HOUSE BILL 25-1181
BY REPRESENTATIVE(S) Clifford and Pugliese, Bacon, Duran, Hamrick,
Lieder, Lindsay, Lindstedt, Ricks, McCluskie;
also SENATOR(S) Weissman and Lundeen, Ball, Frizell, Jodeh,
Kirkmeyer, Kolker, Mullica, Pelton B., Roberts.
C
ONCERNING THE COLORADO RANGERS LAW ENFORCEMENT SHARED
RESERVE
.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:
SECTION 1. In Colorado Revised Statutes, amend 16-2.5-102 as
follows:
16-2.5-102. Certified peace officer - P.O.S.T. certification
required. The following peace officers shall meet all the standards imposed
by law on a peace officer and shall be certified by the peace officers
standards and training board, referred to in this article
ARTICLE 2.5 as the
"P.O.S.T. board": A chief of police; a police officer; a sheriff; an
undersheriff; a deputy sheriff; a Colorado state patrol officer; a town
marshal; a deputy town marshal; a reserve police officer; a reserve deputy
sheriff; a reserve deputy town marshal; a police officer or reserve police
officer employed by a state institution of higher education; a Colorado
NOTE: This bill has been prepared for the signatures of the appropriate legislative
officers and the Governor. To determine whether the Governor has signed the bill
or taken other action on it, please consult the legislative status sheet, the legislative
history, or the Session Laws.
________
Capital letters or bold & italic numbers indicate new material added to existing law; dashes
through words or numbers indicate deletions from existing law and such material is not part of
the act. wildlife officer; a Colorado parks and recreation officer; a Colorado police
administrator or police officer employed by the Colorado mental health
institute at Pueblo; an attorney general criminal investigator; a community
parole officer; a public transit officer; a municipal court marshal; and
the
department of corrections inspector general;
AND A COLORADO RANGER.
SECTION 2. In Colorado Revised Statutes, add 16-2.5-153 as
follows:
16-2.5-153. Colorado rangers. A
COLORADO RANGER IS A PEACE
OFFICER DEFINED AS A RESERVE POLICE OFFICER IN SECTION
16-2.5-110
WHOSE DUTIES ARE LIMITED PURSUANT TO SECTION 24-33.5-802 AND WHO
MUST BE CERTIFIED BY THE
P.O.S.T. BOARD.
SECTION 3. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 24-33.5-802, add (3.3)
and (3.5) as follows:
24-33.5-802. Definitions. As used in this part 8, unless the context
otherwise requires:
(3.3) "C
OLORADO RANGER" MEANS A PEACE OFFICER ACTING UNDER
THE AUTHORITY OF AN AGENCY REQUESTING ASSISTANCE FROM THE
COLORADO RANGERS LAW ENFORCEMENT SHARED RESERVE THROUGH AN
INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT OR MUTUAL AID AGREEMENT OR AS
OTHERWISE GRANTED BY LAW
.
(3.5) "C
OLORADO RANGERS LAW ENFORCEMENT SHARED RESERVE "
MEANS THE STATEWIDE SHARED RESERVE LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY THAT
IS A POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OF THE STATE THROUGH THE EXECUTION OF AN
INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION
29-1-203.
SECTION 4. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 24-33.5-822, amend
(6) as follows:
24-33.5-822. County sheriff - local government - local emergency
planning committee - memorandum of understanding with volunteer
organizations. (6) The executive director of the department of public
safety created in section 24-33.5-103, the director of the Colorado bureau
of investigation created in section 24-33.5-401, the executive director of the
department of corrections created in section 24-1-128.5, the division of
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division of homeland security created in section 24-33.5-1603, and a county
sheriff, police chief, town marshal, or any other law enforcement
organization certified pursuant to the provisions of article 2.5 of title 16,
C.R.S., who
THAT enters into a memorandum of understanding pursuant to
this section AN INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT OR MUTUAL AID
AGREEMENT
with the Colorado mounted
rangers LAW ENFORCEMENT
SHARED RESERVE
or a member of the
Colorado mounted rangers RANGER
is solely responsible for, and in direct control of, the performance of any
Colorado mounted ranger RANGER, including incurring any and all liabilities
for misconduct
OF THE COLORADO RANGER , and is responsible for
addressing any misconduct as if the Colorado mounted ranger
RANGER was
a full-time employee of the organization.
SECTION 5. In Colorado Revised Statutes, add 24-33.5-822.5 as
follows:
24-33.5-822.5. Colorado rangers law enforcement shared reserve
- additional authority of board to authorize compensation for extended
or out-of-state service - acceptance of gifts, grants, and donations
authorized - sunrise application required - definition - repeal. (1) A
S
USED IN THIS SECTION
, UNLESS THE CONTEXT OTHERWISE REQUIRES ,
"
BOARD" MEANS THE BOARD OF THE COLORADO RANGERS LAW
ENFORCEMENT SHARED RESERVE AS COLLECTIVELY APPOINTED PURSUANT
TO
, AND BY THE MAYORS OF THE MUNICIPALITIES AND COMMISSIONERS OF
ANY COUNTIES THAT ARE PARTIES TO
, THE INTERGOVERNMENTAL
AGREEMENT THAT GOVERNS THE
COLORADO RANGERS LAW ENFORCEMENT
SHARED RESERVE
.
(2) (a) T
HE BOARD MAY ESTABLISH POLICIES TO ALLOW
COMPENSATION TO BE PAID TO A
COLORADO RANGER IF THE COLORADO
RANGER
:
(I) I
S DEPLOYED FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD , AS DEFINED OR
DESCRIBED IN THE POLICIES
, AS A PEACE OFFICER FOR A MEMBER
JURISDICTION PURSUANT TO THE INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT OR FOR
A NONMEMBER JURISDICTION PURSUANT TO A MUTUAL AID AGREEMENT
; OR
(II) IS DEPLOYED AS A PEACE OFFICER OUTSIDE THE STATE AS
AUTHORIZED BY THE
"EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ASSISTANCE COMPACT",
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(b) C
OMPENSATION PAID TO A COLORADO RANGER PURS UANT TO
BOARD POLICIES ADOPTED AS AUTHORIZED BY SUBSECTION
(2)(a) OF THIS
SECTION MAY BE PAID TO THE
COLORADO RANGER EITHER DIRECTLY BY THE
BOARD OR BY A MEMBER JURISDICTION OR A NONMEMBER JURISDICTION
UNDER THE TERMS OF THE INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT
, A MUTUAL
AID AGREEMENT
, OR A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING , AS APPLICABLE.
(3) T
HE COLORADO RANGERS LAW ENFORCEMENT SHARED RESERVE
MAY SEEK
, ACCEPT, AND EXPEND GIFTS, GRANTS, OR DONATIONS FROM
PRIVATE OR PUBLIC SOURCES FOR ANY OF ITS PURPOSES AUTHORIZED BY
LAW
, INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT , OR A MUTUAL AID AGREEMENT .
(4) (a) T
HE BOARD SHALL SUBMIT A SUNRISE APPLICATION PURSUANT
TO SECTION
16-2.5-201 BY JULY 1, 2025, TO DETERMINE IF ANY CHANGE IN
PEACE OFFICER STATUS IS NECESSARY
.
(b) T
HIS SUBSECTION (4) IS REPEALED, EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2026.
SECTION 6. Safety clause. The general assembly finds,
determines, and declares that this act is necessary for the immediate
preservation of the public peace, health, or safety or for appropriations for
PAGE 4-HOUSE BILL 25-1181 the support and maintenance of the departments of the state and state
institutions.
____________________________ ____________________________
Julie McCluskie James Rashad Coleman, Sr.
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE PRESIDENT OF
OF REPRESENTATIVES THE SENATE
____________________________ ____________________________
Vanessa Reilly Esther van Mourik
CHIEF CLERK OF THE HOUSE SECRETARY OF
OF REPRESENTATIVES THE SENATE
APPROVED________________________________________
(Date and Time)
_________________________________________
Jared S. Polis
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF COLORADO
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