C.R.S. Section 16-3-404
Duty of officers to admit attorney


(1)

All peace officers or persons having in custody any person committed, imprisoned, or arrested for any alleged cause shall forthwith admit any attorney-at-law in this state, upon the demand of the prisoner or of a friend, relative, spouse, or attorney of the prisoner, to see and consult the person so imprisoned, alone and in private, at the jail or other place of custody, if such person so imprisoned expressly consents to see or to consult with the attorney.

(2)

Any peace officer or person violating the duty imposed by this section or section 16-3-403 shall forfeit and pay not less than one hundred dollars nor more than one thousand dollars to the person imprisoned or to his attorney for the benefit of the person imprisoned, to be recovered in any court of competent jurisdiction.

Source: Section 16-3-404 — Duty of officers to admit attorney, https://leg.­colorado.­gov/sites/default/files/images/olls/crs2023-title-16.­pdf (accessed Oct. 20, 2023).

16‑3‑101
Arrest - when and how made
16‑3‑102
Arrest by peace officer
16‑3‑103
Stopping of suspect
16‑3‑104
Arrest by peace officer from another jurisdiction - definitions
16‑3‑105
Release by arresting authority
16‑3‑106
Peace officer may pursue offender
16‑3‑107
Custodial care of prisoner in transit
16‑3‑107.5
Transportation of prisoners - definitions
16‑3‑108
Issuance of arrest warrant without information or complaint
16‑3‑109
Peace officer - authority to make arrest while off duty
16‑3‑110
Peace officers - duties
16‑3‑201
Arrest by a private person
16‑3‑202
Assisting peace officer - arrest - furnishing information - immunity
16‑3‑203
Preventing a crime - reimbursement
16‑3‑301
Search warrants - issuance - grounds - exception - definitions
16‑3‑301.1
Court orders for the production of records - definitions
16‑3‑301.5
Search warrant for firearms possessed by a respondent in an extreme risk protection order
16‑3‑302
Search warrants - municipalities - inspections - grounds
16‑3‑303
Search warrants - application - definition
16‑3‑303.5
Location information - search warrant required - definitions
16‑3‑303.8
Testing for communicable diseases - court order required - definitions
16‑3‑304
Search warrants - contents
16‑3‑305
Search warrants - direction - execution and return - legislative declaration
16‑3‑306
Search warrants - joinder
16‑3‑307
Limiting clause
16‑3‑308
Evidence - admissibility - declaration of purpose - definitions
16‑3‑309
Admissibility of laboratory test results
16‑3‑310
Oral advisement and consent prior to search of a vehicle or a person during a police contact
16‑3‑311
Peace officer incident recordings
16‑3‑312
Warrantless entry of a dwelling
16‑3‑401
Treatment while in custody
16‑3‑402
Right to communicate with attorney and family
16‑3‑403
Right to consult with attorney
16‑3‑404
Duty of officers to admit attorney
16‑3‑405
Strip searches - when authorized or prohibited
16‑3‑406
Custodial interrogation - admissibility - legislative declaration - definition
16‑3‑501
Warrants issued for persons illegally in the country
16‑3‑502
No dismissal of cases against persons illegally in the country
16‑3‑503
Bonds for persons with immigration-related issues
16‑3‑601
Recording custodial interrogations - definitions
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Current through Fall 2024

§ 16-3-404’s source at colorado​.gov