Colorado § 30-10-501.5 Qualifications

Colorado Statutes

§ 30-10-501.5 — Qualifications

Colorado § 30-10-501.5

Title 30Government

Art.County Officers

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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 30-10-501.5 (2026).

Text

(1)No person is eligible for nomination, election, or appointment to the office of sheriff unless the person:

(a)Is a citizen of the United States, is a citizen of the state of Colorado, and is a resident of the county to which the person is to be appointed or elected;

(b)Possesses a high school diploma or its equivalent or a college degree;

(c)Has had a complete set of fingerprints taken by a qualified law enforcement agency and has submitted a receipt evidencing the fingerprinting at the time of filing his or her written acceptance pursuant to section 1-4-601 (3), 1-4-906, or part 10 of article 4 of title 1, or at the time of filing an affidavit of intent pursuant to section 1-4-1101, as applicable. The law enforcement agency shall forward the fingerprints to the Colorado bu

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(1) No person is eligible for nomination,
election, or appointment to the office of sheriff unless the person:

(a) Is a citizen of the United States, is a citizen of the state of Colorado, and
is a resident of the county to which the person is to be appointed or elected;

(b) Possesses a high school diploma or its equivalent or a college degree;

(c) Has had a complete set of fingerprints taken by a qualified law
enforcement agency and has submitted a receipt evidencing the fingerprinting at
the time of filing his or her written acceptance pursuant to section 1-4-601 (3), 1-4-906, or part 10 of article 4 of title 1, or at the time of filing an affidavit of intent
pursuant to section 1-4-1101, as applicable. The law enforcement agency shall
forward the fingerprints to the Colorado bureau of investigation. The bureau shall
utilize the fingerprints, its files and records, and those of the federal bureau of
investigation for the purpose of determining whether the person has ever been
convicted of or pleaded guilty or entered a plea of nolo contendere to any felony
charge under federal or state laws. The Colorado bureau of investigation shall
notify the county clerk and recorder of the county for which the person is a
candidate of the results of the fingerprint analysis. If a conviction or plea is
disclosed, the person is unqualified for the office of sheriff, unless pardoned. The
results of the fingerprint analysis are confidential; except that the county clerk and
recorder may divulge whether the person is qualified or unqualified for the office of
sheriff.

Legislative History

Source: L. 90: Entire section added, p. 1444, � 1, effective April 5; (1)(c) and IP(2) amended, p. 303, � 4, effective June 8. L. 95: (1)(c) amended, p. 1106, � 46, effective May 31. L. 97: Entire section R&RE, p. 925, � 1, effective May 21. L. 2017: IP(1) and (1)(c) amended, (SB 17-209), ch. 234, p. 963, � 11, effective August 9.