GENERALLY

Denver Revised Municipal Code ch. 42, art. II, div. 1

in effect

Denver Revised Municipal Code § 42-16 Appointment of deputy chief and division chiefs.

Sec. 42-16. - Appointment of deputy chief and division chiefs. (a) Deputy chief. The chief of police may from time to time, with approval of the manager of safety, assign one (1) person in the classified service of the police department of the rank of captain of police to perform the duties of deputy chief of police, who shall perform such duties so long as his or her services are satisfactory to the chief of police and the latter shall see fit to continue such assignment. The deputy chief shall perform any and all duties assigned by the chief of police and shall act as chief of police whenever the chief of police is unable to act because of absence or incapacity. (b) Division chiefs. The chief of police may from time to time, with the approval of the manager of safety, assign not more than five (5) policemen or policewomen in the classified service of the police department of the rank of captain of police or lieutenant of police, to perform the duties of division chiefs of police, each of whom shall perform such duties so long as his services are satisfactory to the chief of police and the latter shall see fit to continue such assignment. (Code 1950, § 212.2; Ord. No. 504, § 1, 10-22-79; Ord. No. 508, § 1, 10-14-80; Ord. No. 916-86, § 1, 12-29-86)

Denver Revised Municipal Code § 42-17 Appointment of detectives, technicians and dispatchers.

Sec. 42-17. - Appointment of detectives, technicians and dispatchers. The chief of police may, from time to time, assign patrolmen 1st grade and policewomen 1st grade to perform the duties of detectives, technicians or dispatchers, each of whom shall perform such duties so long as their services are satisfactory to the chief of police and the latter shall see fit to continue such assignment. (Code 1950, § 212.3)

Denver Revised Municipal Code § 42-18 General duties.

Sec. 42-18. - General duties. The several members of the police department, when on duty, shall devote their time and attention to the discharge of the duties of their stations according to the Charter, this Code, ordinances of the city and the rules and regulations of the department to preserve order, peace and quiet, and enforce the laws and ordinances throughout the city. (Code 1950, § 211.1-1)

Denver Revised Municipal Code § 42-19 Powers of arrest.

Sec. 42-19. - Powers of arrest. (a) Members of the classified service of the police department shall have power to arrest all persons found in the act of committing a criminal violation of any law or ordinance or aiding or abetting in any such criminal violation and shall arrest any person found under circumstances which would warrant a reasonable person in believing that such person had committed or is about to commit a crime. (b) Members of the classified service of the police department shall have the power to stop all persons believed to be committing any act declared to be a noncriminal infraction by this Code, to detain such persons as reasonably necessary to obtain proper identification, vehicle registration or proof of insurance and to determine whether a noncriminal infraction or other violation has occurred and to issue and serve or tender service of a summons and complaint or a penalty assessment notice to such persons. (Code 1950, § 211.1-2; Ord. No. 756-89, § 15, 12-18-89)

Denver Revised Municipal Code § 42-20 Service of process.

Sec. 42-20. - Service of process. Members of the classified service of the police department shall have power and authority, and it shall be their duty to serve and execute warrants and other process for the summoning, apprehension and commitment of any person charged with a violation of any ordinance, or commission of any crime, or misdemeanor, or offense against the laws of the city or state. (Code 1950, § 211.2)

Denver Revised Municipal Code § 42-21 Aid to firemen.

Sec. 42-21. - Aid to firemen. It shall be the duty of the members of the classified service of the police department to aid the fire department by giving alarms in case of fire, and in clearing the streets or grounds in the immediate vicinity of the fire, so that the members of the fire department shall not be hindered or obstructed in the performance of their duties. (Code 1950, § 211.3)

Denver Revised Municipal Code § 42-22 Property seized; report.

Sec. 42-22. - Property seized; report. (a) It shall be the duty of every member of the classified service of the police department to report to their superior officer, all property seized or found by the member immediately after the same shall have come into the member's possession, and such superior officer shall report the same to the chief of police. (b) Such property, with the date of delivery and description thereof, and the name of the police officer depositing the same, shall be entered in a book kept for that purpose, by the custodian having the custody of such property, who shall be held responsible therefor. (Code 1950, § 211.4)

Denver Revised Municipal Code § 42-23 Excavations in streets.

Sec. 42-23. - Excavations in streets. It shall be the duty of every member of the classified service of the police department on observing or being informed of the opening of or excavating in, any street or avenue to require the person making such opening or excavation to exhibit the authority or permission therefor; and if none has been given by the proper officer, or if the exhibition thereof be refused, such officer shall, without delay, report the same to the manager of transportation and infrastructure. (Code 1950, § 211.5; Ord. No. 39-20, § 67, 2-3-20)

Denver Revised Municipal Code § 42-24 Abate nuisances, etc.

Sec. 42-24. - Abate nuisances, etc. It shall be the duty of each member of the classified member of the police department to take notice of all nuisances, impediments, obstructions and defects in the streets, avenues, alleys and other public ways and places, and to remove the same, or cause immediate notice thereof to be given to the proper officer whose duty it may be to take measures in relation thereto, according to the Charter, this Code and the ordinances of the city. (Code 1950, § 211.6)

Denver Revised Municipal Code § 42-25 Accident reports.

Sec. 42-25. - Accident reports. Whenever any person is physically injured or any property is injured, damaged or destroyed, by an accident occurring in or on any of the sidewalks, streets, avenues, alleys, parks or other public ways and places of the city, it shall be the duty of the police officer, within whose district or upon whose beat such accident shall have happened, and also of the detective who may be in that vicinity or be detailed for service in that neighborhood, to investigate such accident and ascertain the cause of the same, and obtain the name and residence of the person injured, or owning the property injured or damaged, and all the circumstances of the accident, with the names and places of residence of all persons having knowledge of the occurrence, and of the cause resulting in the accident or damage, and make forthwith a report of the same to the chief of police. (Code 1950, § 211.7)

Denver Revised Municipal Code § 42-26 Report of injuries to chief of police.

Sec. 42-26. - Report of injuries to chief of police. (a) Hospitals. It shall be the duty of every physician, surgeon, superintendent, proprietor or other person in charge of any public or private hospital or sanitarium within the city, whenever any person has become an inmate or patient of or has been brought into such hospital or sanitarium suffering from any wound or other injury inflicted or caused by an act of the person or by the act of another, to report forthwith to the chief of police, the name of such inmate or patient, and all facts appertaining to such case, within the knowledge of such physician, surgeon, superintendent, proprietor or other person in charge of the hospital or sanitarium. (b) Physicians. It shall be the duty of every physician or surgeon practicing within the city, other than and in addition to those mentioned in subsection (a), who attends or has under their charge or care any patient or other person suffering from any wound or injury or caused by an act of the person, or by the act of another, to report forthwith to the chief of police the name of such patient or other person and all facts appertaining to such case within the knowledge of such physician or surgeon. (c) Not to apply to police cases. The provisions of subsections (a) and (b) shall not apply to any case where the person wounded or injured has been brought to the hospital or sanitarium, or to the physician or surgeon, by any member of the classified member of the police department. (d) Reports forwarded to city attorney. It shall be the duty of the chief of police, upon receipt of the reports provided for in this section, to immediately forward the reports to the city attorney for further investigation. (Code 1950, §§ 211.8—211.11)

Denver Revised Municipal Code § 42-27 Suspension, removal.

Sec. 42-27. - Suspension, removal. Any failure on the part of any police officer of this city to comply with the terms and provisions of this division shall be sufficient cause for suspension or removal. (Code 1950, § 211.12)

Denver Revised Municipal Code § 42-28 Power to fine officers.

Sec. 42-28. - Power to fine officers. The manager of safety shall have the power to fine any police officer, member or employee for any misconduct or breach of discipline or violation of the rules and regulations of the police department and to collect the same or cause it to be withheld from any amount that is or may become due such person. (Code 1950, § 211.14-1)

Denver Revised Municipal Code § 42-29 Rules and regulations.

Sec. 42-29. - Rules and regulations. All officers and members of the classified service of the police department shall be subject to such rules and regulations as shall be prescribed from time to time by the manager of safety and chief of police. (Code 1950, § 211.14)

Denver Revised Municipal Code § 42-30 Internal investigations.

Sec. 42-30. - Internal investigations. A member of the classified service of the police department may be subject to discipline for the failure to give a statement or answer questions concerning his or any other member's conduct and activities as part of an internal departmental investigation only under the following circumstances: (1) The subject matter of the statement or questions must be reasonably related to a member's work performance and/or fitness to hold his or her position and related to the specific charge or complaint being investigated; (2) Neither the statement nor answers to questions shall be considered a waiver of the member's right not to make statements that might tend to incriminate him or her; (3) The statement or answers to questions shall not be used in any criminal proceeding against the member making the statement or answering the questions; (4) The statement shall be confidential and neither the statement nor any information contained therein nor the answers to questions shall be disclosed to anyone except: the statement or information may be disclosed to persons within the member's department on a need to know basis as determined by the chief of the department or to the manager of safety or to any employee of the office of the independent monitor or to any individual serving on the citizen oversight board, as provided in article XVIII of chapter 2, or to any individual serving on any departmental board involved in the internal investigatory or disciplinary processes; the statement of, or information learned from, a member not being investigated for misconduct may be disclosed to representatives of the district attorney or city attorney on a need-to-know basis as determined by the chief of the department; or the statement or answers may be offered as evidence to the hearing officer in an appeal brought by a member challenging any discipline imposed, in whole or in part, because of the content of the statement or answers to the questions; and (5) The member is advised in writing of the conditions contained in this section prior to giving the statement or answering any questions. (Ord. No. 598-04, § 1, 8-30-04; Ord. No. 730-04, § 3, 10-4-04)

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_CH42PO_ARTIIPODE_DIV1GEFetched: 10/27/2026