Colorado § 17-26.5-101 - Multijurisdictional jails - authorized.
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§ 17-26.5-101. Multijurisdictional jails - authorized.
The general assembly hereby authorizes any county, city and county, city, or the department of corrections of the state of Colorado to enter into a contract or contracts with each other in accordance with part 2 of article 1 of title 29, C.R.S., to design, locate, construct, and operate a multijurisdictional jail for the incarceration of county, city and county, city, or state prisoners. In the alternative, the described governmental entities may enter into the necessary contracts with a private contractor for the provision and operation of such jail.
Source: L. 90: Entire article added, p. 940, § 4, effective July 1.
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Section 17-26.5-101 ("Multijurisdictional jails - authorized.") 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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