(1) All peace officers or persons having in custody any person committed, imprisoned, or arrested for any alleged cause shall forthwith admit any attorney-at-law in this state, upon the demand of the prisoner or of a friend, relative, spouse, or attorney of the prisoner, to see and consult the person so imprisoned, alone and in private, at the jail or other place of custody, if such person so imprisoned expressly consents to see or to consult with the attorney.
(2) Any peace officer or person violating the duty imposed by this section or section 163-403 shall forfeit and pay not less than one hundred dollars nor more than one thousand dollars to the person imprisoned or to his attorney for the benefit of the person imprisoned, to be recovered in any court of competent jurisdiction.
Source: L. 72: R&RE, p. 203, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 39-3-404.
Cross references: For the crime of official oppression for denial of opportunity to consult an attorney, see § 18-8-403 (1)(b).