The sheriff of the county, in person or by deputy
appointed for that purpose, shall be the keeper of the county jail. He shall be responsible for the
manner in which the same is kept. He shall see that the same is kept clean, safe, and wholesome.
The expenses of keeping the jail in good order and repair and of lighting and warming that part
thereof wherein prisoners are confined and the office in the jail shall be paid by the county
wherein the jail is situated. Nothing in this section shall authorize the lighting or warming of that
part of the jail occupied by the keeper thereof as his dwelling house.
Source: L. 77: Entire title R&RE, p. 935, § 10, effective August 1.
Editor's note: This section is similar to former § 27-26-102 as it existed prior to 1977.
Cross references: For the sheriff as custodian of the jail, see also § 30-10-511.
Notes of Decisions
Ulibarri v. City & Cnty. of Denver, 742 F. Supp. 2d 1192 (D. Colo. 2010).
· cites it 2× “” C.R.S. § 17-26-102. The acts and omissions alleged here all concern the vested duty and powers of the Sheriff Department in keeping inmates safe and healthy, including proper classification, supervision, and provision of medical care, which implies the duty to adequately train…”
People v. Victorian, 165 P.3d 890 (Colo. Ct. App. 2007).
· cites it 3× “" Section 17-26-102, C.R.S.2006. He or she must "receive and safely keep every person duly committed" and "shall not without lawful authority let out of such jail, on bail or otherwise, any such person.”
Hardy v. Adams Cnty. (D. Colo. 2024).
· cites it 2× “(citing Colo. Rev. Stat. §§ 17-26-102 , 17-26-126, 30-11- 104(1)(a)).”
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