Colorado § 31-16-110 County officers may serve process

Colorado Statutes

§ 31-16-110 — County officers may serve process

Colorado § 31-16-110

Title 31Government

Art.Ordinances - Penalties

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Bluebook

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 31-16-110 (2026).

Text

Any sheriff of any county or
city and county of this state may serve, within such sheriff's county, any process
issued from any court or may make any arrest within such sheriff's county,
authorized by law to be made by any municipal officers; but the only process or
warrant for the arrest of any person charged with a violation of a municipal
ordinance which shall be valid and executed outside the municipality where said
violation occurred is that for the violation of an ordinance of any municipality in this
state which is a criminal or quasi-criminal offense. For the purposes of this section,
traffic offenses shall not be considered to be criminal or quasi-criminal offenses
unless penalty points may be assessed under section 42-2-127 (5)(a) to (5)(r), (5)(w),
and (5)(x), C.R.S.

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Any sheriff of any county or
city and county of this state may serve, within such sheriff's county, any process
issued from any court or may make any arrest within such sheriff's county,
authorized by law to be made by any municipal officers; but the only process or
warrant for the arrest of any person charged with a violation of a municipal
ordinance which shall be valid and executed outside the municipality where said
violation occurred is that for the violation of an ordinance of any municipality in this
state which is a criminal or quasi-criminal offense. For the purposes of this section,
traffic offenses shall not be considered to be criminal or quasi-criminal offenses
unless penalty points may be assessed under section 42-2-127 (5)(a) to (5)(r), (5)(w),
and (5)(x), C.R.S.

Legislative History

Source: L. 75: Entire title R&RE, p. 1124, � 1, effective July 1. L. 77: Entire section amended, p. 795, � 9, effective June 3. L. 94: Entire section amended, p. 2565, � 78, effective January 1, 1995.