Colorado § 17-26-120 - Keeping of fugitives - charges.
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§ 17-26-120. Keeping of fugitives - charges.
Any county jail may be used for the detention and safekeeping of any fugitive from justice from another state or territory, and in this case the county shall be entitled to compensation at the rate prescribed by the board of county commissioners. The rate so charged for the maintenance and safekeeping of such fugitive in custody shall be subject to the approval of the district judge, to be paid by the officer demanding the custody of such fugitive to the sheriff of the county and by him paid over to the treasurer of the county for the use of the county.
Source: L. 77: Entire title R&RE, p. 938, § 10, effective August 1.
Editor's note: This section is similar to former § 27-26-120 as it existed prior to 1977.
Cross references: For the authority of a person executing a governor's warrant to confine a prisoner in a county jail, see § 16-19-113.
Source: official Colorado text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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