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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 30-10-506 (2026)

Deputies

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Each sheriff may appoint as many deputies as the sheriff may think proper and may revoke such appointments at will; except that a sheriff shall adopt personnel policies, including policies for the review of revocation of appointments. Before revoking an appointment of a deputy, the sheriff shall notify the deputy of the reason for the proposed revocation and shall give the deputy an opportunity to be heard by the sheriff. Persons may also be deputized by the sheriff or undersheriff in writing to do particular acts.

Source: G.L. § 493. G.S. § 597. R.S. 08: § 1277. C.L. § 8752. CSA: C. 45, § 99. CRS 53: § 35-5-5. C.R.S. 1963: § 35-5-5. L. 2006: Entire section amended, p. 133, § 1, effective August 7.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 29 cases (4 in the last 5 years), 1976–2025 · leading case: Cummings v. Arapahoe Cnty. Sheriff's Dep't, 2018 COA 136 (Colo. Ct. App. 2018).
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Cummings v. Arapahoe Cnty. Sheriff's Dep't, 2018 COA 136 (Colo. Ct. App. 2018). · cites it 47× “2d at 699 (quoting § 30-10-506, C.R.S. 1986). The court in Dickey decided that this language made “deputy sheriffs employees at will,” and, as a result, sheriffs had “no power to alter the employment status of deputy sheriffs through the promulgation of employee manuals.”
Seeley v. Bd. of Cnty. Commissioners, 791 P.2d 696 (Colo. 1990). · cites it 36× “In this case Sheriff Brown's power to appoint and discharge deputy sheriffs is defined by section 30-10-506, 12A C.R.S. (1986), which states that "[e]ach sheriff may appoint as many deputies as he may think proper, for whose official acts and those of his undersheriff he shall…”
Tonjes v. Park Cnty. Sheriff's Off., 300 F. Supp. 3d 1308 (D. Colo. 2018). · cites it 19× “" Colo. Rev. Stat. § 30-10-506 . The Park County Sheriff's Office Policy and Procedure Manual plainly states that "Park County, including the Sheriff's Office, is an 'at-will' employer.”
Carothers v. Archuleta Cnty. Sheriff, 159 P.3d 647 (Colo. Ct. App. 2006). · cites it 7× “lleged willful and wanton conduct on the part of Gaskins; (2) the outrageous conduct claim against Gaskins would not be dismissed because reasonable persons could differ on whether Gasking' conduct was outrageous; (8) the Sheriff had not waived sovereign immunity as to the acts…”
Castaldo v. Stone, 192 F. Supp. 2d 1124 (D. Colo. 2001). · cites it 5× “§ 30-10-506. Deputies — liability of sheriff Each sheriff may appoint as many deputies as he may think proper, for whose official acts and those of his undersheriff he shall be responsible, and may revoke such appointments at his pleasure.”
Seeley v. Bd. of Cnty. Com'rs for La Plata Cnty., 654 F. Supp. 1309 (D. Colo. 1987). · cites it 13× “Colo.Rev.Stat. § 30-10-506 (1986). Colo.Rev.”
Tunget v. Bd. of Cnty. Commissioners, 992 P.2d 650 (Colo. Ct. App. 1999). · cites it 5× “Especially pertinent here is § 30-10-506, C.R.S.1998, which states that: Each Sheriff may appoint as many deputies as he may think proper, for whose official acts and those of his undersheriff he shall be responsible, and may revoke such appointments at his pleasure.”
Jackson v. Johns, 714 F. Supp. 1126 (D. Colo. 1989). · cites it 5× “Section 30-10-506 provides, in pertinent part: ".”
Goodwin v. Debekker, 716 F. Supp. 1363 (D. Colo. 1989). · cites it 9× “He also asserts that the manual’s discharge procedures limit the defendant DeBekker’s right, under Colo.Rev. Stat. § 30-10-506, to discharge him.”
Bailey v. Clausen, 557 P.2d 1207 (Colo. 1976). · cites it 3× “…provision of Article VI, Section 5(3) of the constitution of Colorado. 1 Now section 13-80-103, C.R.S. 1973. 2 Now section 30-10-506, C.R.S. 1973.”
Peterson v. Arapahoe Cnty. Sheriff, 72 P.3d 440 (Colo. Ct. App. 2003). · cites it 3× “The failure to plead the factual basis shall result in dismissal of the claim for failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted.”
Adams Cnty. Sch. Dist. No. 50 v. Dickey, 791 P.2d 688 (Colo. 1990). · cites it 2× “The statute at issue in Seeley , section 30-10-506, 12A C.R.S. (1986), states that “[e]ach sheriff may appoint as many deputies as he may think proper .”
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