July 2016 Post Manual
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JULY 2016 POST MANUAL Colorado Department of Law Criminal Justice Section, POST Board Ralph L. Carr Colorado Judicial Center 1300 Broadway, 9th Floor Denver CO 80203 720-508-6721 E-Mail: [email protected] POST Web Site: http://www.coloradopost.gov MISSION The mission of Colorado POST is to establish and maintain standards for peace officer training and certification that are relevant, realistic and responsive to our ever-changing world. Law Enforcement Code of Ethics As a Certified Peace Officer, my fundamental duty is to serve mankind; to safeguard lives and property; to protect the innocent against deception, the weak against oppression or intimidation, and the peaceful against violence or disorder; and, to respect the Constitutional rights of all men to liberty, equality and justice. I will keep my private life unsullied as an example to all; maintain courageous calm in the face of danger, scorn or ridicule; develop self-restraint; and be constantly mindful of the welfare of others. Honest in thought and deed in both my personal and official life. I will be exemplary in obeying the laws of the land and the regulations of my department. Whatever I see or hear of a confidential nature or that is confided in me in my official capacity will be kept ever secret unless revelation is necessary in the performance of my duty. I will never act officiously or permit personal feelings, prejudices, animosities or friendships to influence my decisions. With no compromise for crime and relentless prosecution of criminals, I will enforce the law courteously and appropriately without fear or favor, malice or ill will, never employing unnecessary force of violence and never accepting gratuities. I recognize the badge of my office as a symbol of public faith and I accept it as a public trust to be held so long as I am true to the ethics of law enforcement service. I will constantly strive to achieve these objectives and ideals, dedicating myself before God to my chosen profession . law enforcement. TABLE OF CONTENTS COLORADO REVISED STATUTES1 Title 6 – Consumer and Commercial Affairs ........................................................ A-3 Article 17 – Uniform Records Retention Act ................................................. A-3 6-17-101. Short title ..................................................................................... A-3 6-17-102. Legislative declaration ................................................................ A-3 6-17-103. Definitions .................................................................................... A-3 6-17-104. Records retention period ............................................................. A-4 6-17-105. Form of record .............................................................................. A-4 6-17-106. Scope of article ............................................................................. A-4 TITLE 16 – Criminal Proceedings ........................................................................ A-5 ARTICLE 1 – General Provisions .................................................................. A-5 16-1-109. Eyewitness identification procedures - legislative declaration - definitions - policies and procedures - training - admissibility ................... A-5 TITLE 16 – Criminal Proceedings ........................................................................ A-9 ARTICLE 2.5 – Peace Officers ....................................................................... A-9 PART 1 – Peace Officers ................................................................................. A-9 16-2.5-101. Peace officer – description – general authority ....................... A-9 16-2.5-102. Certified peace officer – POST certification required .......... A-10 16-2.5-103. Sheriff – undersheriff – certified deputy sheriff – noncertified deputy sheriff .............................................................................................. A-10 16-2.5-104. Coroner .................................................................................... A-11 16-2.5-105. Police officer ............................................................................ A-11 16-2.5-106. Southern Ute Indian police officer ......................................... A-11 16-2.5-107. Ute Mountain Ute Indian police officer ................................. A-11 16-2.5-108. Town marshal – deputy .......................................................... A-11 16-2.5-109. Fire arson investigator ........................................................... A-12 16-2.5-110. Reserve police officer – reserve deputy sheriff – reserve deputy town marshal – definitions ............................................................ A-12 16-2.5-111. Executive director of the department of public safety - deputy executive director of the department of public safety - director of the division of criminal justice in the department of public safety ................. A-14 i 16-2.5-112. Director of the division of homeland security and emergency management ................................................................................................ A-14 16-2.5-113. Colorado bureau of investigation director – agent ................. A-14 16-2.5-114. Colorado state patrol officer ................................................... A-14 16-2.5-115. Port of entry officer ................................................................. A-15 16-2.5-116. Colorado wildlife officer – special wildlife officer .................. A-15 16-2.5-117. Colorado parks and recreation officer – special parks and recreation officer ......................................................................................... A-15 16-2.5-118. Commissioner of agriculture .................................................. A-16 16-2.5-119. State brand inspector ............................................................. A-16 16-2.5-120. Colorado state higher education security officer ................... A-16 16-2.5-121. Executive director of the department of revenue – senior director of enforcement for the department of revenue ............................ A-16 16-2.5-122. Auto industry investigator ..................................................... A-17 16-2.5-123. Director of the division of gaming – gaming investigator ..... A-17 16-2.5-124. Liquor enforcement investigator ............................................ A-17 16-2.5-124.5. Director of marijuana enforcement and marijuana enforcement investigator ............................................................................ A-17 16-2.5-125. State lottery investigator ....................................................... A-18 16-2.5-126. Director of racing events – racing events supervisor – racing events investigator ...................................................................................... A-18 16-2.5-127. State student loan investigator .............................................. A-18 16-2.5-128. Colorado attorney general - chief deputy attorney general - solicitor general - assistant solicitor general - deputy attorney general - assistant attorney general of criminal enforcement - assistant attorney general and employee as designated .......................................................... A-18 16-2.5-129. Attorney general criminal investigator ................................. A-19 16-2.5-130. POST director – POST board investigator ............................ A-19 16-2.5-131. Chief security officer for the general assembly ..................... A-19 16-2.5-132. District attorney - assistant district attorney - chief deputy district attorney - deputy district attorney - special deputy district attorney - special prosecutor ...................................................................... A-19 16-2.5-133. District attorney chief investigator – district attorney investigator ................................................................................................. A-19 ii 16-2.5-134. Department of corrections inspector general – department of corrections investigator .............................................................................. A-20 16-2.5-135. Executive director of the department of corrections – warden – corrections officer ..................................................................................... A-20 16-2.5-136. Community parole officer ....................................................... A-20 16-2.5-137. Adult probation officer ........................................................... A-20 16-2.5-138. Juvenile probation officer – juvenile parole officer ............... A-21 16-2.5-139. Police administrator – police officer employed by the Colorado mental health institute at Pueblo .............................................................. A-21 16-2.5-140. Correctional security officer employed by the Colorado mental health institute at Pueblo ........................................................................... A-21 16-2.5-141. Colorado state security guard ................................................ A-21 16-2.5-142. Railroad peace officer ............................................................. A-22 16-2.5-143. Public utilities commission member ...................................... A-22 16-2.5-144. Colorado National Guardsman .............................................. A-22 16-2.5-145. Municipal court marshal ........................................................ A-22 16-2.5-146. Public transit officer – definitions ......................................... A-23 16.2.5-147.