Colorado § 24-33.5-822.5 - Colorado rangers law enforcement shared reserve - additional authority of board to authorize compensation for extended or out-of-state service - acceptance of gifts, grants, and donations authorized - sunrise application required - definition.
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§ 24-33.5-822.5. Colorado rangers law enforcement shared reserve - additional authority of board to authorize compensation for extended or out-of-state service - acceptance of gifts, grants, and donations authorized - sunrise application required - definition.
(1) As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires, "board" means the board of the Colorado rangers law enforcement shared reserve as collectively appointed pursuant to, and by the mayors of the municipalities and commissioners of any counties that are parties to, the intergovernmental agreement that governs the Colorado rangers law enforcement shared reserve.
(2) (a) The board may establish policies to allow compensation to be paid to a Colorado ranger if the Colorado ranger:
(I) Is deployed for an extended period, as defined or described in the policies, as a peace officer for a member jurisdiction pursuant to the intergovernmental agreement or for a nonmember jurisdiction pursuant to a mutual aid agreement; or
(II) Is deployed as a peace officer outside the state as authorized by the "Emergency Management Assistance Compact", part 29 of article 60 of this title 24.
(b) Compensation paid to a Colorado ranger pursuant to board policies adopted as authorized by subsection (2)(a) of this section may be paid to the Colorado ranger either directly by the board or by a member jurisdiction or a nonmember jurisdiction under the terms of the intergovernmental agreement, a mutual aid agreement, or a memorandum of understanding, as applicable.
(3) The Colorado rangers law enforcement shared reserve may seek, accept, and expend gifts, grants, or donations from private or public sources for any of its purposes authorized by law, intergovernmental agreement, or a mutual aid agreement.
(4) Repealed.
Source: L. 2025: Entire section added, (HB 25-1181), ch. 36, p. 180, § 5, effective March 26.
Editor's note: Subsection (4)(b) provided for the repeal of subsection (4), effective January 1, 2026. (See L. 2025, p. 180.)
Source: official Colorado text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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