Colorado § 29-1-115 - Violation is malfeasance - removal.
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§ 29-1-115. Violation is malfeasance - removal.
Any member of the governing body of any local government or any officer, employee, or agent of any spending agency who knowingly or willfully fails to perform any of the duties imposed upon him by this part 1 or who knowingly and willfully violates any of its provisions is guilty of malfeasance in office, and, upon conviction thereof, the court shall enter judgment that such officer so convicted shall be removed from office. Any elector of the local government may file an affidavit regarding suspected malfeasance with the district attorney, who shall investigate the allegations and prosecute the violation if sufficient cause is found. It is the duty of the court rendering any such judgment to cause immediate notice of such removal to be given to the proper officer of the local government so that the vacancy thus caused may be filled.
Source: L. 90: Entire part R&RE, p. 1435, § 1, effective January 1, 1991.
Editor's note: This section is similar to former § 29-1-118 as it existed prior to 1990.
ANNOTATION
Annotator's note. Since § 29-1-115 is similar to § 29-1-118 as it existed prior to the 1990 repeal and reenactment of this part 1, relevant cases construing that provision have been included in the annotations to this section.
Applied in People v. Pile, 197 Colo. 146, 595 P.2d 222 (1979); People ex rel. Losavio v. Gentry, 199 Colo. 153, 606 P.2d 57 (1980); People v. Losavio, 199 Colo. 212, 606 P.2d 856 (1980); Groditsky v. Pinckney, 661 P.2d 279 (Colo. 1983).
PART 2
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONSHIPS
Editor's note: This part 2 was numbered as article 2 of chapter 88, C.R.S. 1963. The provisions of this part 2 were repealed and reenacted in 1971, resulting in the addition, relocation, and elimination of sections as well as subject matter. For amendments to this part 2 prior to 1971, consult the Colorado statutory research explanatory note beginning on page vii in the front of this volume.
Law reviews: For article, "The IGA: A Smart Approach For Local Governments", see 29 Colo. Law. 73 (June 2000).
Source: official Colorado text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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