Section 20-1-203 - Compensation of deputy, chief deputy, and assistant district attorneys(1) Compensation for all deputy, chief deputy, and part-time deputy district attorneys shall be fixed by the district attorney with the approval of the board of county commissioners or boards of county commissioners of multicounty districts or the city council of a city and county affected, and each county comprising the judicial district shall pay such deputies' and chief deputies' salaries in the proportion which the population of such county bears to the whole population of such judicial district.(1.5) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, and section 20-1-306 (2), the district attorney, with the approval of the board or boards of county commissioners of the county or counties comprising the judicial district or the city council of a city and county affected, shall set the compensation of all assistant and part-time assistant district attorneys, and each county comprising the judicial district shall pay the salaries in proportion to the population of the county to the whole population of the judicial district.(2)(a) Effective July 1, 2026, and for each year thereafter, an assistant district attorney in every judicial district must receive compensation for their services in an annual amount that is not less than the compensation earned by a full-time county court judge within this state.(b) A district attorney may set compensation for an assistant or part-time assistant district attorney in excess of the minimum compensation set forth in subsection (2)(a) of this section.Amended by 2024 Ch. 403,§ 1, eff. 8/7/2024.Amended by 2013 Ch. 272, §15, eff. 7/1/2013.L. 1891: p, 308, § 3. L. 1899: p. 333, § 3. L. 03: p. 207, § 1. R.S. 08: § 2584. L. 15: p. 244, § 1. C.L. § 7949. L. 33: p. 435, § 1. CSA: C. 66, § 98. L. 41: p. 409, § 2. L. 49: p. 406, § 1. CRS 53: § 45-3-3. L. 55: p. 290, § 3. L. 59: p. 378, § 2. C.R.S. 1963: § 45-3-3. L. 67: pp. 597, 599, §§ 3, 6. L. 71: p. 517, § 3. L. 73: p. 550, § 2. L. 75: Entire section R&RE, p. 657, § 3, effective July 1. L. 2013: Entire section amended, (SB 13-229), ch. 272, p. 1432, § 15, effective July 1.The amendments made to this section in 1975 were in an act with a July 1, 1975, effective date, but the Governor did not sign the act until July 14, 1975.
2024 Ch. 403, was passed without a safety clause. See Colo. Const. art. V, § 1(3).