Colorado § 24-33.5-105 - Transfer of functions.
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§ 24-33.5-105. Transfer of functions.
(1) The department shall, on and after July 1, 1984, execute, administer, perform, and enforce the rights, powers, duties, functions, and obligations vested in the department of local affairs, the department of military affairs, and the state department of highways prior to July 1, 1984, concerning the duties and functions transferred to the department. On July 1, 1984, all employees of the department of local affairs, the department of military affairs, and the state department of highways whose principal duties are concerned with the duties and functions transferred to the department and whose employment in the department of public safety is deemed necessary by the executive director to carry out the purposes of this article shall be transferred to the department of public safety and shall become employees thereof. Such employees shall retain all rights to state personnel system and retirement benefits under the laws of this state, and their services shall be deemed to have been continuous. All transfers and any abolishment of positions in the state personnel system shall be made and processed in accordance with state personnel system laws and rules and regulations.
(2) Repealed.
(3) Whenever the department of local affairs, the department of military affairs, or the state department of highways is referred to or designated by any contract or other document in connection with the duties and functions transferred to the department, such reference or designation shall be deemed to apply to the department of public safety. All contracts entered into by the said departments prior to July 1, 1984, in connection with the duties and functions transferred to the department are hereby validated, with the department of public safety succeeding to all the rights and obligations of such contracts. Any appropriations of funds from prior fiscal years open to satisfy obligations incurred under such contracts are hereby transferred and appropriated to the department of public safety for the payment of such obligations.
Source: L. 83: Entire article added, p. 919, § 1, effective July 1, 1984. L. 2006: (2) repealed, p. 144, § 19, effective August 7.
Source: official Colorado text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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