Colorado § 30-10-601.8 Training - fees - coroner training fund

Colorado Statutes

§ 30-10-601.8 — Training - fees - coroner training fund

Colorado § 30-10-601.8

Title 30Government

Art.County Officers

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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 30-10-601.8 (2026).

Text

(1)A person who is elected or appointed to the office of coroner for the first time shall attend, at the first opportunity after the election or appointment, a training course for new coroners of at least forty hours using the curriculum developed by the C.C.S.T. board. The course shall be prepared and presented by qualified instructors from the Colorado coroners association or another training provider approved by the C.C.S.T. board. At the request of a new coroner, the C.C.S.T. board may decide that a combination of education, experience, and training satisfies the requirement to complete the training course for new coroners.

(2)A person who is elected or appointed to the office of coroner for the first time shall, within one year of taking office, obtain certification in bas

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(1) A person who is
elected or appointed to the office of coroner for the first time shall attend, at the
first opportunity after the election or appointment, a training course for new
coroners of at least forty hours using the curriculum developed by the C.C.S.T.
board. The course shall be prepared and presented by qualified instructors from the
Colorado coroners association or another training provider approved by the C.C.S.T.
board. At the request of a new coroner, the C.C.S.T. board may decide that a
combination of education, experience, and training satisfies the requirement to
complete the training course for new coroners.

(2) A person who is elected or appointed to the office of coroner for the first
time shall, within one year of taking office, obtain certification in basic medical-legal death investigation from the Colorado coroners association or another training
provider approved by the C.C.S.T. board. The C.C.S.T. board may grant an extension
of up to one year to obtain such certification for just cause. The C.C.S.T. board shall
issue written findings of fact supporting the extension.

(3) Each coroner shall complete a minimum of twenty hours of in-service
training provided by the Colorado coroners association or by another training
provider approved by the C.C.S.T. board during each year of the coroner's term. At
the request of a coroner, the C.C.S.T. board may decide that a combination of
education, experience, and training satisfies the requirement to complete twenty
hours of in-service training annually.

(4) The county shall pay the costs of new coroner and in-service training. The
fees charged by the C.C.S.T. board for training programs may include costs incurred
in the establishment and operation of the C.C.S.T. board.

(5) The C.C.S.T. board shall by rule establish fees for training programs. All
fees collected shall be transmitted to the state treasurer, who shall credit the same
to the coroner training fund, which fund is hereby created. The moneys in the fund
are hereby continuously appropriated to the C.C.S.T. board for the purposes of this
part 6. In accordance with section 24-36-114, C.R.S., all interest derived from the
deposit and investment of moneys in the fund shall be credited to the general fund.

(6) Each county coroner or his or her designee shall create a policy for the
training of deputy coroners and make the policy available for public inspection.

Legislative History

Source: L. 2003: Entire section added, p. 1833, � 3, effective August 6. L. 2014: (3) amended and (6) added, (HB 14-1380), ch. 376, p. 1794, � 3, effective July 1.