Colorado § 31-16-110 - County officers may serve process.
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§ 31-16-110. County officers may serve process.
Any sheriff of any county or city and county of this state may serve, within such sheriff's county, any process issued from any court or may make any arrest within such sheriff's county, authorized by law to be made by any municipal officers; but the only process or warrant for the arrest of any person charged with a violation of a municipal ordinance which shall be valid and executed outside the municipality where said violation occurred is that for the violation of an ordinance of any municipality in this state which is a criminal or quasi-criminal offense. For the purposes of this section, traffic offenses shall not be considered to be criminal or quasi-criminal offenses unless penalty points may be assessed under section 42-2-127 (5)(a) to (5)(r), (5)(w), and (5)(x), C.R.S.
Source: L. 75: Entire title R&RE, p. 1124, § 1, effective July 1. L. 77: Entire section amended, p. 795, § 9, effective June 3. L. 94: Entire section amended, p. 2565, § 78, effective January 1, 1995.
Editor's note: This section is similar to former § 31-12-308 as it existed prior to 1975.
Source: official Colorado text · Last verified 2026-08-27
Frequently Asked Questions About Colorado § 31-16-110
What does Colorado Revised Statutes § 31-16-110 cover?
Section 31-16-110 ("County officers may serve process.") 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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