# C.R.S. § 16-3-404: 16-3-404. Duty of officers to admit attorney

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CO_T16_A3_P4_S16-3-404

## Section

- **Citation:** C.R.S. § 16-3-404
- **Heading:** 16-3-404. Duty of officers to admit attorney
- **Jurisdiction:** Colorado
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** CO Code / Title 16 / Article 3 / Part 4 / Section 16-3-404

## Text

16-3-404. Duty of officers to admit attorney. (1) All peace officers or persons having in custody any person committed, imprisoned, or arrested for any alleged cause shall forthwith admit any attorney-at-law in this state, upon the demand of the prisoner or of a friend, relative, spouse, or attorney of the prisoner, to see and consult the person so imprisoned, alone and in private, at the jail or other place of custody, if such person so imprisoned expressly consents to see or to consult with the attorney.

(2) Any peace officer or person violating the duty imposed by this section or section 16-3-403 shall forfeit and pay not less than one hundred dollars nor more than one thousand dollars to the person imprisoned or to his attorney for the benefit of the person imprisoned, to be recovered in any court of competent jurisdiction.

## Nearby sections

- [C.R.S. § 16-3-401 16-3-401. Treatment while in custody](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CO_T16_A3_P4_S16-3-401.md)
- [C.R.S. § 16-3-402 16-3-402. Right to communicate with attorney and family](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CO_T16_A3_P4_S16-3-402.md)
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- [C.R.S. § 16-3-404 16-3-404. Duty of officers to admit attorney](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CO_T16_A3_P4_S16-3-404.md)
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