district attorneys of the several judicial districts in the state of Colorado shall: (a) Render, in their quasi-judicial capacity, legal advice to peace officers, upon the request of such officers or of the court, pertaining to the preparation and review of affidavits and…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 20-1-107 Disqualification - court to appoint prosecutor - legislative declaration
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(1) The general assembly finds that the office of the district attorney was created by the state constitution and that the state constitution gives to the general assembly the exclusive authority to prescribe the duties of the office of the district attorney. The general assembly…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 20-1-108 When sick or absent, court to appoint
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If he is sick or absent, such court shall appoint some person to discharge the duties of the office until the proper officer resumes the discharge of his duties. Source: L. 1876: p. 65, § 2. G.L. § 898. G.S. § 1059. R.S. 08: § 2110. C.L. § 5995. CSA: C. 55, § 23. CRS 53: § 45-1-8…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 20-1-109 Powers of appointee
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The person thus appointed shall possess the same power as the proper officer would if he were present. Source: L. 1876: p. 65, § 3. G.L. § 899. G.S. § 1060. R.S. 08: § 2111. C.L. § 5996. CSA: C. 55, § 24. CRS 53: § 45-1-9. C.R.S. 1963: § 45-1-9. ANNOTATION Special prosecutor beco…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 20-1-110 Intergovernmental cooperation and contracts
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Every district attorney has the power to authorize and approve the participation of his judicial district in intergovernmental cooperative relationships concerning criminal prosecution and may enter into contracts on behalf of his judicial district for cooperation with other dist…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 20-1-111 District attorneys may cooperate or contract - contents - appropriation
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(1) District attorneys may cooperate or contract with one another to provide any function or service lawfully authorized to each of the cooperating or contracting district attorneys, including the sharing of costs and the administration and distribution of moneys received for man…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 20-1-112 Financial audits
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Each office of district attorney in each of the several judicial districts in the state of Colorado shall submit audited annual financial statements prepared in conformance with generally accepted accounting principles to the state auditor. The expenses of such audits shall be pa…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 20-1-113 Reporting of criminal proceedings involving public school students
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(1) On or before August 1, 2013, and continuing through August 1, 2014, the district attorney of each judicial district, or his or her designee, shall report to the division of criminal justice created in section 24-33.5-502, C.R.S., information about offenses alleged to have bee…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 20-1-114 Peace officer-involved shooting investigations - disclosure
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(1) The district attorney shall, if no criminal charges are filed following the completion of an investigation pursuant to section 16-2.5-302, release a report and publicly disclose the report explaining the district attorney's findings, including the basis for the decision not t…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 20-1-115 Reporting of children in diversion programs
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(1) On or before July 1, 2024, and each July 1 thereafter, the district attorney of each judicial district shall submit a report, either individually or through the Colorado district attorneys' council, to the house of representatives judiciary committee and the senate judiciary …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 20-1-201 Deputies - chief deputies - staff
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(1) (a) The district attorney in every judicial district is authorized to appoint such deputy district attorneys as he deems necessary to properly discharge the duties of his office, with the approval of the board of county commissioners or boards of county commissioners of multi…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 20-1-202 Powers of deputies
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The deputy has all the powers of the district attorney. Source: L. 1885: p. 176, § 2. R.S. 08: § 2103. C.L. § 5984. CSA: C. 55, § 12. CRS 53: § 45-3-2. C.R.S. 1963: § 45-3-2. ANNOTATION Proper appointment of deputy presumed. Where the district court recognizes such deputies, it i…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 20-1-203 Compensation of deputy, chief deputy, and assistant district attorneys
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(1) Compensation for all deputy, chief deputy, and part-time deputy district attorneys is fixed by the district attorney with the approval of the board of county commissioners or boards of county commissioners of multicounty districts or the city council of a city and county affe…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 20-1-204 Powers of chief deputy
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The chief deputy district attorney has all the powers of the district attorney. Source: L. 09: p. 343, § 2. C.L. § 5986. CSA: C. 55, § 14. L. 41: p. 387, § 5. CRS 53: § 45-3-11. C.R.S. 1963: § 45-3-7.
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 20-1-205 Assistant district attorneys
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(1) (a) In every judicial district, the district attorney is authorized to appoint an assistant district attorney who shall be an attorney-at-law admitted to practice within this state and who shall actually have practiced law not less than two years. (b) Repealed. (c) The distri…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 20-1-206 Powers
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All matters and things required or which may be done by the district attorney may be done with like force and effect by his assistant under the direction and control of the district attorney, and he has all the powers of the district attorney by whom he was appointed; except that…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 20-1-207 Powers of assistant
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The assistant district attorney has all the powers of the district attorney. Source: L. 1893: p. 236, § 2. R.S. 08: § 2101. C.L. § 5982. CSA: C. 55, § 9. L. 41: p. 387, § 3. CRS 53: § 45-3-9. C.R.S. 1963: § 45-3-11.
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 20-1-208 Special officers - stenographers - salaries
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(1) The district attorney of each judicial district in this state having more than one hundred thousand population, as shown by the last decennial census, except the city and county of Denver, is authorized by and with the consent of the district judges of the judicial district t…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 20-1-209 Investigators and other employees
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(1) The district attorney of each judicial district is authorized to appoint a chief investigator and such other investigators as he may deem necessary in the conduct of his office and such stenographers, office employees, and other technical and professional assistants as are ne…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 20-1-210 Prohibition of practice of law - associates - members of district attorney's staff
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No attorney-at-law practicing law in the state of Colorado who is a member of a private law firm with which a district attorney, assistant district attorney, or deputy district attorney is associated may defend any person or persons who are being prosecuted by a salaried staff me…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 20-1-301 Compensation of district attorneys
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(1) (a) (I) Commencing January 1, 1997, in every judicial district the district attorney shall receive as compensation for his or her services the sum of not less than sixty-seven thousand dollars per annum. (II) Effective January 1, 2009, in every judicial district the district …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 20-1-302 Expenses
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Except as otherwise specifically provided, the district attorneys of each judicial district in the state of Colorado shall be entitled to collect and receive at the end of each month, of and from the respective counties in the district attorney's judicial district, the necessary …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 20-1-303 District attorneys allowed necessary expenses
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Except as otherwise specifically provided, the district attorney of each judicial district in the state of Colorado, and each of his assistants and deputies, shall be allowed to collect and receive from each of the counties in his district the expenses necessarily incurred in the…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 20-1-306 Compensation paid from state and county funds
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(1) The compensation of district attorneys in every judicial district of the state as set forth in section 20-1-301 (1)(a) must be paid in twelve equal monthly installments of which the state shall contribute eighty percent of the minimum amount required by section 20-1-301 (1)(a…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 20-1-307 Social security coverage
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The office of district attorney, including the district attorney and the employees of each office within each judicial district, is a juristic entity as described in section 24-53-101, C.R.S. Each office of district attorney shall enter into an agreement with the director of the …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 20-1-308 Compensation and expenses - special prosecutors
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(1) The compensation and expenses of special prosecutors appointed pursuant to section 16-5-209 or 20-1-107 shall be paid as follows: (a) When the special prosecutor is a full-time district attorney, assistant district attorney, or deputy district attorney, the county or counties…