In all suits upon the official bonds or insurance policies required by section 30-10-311, the recovery against a member of the board of county commissioners shall not be limited to a proportionate amount of the damage proved, but the recovery on the bond of each shall be for the whole amount of damage proved. If any member of a board of county commissioners knowingly acquiesces in any misappropriation of the funds of a county, or in the allowance of bills that are not legally allowable, or in the payment thereof, the sureties or insurer of the county commissioner, as applicable, shall be liable for all damages, both proximate and remote, that the county sustains for reason thereof, to be recovered as provided.
Source: L. 1881: p. 99, § 9. G.S. § 572. R.S. 08: § 1251. C.L. § 8727. CSA: C. 45, § 74. CRS 53: § 35-3-18. C.R.S. 1963: § 35-3-18. L. 2010: Entire section amended, (HB 10-1062), ch. 161, p. 559, § 12, effective August 11.
Structure Colorado Code
Title 30 - Government - County
§ 30-10-301. Oath or Affirmation of Commissioners
§ 30-10-302. County Seal - Open Meetings - Rules
§ 30-10-303. Meetings of Board
§ 30-10-304. Meetings of Board in Counties Over One Hundred Thousand
§ 30-10-305. Penalty for Absence From Meetings in Counties Over One Hundred Thousand
§ 30-10-306. Commissioners' Districts - Vacancies - Definitions
§ 30-10-306.1. Commission Created - Commission Composition and Appointment
§ 30-10-306.2. Commission Organization - Procedures - Transparency - Voting Requirements
§ 30-10-306.3. Criteria for Determination of County Commissioner Districts - Definition
§ 30-10-306.4. Deadlines for Preparation, Amendment, and Approval of Plans
§ 30-10-306.5. Procedure to Increase Number of County Commissioners
§ 30-10-306.7. Procedure for Electing County Commissioners
§ 30-10-307. Chairman - Temporary Chairman
§ 30-10-308. Oaths Administered and Orders Signed by Chairman
§ 30-10-310. Committee of Commissioners - Report
§ 30-10-311. Bonds or Insurance of County Commissioners
§ 30-10-312. Amount of Bond or Insurance - County Commissioners
§ 30-10-313. Bond Executed or Insurance Purchased Before Duties Assumed
§ 30-10-315. Penalty for Acting Without Bond or Insurance
§ 30-10-315. Penalty for Acting Without Bond or Insurance
§ 30-10-316. Suits on Bond or Insurance
§ 30-10-317. County to Recover All Damages - Execution Against Body
§ 30-10-318. Recovery for All Damage - Liability
§ 30-10-319. Clerk of Board - Duties
§ 30-10-320. Clerk to Designate Amount - Copies of Records
§ 30-10-321. Orders - Dated and Numbered - Records of Issuance