The general assembly finds and declares that: The various agencies of this state concerned with public safety have functioned independently and without central direction or focus; Consolidation of these agencies under a single department would provide the state with greater responsibility for and direction of the several aspects of the public safety system without creating […]
As used in this article, unless the context otherwise requires: “County” means any county in this state and includes a city and county. (1.5) “Department” means the department of public safety. “Executive director” means the executive director of the department. “ICON” means the computerized database of court records known as the integrated Colorado online network […]
There is hereby created the department of public safety, the head of which shall be the executive director of the department of public safety, which office is hereby created. The executive director shall be appointed by the governor with the consent of the senate and shall serve at the pleasure of the governor. The reappointment […]
The executive director shall: Exercise general supervisory control over and coordinate the activities, functions, and employees of the department; Supervise the conduct of investigations into the activities of organized crime and receive allocations of state, federal, or other funds made available for such purposes. Source: L. 83: Entire article added, p. 919, § 1, effective […]
The department shall, on and after July 1, 1984, execute, administer, perform, and enforce the rights, powers, duties, functions, and obligations vested in the department of local affairs, the department of military affairs, and the state department of highways prior to July 1, 1984, concerning the duties and functions transferred to the department. On July […]
There is hereby created in the department of public safety the witness protection board, which shall consist of the attorney general, the executive director of the department of public safety, and the executive director of the Colorado district attorneys council or their respective designees. The witness protection board shall exercise its powers and perform its […]
For purposes of this section, unless the context otherwise requires: “In camera review” means an inspection of materials by the court, in chambers, to determine what, if any, materials are discoverable. Any materials excised pursuant to a judicial order following the in camera review shall be sealed and preserved in the records of the court, […]
Every application by an individual for a license issued by the department or any authorized agent of the department shall require the applicant’s name, address, and social security number. The department or any authorized agent of the department shall deny, suspend, or revoke any license pursuant to the provisions of section 26-13-126, C.R.S., and any […]
There is hereby created in the department of public safety the cold case task force, referred to in this section as the “task force”, to review general cold case homicide investigation tactics and practices. The task force shall exercise its powers and perform its duties and functions as if the same were transferred to the […]
As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires: “Law enforcement agency of the state” means the department and any agency that exists within the department and employs at least one peace officer, including but not limited to the Colorado state patrol created in part 2 of this article, the Colorado bureau of investigation […]
Rules. On or before thirty days after June 5, 2013, the executive director shall begin the process of promulgating rules for forensic medical evidence collected in connection with an alleged sexual assault. Not less than ninety days prior to the promulgation of the rules, the division shall convene a representative group of participants as defined […]
Subject to the limitations of this section, any state or local law enforcement agency that employs, employed, or deputized on or after January 1, 2010, a peace officer who applies for employment with another Colorado law enforcement agency shall disclose to the hiring agency information, if available, indicating whether the peace officer’s employment history included […]
A state or local law enforcement agency, including higher education law enforcement agencies and public transit law enforcement agencies, shall require each candidate that it interviews for a peace officer position who has been employed by another law enforcement agency or governmental agency to execute a written waiver that explicitly authorizes each law enforcement agency […]
