The following peace officers shall meet all the standards imposed by law on a peace officer and shall be certified by the peace officers standards and training board, referred to in this article as the "P.O.S.T. board": A chief of police; a police officer; a sheriff; an undersheriff; a deputy sheriff; a Colorado state patrol officer; a town marshal; a deputy town marshal; a reserve police officer; a reserve deputy sheriff; a reserve deputy town marshal; a police officer or reserve police officer employed by a state institution of higher education; a Colorado wildlife officer; a Colorado parks and recreation officer; a Colorado police administrator or police officer employed by the Colorado mental health institute at Pueblo; an attorney general criminal investigator; a community parole officer; a public transit officer; a municipal court marshal; and the department of corrections inspector general.
Source: L. 2003: Entire article added, p. 1606, § 2, effective August 6. L. 2004: Entire section amended, p. 1162, § 2, effective May 27. L. 2008: Entire section amended, p. 85, § 1, effective March 18. L. 2010: Entire section amended, (HB 10-1422), ch. 419, p. 2069, § 26, effective August 11. L. 2016: Entire section amended, (SB 16-189), ch. 210, p. 759, § 25, effective June 6.
Structure Colorado Code
Title 16 - Criminal Proceedings
§ 16-2.5-101. Peace Officer - Description - General Authority
§ 16-2.5-102. Certified Peace Officer - p.o.s.t. Certification Required
§ 16-2.5-103. Sheriff - Undersheriff - Certified Deputy Sheriff - Noncertified Deputy Sheriff
§ 16-2.5-106. Southern Ute Indian Police Officer
§ 16-2.5-107. Ute Mountain Ute Indian Police Officer
§ 16-2.5-108. Town Marshal - Deputy
§ 16-2.5-109. Fire Arson Investigator
§ 16-2.5-112. Director of the Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management
§ 16-2.5-113. Colorado Bureau of Investigation Director - Agent
§ 16-2.5-114. Colorado State Patrol Officer
§ 16-2.5-115. Port of Entry Officer
§ 16-2.5-116. Colorado Wildlife Officer - Special Wildlife Officer
§ 16-2.5-117. Colorado Parks and Recreation Officer - Special Parks and Recreation Officer
§ 16-2.5-118. Commissioner of Agriculture
§ 16-2.5-119. State Brand Inspector
§ 16-2.5-120. Colorado State Higher Education Security Officer
§ 16-2.5-122. Auto Industry Investigator
§ 16-2.5-123. Director of the Division of Gaming - Gaming Investigator
§ 16-2.5-124. Liquor Enforcement Investigator
§ 16-2.5-124.5. Director of Marijuana Enforcement and Marijuana Enforcement Investigator
§ 16-2.5-125. State Lottery Investigator
§ 16-2.5-126. Director of Racing Events - Racing Events Supervisor - Racing Events Investigator
§ 16-2.5-127. State Student Loan Investigator
§ 16-2.5-129. Attorney General Criminal Investigator
§ 16-2.5-130. p.o.s.t. Director - p.o.s.t. Board Investigator
§ 16-2.5-131. Chief Security Officer for the General Assembly
§ 16-2.5-133. District Attorney Chief Investigator - District Attorney Investigator
§ 16-2.5-134. Department of Corrections Inspector General - Department of Corrections Investigator
§ 16-2.5-135. Executive Director of the Department of Corrections - Warden - Corrections Officer
§ 16-2.5-136. Community Parole Officer
§ 16-2.5-137. Adult Probation Officer
§ 16-2.5-138. Juvenile Probation Officer - Juvenile Parole Officer
§ 16-2.5-141. Colorado State Security Guard
§ 16-2.5-142. Railroad Peace Officer
§ 16-2.5-143. Public Utilities Commission Member
§ 16-2.5-144. Colorado National Guardsman
§ 16-2.5-145. Municipal Court Marshal
§ 16-2.5-146. Public Transit Officer - Definitions
§ 16-2.5-147. Federal Special Agents
§ 16-2.5-148. Colorado State Higher Education Police Officer
§ 16-2.5-150. Fort Carson Police Officers