Colorado § 16-19-130 - Rewards - how audited - paid.
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§ 16-19-130. Rewards - how audited - paid.
When the governor is satisfied that the crime of murder or arson or kidnapping has been committed within the state, and that the person charged therewith has not been arrested or has escaped therefrom, he may in his discretion offer a reward not exceeding one thousand dollars for the arrest and delivery to the proper authorities of the person so charged, which reward, upon the certificate of the governor that the same has been earned, shall be audited and paid by the state out of any funds appropriated for that purpose.
Source: L. 53: p. 323, § 31. CSA: C. 72, § 76. CRS 53: § 60-2-2. C.R.S. 1963: § 60-1-29.
Source: official Colorado text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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