Colorado Statutes
§ 17-26-101 — Jail in each county
(1)Except as provided in subsection (2) of this
section, there is maintained in each county in this state, at the expense of the
county, a county jail for the detention, safekeeping, and confinement of persons
and prisoners lawfully committed. Nothing in this article 26 compels the erection of
jails in counties having a population of less than two thousand or when the county
owns a jail erected in any other place in the county.
(2)A county that maintains an intergovernmental agreement or any other
contract with at least one other county for the safekeeping or confinement of
persons or prisoners lawfully committed is not required to maintain a county jail
within the jurisdictional physical boundaries of such county.
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Legislative History
Source: L. 77: Entire title R&RE, p. 935, � 10, effective August 1. L. 2025: Entire section amended, (HB 25-1050), ch. 14, p. 36, � 2, effective March 14.
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