Colorado § 30-10-401 County clerk - term - bond - insurance

Colorado Statutes

§ 30-10-401 — County clerk - term - bond - insurance

Colorado § 30-10-401

Title 30Government

Art.County Officers

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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 30-10-401 (2026).

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(1)A county clerk shall be elected in each county of this state for the term of four years and, except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, before entering upon the duties of the office, shall execute to the people of the state of Colorado, and file with the county clerk then in office, a bond with two or more sufficient sureties in the sum of not less than five thousand dollars, to be affixed and approved by the board of county commissioners according to law, with conditions in substance as follows: Whereas, The above bounden ........ was elected to the office of the county clerk of ........, on the ........ day of ........, Now, therefore, if the said ........ shall faithfully perform all the duties of the office, and shall pay over all moneys that may come into the h

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(1) A county clerk shall
be elected in each county of this state for the term of four years and, except as
provided in subsection (2) of this section, before entering upon the duties of the
office, shall execute to the people of the state of Colorado, and file with the county
clerk then in office, a bond with two or more sufficient sureties in the sum of not
less than five thousand dollars, to be affixed and approved by the board of county
commissioners according to law, with conditions in substance as follows: Whereas,
The above bounden ........ was elected to the office of the county clerk of ........, on the
........ day of ........, Now, therefore, if the said ........ shall faithfully perform all the duties
of the office, and shall pay over all moneys that may come into the hands of the
clerk as required by law, and shall deliver to the clerk's successor in office all the
books, records, papers, and other things belonging to said office, then the above
obligation to be void, otherwise to remain in full force. The bond, after being
recorded, shall be at once deposited with the county treasurer for safekeeping.

(2) In lieu of the bond required by subsection (1) of this section, a county may
purchase crime insurance coverage in an amount not less than ten thousand dollars
on behalf of the county clerk to protect the people of the county from any
malfeasance on the part of the clerk while in office.

Legislative History

Source: G.L. � 478. G.S. � 573. R.S. 08: � 1256. C.L. � 8731. CSA: C. 45, � 78. CRS 53: � 35-4-1. L. 56: p. 128, � 1. C.R.S. 1963: � 35-4-1. L. 2010: Entire section amended, (HB 10-1062), ch. 161, p. 559, � 13, effective August 11.