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Colorado Revised Statutes Title 13. Courts and Court Procedure § 13-1-205. Grant applications--duties of counties

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(1) To be eligible for moneys from the fund, a local security team shall apply to the commission through the state court administrator for moneys to be used as specified in this part 2 and in accordance with the timelines and guidelines adopted by the commission and using the application form provided by the commission. For the commission to consider a grant application, the application shall be signed by the administrative authority of each entity that is represented on the local security team.

(2) Grants from the fund shall be used to fund counties that meet the criteria specified in subsection (4) of this section for:

(a) The provision of court security staffing at a facility containing a state court or probation office;

(b) The purchase of security equipment or related structural improvements for a facility containing a state court or probation office;

(c) The provision of training on issues of court security; or

(d) Miscellaneous funding needs associated with issues of court security or security equipment.

(3) Moneys credited to the fund that are available for grant distribution shall be awarded based on the following priority schedule:

(a) Requests from counties that meet the criteria specified in subsection (4) of this section shall have the highest priority; and

(b) Requests for moneys for personnel costs shall be given subsequent priority.

(4) Counties that meet at least two of the following criteria shall be given the highest priority for need-based grants for court security personnel services pursuant to this part 2:

(a) Counties in which the total population is below the state median, as determined by the most recent data published by the department of local affairs;

(b) Counties in which the per capita income is below the state median, as determined by the most recent data published by the department of local affairs;

(c) Counties in which property tax revenues are below the state median, as determined by the most recent data published by the department of local affairs; or

(d) Counties in which the total county population living below the federal poverty line is greater than the state median, as determined by the most recent census published by the United States bureau of the census.

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