Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-1-111
Department of state - creation.
Effective Aug 10, 2022L. 68: p. 76, § 11. C.R.S. 1963: § 3-28-11. L. 2016: (3) added, (SB 16-115), ch. 356, p. 1477, § 2, effective June 10. L. 2022: (2) and (3) amended, (SB 22-162), ch. 469, p. 3351, § 5, effective August 10.
- (1) There is hereby created a department of state, the head of which shall be the secretary of state.
- (2) The department of state and the office of secretary of state, created in article IV of the state constitution, are type 2 entities as defined in section 24-1-105, and exercise their powers and perform their duties and functions as vested by law in the department and office, subject to the state constitution.
- (3) The department of state includes the electronic recording technology board established in section 24-21-402 (1). The electronic recording technology board is a type 1 entity, as defined in section 24-1-105, and exercises its powers and performs its duties and functions as specified by law under the department of state.
Source: L. 68: p. 76, § 11. C.R.S. 1963: § 3-28-11. L. 2016: (3) added, (SB 16-115), ch. 356, p. 1477, § 2, effective June 10. L. 2022: (2) and (3) amended, (SB 22-162), ch. 469, p. 3351, § 5, effective August 10.
Cross references: (1) For the creation of the department of state and office of secretary of state, see also §§ 1 and 22 of art. IV, Colo. Const.
(2) For the short title (the Debbie Haskins 'Administrative Organization Act of 1968' Modernization Act) in SB 22-162, see section 1 of chapter 469, Session Laws of Colorado 2022.