Colorado § 17-26-122 - Guards - compensation.
Full text of Colorado Colorado Revised Statutes § 17-26-122 — Guards - compensation., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 17-26-122. Guards - compensation.
When the safekeeping and detention of persons lawfully committed to any jail in this state, in the opinion of the board of county commissioners, requires the employment of one or more guards, the board of county commissioners of the county where such jail is situated shall authorize the sheriff of such county to employ such guards at the expense of the county, at such reasonable compensation as the board shall allow, which guards shall be under the command of the keeper of the jail. Such guards shall be discharged from service when in the judgment of the board of county commissioners their services are not required.
Source: L. 77: Entire title R&RE, p. 939, § 10, effective August 1.
Editor's note: This section is similar to former § 27-26-122 as it existed prior to 1977.
ANNOTATION
Whenever in the opinion of the board of county commissioners the safekeeping of prisoners committed to jail requires guards, the board is empowered to authorize the sheriff to employ them at the expense of the county, at such reasonable compensation as the board shall allow. Bd. of County Comm'rs v. Bransom, 4 Colo. App. 274, 35 P. 750 (1894) (decided under repealed § 27-26-122).
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Section 17-26-122 ("Guards - compensation.") 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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