Colorado § 30-10-516 - Sheriffs to preserve peace - command aid.
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§ 30-10-516. Sheriffs to preserve peace - command aid.
It is the duty of the sheriffs, undersheriffs, and deputies to keep and preserve the peace in their respective counties, and to quiet and suppress all affrays, riots, and unlawful assemblies and insurrections. For that purpose, and for the service of process in civil or criminal cases, and in apprehending or securing any person for felony or breach of the peace, they, and every coroner, may call to their aid such person of their county as they may deem necessary.
Source: G.L. § 497. G.S. § 601. R.S. 08: § 1284. C.L. § 8759. CSA: C. 45, § 106. CRS 53: § 35-5-16. C.R.S. 1963: § 35-5-16. L. 64: p. 383, § 7.
Cross references: For authority of a peace officer to command aid, see § 16-3-202.
ANNOTATION
It is the duty of sheriffs to preserve peace and quiet, prevent acts of malicious mischief, disperse unlawful assemblages, and arrest, without warrant, persons violating the laws relative to such acts. Corder v. People ex rel. Smiley, 87 Colo. 251, 287 P. 85 (1930).
Denver deputies not granted same police powers as other deputies. There is no authority, constitutional or statutory, granting to deputy sheriffs of the city and county of Denver the same general police powers given sheriffs and their deputies in other counties. Int'l Bhd. of Police Officers, Local 127 v. City & County of Denver, 185 Colo. 50, 521 P.2d 916 (1974).
Departmental rules and directives of the manager of safety govern a deputy sheriff's duties in Denver. Int'l Bhd. of Police Officers, Local 127 v. City & County of Denver, 185 Colo. 50, 521 P.2d 916 (1974).
Jury questions. Whether or not certain acts in the nature of Halloween pranks constituted a disturbance, and whether an assemblage of boys was unlawful, was held for the jury to determine. Corder v. People ex rel. Smiley, 87 Colo. 251, 287 P. 85 (1930).
Applied in Tihonovich v. Williams, 196 Colo. 144, 582 P.2d 1051 (1978).
Source: official Colorado text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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