Colo. Rev. Stat. § 30-10-317

Current through 11/5/2024 election
Section 30-10-317 - County to recover all damages - execution against body

In any action filed pursuant to section 30-10-316, the county shall recover all damages, both proximate and remote, that it may have sustained by reason of any breach of the conditions of the bond or the insurance policy required by section 30-10-311, as applicable; and if it appears on the trial of any such case that the breach was tortious, fraudulent, or willful, and that the county shall not be able to recover judgment against the sureties or, having recovered judgment, is unable to collect the same from the principal or the principal's sureties, the county may have execution against the body of such principal, who shall be confined in the county jail of the county until such judgment and costs are paid; except that such imprisonment shall not exceed one year.

C.R.S. § 30-10-317

L. 1881: p. 98, § 8. G.S. § 571. R.S. 08: § 1250. C.L. § 8726. CSA: C. 45, § 73. CRS 53: § 35-3-17. C.R.S. 1963: § 35-3-17. L. 2010: Entire section amended, (HB 10-1062), ch. 161, p. 559, §11, effective August 11.