JACKSON v. STATE

No. 97SA275.

966 P.2d 1046 (1998)

Richard JACKSON, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. The STATE of Colorado; The Board of County Commissioners of Morgan County; Colorado Peace Officer Standards and Training Board; The Director of the Colorado Peace Officer Standards and Training Board; Gale A. Norton, in her official capacity as Chairperson of the Colorado Peace Officer Standards and Training Board; Steve Zotos, in his official capacity as member of the Colorado Peace Officer Standards and Training Board; Pat Ahlstrom, in his official capacity as member of the Colorado Peace Officer Standards and Training Board; Margaret W. Carpenter, in her official capacity as member of the Colorado Peace Officer Standards and Training Board; Jeffrey J. Corriveau, in his official capacity as member of the Colorado Peace Officer Standards and Training Board; Daniel L. Corsentino, in his official capacity as member of the Colorado Peace Officer Standards and Training Board; George E. Epp, in his official capacity as member of the Colorado Peace Officer Standards and Training Board; Rev. Gill Ford, in his official capacity as member of the Colorado Peace Officer Standards and Training Board; Joe Johnson, in his official capacity as member of the Colorado Peace Officer Standards and Training Board; Ed Jordan, in his official capacity as member of the Colorado Peace Officer Standards and Training Board; Charles J. Johnston, in his official capacity as member of the Colorado Peace Officer Standards and Training Board; Al Kiburas, in his official capacity as member of the Colorado Peace Officer Standards and Training Board; Frank R. Martinez, in his official capacity as member of the Colorado Peace Officer Standards and Training Board; David Michaud, in his official capacity as member of the Colorado Peace Officer Standards and Training Board; Richard L. Murdie, in his official capacity as member of the Colorado Peace Officer Standards and Training Board; Allan F. Stanley, in his official capacity as member of the Colorado Peace Officer Standards and Training Board; and Charles Widup, in his official capacity as member of the Colorado Peace Officer Standards and Training Board, Defendants-Appellants.

Supreme Court of Colorado. En Banc.

Rehearing Denied November 16, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Powers Phillips, P.C., Richard W. Daily, Denver, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Gale A. Norton, Attorney General, Martha Phillips Allbright, Chief Deputy Attorney General, Richard A. Westfall, Solicitor General, Paul Farley, Deputy Attorney General, John August Lizza, First Assistant Attorney General, Department of Law Section, Denver, for State Defendants-Appellants.

George Monsson, Morgan County Attorney, Ft. Morgan, for Defendant-Appellant The Board of County Commissioners of Morgan County.


Justice BENDER delivered the Opinion of the Court.

We address several constitutional challenges to the facial validity and application of the Sheriff Training Statute. See §§ 30-10-501.5 to -501.7, 9 C.R.S. (1997). The Sheriff Training Statute promulgates training and certification requirements for county sheriffs and mandates the suspension of their salaries in the event that they fail to comply with those requirements. In January of 1997, Sheriff...

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