§ 24-31-314. Advanced Roadside Impaired Driving Enforcement Training
On and after October 1, 2013, the P.O.S.T. board is encouraged to include advanced roadside impaired driving enforcement training as an elective to basic field sobriety test training recertification. Subject to the availability of sufficient moneys, the P.O.S.T. board shall arrange to provide drug recognition expert training to certified peace officers who will act as […]
§ 24-31-315. Annual In-Service Training Requirements
The annual in-service training programs must include proper restraint and holds training, a two-hour anti-bias training program, and, in alternating years, either a two-hour community policing and community partnerships training program or a two-hour situation de-escalation training program. The programs and curriculum may include interactive web-based training. Each certified peace officer shall satisfactorily complete the […]
§ 24-31-316. Attorney General to Provide Identification Cards to Retired Peace Officers Upon Request – Definitions
As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires: “Peace officer” means a certified peace officer described in section 16-2.5-102. “Photographic identification” means a photographic identification that satisfies the description at 18 U.S.C. sec. 926C (d). Except as described in subsection (3) of this section, on and after August 7, 2013, if the department […]
§ 24-31-317. Training Requirements Concerning Peace Officer Interactions With Persons With Disabilities
Subject to available appropriations, beginning July 1, 2022, the basic academy curriculum must include the curriculum for training concerning interactions with persons with disabilities recommended by the commission on improving first responder interactions with persons with disabilities pursuant to section 24-31-1004. The annual in-service training programs must include the in-service curriculum for training concerning interactions […]
§ 24-31-318. Administrative Law Judge Appointment
The P.O.S.T. board chairperson may appoint an administrative law judge or hearing officer pursuant to article 4 of this title 24 to conduct hearings, administer oaths, take affirmations of witnesses, issue subpoenas compelling the attendance of witnesses and production of records, rule on evidence, make findings, and report the findings to the P.O.S.T. board for […]
§ 24-31-307. Enforcement
The P.O.S.T. board shall have the power to promulgate rules for enforcement of this part 3. The attorney general may enforce the provisions of this part 3 through an action in district court for injunctive or other appropriate relief against: Any individual undertaking or attempting to undertake any duties as a peace officer or a […]
§ 24-31-308. Reciprocity – Provisional Certificate
The P.O.S.T. board is authorized to grant a provisional certificate to any person who: Has been authorized to act as a peace officer in another state or federal jurisdiction, excluding the armed forces, within the preceding three years and has served as a certified law enforcement officer in good standing in such other state or […]
§ 24-31-309. Profiling – Officer Identification – Training – Definition
The general assembly finds, determines, and declares that profiling is a practice that presents a great danger to the fundamental principles of our constitutional republic and is abhorrent and cannot be tolerated. The general assembly further finds and declares that motorists who have been stopped by peace officers for no reason other than the color […]
§ 24-31-310. Resources for the Training of Peace Officers – Peace Officers in Rural Jurisdictions – Legislative Declaration
The general assembly hereby finds and declares that Colorado peace officers risk their lives every day in the normal course of their duties. On the roads and highways and throughout the state, peace officers are expected to make quick and difficult decisions that concern both public and officer safety. The general assembly further finds and […]
§ 24-31-311. Dna Evidence – Collection – Retention
The training provided for peace officers shall include proper collection and retention techniques, practices, and protocols for evidence that may contain biological or DNA evidence. On or before August 1, 2009, the P.O.S.T. board shall certify the curriculum for the training. After August 1, 2009, the training shall be provided to persons who enroll in […]