Colorado § 30-10-405 - Office at county seat - seal - records.
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§ 30-10-405. Office at county seat - seal - records.
(1) The county clerk and recorder shall keep his or her office at the county seat. The county clerk and recorder shall attend the sessions of the board of county commissioners either in person or by deputy, keep the county seal, records, and papers of the board of county commissioners, and keep a record of the proceedings of the board, as required by law, under the direction of the board of county commissioners. Records of such proceedings shall be kept in a visual text format that may be transmitted electronically.
(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (1) of this section, the county clerk and recorder may maintain his or her office at a location other than the county seat when authorized to do so pursuant to part 1 of article 5 of title 13, C.R.S.
Source: G.L. § 482. G.S. § 577. R.S. 08: § 1260. C.L. § 8735. CSA: C. 45, § 82. CRS 53: § 35-4-5. C.R.S. 1963: § 35-4-5. L. 93: Entire section amended, p. 92, § 3, effective July 1. L. 2009: (1) amended, (HB 09-1118), ch. 130, p. 561, § 5, effective August 5.
ANNOTATION
Duty of clerk to be available to perform certain functions. The responsibilities of the position of the clerk of the board of county commissioners include either being available, or having a deputy available, during regular business hours to perform the constitutional and statutory functions. Bd. of County Comm'rs v. Hatfield, 39 Colo. App. 548, 570 P.2d 1091 (1977).
Duty to attend meetings of board of county commissioners. Upon receiving notice from the board, the clerk has the constitutional and statutory duty to attend the board's meetings, and she must respond immediately if such is the request of the board. Bd. of County Comm'rs v. Hatfield, 39 Colo. App. 548, 570 P.2d 1091 (1977).
Source: official Colorado text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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