Colorado Code § 29-5-104

Request for temporary assignment of police officers or deputy sheriffs - authority
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(1) The chief of police, or person performing the functions thereof, of any town, city,
or city and county or of a state institution of higher education employing a peace officer in
accordance with article 7.5 of title 24, C.R.S., and the sheriff of any county may, when in his or
her opinion the same is required to quell disturbances or riots or in any other situation wherein
he or she deems that an emergency exists within his or her jurisdiction, request the chief of
police or person performing the function thereof of any other city, town, or city and county or at
another state institution of higher education employing peace officers in accordance with article
7.5 of title 24, C.R.S., or the sheriff of any other county to assign officers or deputy sheriffs
under their respective commands to perform temporary duty within the jurisdiction of the
requesting chief of police or sheriff and under the direction and control of the requesting chief of
police or sheriff under the terms and conditions as shall be agreed upon between the requesting
and assigning chiefs of police or sheriffs. The officers or deputy sheriffs shall, while so assigned
and performing duties subject to the direction and control of the requesting chief of police or
sheriff, have the same power within the jurisdiction of the requesting chief of police or sheriff as
do regular officers or deputies, as the case may be, of the requesting chief of police or sheriff.
(2) Where, under the provisions of section 29-1-206 (1), a county, municipality, or state
institution of higher education, in this state enters into an intergovernmental agreement for
reciprocal law enforcement with a bordering county or with a municipality within a bordering
county that is located in another state, the law enforcement agency head of either county or
municipality or of the state institution of higher education may, pursuant to the provisions of the
intergovernmental agreement, request the law enforcement agency head of the other county or
municipality or state institution of higher education to assign deputy sheriffs or other peace
officers to perform law enforcement duties within the jurisdiction of the requesting law
enforcement agency head and under the terms and conditions as are stated in the
intergovernmental agreement. Prior to an assignment, the deputy sheriffs or other peace officers
shall obtain recognition as peace officers in this state as provided for in section 29-1-206 (1).
The deputy sheriffs or other peace officers shall, while so assigned and performing duties subject
to the direction and control of the requesting law enforcement agency head, have the same power
within the jurisdiction of the requesting law enforcement agency head as do regular deputies or
other peace officers of the requesting law enforcement agency head.
(3) Repealed.

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