Colorado Code
Part 6 - Coroner
§ 30-10-601. Coroner - Election - Bond - Insurance - Authority



(1.5) In lieu of the bond required by subsection (1) of this section, a county may purchase crime insurance coverage in an amount not less than twenty-five thousand dollars on behalf of the coroner to protect the people of the county from any malfeasance on the part of the coroner while in office.


Source: G.L. § 507. G.S. § 611. R.S. 08: § 1294. C.L. § 8769. CSA: C. 45, § 116. CRS 53: § 35-6-1. L. 56: p. 129, § 3. C.R.S. 1963: § 35-6-1. L. 81: Entire section amended, p. 1439, § 1, effective June 4. L. 89: (1) amended, p. 1275, § 2, effective April 18. L. 2003: (1)(a) repealed, p. 1834, § 4, effective August 6; (1)(a)(II) added by revision, pp. 1834, 1835, §§ 4, 5. L. 2010: Entire section amended, (HB 10-1062), ch. 161, p. 561, § 21, effective August 11.
Cross references: For the definition of death, see § 12-240-140.

Structure Colorado Code

Colorado Code

Title 30 - Government - County

Article 10 - County Officers

Part 6 - Coroner

§ 30-10-601. Coroner - Election - Bond - Insurance - Authority

§ 30-10-601.5. Qualifications - Fingerprints

§ 30-10-601.6. Coroners Standards and Training Board

§ 30-10-601.7. Duties of the Colorado Coroners Standards and Training Board

§ 30-10-601.8. Training - Fees - Coroner Training Fund

§ 30-10-601.9. Enforcement

§ 30-10-602. Coroner and Deputy Coroner - Duties - Oath or Affirmation - Bond - Insurance

§ 30-10-603. Deputy Coroner - Appointment

§ 30-10-604. Coroner Shall Act as Sheriff, When

§ 30-10-605. When Sheriff a Party or Disqualified

§ 30-10-606. Coroner - Inquiry - Grounds - Postmortem - Jury - Certificate of Death

§ 30-10-606.5. When Autopsy Performed - Jurisdiction - Qualifications to Perform - Definition

§ 30-10-608. Coroner May Issue Subpoenas

§ 30-10-610. Oath of Witnesses

§ 30-10-611. Testimony Written and Subscribed - Fees

§ 30-10-612. Verdict of Jury - Form

§ 30-10-613. When Verdict Kept Secret

§ 30-10-614. Coroner May Order Arrest - Warrant

§ 30-10-615. Warrant - Effect

§ 30-10-616. Contents of Warrant

§ 30-10-617. Coroner to Make Return to District Court

§ 30-10-618. Burial Expenses - When Paid by County

§ 30-10-619. Conflicts of Interest of County Coroners

§ 30-10-622. Unidentified Human Remains - Dna Samples

§ 30-10-623. Department of Corrections - Reimbursement for Expenses of Coroner

§ 30-10-624. Required Toxicology Screening for a Suicide, Overdose Death, or Accidental Death - Annual Report - Working Group