Colorado § 31-4-306 - Marshal or chief of police - powers and duties.
Full text of Colorado Colorado Revised Statutes § 31-4-306 — Marshal or chief of police - powers and duties., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 31-4-306. Marshal or chief of police - powers and duties.
The marshal or chief of police has the same power that sheriffs have by law, coextensive with the county in cases of violation of town ordinances, for offenses committed within the limits of the town. He or she shall execute all writs and processes directed to him or her by the municipal judge in any case arising under a town ordinance and receive the same fees for his or her services that sheriffs are allowed in similar cases. The marshal or chief of police may employ certified peace officers to enforce all laws of the state of Colorado notwithstanding section 16-2.5-201.
Source: L. 75: Entire title R&RE, p. 1034, § 1, effective July 1. L. 77: Entire section amended, p. 795, § 7, effective June 3. L. 91: Entire section amended, p. 746, § 16, effective April 4. L. 2017: Entire section amended, (SB 17-066), ch. 105, p. 385, § 2, effective April 4.
Editor's note: (1) This section is similar to former § 31-3-305 as it existed prior to 1975.
(2) Section 4 of chapter 105 (SB 17-066), Session Laws of Colorado 2017, provides that the act changing this section applies before, on, and after April 4, 2017.
Source: official Colorado text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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