Therefore, Colorado legislature carefully outlined the duties of the agency in the Patrol Act, which states that "it shall be their duty to promote safety, protect human life and preserve the highways of Colorado by the intelligent, courteous, and strict enforcement of the laws and regulation of this state relating to highways.

Today, Colorado State Patrol officers are not allowed to act as guards in strikes or labor disputes.

Governor William E. Sweet signed an executive order on January 29, 1923, cutting off funding and effectively disbanding the Rangers.

Colorado Rangers were subsequently reorganized as a statewide law enforcement shared reserve.

Stories have Adolph Coors dumping thousands of gallons of beer into Clear Creek on the first day of 1916.

Due to questions about the Governor using Colorado officers in labor disputes, the department was downsized to a Chief (Lewis Scherf) and five agents in 1929.

Members of the department were mostly Colorado Peace Officers or citizens serving in an honorary capacity.

Until the switch to auto-loading semi-automatic pistols, the CSP carried blue steel, 4-inch barreled Colt Python revolvers.

CSP then went to the Smith & Wesson Model 4006 .40 S&W in a Melonite (black) finish with the agency's seal engraved in the slide.

In 2009, after many years of using Ford Crown Victoria patrol cars, the CSP began to introduce Dodge Chargers into its fleet.

Specific duties include: A community program designed to impact the future of traffic safety, Alive at 25 focuses educational effort to youths between the ages of 14 and 25.

[13] CSP specialty units include:[14] Since its establishment in 1935, 30 troopers have died while on duty or while employed with the Colorado State Patrol.