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Co. Const. art. XXV, § 0 — Article XXV / Section 0
CO Const., Article XXV
Status: in_force

Public Utilities In addition to the powers now vested in the General Assembly of the State of Colorado, all power to regulate the facilities, service and rates and charges therefor, including facilities and service and rates and charges therefor within home rule cities and home rule towns, of every corporation, individual, or association of individuals, wheresoever situate or operating within the State of Colorado, whether within or without a home rule city or home rule town, as a public utility, as presently or as may hereafter be defined as a public utility by the laws of the State of Colorado, is hereby vested in such agency of the State of Colorado as the General Assembly shall by law designate. Until such time as the General Assembly may otherwise designate, said authority shall be vested in the Public Utilities Commission of the State of Colorado; provided however, nothing herein shall affect the power of municipalities to exercise reasonable police and licensing powers, nor their power to grant franchises; and provided, further, that nothing herein shall be construed to apply to municipally owned utilities. Source: L. 54: Entire article added, see L. 55, p. 693. Cross references: For home rule cities and towns, see article XX of this constitution; for home rule counties, see article 35 of title 30; for home rule municipalities, see part 2 of article 2 of title 31; for public utilities, see title 40.
Co. Const. art. XXVIII, § 16 — Article XXVIII / Section 16
CO Const., Article XXVIII, Section 16
Status: in_force

To aid in enforcement of this measure concerning sole source contracts, the executive director of the department of personnel shall promptly publish and maintain a summary of each sole source government contract issued. Any contract holder of a sole source government contract shall promptly prepare and deliver to the executive director of the department of personnel a true and correct "Government Contract Summary," in digital format as prescribed by that office, which shall identify the names and addresses of the contract holders and all other parties to the government contract, briefly describe the nature of the contract and goods or services performed, disclose the start and end date of the contract, disclose the contract's estimated amount or rate of payment, disclose the sources of payment, and disclose other information as determined by the executive director of the department of personnel which is not in violation of federal law, trade secrets or intellectual property rights. The executive director of the department of personnel is hereby given authority to promulgate rules to facilitate this section. Editor's note: This section was declared unconstitutional (see the editor's note following this section). Source: Initiated 2008: Entire section added, effective December 31, 2008, see L. 2009, p. 3380. Editor's note: (1) In 2008, Amendment 54 amended § 13 of this article creating an exception to the effective date stating that the provisions of this article amended or added by Amendment 54 concerning sole source government contracts are effective December 31, 2008; however the Governor's proclamation date on Amendment 54 was January 8, 2009. (2) In the case of Dallman v. Ritter, the Denver District Court declared the provisions of this section unconstitutional and issued a preliminary injunction enjoining the enforcement of Amendment 54 (see Dallman v. Ritter, 225 P.3d 610 (Colo. 2010)). The Colorado Supreme Court affirmed the district court's ruling (see Dallman v. Ritter, 225 P.3d 610 (Colo. 2010)). (3) This section did not contain a headnote as it appeared on the ballot.
Co. Const. art. VII, § 12 — Article VII / Section 12
CO Const., Article VII, Section 12
Status: in_force

Election contests - by whom tried. The general assembly shall, by general law, designate the courts and judges by whom the several classes of election contests, not herein provided for, shall be tried, and regulate the manner of trial, and all matters incident thereto, but no such law shall apply to any contest arising out of an election held before its passage. Source: Entire article added, effective August 1, 1876, see L. 1877, p. 53. Cross references: For regulation of contests of general, primary, and special elections, see part 2 of article 11 of title 1; for regulation of contests of municipal elections, see part 13 of article 10 of title 31.
Co. Const. art. II, § 17 — Article II / Section 17
CO Const., Article II, Section 17
Status: in_force

Imprisonment of witnesses - depositions - form. No person shall be imprisoned for the purpose of securing his testimony in any case longer than may be necessary in order to take his deposition. If he can give security he shall be discharged; if he cannot give security his deposition shall be taken by some judge of the supreme, district or county court, at the earliest time he can attend, at some convenient place by him appointed for that purpose, of which time and place the accused and the attorney prosecuting for the people shall have reasonable notice. The accused shall have the right to appear in person and by counsel. If he has no counsel, the judge shall assign him one in his behalf only. On the completion of such examination the witness shall be discharged on his own recognizance, entered into before said judge, but such deposition shall not be used if in the opinion of the court the personal attendance of the witness might be procured by the prosecution, or is procured by the accused. No exception shall be taken to such deposition as to matters of form. Source: Entire article added, effective August 1, 1876, see L. 1877, p. 31. Cross references: For right to compel attendance of witnesses at trial, see § 16-9-101; for summoning witnesses from outside the state, see § 16-9-202.
Co. Const. art. IV, § 16 — Article IV / Section 16
CO Const., Article IV, Section 16
Status: in_force

Account and report of moneys. An account shall be kept by the officers of the executive department and of all public institutions of the state, of all moneys received by them severally from all sources, and for every service performed, and of all moneys disbursed by them severally, and a semi-annual report thereof shall be made to the governor, under oath. Source: Entire article added, effective August 1, 1876, see L. 1877, p. 36.
Co. Const. art. V, § 39 — Article V / Section 39
CO Const., Article V, Section 39
Status: in_force

Orders and resolutions presented to governor. Every order, resolution or vote to which the concurrence of both houses may be necessary, except on the question of adjournment, or relating solely to the transaction of business of the two houses, shall be presented to the governor, and before it shall take effect, be approved by him, or being disapproved, shall be re-passed by two-thirds of both houses, according to the rules and limitations prescribed in case of a bill. Source: Entire article added, effective August 1, 1876, see L. 1877, p. 43.
Co. Const. art. VIII, § 4 — Article VIII / Section 4
CO Const., Article VIII, Section 4
Status: in_force

Appropriation for capitol building. (Repealed) Source: Entire article added, effective August 1, 1876, see L. 1877, p. 54. L. 88: Entire section repealed, p. 1454, effective upon proclamation of the Governor, L. 89, p. 1657, January 3, 1989.
Co. Const. art. VII, § 5 — Article VII / Section 5
CO Const., Article VII, Section 5
Status: in_force

Privilege of voters. Voters shall in all cases, except treason, felony or breach of the peace, be privileged from arrest during their attendance at elections, and in going to and returning therefrom. Source: Entire article added, effective August 1, 1876, see L. 1877, p. 52.
Co. Const. art. XXI, § 0 — Article XXI / Section 0
CO Const., Article XXI
Status: in_force

Article XXII: Intoxicating Liquors (Repealed)
Co. Const. art. X, § 4 — Article X / Section 4
CO Const., Article X, Section 4
Status: in_force

Public property exempt. The property, real and personal, of the state, counties, cities, towns and other municipal corporations and public libraries, shall be exempt from taxation. Source: Entire article added, effective August 1, 1876, see L. 1877, p. 58.
Co. Const. art. XV, § 10 — Article XV / Section 10
CO Const., Article XV, Section 10
Status: in_force

Foreign corporations - place - agent. No foreign corporation shall do any business in this state without having one or more known places of business, and an authorized agent or agents in the same, upon whom process may be served. Source: Entire article added, effective August 1, 1876, see L. 1877, p. 70.
Co. Const. art. XXIX, § 21 — Article XXIX / Section 21
CO Const., Article XXIX, Section 21
Status: in_force

Expenses of convention. The general assembly shall have power at their first session to provide for the payment of the expenses of this convention if any there be then remaining unpaid.
Co. Const. art. XXVII, § 7 — Article XXVII / Section 7
CO Const., Article XXVII, Section 7
Status: in_force

No effect on Colorado water law. Nothing in this article shall affect in any way whatsoever any of the provisions under Article XVI of the State Constitution of Colorado, ​ including those provisions related to water, nor any of the statutory provisions related to the appropriation of water in Colorado. Source: Initiated 92: Entire article added, effective upon proclamation of the Governor, L. 93, p. 2175, January 14, 1993.
Co. Const. art. XII, § 1 — Article XII / Section 1
CO Const., Article XII, Section 1
Status: in_force

When office expires - suspension by law. Every person holding any civil office under the state or any municipality therein, shall, unless removed according to law, exercise the duties of such office until his successor is duly qualified; but this shall not apply to ​ members of the general assembly, nor to members of any board or assembly, two or more of whom are elected at the same time. The general assembly may, by law, provide for suspending any officer in his functions pending impeachment or prosecution for misconduct in office. Source: Entire article added, effective August 1, 1876, see L. 1877, p. 63.
Co. Const. art. IX, § 14 — Article IX / Section 14
CO Const., Article IX, Section 14
Status: in_force

Control of university. (Repealed) Source: Entire article added, effective August 1, 1876, see L. 1877, p. 57. L. 72: Entire section repealed, p. 645, effective upon proclamation of the Governor, January 11, 1973.
Co. Const. art. V, § 22b — Article V / Section 22b
CO Const., Article V, Section 22b
Status: in_force

Effect of sections 20 and 22a. Any action taken in violation of section 20 or 22a of this constitution shall be null and void. Source: Initiated 88: Entire section added, effective upon proclamation of the Governor, L. 89, p. 1665, January 3, 1989.
Co. Const. art. VII, § 10 — Article VII / Section 10
CO Const., Article VII, Section 10
Status: in_force

Disfranchisement during imprisonment. No person while confined in any public prison shall be entitled to vote; but every such person who was a qualified elector prior to such imprisonment, and who is released therefrom by virtue of a pardon, or by virtue of having served out his full term of imprisonment, shall without further action, be invested with all the rights of citizenship, except as otherwise provided in this constitution. Source: Entire article added, effective August 1, 1876, see L. 1877, p. 53. Cross references: For disfranchisement of any person confined in a state institution or correctional facility or jail as to general, primary, and special elections, see § 1-2-103; for disfranchisement of any person confined in a correctional facility or jail as to municipal elections, see § 31-10-201.
Co. Const. art. XXIX, § 22 — Article XXIX / Section 22
CO Const., Article XXIX, Section 22
Status: in_force

Recognizances, bonds, payable to people continue. All recognizances, bail bonds, official bonds and other obligations or undertakings, which have been, or at any time before the admission of the state shall be made or entered into, and expressed to be payable to the people of the territory of Colorado, shall continue in full force notwithstanding the change in the form of government, and any breach thereof, whenever occurring, may after the admission of the state be prosecuted, in the name of the people of the state. Done in Convention at the city of Denver, Colorado, this fourteenth day of March in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and seventy-six, and of the Independence of the United States the one hundredth. ​ In Witness Whereof, we have hereunto subscribed our names. J. C. WILSON, President. H. P. H. BROMWELL, CASIMIRO BARELA, GEORGE BOYLES, W. E. BECK, BYRON L. CARR, WM. H. CUSHMAN, WILLIAM M. CLARK, A. D. COOPER, HENRY R. CROSBY, ROBERT DOUGLAS, LEWIS C. ELLSWORTH, CLARENCE P. ELDER, F. J. EBERT, WILLARD B. FELTON, JESUS Ma GARCIA, DANIEL HURD, JOHN S. HOUGH, LAFAYETTE HEAD, WM. H. JAMES, WM. R. KENNEDY, WM. LEE, ALVIN MARSH, WM. H. MEYER, S. J. PLUMB, GEO. PEASE, ROBERT A. QUILLIAN, LEWIS C. ROCKWELL, WILBUR F. STONE, WILLIAM C. STOVER, HENRY C. THATCHER, AGAPITO VIGIL, W. W. WEBSTER, GEORGE G. WHITE, EBENEZER T. WELLS, P. P. WILCOX, JOHN S. WHEELER, J. W. WIDERFIELD, ABRAM KNOX YOUNT. Attest: W. W. COULSON, Secretary. HERBERT STANLEY, 1st Assistant Secretary. H. A. TERPENNING, 2nd Assistant Secretary. This work is in the public domain in the U.S. because it is an edict of a government , local or foreign. See § 313.6(C)(2) of the Compendium II: Copyright Office Practices . Such documents include "legislative enactments, judicial decisions, administrative rulings, public ordinances, or similar types of official legal materials" as well as "any translation prepared by a government employee acting within the course of his or her official duties." These do not include works of the Organization of American States, United Nations, or any of the UN specialized agencies. See Compendium III § 313.6(C)(2) and 17 U.S.C. 104(b)(5). A non-American governmental edict may still be copyrighted outside the U.S. Similar to {{ PD-in-USGov }}, the above U.S. Copyright Office Practice does not prevent U.S. states or localities from holding copyright abroad, depending on foreign copyright laws and regulations. Public domain Public domain false false
Co. Const. art. XI, § 8 — Article XI / Section 8
CO Const., Article XI, Section 8
Status: in_force

City indebtedness; ordinance, tax, water obligations excepted. (Repealed) Source: Entire article added, effective August 1, 1876, see L. 1877, p. 62. L. 69: Entire section repealed, p. 1251, effective January 1, 1972.
Co. Const. art. XXIII, § 1 — Article XXIII / Section 1
CO Const., Article XXIII, Section 1
Status: in_force

Publication of proposed constitutional amendments and initiated and referred bills. (Repealed) Source: L. 17: Entire article added, p. 147. L. 94: Entire section repealed, p. 2852, effective upon proclamation of the Governor, L. 95, p. 1431, January 19, 1995.
Co. Const. art. VI, § 25 — Article VI / Section 25
CO Const., Article VI, Section 25
Status: in_force

Election of justices and judges. A justice of the supreme court or a judge of any other court of record, who shall desire to retain his judicial office for another term after the expiration of his then term of office shall file with the secretary of state, not more than six months nor less than three months prior to the general election next prior to the expiration of his then term of office, a declaration of his intent to run for another term. Failure to file such a declaration within the time specified shall create a vacancy in that office at the end of his then term of office. Upon the filing of such a declaration, a question shall be placed on the appropriate ballot at such general election, as follows: "Shall Justice (Judge) .... of the Supreme (or other) Court be retained in office? YES/..../NO/..../." If a majority of those voting on the question vote "Yes", the justice or judge is thereupon elected to a succeeding full term. If a majority of those voting on the question vote ​ "No", this will cause a vacancy to exist in that office at the end of his then present term of office. In the case of a justice of the supreme court or any intermediate appellate court, the electors of the state at large; in the case of a judge of a district court, the electors of that judicial district; and in the case of a judge of the county court or other court of record, the electors of that county; shall vote on the question of retention in office of the justice or judge. Source: Initiated 66: Entire section added, effective January 17, 1967, see L. 67, p. 10 of the supplement to the 1967 Session Laws.
Co. Const. art. XXVIII, § 6 — Article XXVIII / Section 6
CO Const., Article XXVIII, Section 6
Status: in_force

Electioneering communications. (1) Any person who expends one thousand dollars or more per calendar year on electioneering communications shall submit reports to the secretary of state in accordance with the schedule currently set forth in 1-45-108 (2), C.R.S., or any successor section. Such reports shall include spending on such electioneering communications, and the name, and address, of any person that contributes more than two hundred and fifty dollars per year to such person described in this section for an electioneering communication. In the case where the person is a natural person, such reports shall also include the occupation and employer of such natural person. The last such report shall be filed thirty days after the applicable election. (2) Notwithstanding any section to the contrary, it shall be unlawful for a corporation or labor organization to provide funding for an electioneering communication; except that any political committee or small donor committee established by such corporation or labor organization may provide funding for an electioneering communication. Editor's note: Subsection (2) was declared unconstitutional (see editor's note following this section). Source: Initiated 2002: Entire article added, L. 2003, p. 3605. For the effective date of this article, see the editor's note following the article heading. Editor's note: In the case of In re Interrogatories by Ritter, the Colorado Supreme Court declared subsection (2) of this section unconstitutional in light of Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, 558 U.S. 310, 130 S. Ct. 876, 175 L. Ed. 2d 753 (2010). ​
Co. Const. art. IV, § 15 — Article IV / Section 15
CO Const., Article IV, Section 15
Status: in_force

No lieutenant governor - who to act as governor. (Repealed) ​ Source: Entire article added, effective August 1, 1876, see L. 1877, p. 36. L. 74: Entire section repealed, p. 447, effective January 1, 1975. Editor's note: The Governor's proclamation date in 1974 was December 20, 1974.
Co. Const. art. IV, § 17 — Article IV / Section 17
CO Const., Article IV, Section 17
Status: in_force

Executive officers to make report. (Repealed) Source: Entire article added, effective August 1, 1876, see L. 1877, p. 37. L. 74: Entire section repealed, p. 447, effective January 1, 1975. Editor's note: The Governor's proclamation date in 1974 was December 20, 1974.
Co. Const. art. VI, § 14 — Article VI / Section 14
CO Const., Article VI, Section 14
Status: in_force

Probate court - jurisdiction - judges - election - term - qualifications. The probate court of the city and county of Denver shall have such jurisdiction as provided by section 9, subsection (3) of this article. The judge of the probate court of the city and county of Denver shall have the same qualifications and term of office as provided in this article for district judges. Vacancies shall be filled as provided in section 20 of this article. The number of ​ judges of the probate court of the city and county of Denver may be increased as provided by law. Source: L. 61: Entire article R&RE, see L. 63, p. 1052. L. 2002: Entire section amended, p. 3094, effective upon proclamation of the Governor, L. 2003, p. 3611, December 20, 2002. Editor's note: Voters approved the measure repealing and reenacting this article on November 6, 1962. Section 1 of chapter 313, session laws of Colorado 1963, provided that the enactment of this section takes effect immediately. However, according to section 1(4) of article V of the state constitution, a measure "shall take effect from and after the date of the official declaration of the vote thereon by proclamation of the governor". Cross references: For the probate court of Denver, see article 9 of title 13.
Co. Const. art. X, § 16 — Article X / Section 16
CO Const., Article X, Section 16
Status: in_force

Appropriations not to exceed tax - exceptions. No appropriation shall be made, nor any expenditure authorized by the general assembly, whereby the expenditure of the state, during any fiscal year, shall exceed the total tax then provided for by law and applicable for such appropriation or expenditure, unless the general assembly making such appropriation ​ shall provide for levying a sufficient tax, not exceeding the rates allowed in section eleven of this article, to pay such appropriation or expenditure within such fiscal year. This provision shall not apply to appropriations or expenditures to suppress insurrection, defend the state, or assist in defending the United States in time of war. Source: Entire article added, effective August 1, 1876, see L. 1877, p. 60. Cross references: For the maximum rate of taxation on property for state purposes, see § 11 of this article.
Co. Const. art. II, § 6 — Article II / Section 6
CO Const., Article II, Section 6
Status: in_force

Equality of justice. Courts of justice shall be open to every person, and a speedy remedy afforded for every injury to person, property or character; and right and justice should be administered without sale, denial or delay. Source: Entire article added, effective August 1, 1876, see L. 1877, p. 29. Cross references: For rights of a defendant in criminal prosecutions, see § 16 of this article; for limitation for commencing criminal proceedings, see § 16-5-401; for deferred prosecution, see § 18-1.3-101.
Co. Const. art. XVI, § 5 — Article XVI / Section 5
CO Const., Article XVI, Section 5
Status: in_force

Water of streams public property. The water of every natural stream, not heretofore appropriated, within the state of Colorado, is hereby declared to be the property of the public, and the same is dedicated to the use of the people of the state, subject to appropriation as hereinafter provided. Source: Entire article added, effective August 1, 1876, see L. 1877, p. 72. Cross references: For taking property for public use, see § 15 of article II of this constitution.