Any public officer elected or appointed for a definite term who, before the expiration of such term, returns from military service under leave of absence without pay, in lieu of making written application for reinstatement as provided in section 28-3-604, shall file in the same office where his or her official oath is filed, within forty-five days after termination of such military service, a verified certificate that he or she has complied with the conditions for reinstatement prescribed in section 28-3-604, and he or she shall thereupon be deemed to have resumed his or her office.
Source: L. 55: p. 621, § 37. CRS 53: § 94-9-37. C.R.S. 1963: § 94-1-37. L. 2002: Entire section amended, p. 599, § 45, effective May 24.