RESERVE POLICE OFFICERS

Colorado Springs City Code ch. 8, art. 1, pt. 3

in effect

Colorado Springs City Code § 8.1.301 RESERVE POLICE CREATED

8.1.301: RESERVE POLICE CREATED: There is hereby created the reserve police, which shall consist of a number of persons determined by the Chief of Police. (1968 Code §7-34; Ord. 77-78; Ord. 01-42)

Colorado Springs City Code § 8.1.302 APPOINTMENT, COMPENSATION

8.1.302: APPOINTMENT, COMPENSATION: The members of the reserve police shall be appointed by the Chief of Police. Each member shall be designated a reserve police officer and shall serve without pay. (1968 Code §§7-34, 7-35; Ord. 77-78; Ord. 01-42)

Colorado Springs City Code § 8.1.303 AUTHORITY

8.1.303: AUTHORITY: In case of need, the Chief of Police is authorized to call into duty any or all reserve police officers. Reserve police officers are authorized and empowered to perform these duties as deemed necessary by the Chief of Police and governed by the provisions of Colorado Revised Statutes section 18-1-901(3)(l)(IV.5). (1968 Code §§7-36, 7-38; Ord. 77-78; Ord. 94-63; Ord. 01-42)

Colorado Springs City Code § 8.1.304 SUPERVISION

8.1.304: SUPERVISION: A. When called into duty, reserve police officers shall be under the direction of the Chief of Police and other officers of the Police Department and shall be subject to all discipline, rules and regulations applicable to paid regular police officers and all special rules and regulations for reserve police. B. No reserve police officer shall, while on duty, wilfully disobey any rules or regulations, concerning the unit, or any proper order of the Chief of Police or any other police officer having authority over the reserve police officer. (1968 Code §§7-36, 7-39; Ord. 77-78; Ord. 94-63; Ord. 01-42)

Colorado Springs City Code § 8.1.305 OATH OF OFFICE

8.1.305: OATH OF OFFICE: Upon issuance of a State of Colorado POST certification, each reserve police officer shall take an oath to support the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of the State of Colorado and the Charter of the City of Colorado Springs, and to faithfully perform the duties and assignments of a reserve police officer 1 . (1968 Code §7-37; Ord. 77-78; Ord. 01-42) Notes 1 | 1. See City Charter section 13-30.

Colorado Springs City Code § 8.1.306 RESIGNATION AND REMOVAL

8.1.306: RESIGNATION AND REMOVAL: Any reserve police officer may resign upon giving the Chief of Police forty eight (48) hours' notice in writing of the reserve officer's intention, and the Chief of Police may remove any reserve police officer at any time without cause, without notice and without appeal. (1968 Code §7-37; Ord. 77-78; Ord. 94-63; Ord. 01-42)

Colorado Springs City Code § 8.1.307 UNIFORMS AND EQUIPMENT

8.1.307: UNIFORMS AND EQUIPMENT: Uniforms and equipment deemed necessary by the Chief of Police to fulfill the duties and responsibility of a reserve police officer shall be required. Equipment not provided by the Police Department will be purchased and maintained at the reserve police officer's own expense. In addition, each reserve police officer shall wear a badge and patches signifying the fact that the officer is a reserve police officer. All badges, patches, identification cards and issued uniforms and equipment shall remain the property of the Police Department. (Ord. 94-63; Ord. 01-42)

Source: City of Colorado Springs, Colorado, City Code and City Charter (American Legal Publishing, codelibrary.amlegal.com)URL: https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/coloradospringsco/latest/coloradosprings_co/0-0-0-14463Fetched: 11/1/2026