Colorado § 24-1-111 - Department of state - creation.
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§ 24-1-111. Department of state - creation.
(1) There is hereby created a department of state, the head of which shall be the secretary of state.
(2) The department of state and the office of secretary of state, created in article IV of the state constitution, are type 2 entities as defined in section 24-1-105, and exercise their powers and perform their duties and functions as vested by law in the department and office, subject to the state constitution.
(3) The department of state includes the electronic recording technology board established in section 24-21-402 (1). The electronic recording technology board is a type 1 entity, as defined in section 24-1-105, and exercises its powers and performs its duties and functions as specified by law under the department of state.
Source: L. 68: p. 76, § 11. C.R.S. 1963: § 3-28-11. L. 2016: (3) added, (SB 16-115), ch. 356, p. 1477, § 2, effective June 10. L. 2022: (2) and (3) amended, (SB 22-162), ch. 469, p. 3351, § 5, effective August 10.
Cross references: (1) For the creation of the department of state and office of secretary of state, see also §§ 1 and 22 of art. IV, Colo. Const.
(2) For the short title (the "Debbie Haskins 'Administrative Organization Act of 1968' Modernization Act") in SB 22-162, see section 1 of chapter 469, Session Laws of Colorado 2022.
Source: official Colorado text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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