(1) Every person elected or appointed to the office of sheriff for the first time shall:
Attend a minimum of eighty clock hours at a new sheriff training course developedand facilitated either by the county sheriffs of Colorado, incorporated, or any other training resource agency approved by the Colorado peace officers standards and training board, the first time such training course is given after the person's election or appointment. The Colorado peace officers standards and training board shall have discretion to allow the substitution of any combination of education, experience, and training deemed by the board to be equivalent to such new sheriff training course.
Obtain basic peace officer certification within one year of taking office. An extensionmay be granted by the Colorado peace officers standards and training board of up to one year to obtain such certification upon just cause shown. The Colorado peace officers standards and training board shall issue written findings of fact supporting such an extension.
Every sheriff must possess basic peace officer certification and shall undergo at leastthe number of clock hours of in-service training required for all certified peace officers by the Colorado peace officers standards and training board, but in no case less than twenty hours. Such training shall be provided either by the county sheriffs of Colorado, incorporated, or any other training resource agency approved by the Colorado peace officers standards and training board, every year during such sheriff's term. The Colorado peace officers standards and training board shall have discretion to waive in-service training upon presentation of evidence by the sheriff demonstrating just cause for noncompletion of such training. The Colorado peace officers standards and training board shall have discretion to allow the substitution of any combination of education, experience, and training deemed by the board to be equivalent to such in-service training.
The county shall only pay all reasonable costs and expenses of new sheriff and inservice training.
Source: L. 97: Entire section added, p. 926, § 2, effective May 21. L. 2017: (2) amended, (HB 17-1050), ch. 30, p. 86, § 1, effective August 9.