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§ 30-10-701. Election – Term – Bond – Insurance

A county treasurer shall be elected in each county for the term of four years and, except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, before entering upon the discharge of duties, shall execute to the people of the state of Colorado a surety bond to be approved by the board of county commissioners and […]

§ 30-10-702. Term of Office

The regular term of office of all county treasurers shall commence on the first day of January next after their election. Source: L. 1891: p. 117, § 1. R.S. 08: § 1316. C.L. § 8790. CSA: C. 45, § 137. CRS 53: § 35-7-2. C.R.S. 1963: § 35-7-2.

§ 30-10-703. Form of Bond

If a treasurer executes a bond pursuant to section 30-10-701 (1), the condition of the bond shall be in substance as follows: Whereas, ………….., was elected to the office of County Treasurer of the County of ………… on the ………… day of …………; Now, therefore, the condition of this obligation is such, that if the […]

§ 30-10-704. Chief Deputy Treasurer – Duties

The county treasurer may appoint a chief deputy, who in the absence of the treasurer from his or her office, or in case of vacancy in said office, for any disability of the treasurer to perform the duties of his or her office, may perform all the duties of the office of treasurer, until such […]

§ 30-10-705. Vacancy in Office – How Filled

In case the office of county treasurer becomes vacant, the board of county commissioners shall appoint a suitable person to perform the duties of the treasurer. Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, the person so appointed shall give bond with like sureties and conditions as that required in county treasurers’ bonds and […]

§ 30-10-706. Officers Who Cannot Be Treasurer

No person holding the office of sheriff, county judge, or county clerk and recorder, nor any member of the board of county commissioners, shall hold the office of county treasurer. Source: G.L. § 530. G.S. § 634. R.S. 08: § 1320. C.L. § 8794. CSA: C. 45, § 141. CRS 53: § 35-7-6. C.R.S. 1963: […]

§ 30-10-707. Treasurer to Receive and Pay Moneys

It is the duty of the county treasurer to receive all moneys belonging to the county, from whatsoever source they may be derived, and all other moneys which are by law directed to be paid to him. All money received by him for the use of the county shall be paid out by him only […]

§ 30-10-708. Deposit of Funds in Banks and Savings and Loan Associations

In all counties of this state, the county treasurer shall deposit all the funds and moneys of whatever kind that come into the treasurer’s possession by virtue of the office, in the treasurer’s name as treasurer, in one or more state banks, national banks, or, in compliance with the provisions of article 47 of title […]

§ 30-10-710. Apportionment and Separation of Funds

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 […]

§ 30-10-711. Payment of Warrants – Call Published

County orders and warrants, properly made and issued, shall be entitled to a preference as to payment, according to the order of time in which they may be presented to the county treasurer; but where two or more orders are presented at the same time, precedence shall be given to the order or warrant of […]

§ 30-10-712. Funds Payable in Order of Presentment

Every fund in the hands of the county treasurer for disbursements shall be paid out in the order in which the orders drawn thereon and payable out of said fund are presented for payment. Source: G.L. § 540. G.S. § 644. R.S. 08: § 1327. C.L. § 8802. CSA: C. 45, § 149. CRS 53: […]

§ 30-10-713. Delivery of Books to Successor – Penalty

Upon the resignation or removal from office of any county treasurer, all the books and papers belonging to the treasurer’s office, and all moneys in the treasurer’s hands by virtue of the treasurer’s office, shall be delivered to the treasurer’s successor in office, upon the oath of such preceding treasurer, or in case of the […]

§ 30-10-714. Treasurer Collector of Taxes

The county treasurer of each county shall be, by virtue of his office, collector of taxes therein, and shall perform such duties in that regard as are prescribed by law. Source: G.L. § 535. G.S. § 639. R.S. 08: § 1329. C.L. § 8804. CSA: C. 45, § 151. CRS 53: § 35-7-15. C.R.S. 1963: […]

§ 30-10-715. Treasurer to Issue Receipt for Money Collected

Upon payment of any money to him or her and upon request of an individual taxpayer or the taxpayer’s agent, the county treasurer shall issue and shall mail, if additionally requested, his or her receipt to the person paying it, setting forth the account upon which it is paid, and, in the case of the […]

§ 30-10-716. Treasurer to Assess Property, When

It is the duty of the county treasurer to assess, at a fair value, the property of any person liable to pay taxes which the county assessor has failed to assess, to place the same on the tax roll, and to collect taxes on the same in the manner provided by law. Such treasurer shall […]

§ 30-10-718. Registry of Orders – Open to Inspection

Every county treasurer shall keep in his or her office a record to be called the registry of county orders wherein shall be entered at the date of the presentation thereof and without any interval or blank line between any such entry and the one preceding it every county order or other certificate or evidence […]

§ 30-10-726. Failure of Treasurer to Perform Duties – Penalty

Every county treasurer who fails, neglects, or refuses to perform the duties of the office of the treasurer set forth in this part 7 is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine of not less than fifty dollars nor more than five hundred dollars, and the court may […]