Colorado § 30-10-710 Apportionment and separation of funds

Colorado Statutes

§ 30-10-710 — Apportionment and separation of funds

Colorado § 30-10-710

Title 30Government

Art.County Officers

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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 30-10-710 (2026).

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It is the duty of the
county treasurer to apportion and keep all taxes collected by him or her in the
several funds for which the taxes were levied, and it shall not be lawful to use the
moneys belonging to any fund for the purpose of paying warrants drawn upon some
other fund or for the purpose of paying warrants issued before April 2, 1998, which
properly should have been drawn upon some other fund; but the amount of interest
gained through the investment of county funds, regardless of the origin of such
funds, may be credited to the general fund of the county by the county treasurer,
unless such investment is made from specific funds allocated for a definite purpose
and so maintained. The treasurer and the sureties on his or her official bond or the
insurer on the crime insura

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It is the duty of the
county treasurer to apportion and keep all taxes collected by him or her in the
several funds for which the taxes were levied, and it shall not be lawful to use the
moneys belonging to any fund for the purpose of paying warrants drawn upon some
other fund or for the purpose of paying warrants issued before April 2, 1998, which
properly should have been drawn upon some other fund; but the amount of interest
gained through the investment of county funds, regardless of the origin of such
funds, may be credited to the general fund of the county by the county treasurer,
unless such investment is made from specific funds allocated for a definite purpose
and so maintained. The treasurer and the sureties on his or her official bond or the
insurer on the crime insurance policy, as applicable, shall be liable at the action of
any taxpayer of the county for any violation of this section.

Legislative History

Source: L. 1891: p. 112, � 5. R.S. 08: � 1324. C.L. � 8799. CSA: C. 45, � 146. CRS 53: � 35-7-10. L. 55: p. 249, � 1. C.R.S. 1963: � 35-7-10. L. 98: Entire section amended, p. 149, � 1, effective April 2. L. 2010: Entire section amended, (HB 10-1062), ch. 161, p. 563, � 26, effective August 11.