Colorado § 30-10-318 Recovery for all damage - liability

Colorado Statutes

§ 30-10-318 — Recovery for all damage - liability

Colorado § 30-10-318

Title 30Government

Art.County Officers

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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 30-10-318 (2026).

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In all suits upon the official
bonds or insurance policies required by section 30-10-311, the recovery against a
member of the board of county commissioners shall not be limited to a
proportionate amount of the damage proved, but the recovery on the bond of each
shall be for the whole amount of damage proved. If any member of a board of
county commissioners knowingly acquiesces in any misappropriation of the funds
of a county, or in the allowance of bills that are not legally allowable, or in the
payment thereof, the sureties or insurer of the county commissioner, as applicable,
shall be liable for all damages, both proximate and remote, that the county sustains
for reason thereof, to be recovered as provided.

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In all suits upon the official
bonds or insurance policies required by section 30-10-311, the recovery against a
member of the board of county commissioners shall not be limited to a
proportionate amount of the damage proved, but the recovery on the bond of each
shall be for the whole amount of damage proved. If any member of a board of
county commissioners knowingly acquiesces in any misappropriation of the funds
of a county, or in the allowance of bills that are not legally allowable, or in the
payment thereof, the sureties or insurer of the county commissioner, as applicable,
shall be liable for all damages, both proximate and remote, that the county sustains
for reason thereof, to be recovered as provided.

Legislative History

Source: L. 1881: p. 99, � 9. G.S. � 572. R.S. 08: � 1251. C.L. � 8727. CSA: C. 45, � 74. CRS 53: � 35-3-18. C.R.S. 1963: � 35-3-18. L. 2010: Entire section amended, (HB 10-1062), ch. 161, p. 559, � 12, effective August 11.