Colorado Revised Statutes

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 30-10-511 (2026)

Sheriff custodian of jail

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Except as provided in section 16-11-308.5, C.R.S., the sheriff shall have charge and custody of the jails of the county, and of the prisoners in the jails, and shall supervise them himself or herself or through a deputy or jailer. Source: G.L. § 495. G.S. § 599. R.S. 08: § 1279. C.L. § 8754. CSA: C. 45, § 101. CRS 53: § 35-5-11. C.R.S. 1963: § 35-5-11. L. 88: Entire section amended, p. 677, § 4, effective July 1; entire section amended, p. 711, § 11, effective July 1. L. 2006: Entire section amended, p. 134, § 6, effective August 7.

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Cited in 6 cases (4 in the last 5 years), 2008–2024 · leading case: Est. of Martinez v. Taylor, 176 F. Supp. 3d 1217 (D. Colo. 2016).

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Est. of Martinez v. Taylor, 176 F. Supp. 3d 1217 (D. Colo. 2016). · cites it 2× “2008) (citing C.R.S. § 30-10-511). Some courts have considered a sheriffs acts as representative of official policy because a sheriff typically assumes the role of the “final policymaker” in charge of the operations of a county jail.”

Anglin v. City of Aspen, 552 F. Supp. 2d 1205 (D. Colo. 2008). · cites it 2× “]); see also Colo. Rev.Stat. § 30-10-511 (2007) (“Except as provided in section 16-11-308.”

Duran v. Wellpath, LLC (D. Colo. 2024). · cites it 4× “See Colo. Rev. Stat. § 30-10-511 . However, at this stage in the proceedings, Plaintiff has alleged enough facts that the Board was plausibly involved in setting jail policy to make dismissal of the Board unwarranted.”

Angelo v. Bd. of Cnty. Commissioners of Jefferson Cnty., Colorado, The (D. Colo. 2024). · cites it 2× “Colo. Rev. Stat. § 30-10-511 . The contract for Wellpath to provide medical services at the JCDF is between Wellpath and the Sheriff, not the Board.”

Griffith v. El Paso Cnty. Colorado (D. Colo. 2023). · cites it 2× “”); Colo. Rev. Stat. § 30-10-511 (“[T]he sheriff shall have charge and custody of the jails of the county, and of the prisoners in the jails, and shall supervise them himself or herself through a deputy or jailer.”

Hardy v. Adams Cnty. (D. Colo. 2024). “at § 30-10-511 (“[T]he sheriff shall have charge and custody of the jails of the county, and of the prisoners in the jails, and shall supervise them himself or herself through a deputy or jailer.”

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