(1) The secretary of state shall keep office at the seat of government and perform all the duties which may be required of the secretary of state by law. The secretary of state shall have charge of and keep all the acts and resolutions of the territorial legislature and of the general assembly of the state, the enrolled copy of the constitution of the state, and all bonds, books, records, maps, registers, and papers of a public character which may be deposited, to be kept in the office. The secretary of state shall give a bond to the state of Colorado in the sum of ten thousand dollars, conditioned for the faithful discharge of the duties of the office, said bond to be approved by the governor and attorney general and to be deposited in the office of the state treasurer.
(2) The secretary of state shall have such other powers, duties, and functions as are prescribed for heads of principal departments in the "Administrative Organization Act of 1968", article 1 of this title.
Source: G.L. § 1098. G.S. § 1331. L. 1879: p. 60, § 1. R.S. 08: § 6155. C.L. § 52. CSA:
C. 156, § 9. CRS 53: § 132-2-1. C.R.S. 1963: § 132-2-1. L. 94: Entire section amended, p. 564, § 9, effective April 6.
Cross references: For the powers and duties of the secretary of state relating to elections, see § 1-1-107; for the duties relating to initiated measures, see article 40 of title 1; for the duties relating to the "Uniform Commercial Code", see title 4; for the duties relating to corporations, see title 7; for the duties relating to the licensing of bingo and raffles, see part 6 of this article 21; for the duties relating to the appointment of notaries public, see article 55 of title 12; for the duties relating to the registration of federal tax liens, see article 25 of title 38; for the powers relating to standards of conduct for government officers and employees, see part 1 of article 18 of this title; for designation of the secretary of state as custodian of the seal of the state, see § 24-80-903; for general bond requirements, see § 24-2-104; for the salary of secretary of state, see § 24-9-101; for discretionary funds of the secretary of state, see § 24-9-105; for the election of the secretary of state, see § 3 of art. IV, Colo. Const., and § 1-4-204.