C.R.S. § 13-1-502: Creation and purpose.

(1) There is created as a special purpose authority, as defined in section 24-77-102, the court security authority, which is a body corporate and a political subdivision of the state, which is not an agency of state government and is not subject to administrative direction by any department, commission, board, bureau, or agency of the state.

(2) The authority is responsible for distributing the court security surcharge pursuant to sections 13-1-506 and 13-1-507 to provide:

(a) Supplemental funding for ongoing security staffing in state court and probation facilities in the counties with the most limited financial resources;

(b) Supplemental funding for counties for court security equipment costs, training of local security teams on issues of state court security, and emergency needs related to court security; and

(c) Support for general system-wide court security needs, including security support for judges and judicial staff outside of court facilities when necessary.