Colorado § 30-10-318 - Recovery for all damage - liability.
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§ 30-10-318. Recovery for all damage - liability.
In all suits upon the official bonds or insurance policies required by section 30-10-311, the recovery against a member of the board of county commissioners shall not be limited to a proportionate amount of the damage proved, but the recovery on the bond of each shall be for the whole amount of damage proved. If any member of a board of county commissioners knowingly acquiesces in any misappropriation of the funds of a county, or in the allowance of bills that are not legally allowable, or in the payment thereof, the sureties or insurer of the county commissioner, as applicable, shall be liable for all damages, both proximate and remote, that the county sustains for reason thereof, to be recovered as provided.
Source: L. 1881: p. 99, § 9. G.S. § 572. R.S. 08: § 1251. C.L. § 8727. CSA: C. 45, § 74. CRS 53: § 35-3-18. C.R.S. 1963: § 35-3-18. L. 2010: Entire section amended, (HB 10-1062), ch. 161, p. 559, § 12, effective August 11.
ANNOTATION
This section is not to be construed as a penal statute. Morris v. Bd. of Comm'rs, 25 Colo. App. 416, 139 P. 582 (1914); Nordloh v. Bd. of Comm'rs, 25 Colo. App. 457, 139 P. 585 (1914).
A mere mistake of judgment by the commissioners gives no action upon the bond, and tortious or fraudulent conduct of the commissioners must be shown. Morris v. Bd. of Comm'rs, 25 Colo. App. 416, 139 P. 582 (1914).
Source: official Colorado text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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