Colorado Revised Statutes

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 30-10-901 (2026)

Surveyor - election - bond - insurance

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(1) A county surveyor shall be elected for a term of four years, shall be a professional land surveyor as provided in part 3 of article 120 of title 12, and, except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, shall file an official bond in the office of the county clerk and recorder, to be approved by the board of county commissioners, in the sum of one thousand dollars, conditioned for the faithful discharge of duties.

(2) 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 ten thousand dollars on behalf of the surveyor to protect the people of the county from any malfeasance on the part of the surveyor while in office.

Source: G.L. § 543. G.S. § 650. R.S. 08: § 1345. C.L. § 8822. CSA: C. 45, § 169. CRS 53: § 35-9-1. L. 56: p. 130, § 6. L. 63: p. 265, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 35-9-1. L. 69: p. 224, § 1. L. 84: Entire section amended, p. 1121, § 29, effective June 7. L. 2010: Entire section amended, (HB 10-1062), ch. 161, p. 565, § 30, effective August 11. L. 2019: (1) amended, (HB 19-1172), ch. 136, p. 1718, § 213, effective October 1.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case, 1994–1994 · leading case: Reale v. Bd. of Real Est. Appraisers, 880 P.2d 1205 (Colo. 1994).
Reale v. Bd. of Real Est. Appraisers, 880 P.2d 1205 (Colo. 1994). · cites it 2× “) (expressing intent to require coroner participation in designated programs); § 30-10-901, 12A C.R.S. (1986) (requiring county surveyors to be professional land surveyors); § 30-10-706, 12A C.”
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