Colorado § 24-7-106 - Peace officers standards and training board evaluation and recommendation - legislative authorization of peace officer status required.
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§ 24-7-106. Peace officers standards and training board evaluation and recommendation - legislative authorization of peace officer status required.
Notwithstanding other provisions of this article, a person or group of persons employed as security officers or guards by any institution, agency, or department of state government, including any institution of higher education, shall not be designated as peace officers, after June 3, 2004, without completing the peace officer standards and training board processes described in sections 16-2.5-201 and 16-2.5-202, C.R.S., and obtaining the legislative authorization described in section 16-2.5-101, C.R.S.
Source: L. 2008: Entire section added, p. 88, § 10, effective March 18.
24-7.5 ARTICLE 7.5
Colorado Higher Education Police Officers
24-7.5-101. State institutions of higher education authorized to employ police officers.
24-7.5-102. Supervision and control.
24-7.5-103. Powers conferred.
24-7.5-104. State institution of higher education property not exempt from local law enforcement.
24-7.5-105. Officers' qualifications.
24-7.5-106. Peace officers standards and training board evaluation and recommendation - legislative authorization of peace officer status required.
Source: official Colorado text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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