Colorado § 16-2.5-102 - Certified peace officer - P.O.S.T. certification required.
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§ 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 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 department of revenue auto industry division employee identified in section 16-2.5-122, a department of revenue firearms dealer division employee identified in section 16-2.5-121.5 (2), a Colorado 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, administrators of judicial security, the department of corrections inspector general, and a Colorado ranger.
Source: L. 2003: Entire article added, p. 1606, § 2, effective August 6. L. 2004: Entire section amended, p. 1162, § 2, effective May 27. L. 2008: Entire section amended, p. 85, § 1, effective March 18. L. 2010: Entire section amended, (HB 10-1422), ch. 419, p. 2069, § 26, effective August 11. L. 2016: Entire section amended, (SB 16-189), ch. 210, p. 759, § 25, effective June 6. L. 2025: Entire section amended, (HB 25-1181), ch. 36, p. 179, § 1, effective March 26; entire section amended, (HB 25-1314), ch. 241, p. 1225, § 1, effective May 23; entire section amended, (HB 25-1136), ch. 333, p. 1729, § 7, effective May 31; entire section amended, (SB 25-275), ch. 377, p. 2043, § 67, effective August 6.
Editor's note: Amendments to this section by HB 25-1136, HB 25-1181, HB 25-1314, and SB 25-275 were harmonized.
Source: official Colorado text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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