Colorado § 16-2.5-145 - Municipal court marshal.
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§ 16-2.5-145. Municipal court marshal.
A municipal court marshal who is employed by a municipality and is specifically designated a peace officer by the municipality is a peace officer while engaged in the performance of his or her duties. The authority of such a municipal court marshal shall be limited to providing security for the municipal court, transporting, detaining, and maintaining control over prisoners, executing all arrest warrants within the municipal court and its grounds, executing municipal court arrest warrants within the municipal limits, and serving legal process issued by the municipal court within the municipal limits. A municipal court marshal shall be certified by the P.O.S.T. board.
Source: L. 2004: Entire section added, p. 414, § 1, effective April 12. L. 2006: Entire section amended, p. 27, § 2, effective July 1, 2007.
Source: official Colorado text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 16-2.5-145 ("Municipal court marshal.") is part of the Colorado Revised Statutes, the codified statutory law of Colorado. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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