First Regular Session
Seventy-fifth General Assembly
STATE OF COLORADO
REVISED
This Version Includes All Amendments Adopted
on Second Reading in the Second House
LLS NO. 25-0002.01 Jason Gelender x4330
HOUSE BILL 25-1181
House Committees Senate Committees
Judiciary Judiciary
A BILL FOR AN ACT
C
ONCERNING THE COLORADO RANGERS LAW ENFORCEMENT SHARED101
RESERVE.102
Bill Summary
(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced and does
not reflect any amendments that may be subsequently adopted. If this bill
passes third reading in the house of introduction, a bill summary that
applies to the reengrossed version of this bill will be available at
http://leg.colorado.gov
.)
The Colorado rangers law enforcement shared reserve, commonly
known as the Colorado rangers (CLER), is a statewide law enforcement
agency that has been established as a political subdivision of the state
through the execution of an intergovernmental agreement for the public
purpose of promoting the safety, security, and general welfare of all
Coloradans by establishing a peace officers standards and training board
SENATE
2nd Reading Unamended
March 17, 2025
HOUSE
3rd Reading Unamended
March 4, 2025
HOUSE
2nd Reading Unamended
March 3, 2025
HOUSE SPONSORSHIP
Clifford and Pugliese, Bacon, Duran, Hamrick, Lieder, Lindsay, Lindstedt, McCluskie,
Ricks
SENATE SPONSORSHIP
Weissman and Lundeen,
Shading denotes HOUSE amendment. Double underlining denotes SENATE amendment.
Capital letters or bold & italic numbers indicate new material to be added to existing law.
Dashes through the words or numbers indicate deletions from existing law. (P.O.S.T. board) certified statewide shared peace officer reserve force.
Sections 1 through 4 of the bill update laws relating to civil
defense workers and peace officers to clarify the status of the CLER as
a governmental entity created by intergovernmental agreement rather than
as a volunteer organization, as it was prior to 2018, the requirement that
a Colorado ranger be a P.O.S.T. board certified peace officer, and the
scope of a Colorado ranger's authority.
Section 5:
! Authorizes the board of the CLER to establish policies to
allow compensation to be paid to a Colorado ranger if the
Colorado ranger:
! Is deployed as a peace officer to a jurisdiction for an
extended period, as defined or described in the
policies; or
! Is deployed as a peace officer outside the state as
authorized by a specified interstate compact for any
length of time; and
! Authorizes the CLER to accept gifts, grants, and donations.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:1
SECTION 1. In Colorado Revised Statutes, amend 16-2.5-1022
as follows:3
16-2.5-102. Certified peace officer - P.O.S.T. certification4
required. The following peace officers shall meet all the standards5
imposed by law on a peace officer and shall be certified by the peace6
officers standards and training board, referred to in this article
ARTICLE7
2.5 as the "P.O.S.T. board": A chief of police; a police officer; a sheriff;8
an undersheriff; a deputy sheriff; a Colorado state patrol officer; a town9
marshal; a deputy town marshal; a reserve police officer; a reserve deputy10
sheriff; a reserve deputy town marshal; a police officer or reserve police11
officer employed by a state institution of higher education; a Colorado12
wildlife officer; a Colorado parks and recreation officer; a Colorado13
police administrator or police officer employed by the Colorado mental14
health institute at Pueblo; an attorney general criminal investigator; a15
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marshal; and the department of corrections inspector general; AND A2
C
OLORADO RANGER.3
SECTION 2. In Colorado Revised Statutes, add 16-2.5-153 as4
follows:5
16-2.5-153. Colorado rangers. A
COLORADO RANGER IS A PEACE6
OFFICER DEFINED AS A RESERVE POLICE OFFICER IN SECTION 16-2.5-1107
WHOSE DUTIES ARE LIMITED PURSUANT TO SECTION 24-33.5-802 AND WHO8
MUST BE CERTIFIED BY THE P.O.S.T. BOARD.9
SECTION 3. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 24-33.5-802, add10
(3.3) and (3.5) as follows:11
24-33.5-802. Definitions. As used in this part 8, unless the12
context otherwise requires:13
(3.3) "C
OLORADO RANGER" MEANS A PEACE OFFICER ACTING14
UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF AN AGENCY REQUESTING ASSISTANCE FROM15
THE COLORADO RANGERS LAW ENFORCEMENT SHARED RESERVE THR OUGH16
AN INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT OR MUTUAL AID AGREEMENT OR AS17
OTHERWISE GRANTED BY LAW .18
(3.5) "C
OLORADO RANGERS LAW ENFORCEMENT SHARED RESERVE "19
MEANS THE STATEWIDE SHARED RESERVE LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY20
THAT IS A POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OF THE STATE THROUGH THE EXECUTION21
OF AN INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION22
29-1-203.23
SECTION 4. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 24-33.5-822, amend24
(6) as follows:25
24-33.5-822. County sheriff - local government - local26
emergency planning committee - memorandum of understanding27
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department of public safety created in section 24-33.5-103, the director2
of the Colorado bureau of investigation created in section 24-33.5-401,3
the executive director of the department of corrections created in section4
24-1-128.5, the division of emergency management created by part 21 of5
this article ARTICLE 33.5, the division of homeland security created in6
section 24-33.5-1603, and a county sheriff, police chief, town marshal, or7
any other law enforcement organization certified pursuant to the8
provisions of article 2.5 of title 16, C.R.S., who THAT enters into a9
memorandum of understanding pursuant to this section AN10
INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT OR MUTUAL AID AGREEMENT with the11
Colorado mounted rangers LAW ENFORCEMENT SHARED RESERVE or a12
member of the Colorado mounted rangers RANGER is solely responsible13
for, and in direct control of, the performance of any Colorado mounted14
ranger RANGER, including incurring any and all liabilities for misconduct15
OF THE COLORADO RANGER , and is responsible for addressing any16
misconduct as if the Colorado mounted ranger RANGER was a full-time17
employee of the organization.18
SECTION 5. In Colorado Revised Statutes, add 24-33.5-822.519
as follows:20
24-33.5-822.5. Colorado rangers law enforcement shared21
reserve - additional authority of board to authorize compensation for22
extended or out-of-state service - acceptance of gifts, grants, and23
donations authorized - sunrise application required - definition -24
repeal. (1) A
S USED IN THIS SECTION, UNLESS THE CONTEXT OTHERWISE25
REQUIRES, "BOARD" MEANS THE BOARD OF THE COLORADO RANGERS LAW26
ENFORCEMENT SHARED RESERVE AS COLLECTIVELY APPOINTED PURSUANT27
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ANY COUNTIES THAT ARE PARTIES TO , THE INTERGOVERNMENTAL2
AGREEMENT THAT GOVERNS THE COLORADO RANGERS LAW ENFORCEMENT3
SHARED RESERVE.4
(2) (a) T
HE BOARD MAY ESTABLISH POLICIES TO ALLOW5
COMPENSATION TO BE PAID TO A COLORADO RANGER IF THE COLORADO6
RANGER:7
(I) I
S DEPLOYED FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD , AS DEFINED OR8
DESCRIBED IN THE POLICIES, AS A PEACE OFFICER FOR A MEMBER9
JURISDICTION PURSUANT TO THE INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT OR10
FOR A NONMEMBER JURISDICTION PURSUANT TO A MUTUAL AID11
AGREEMENT; OR12
(II) I
S DEPLOYED AS A PEACE OFFICER OUTSIDE THE STATE AS13
AUTHORIZED BY THE "EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ASSISTANCE14
C
OMPACT", PART 29 OF ARTICLE 60 OF THIS TITLE 24.15
(b) C
OMPENSATION PAID TO A COLORADO RANGER PURSUANT TO16
BOARD POLICIES ADOPTED AS AUTHORIZED BY SUBSECTION (2)(a) OF THIS17
SECTION MAY BE PAID TO THE COLORADO RANGER EITHER DIRECTLY BY18
THE BOARD OR BY A MEMBER JURISDICTION OR A NONMEMBER19
JURISDICTION UNDER THE TERMS OF THE INTER GOVERNMENTAL20
AGREEMENT, A MUTUAL AID AGREEMENT , OR A MEMORANDUM OF21
UNDERSTANDING, AS APPLICABLE.22
(3) T
HE COLORADO RANGERS LAW ENFORCEMENT SHARED23
RESERVE MAY SEEK, ACCEPT, AND EXPEND GIFTS, GRANTS, OR DONATIONS24
FROM PRIVATE OR PUBLIC SOURCES FOR ANY OF ITS PURPOSES AUTHORIZED25
BY LAW, INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT , OR A MUTUAL AID26
AGREEMENT.27
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PURSUANT TO SECTION 16-2.5-201 BY JULY 1, 2025, TO DETERMINE IF ANY2
CHANGE IN PEACE OFFICER STATUS IS NECESSARY .3
(b) T
HIS SUBSECTION (4) IS REPEALED, EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1,4
2026.5
SECTION 6. Safety clause. The general assembly finds,6
determines, and declares that this act is necessary for the immediate7
preservation of the public peace, health, or safety or for appropriations for8
the support and maintenance of the departments of the state and state9
institutions.10
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