Colorado § 16-3-107 - Custodial care of prisoner in transit.
Full text of Colorado Colorado Revised Statutes § 16-3-107 — Custodial care of prisoner in transit., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 16-3-107. Custodial care of prisoner in transit.
It is lawful for any peace officer who has the custody of any alleged offender following an arrest to pass through any counties which lie on his route between the place of arrest and the county to which he is taking the alleged offender and to lodge him in any jail on his route for safe custody for one night or more, as the occasion requires.
Source: L. 72: R&RE, p. 199, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 39-3-107.
Source: official Colorado text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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