Reimbursement of reasonable legal expenses.
Denver Revised Municipal Code § 2-57
in effectSec. 2-57. - Reimbursement of reasonable legal expenses.
A person who is the subject of a complaint or inquiry pursuant to section 2-55 who is subsequently exonerated may apply to the city attorney for reimbursement of reasonable legal expenses from the "liability claims" appropriations. The city attorney shall promptly provide reimbursement subject to the limitations of this section. As used in this section, the term "legal expenses" shall include reasonable attorney fees, witness fees, stenographer fees, investigator fees, and other direct costs in connection with the answer to a complaint or inquiry. The person applying for reimbursement shall submit their application for reimbursement to the city attorney within fourteen (14) days of the board's decision. The city attorney, or in the case of a conflict, a designee of the city attorney, shall determine, in their sole discretion, the reasonableness of the legal expenses. The exonerated person may not appeal or challenge the city attorney's determination with the board or any other entity. The maximum reimbursement from the city shall not exceed the sum of seven thousand five hundred dollars ($7,500.00).
(Ord. No. 96-01, § 1, 1-29-01; Ord. No. 382-07, § 5, 7-30-07; Ord. No. 401-21, § 1, 4-26-21)
Source: City and County of Denver, Revised Municipal Code and Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/co/denver/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TITIIREMUCO_CH2AD_ARTIVCOET_S2-57RERELEEXFetched: 10/27/2026