SB 24-187

Senate Bill 24-187 allows the Colorado State Patrol to provide law enforcement services at the Ralph L. Carr Colorado Judicial Center and protect judges when they are in state capitol buildings. It also grants temporary peace officer status to additional judicial security administrators, which can become permanent if approved by a review board. The bill was signed into law on May 31, 2024, and is now effective immediately, meaning the Colorado State Patrol has the authority to provide these services right away.

Official Summary

The act gives the Colorado state patrol authority to provide law enforcement services for the Ralph L. Carr Colorado judicial center and its grounds, subject to available appropriations, and to provide protection for Colorado judges and justices when they are present in the state capitol buildings group. The act gives additional administrators of judicial security temporary peace officer status pending application and review by the P.O.S.T. board. Following review by the P.O.S.T. board and upon a favorable recommendation for peace officer status from the P.O.S.T. board to the general assembly, temporary peace officer status for the additional administrators is permanent. If the P.O.S.T. board does not recommend peace officer status for the additional personnel, the temporary peace officer status expires on June 30, 2025, unless the general assembly provides otherwise. APPROVED by Governor May 31, 2024 EFFECTIVE May 31, 2024(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

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