C.R.S. § 24-1-111

(1) There is hereby created a department of state, the head of which shall be the secretary of state. (2) The department of state and the office of secretary of state, created in article IV of the state constitution, are type 2 entities as defined in section 24-1-105 , and exercise their powers and perform their duties and functions as vested by law in the department and office, subject to the state constitution. (3) The department of state includes the electronic recording technology board established in section 24-21-402 (1). The electronic recording technology board is a type 1 entity, as defined in section 24-1-105 , and exercises its powers and performs its duties and functions as specified by law under the department of state.