Any local organization for civil defense that both agrees to follow the rules established by the division of homeland security and emergency management pursuant to this part 8 and substantially complies with such rules shall be certified by the division of homeland security and emergency management. Upon making the certification, not before, the local organization for civil defense becomes an accredited local organization for civil defense.
C.R.S. § 24-33.5-819
This section is similar to former § 24-32-2219 as it existed prior to 2012.