Colorado § 25-1-514 - Legal adviser - county attorney - actions.
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§ 25-1-514. Legal adviser - county attorney - actions.
The county attorney for the county or the district attorney of the judicial district in which a cause of action arises shall bring any civil or criminal action requested by a county or district public health director to abate a condition that exists in violation of, or to restrain or enjoin any action that is in violation of, or to prosecute for the violation of or for the enforcement of, the public health laws and the standards, orders, and rules of the state board or a county or district board of health. If the county attorney or the district attorney fails to act, the public health director may bring an action and be represented by special counsel employed by him or her with the approval of the county or district board. An agency, through its county or district board of health or through its public health director, may employ or retain and compensate an attorney to be the legal adviser of the agency and to defend the agency and the officers and employees of the agency against all actions and proceedings brought against them.
Source: L. 2008: Entire part R&RE, p. 2047, § 1, effective July 1. L. 2019: Entire section amended, (SB 19-021), ch. 3, p. 20, § 3, effective August 2.
Editor's note: This section is similar to former § 25-1-512 as it existed prior to 2008.
Cross references: For the legislative declaration in SB 19-021, see section 1 of chapter 3, Session Laws of Colorado 2019.
Source: official Colorado text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 25-1-514 ("Legal adviser - county attorney - actions.") 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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