Colorado § 24-33.5-709 Local disaster emergencies

Colorado Statutes

§ 24-33.5-709 — Local disaster emergencies

Colorado § 24-33.5-709

Title 24Government

Art.Public Safety

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Bluebook

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-33.5-709 (2026).

Text

(1)A local disaster may be declared only by the principal executive officer of a political subdivision. It shall not be continued or renewed for a period in excess of seven days except by or with the consent of the governing board of the political subdivision. Any order or proclamation declaring, continuing, or terminating a local disaster emergency shall be given prompt and general publicity and shall be filed promptly with the county clerk and recorder, city clerk, or other authorized record-keeping agency and with the office of emergency management.

(2)The effect of a declaration of a local disaster emergency is to activate the response and recovery aspects of any and all applicable local and interjurisdictional disaster emergency plans and to authorize the furnishing of aid

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(1) A local disaster may be
declared only by the principal executive officer of a political subdivision. It shall not
be continued or renewed for a period in excess of seven days except by or with the
consent of the governing board of the political subdivision. Any order or
proclamation declaring, continuing, or terminating a local disaster emergency shall
be given prompt and general publicity and shall be filed promptly with the county
clerk and recorder, city clerk, or other authorized record-keeping agency and with
the office of emergency management.

(2) The effect of a declaration of a local disaster emergency is to activate
the response and recovery aspects of any and all applicable local and
interjurisdictional disaster emergency plans and to authorize the furnishing of aid
and assistance under such plans.

(3) No interjurisdictional emergency management agency or official thereof
may declare a local disaster emergency unless expressly authorized by the
agreement pursuant to which the agency functions. An interjurisdictional
emergency management agency shall provide aid and services in accordance with
the agreement pursuant to which it functions.

Legislative History

Source: L. 2012: Entire part RC&RE with relocations, (HB 12-1283), ch. 240, p. 1083, � 10, effective July 1. L. 2018: (3) amended, (HB 18-1394), ch. 234, p. 1470, � 14, effective August 8.