Colorado § 16-3-109 - Peace officer - authority to make arrest while off duty.
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§ 16-3-109. Peace officer - authority to make arrest while off duty.
A peace officer, as described in section 16-2.5-101, who, while off duty, is employed in a capacity specifically permitted by policies and procedures adopted by such officer's governmental entity employer shall possess the status and authority which would otherwise be afforded an on-duty peace officer as described in section 16-2.5-101, acting within the course and scope of such officer's employment. To be within the scope of this section, a peace officer employed by a nongovernmental entity must be in uniform with the peace officer's public entity badge plainly visible, or such peace officer must have been approved for plain clothes work by the peace officer's governmental employer.
Source: L. 92: Entire section added, p. 438, § 1, effective June 3. L. 93: Entire section amended, p. 1776, § 36, effective June 6. L. 2003: Entire section amended, p. 1621, § 35, effective August 6.
Source: official Colorado text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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