Colorado § 13-45-111 Removal of prisoners - causes

Colorado Statutes

§ 13-45-111 — Removal of prisoners - causes

Colorado § 13-45-111

Title 13Courts

Art.Habeas Corpus - General

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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-45-111 (2026).

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Any person committed to any
prison or in the custody of any officer, sheriff, jailer, keeper, or other person, or his
underofficer or deputy, for any criminal or supposed criminal matter shall not be
removed from the prison or custody into any other prison or custody, unless it is by
habeas corpus or some other legal writ; or where the prisoner is delivered to some
common jail; or is removed from one place to another within the county, in order to
effect his discharge or trial in due course of law; or in case of sudden fire, infection,
or other necessity; or where the sheriff commits such prisoner to the jail of an
adjoining county for the want of a sufficient jail in his own county, as provided in
section 17-26-119, C.R.S.; or where the prisoner, in pursuance of a law of the Unit

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Any person committed to any
prison or in the custody of any officer, sheriff, jailer, keeper, or other person, or his
underofficer or deputy, for any criminal or supposed criminal matter shall not be
removed from the prison or custody into any other prison or custody, unless it is by
habeas corpus or some other legal writ; or where the prisoner is delivered to some
common jail; or is removed from one place to another within the county, in order to
effect his discharge or trial in due course of law; or in case of sudden fire, infection,
or other necessity; or where the sheriff commits such prisoner to the jail of an
adjoining county for the want of a sufficient jail in his own county, as provided in
section 17-26-119, C.R.S.; or where the prisoner, in pursuance of a law of the United
States, is claimed or demanded by the executive of the United States or territories.
If any person, after such commitment, makes out, signs, or countersigns any
warrant for such removal except as before excepted, then he shall forfeit to the
prisoner or aggrieved party a sum not exceeding three hundred dollars to be
recovered by the prisoner or party aggrieved in the manner provided in section 13-45-117.

Legislative History

Source: R.S. p. 356, � 10. G.L. � 1332. G.S. � 1618. R.S. 08: � 2928. C.L. � 6496. CSA: C. 77, � 11. CRS 53: � 65-1-11. C.R.S. 1963: � 65-1-11. L. 79: Entire section amended, p. 1634, � 23, effective July 19.