C.R.S. § 30-28-105 — CO Code / Title 30 / Article 28 / Part 1 / Section 30-28-105
30-28-105. Regional planning commission
Status: in_force

30-28-105. Regional planning commission. (1) The governing body or, in charter cities, the officials having charge of public improvements of any municipality or group of municipalities, together with the boards of county commissioners of any counties in which such municipality or group of municipalities is located or of any adjoining counties; or the governing bodies or, in charter cities, the officials having charge of public improvements of any municipality or group of municipalities, acting independently of the boards of county commissioners in which such municipality or group of municipalities is located; or the boards of county commissioners of any two or more counties may cooperate in the creation of a regional planning commission for any region defined as may be agreed upon by said cooperating governing bodies or officials or boards limited to a region within the jurisdiction of said cooperating governing bodies.

(2) The number and qualifications of members of any such regional planning commission, their terms, and the method of their appointment or removal shall be such as may be determined and agreed upon by said cooperating governing bodies or officials and boards; but each participating county or municipality shall be entitled to at least one voting representative. The regional planning commission shall elect its chairman, whose term shall be one year, with eligibility for reelection. The commission may create and fill such other offices as it may determine.

(3) Any board of county commissioners or other county officials or the chief executive officer of any municipality, from time to time, upon the request of the commission and for the purpose of special surveys, may assign or detail to the commission any members of staffs of county or municipal administrative departments or may direct any such department to make for the commission special surveys or studies requested by the commission.

(4) The proportion of the expenses of the regional planning commission to be borne respectively by any governing body cooperating in the establishment and maintenance of the commission shall be such as may be determined and agreed upon by the cooperating bodies or officials or boards, and they are authorized to appropriate or cause to be appropriated their respective shares of such expense.

(5) Within the amounts duly appropriated or otherwise received, the regional planning commission has the power to appoint such clerical and stenographic employees and such technically qualified staff as are necessary to do the work of the commission. The regional planning commission has the further power to contract for such other services, facilities, and personnel as it may require within its means, including the services of professional planners and other consultants.

(6) The regional planning commission is specifically empowered to receive and expend all grants, gifts, and bequests, specifically including state and federal funds and other funds available for the purposes for which the commission exists, and to contract with the state of Colorado, the United States, and all other legal entities with respect thereto. The regional planning commission may provide, within the limitations of its budget, matching funds wherever grants, gifts, bequests, and contractual assistance are available on such basis.

(7) A regional planning commission shall be a body politic and corporate, with power to sue and be sued. It shall be liable on its undertakings, contractual or otherwise. The individual members thereof and the cooperating governing bodies or officials and boards shall not be liable on the undertakings of the commission, contractual or otherwise, regardless of the procedure by which such undertakings, or any of them, may be entered into.

(8) The regional planning commission has the power to adopt articles to regulate and govern its affairs, whether as an incorporated association or otherwise, in the performance of the regional planning functions as defined by statute; such articles shall contain rules pertaining to the transaction of the commission's business. The regional planning commission shall keep records of its resolutions, transactions, contractual undertakings, findings, and determinations, which records shall be public records. The regional planning commission has and shall exercise all powers necessary or incidental to exercise fully the powers and authority conferred in this section.

(9) A regional planning commission may, to the extent provided for in a resolution adopted by a board of county commissioners, perform the functions of a county planning commission as provided for in this part 1.

(10) Nothing in this part 1 shall preclude participation by any county or municipality in more than one regional planning commission.
C.R.S. § 30-5-141 — CO Code / Title 30 / Article 5 / Section 30-5-141
30-5-141. Lincoln
Status: in_force

30-5-141. Lincoln. Beginning at the intersection of the first standard parallel south with the west line of range fifty-six west; thence south on said range line to its intersection with the second standard parallel south; thence west on said parallel to the northwest corner of section six, township eleven south, range fifty-six west; thence south on the west line of range fifty-six west to its intersection with the south line of township thirteen south; thence west on said township line to its intersection with the west line of range fifty-nine west; thence south on said range line to its intersection with the south line of township seventeen south; thence east on said township line to its intersection with the west line of range fifty-five west; thence south on said range line to the southwest corner of township seventeen south, range fifty-five west; thence east on the south line of said township and range to the southeast corner thereof; thence north on the east line of range fifty-five west to the southwest corner of township seventeen south, range fifty-four west; thence east on the south line of township seventeen south to the southeast corner of township seventeen south, range fifty-two west; thence north on the east line of range fifty-two west to its intersection with the third standard parallel south; thence east on said parallel to the southeast corner of township fifteen south, range fifty-two west; thence north on the east line of range fifty-two west to its intersection with the second standard parallel south; thence east on said parallel to the southeast corner of township ten south, range fifty-two west; thence north on the east line of range fifty-two west to its intersection with the first standard parallel south; and thence west on said parallel to the place of beginning. Said public land survey lines are based upon the sixth principal meridian.
C.R.S. § 30-20-407 — CO Code / Title 30 / Article 20 / Part 4 / Section 30-20-407
30-20-407. Covenants in bond resolution
Status: in_force

30-20-407. Covenants in bond resolution. (1) Any resolution under this part 4 authorizing the issuance of bonds, or trust indentures, or other instruments appertaining thereto to finance in whole or in part the acquisition, construction, reconstruction, improvement, betterment, or extension of water facilities or sewerage facilities, or both, may contain covenants as to:

(a) The rates, fees, tolls, or charges, or combination thereof, to be charged for the services, facilities, and commodities of said water facilities or sewerage facilities, or both, and the use and disposition thereof, including but not limited to the foreclosure of liens for, and collection of, delinquencies, the discontinuance of services, facilities, or commodities, or use of any water system or any sewer system, or joint system, prohibition against free service, the collection of penalties and collection costs, including disconnection and reconnection fees, and the use and disposition of any revenues of the county, derived or to be derived from any water facilities or sewerage facilities, or both;

(b) The creation and maintenance of reserves or sinking funds and the regulation, use, and disposition thereof to secure the payment of the principal of and interest on any bonds or of operation and maintenance expenses of any water system, sewer system, joint system, or part thereof; the determination or definition of revenues from any water system, sewer system, or joint system and of the expenses of operation and maintenance of such system; and the source, custody, security, use, and disposition of any such reserves or sinking funds, including but not limited to the powers and duties of any trustee with regard thereto;

(c) A fair and reasonable payment by the county to the account of said water facilities or sewerage facilities, or both, for the services, commodities, or facilities furnished said county by said water facilities or sewerage facilities, or both;

(d) The issuance of other or additional bonds or instruments payable from or constituting a charge against the revenue of such water facilities or sewerage facilities, or both; the payment of the principal of and interest on any bonds and the sources and methods thereof; the rank or priority of any bonds as to any lien or security for payment, or the acceleration of any maturity of any bonds, or the issuance of other or additional bonds payable from or constituting a charge against or lien upon any revenues pledged for the payment of bonds and the creation of future liens and encumbrances thereagainst and limitations thereon; and the purpose to which the proceeds of the sale of bonds may be applied and the custody, security, use, expenditure, application, and disposition thereof;

(e) Books of account, the inspection and audit thereof, and other records appertaining to a water system, sewer system, or joint system; the insurance to be carried by the county and use and disposition of insurance moneys; the acquisition of completion or surety bonds appertaining to any project, funds or personnel, and the use and disposition of any proceeds of such bonds; the assumption or payment or discharge of any indebtedness, other obligation, lien, or other claim relating to any part of a water system, sewer system, or joint system or any securities having or which may have a lien on any part of any revenues of such system; and limitations on the powers of the county to acquire or operate, or permit the acquisition or operation of, any plants, structures, facilities, or properties which may compete or tend to compete with the water system, sewer system, or joint system;

(f) The rights, liabilities, powers, and duties arising upon the breach by the county of any covenants, conditions, or obligations; defining events of default; the payment of costs or expenses incident to the enforcement of the bonds or of the provisions of the resolution authorizing the bonds or any trust indenture or other instrument appertaining thereto or of any covenant or contract with the holders of the bonds; the procedure, if any, by which the terms of any covenant or contract with, or duty to, the holders of bonds, the bond resolution, any trust indenture, or other instrument may be amended or abrogated; the amount of bonds to which the holders, or any trustee, must consent and the manner in which such consent may be given or evidenced; and the terms and conditions upon which any or all of the bonds shall become or may be declared due before maturity and the terms and conditions upon which such declaration and its consequences may be waived;

(g) The terms and conditions upon which the holders of the bonds or any portion or percentage of them may enforce any covenants or provisions made under this part 4 or duties imposed thereby; and

(h) All such acts and things as may be necessary or convenient or desirable in order to secure its bonds or, in the discretion of the board of county commissioners, tend to make the bonds more marketable, notwithstanding that such covenant, act, or thing may not be enumerated in this part 4, it being the intention of this part 4 to give a county power to do all things in the issuance of bonds and for their security consistent with continued public ownership of the sewerage facilities or water facilities.
C.R.S. § 30-20-807 — CO Code / Title 30 / Article 20 / Part 8 / Section 30-20-807
30-20-807. Cemetery district fund
Status: in_force

30-20-807. Cemetery district fund. All moneys belonging to or collected on behalf of said cemetery district may be deposited with the county treasurer of the county in which said district is located in a fund known as .............. cemetery district fund. Expenditures therefrom shall be made by the county treasurer upon warrants drawn thereon by the president and secretary of said cemetery district.
C.R.S. § 30-1-117 — CO Code / Title 30 / Article 1 / Section 30-1-117
30-1-117. Refusal to pay fees to treasurer - penalty
Status: in_force

30-1-117. Refusal to pay fees to treasurer - penalty. Any officer failing or refusing to pay over to the county treasurer or to the state treasurer the fees of the treasurer's office, as provided in section 30-1-112, commits a class 2 misdemeanor.
C.R.S. § 30-10-725 — CO Code / Title 30 / Article 10 / Part 7 / Section 30-10-725
30-10-725. Refusal of treasurer to answer - contempt
Status: repealed

30-10-725. Refusal of treasurer to answer - contempt. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 30-15-201 — CO Code / Title 30 / Article 15 / Part 2 / Section 30-15-201
30-15-201. Penalty for leaving campfire unattended
Status: in_force

30-15-201. Penalty for leaving campfire unattended. (1) (a) Any person who starts or maintains a campfire commits the offense of leaving a campfire unattended if he or she knowingly or recklessly:

(I) Fails to reasonably attend the campfire at all times; or

(II) Fails to thoroughly extinguish the campfire before leaving the site.

(b) (I) A person who commits the offense of leaving a campfire unattended commits a petty offense.

(II) A person who commits the offense of leaving a campfire unattended where the campfire is located in a forested or grassland area commits a class 2 misdemeanor.

(2) (Deleted by amendment, L. 2018.)
C.R.S. § 30-20-102.5 — CO Code / Title 30 / Article 20 / Part 1 / Section 30-20-102.5
30-20-102.5. Requirement for certificate of designation deemed satisfied - when
Status: in_force

30-20-102.5. Requirement for certificate of designation deemed satisfied - when. A certificate of designation for a hazardous waste disposal site issued pursuant to article 15 of title 25, C.R.S., shall be deemed to satisfy any requirement for a certificate of designation imposed by this part 1.
C.R.S. § 30-10-406.5 — CO Code / Title 30 / Article 10 / Part 4 / Section 30-10-406.5
30-10-406.5. Redaction of first five digits of social security numbers on public documents
Status: in_force

30-10-406.5. Redaction of first five digits of social security numbers on public documents. [Editor's note: This version of this section is effective until July 1, 2025.] (1) A county clerk and recorder shall redact the first five digits of a social security number from a public document recorded with the clerk and recorder upon the request of the individual assigned the social security number or that individual's designee by power of attorney or appointment of personal representative, custodian, conservator, or guardian if:

(a) The document is in electronic form;

(b) The clerk and recorder has the equipment needed to automatically make the redaction; and

(c) The individual requesting redaction makes the request in writing on a form provided by the clerk and pays a fee pursuant to section 30-1-103 (1).

(2) A county clerk and recorder may, but is not required to, make a requested redaction even if he or she lacks the equipment needed to do so automatically.30-10-406.5. Redaction of first five digits of social security numbers on public documents. [Editor's note: This version of this section is effective July 1, 2025.] (1) A county clerk and recorder shall redact the first five digits of a social security number from a public document recorded with the clerk and recorder if:

(a) The document is in electronic form; and

(b) The clerk and recorder has the equipment needed to make the redaction.

(c) (Deleted by amendment, L. 2024).

(2) A county clerk and recorder may leave a social security number unredacted upon the request of the individual assigned the social security number or that individual's designee by power of attorney or appointment of personal representative, custodian, conservator, or guardian.
C.R.S. § 30-28-102 — CO Code / Title 30 / Article 28 / Part 1 / Section 30-28-102
30-28-102. Unincorporated territory
Status: in_force

30-28-102. Unincorporated territory. The boards of county commissioners of the respective counties within this state are authorized to provide for the physical development of the unincorporated territory within the county and for the zoning of all or any part of such unincorporated territory in the manner provided in this part 1.
C.R.S. § 30-35-802 — CO Code / Title 30 / Article 35 / Part 8 / Section 30-35-802
30-35-802. Question submitted
Status: in_force

30-35-802. Question submitted. No bonds shall be issued under this part 8 until the question of issuing the same has been submitted, at a regular election of a home rule county, to a vote of those persons qualified to vote on authorization of other bonded indebtedness and approved as required by section 30-35-201 (6).
C.R.S. § 30-10-606.7 — CO Code / Title 30 / Article 10 / Part 6 / Section 30-10-606.7
30-10-606.7. Autopsy reports - death of a minor - confidential - exceptions - definitions
Status: in_force

30-10-606.7. Autopsy reports - death of a minor - confidential - exceptions - definitions. [Editor's note: This section is effective January 1, 2025.] (1) As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires:

(a) "Autopsy report" means the report of the coroner or the coroner's designee on the post-mortem examination of a deceased individual to determine the cause or manner of death, including any written analysis, diagram, photograph, or toxicological test results.

(b) "Minor" means a person under the age of eighteen years.

(2) (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an autopsy report prepared in connection with the death of a minor is not a public record as defined in part 2 of article 72 of title 24.

(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (2)(a) of this section, upon written request of one of the individuals or entities specified in this subsection (2)(b), the coroner or the coroner's designee shall provide a copy of the autopsy report prepared in connection with the death of a minor only to such requesting individual or entity. Such individuals or entities are as follows:

(I) A parent or legal guardian of the deceased if the parent or legal guardian submits a copy of a written request to the coroner for a copy of the report and an affidavit, signed by the parent or legal guardian under the penalty of perjury, verifying the parent's or legal guardian's relationship to the decedent;

(II) A law enforcement or criminal justice agency, including a district attorney, that is either investigating the death or prosecuting a criminal violation arising out of the death upon the request of the law enforcement or criminal justice agency, including a district attorney;

(III) A requesting party in a civil case where the moving party demonstrates to the court that the autopsy report is discoverable in accordance with rule 26 (b)(1) of the Colorado rules of civil procedure (C.R.C.P.), upon the entry of a specific order of the court authorizing disclosure of the autopsy report, and in accordance with any protective order necessary to limit disclosure of the identity of the deceased and other identifying personal information;

(IV) Counsel for the defendant, or the defendant if the defendant is not represented by counsel, for discovery purposes in a criminal case upon the entry of a specific order of the court authorizing disclosure of the autopsy report in accordance with rule 16 of the Colorado rules of criminal procedure only if discovery has not otherwise been provided to counsel or the defendant and in accordance with any protective order necessary to limit disclosure of the identity of the deceased and other personally identifying information;

(V) A state child fatality prevention review team established pursuant to section 25-20.5-406 or a local or regional child fatality prevention review team established pursuant to section 25-20.5-404 upon the request of the applicable review team;

(VI) The Colorado department of public health and environment as necessary for the collection of data in accordance with the national violent death reporting system and the Colorado unintentional drug overdose reporting system;

(VII) The Colorado child fatality review team, as defined in section 26-1-139 (2)(e), upon the request of the review team;

(VIII) A county department of human or social services in connection with the investigation of an incidence of alleged abuse or neglect of a minor;

(IX) The division of youth services in the department of human services in connection with the investigation of a fatality that has occurred within a state-owned or -operated facility;

(X) A health-care facility that is licensed or certified in accordance with the requirements of article 3 of title 25 at which facility the deceased had previously received treatment;

(XI) A community clinic, as defined in section 25-1.5-103 (2)(a.5), or a treating hospital for inclusion within the medical records of the deceased;

(XII) An eye bank, an organ procurement organization, or a tissue bank, as those terms are defined in section 15-19-202 (10), (16), and (31), respectively;

(XIII) A local or regional domestic violence fatality review team, as defined in section 24-31-701 (4), or the Colorado domestic violence fatality review board created in section 24-31-702 (1) upon the request of a team or the board, as applicable;

(XIV) The Colorado department of human services in connection with the investigation of a fatality that has occurred within any facility that is licensed under the "Child Care Licensing Act", part 3 of article 5 of title 26.5;

(XV) The office of the child protection ombudsman established in section 19-3.3-102 (1)(a);

(XVI) A health-care provider licensed in accordance with the requirements of title 12 that had previously established a patient-provider relationship with the deceased;

(XVII) The Colorado maternal mortality review committee created in section 25-52-104 (1) for the purpose of conducting public health death reviews of deceased individuals who are pregnant or within one year postpartum;

(XVIII) The Colorado department of public health and environment and county public health agencies as described in section 25-1-506 for the purpose of data collection as it relates to the Colorado department of public health and environment's authority under section 25-1.5-102 and subsequent board of health rules;

(XIX) The Colorado department of public health and environment's health facility and emergency medical services division for the purpose of health facilities and emergency medical services investigations; or

(XX) The public if the death occurs while the minor is in the custody or under the supervision of the state or a local government, including a law enforcement agency, a detention facility, while under foster care, or in a public school.

(3) (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, upon written request by any individual, a coroner shall not release a copy of the autopsy report prepared in connection with the death of a minor, and shall instead release the following information pertaining to the death of a minor:

(I) Cause of death;

(II) Time, place, and manner of death;

(III) Age, gender, and race or ethnicity of the deceased minor; and

(IV) Name of the deceased minor.

(b) The coroner shall release the information required in subsections (3)(a)(I) to (3)(a)(IV) of this section within three business days of receipt of the written request or three business days after receiving the information, whichever is later. If the information is incomplete when released, the coroner shall disclose that any missing information remains under investigation or is otherwise unknown.

(4) (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, any person may petition a district court to allow the person access to an autopsy report prepared in connection with the death of a minor. The petitioner shall serve process on the coroner and a member of the deceased minor's next of kin pursuant to the C.R.C.P. For purposes of this subsection (4), "next of kin" may include a parent, stepparent, legal guardian, grandparent, aunt, uncle, sibling, or lawful representative of the deceased minor. The district court shall hold a hearing that includes the petitioner, coroner, and a member of the deceased minor's next of kin, if available. The hearing must be conducted in accordance with the applicable rules of the C.R.C.P. that govern the simplified procedure for civil actions and shall not include a jury. The district court shall grant the petitioner access to the report upon a finding that:

(I) Public disclosure of the report substantially outweighs any harm to the privacy interests of the deceased and the members of the family of the deceased; and

(II) The information sought by the petitioner is not otherwise publicly available.

(b) Upon receipt of a petition by proper service of process, a coroner shall disclose the name of the deceased minor and the name and address of a member of the deceased minor's next of kin for whom the autopsy report is sought, if available, to the district court, which shall disclose the name and address to the petitioner under a protective order prohibiting the petitioner from disclosing the name and address to anyone except for the purpose of serving process to a member of the deceased minor's next of kin pursuant to this subsection (4)(b).
C.R.S. § 30-11-602 — CO Code / Title 30 / Article 11 / Part 6 / Section 30-11-602
30-11-602. Legislative declaration
Status: in_force

30-11-602. Legislative declaration. (1) The general assembly hereby declares that it is the purpose of this part 6 to assist in promoting and protecting telecommunications research facilities of the United States which are located within the state of Colorado.

(2) Specifically, it is the purpose of this part 6 to:

(a) Avoid undue interferences caused by emanation of electrical impulses from electrical equipment functioning in the area surrounding telecommunications research facilities of the United States;

(b) Promote the public interest by encouraging economic improvement and development of this state, and further, to promote educational and scientific research within this state;

(c) Encourage the continued operational capability of telecommunications research facilities of the United States in areas of this state, which, in turn, will encourage and contribute to the economic improvement and development of the state and will promote educational and scientific research within this state.
C.R.S. § 30-11-109.5 — CO Code / Title 30 / Article 11 / Part 1 / Section 30-11-109.5
30-11-109.5. Purchases of recycled paper and recycled products
Status: in_force

30-11-109.5. Purchases of recycled paper and recycled products. (1) When purchasing any product with public funds, the purchasing agent for the county shall be authorized to purchase products or materials with recycled content that have been source-reduced, that are reusable, or that have been composted, unless one or more of the following conditions exist:

(a) The product is not available within a reasonable period of time;

(b) The product fails to meet applicable purchasing rules, including specifications; or

(c) The product fails to meet federal or state health or safety standards, as set forth in federal or state regulations.
C.R.S. § 30-10-501 — CO Code / Title 30 / Article 10 / Part 5 / Section 30-10-501
30-10-501. Sheriff - election - bond - insurance
Status: in_force

30-10-501. Sheriff - election - bond - insurance. (1) A sheriff shall be elected in each county for the term of four years and, except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, before entering upon the duties of office, shall execute to the people of the state of Colorado a bond, with at least three sufficient sureties, in the sum of not less than five thousand nor more than twenty thousand dollars, which the board of county commissioners, or, if it is not in session, the county clerk and recorder, subject to the approval of such board at its next session thereafter, shall specify and approve. When approved, the bond shall be filed in the office of the county clerk and recorder, and no person shall be received as surety who is not worth at least two thousand dollars over and above the surety's just debts.

(2) In lieu of the bond required by subsection (1) of this section, a county may purchase crime insurance coverage in an amount not less than ten thousand dollars on behalf of the sheriff to protect the people of the county from any malfeasance on the part of the sheriff while in office.
C.R.S. § 30-11-104.1 — CO Code / Title 30 / Article 11 / Part 1 / Section 30-11-104.1
30-11-104.1. Financed purchase of an asset or certificate of participation agreements
Status: in_force

30-11-104.1. Financed purchase of an asset or certificate of participation agreements. (1) In order to provide for financing of a public park, a public trail, a public golf course, or public open space, or a courthouse, jail, or other county building or equipment used, or to be used, for governmental purposes, or for financing of a forest health project as defined in section 37-95-103 (4.9), any county is authorized to enter into financed purchase of an asset or certificate of participation agreements.

(2) Such agreements may include an option to purchase, transfer, and acquire title to such property and the improvements thereon, if any, within a period not exceeding the useful life of such property and any improvements, but in no case exceeding thirty years.

(3) The obligation under any such agreements may only be from year to year and may not constitute a mandatory charge or requirement in any ensuing budget year.

(4) The obligation to make payments under such an agreement and the obligation to pay other charges incident to any such agreement shall not constitute or give rise to an indebtedness within the meaning of any constitutional, statutory, or home rule charter debt limitation.
C.R.S. § 30-30-103 — CO Code / Title 30 / Article 30 / Section 30-30-103
30-30-103. Contracts and agreements
Status: in_force

30-30-103. Contracts and agreements. The board of county commissioners of a county may enter into contracts and agreements with adjoining counties, the state of Colorado or any agency or political subdivision thereof, or the United States or any agency or political subdivision thereof for the purpose of implementing or carrying out the purposes of this article.
C.R.S. § 30-15-406 — CO Code / Title 30 / Article 15 / Part 4 / Section 30-15-406
30-15-406. Reading before board of county commissioners - publication
Status: in_force

30-15-406. Reading before board of county commissioners - publication. No ordinance shall be adopted by any board of county commissioners of any county in this state unless the same has been previously introduced and read at a preceding regular or special meeting of such board and published in full in one newspaper of general circulation published in such county at least ten days before its adoption. If there is no such newspaper published in the county, copies of the proposed ordinance shall be posted in at least six public places in such county at least ten days prior to its adoption. Such previous introduction of such ordinance at such preceding meeting of the board of county commissioners and the fact of its publication in such newspapers or by posting shall appear in the certificate and the attestation of the county clerk and recorder on such ordinance after its adoption.
C.R.S. § 30-20-106 — CO Code / Title 30 / Article 20 / Part 1 / Section 30-20-106
30-20-106. Private disposal prohibited - when
Status: repealed

30-20-106. Private disposal prohibited - when. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 30-10-601.7 — CO Code / Title 30 / Article 10 / Part 6 / Section 30-10-601.7
30-10-601.7. Duties of the Colorado coroners standards and training board
Status: in_force

30-10-601.7. Duties of the Colorado coroners standards and training board. (1) In addition to its other duties set forth in this part 6, the C.C.S.T. board shall:

(a) Develop a curriculum for a forty-hour training course for new coroners and approve the qualifications of the instructors who teach the course;

(b) Approve training providers to certify coroners in basic medical-legal death investigation pursuant to section 30-10-601.8 (2); and

(c) Approve training providers and programs used to fulfill the annual twenty-hour in-service training requirement specified in section 30-10-601.8 (3).
C.R.S. § 30-20-512 — CO Code / Title 30 / Article 20 / Part 5 / Section 30-20-512
30-20-512. General powers of district
Status: in_force

30-20-512. General powers of district. (1) The district has the following limited powers:

(a) To have perpetual existence;

(b) To have and use a corporate seal;

(c) To sue and be sued, and be a party to suits, actions, and proceedings;

(d) Except as otherwise provided in this part 5, to enter into contracts and agreements affecting the affairs of the district, including contracts with the United States and any of its agencies or instrumentalities. A notice shall be published for bids on all construction contracts for work or material, or both, involving an expense of one thousand dollars or more. The district may reject any and all bids, and if it appears that the district can perform the work or secure material for less than the lowest bid, it may proceed so to do.

(e) To borrow money and incur general obligation indebtedness and evidence the same by bonds, certificates, warrants, notes, and debentures in accordance with the provisions of this part 5 and to issue revenue bonds or special assessment bonds in accordance with the provisions of this part 5;

(f) To acquire, construct, install, operate, and maintain the improvements or provide the services contemplated by this part 5, including improvements located outside the boundaries of the district, and all property, rights, or interest incidental or appurtenant thereto, and to dispose of real and personal property and any interest therein, including leases and easements in connection therewith; but any improvement or service, other than described in the organization petition, shall be first approved by either a petition signed by not less than fifty percent of the taxpaying electors in the district or by election;

(g) To refund any general obligation indebtedness, revenue bonds, or special assessment bonds of the district without an election; otherwise, the terms and conditions of refunding bonds shall be substantially the same as those of an original issue of bonds of the district;

(h) To have the management, control, and supervision of all the business and affairs of the district and of the acquisition, construction, installation, operation, and maintenance of district improvements or the provision of services;

(i) To have and exercise the power of eminent domain in the same manner provided by law for the condemnation of private property for public use, to take any property necessary to the exercise of the powers granted in this part 5;

(j) To construct and install improvements across or along any public street, alley, or highway, and to construct works across any stream of water or watercourses. However, the district shall promptly restore any such street or highway to its former state of usefulness as nearly as may be, and shall not use the same in such manner as completely or unnecessarily to impair the usefulness thereof. The use and occupation of streets, alleys, and highways, and the construction or installation of improvements by any district, shall be in accordance with the provisions of all applicable county resolutions and with such reasonable rules and regulations as may be prescribed by the governing body of the county.

(k) To fix, and from time to time to increase or decrease, rates, tolls, or charges for any revenue-producing services or facilities furnished by the district, and to pledge such revenue for the payment of any indebtedness of the district. Until paid, all rates, tolls, or charges shall constitute a perpetual lien on and against the property served, and any such lien may be foreclosed in the same manner as provided by the laws of the state of Colorado for the foreclosure of mechanics' liens. With respect to revenue-producing services or facilities, the board shall shut off or discontinue service for delinquencies in the payment of such rates, tolls, or charges, or for delinquencies in the payment of taxes levied pursuant to this part 5, and shall prescribe and enforce rules and regulations for connecting with and disconnecting from such services and facilities.

(l) To adopt and amend bylaws, not in conflict with the constitution and laws of the state or with the resolution of the county affected, for carrying on the business, objects, and affairs of the board and of the district;

(m) To have and exercise all rights and powers necessary or incidental to or implied from the specific powers granted in this part 5. Such specific powers shall not be considered as a limitation upon any power necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes and intent of this part 5.

(n) In a district providing fire protection services:

(I) To create and maintain a firefighters' pension fund, under the provisions of parts 2 and 4 of article 30.5 of title 31, C.R.S., subject to the provisions of article 31 of said title, and a volunteer firefighter pension fund under part 11 of article 30 of title 31, C.R.S.; and

(II) To adopt and enforce fire codes, as the board deems necessary, but no such code shall apply within any municipality or the unincorporated portion of any county unless the governing body of the municipality or county, as the case may be, adopts a resolution stating that the code or specific portions thereof shall be applicable within the portion of the municipality or the county that is within the district's boundaries; except that nothing in this subsection (1)(n) shall be construed to affect any existing fire codes that have been adopted by the governing body of a municipality or county. Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, no district providing fire protection service shall prohibit the sale of permissible fireworks, as defined in section 24-33.5-2001 (11), within its jurisdiction.

(o) To conduct an election in accordance with articles 1 to 13 of title 1, C.R.S., for any purpose the board deems necessary or required.

(2) A district has the power to construct, maintain, and operate safety measures that are necessary to allow the county to restrict the sounding of locomotive horns at highway-rail grade crossings in compliance with 49 U.S.C. sec. 20153, as amended, and the applicable rules of the federal railroad administration. The district shall construct, maintain, and operate the safety measures in accordance with the provisions of section 40-4-106, C.R.S., and the standards of safety prescribed by the public utilities commission pursuant to section 40-29-110, C.R.S.
C.R.S. § 30-20-601.5 — CO Code / Title 30 / Article 20 / Part 6 / Section 30-20-601.5
30-20-601.5. Legislative declaration - inclusion of energy efficiency and renewable energy pr
Status: in_force

30-20-601.5. Legislative declaration - inclusion of energy efficiency and renewable energy production projects in local improvement districts. (1) The general assembly finds, determines, and declares that:

(a) The production and efficient use of energy will continue to play a central role in the future of this state and the nation as a whole; and

(b) The development, production, and efficient use of renewable energy will advance the security, economic well-being, and public and environmental health of this state, as well as contributing to the energy independence of our nation.

(2) The general assembly further finds, determines, and declares that the inclusion of energy efficiency and renewable energy production projects for residential and commercial use in local improvement districts, and powers conferred under this part 6, as well as the expenditures of public moneys made pursuant to this article, will serve a valid public purpose and that the enactment of this part 6 is expressly declared to be in the public interest.
C.R.S. § 30-20-123 — CO Code / Title 30 / Article 20 / Part 1 / Section 30-20-123
30-20-123. Trap grease - registration - fees - record keeping - violations - rules - defini
Status: repealed

30-20-123. Trap grease - registration - fees - record keeping - violations - rules - definitions - legislative declaration. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 30-17-102 — CO Code / Title 30 / Article 17 / Part 1 / Section 30-17-102
30-17-102. Counties may provide temporary general assistance to the poor
Status: in_force

30-17-102. Counties may provide temporary general assistance to the poor. Each county may provide temporary general assistance to the poor who reside in the county or to transients. If such provision is made, each county may provide eligible recipients with such relief as, in the judgment of the board of county commissioners, is needed.
C.R.S. § 30-10-524 — CO Code / Title 30 / Article 10 / Part 5 / Section 30-10-524
30-10-524. Sheriff to provide identification cards to retired peace officers upon request -
Status: in_force

30-10-524. Sheriff to provide identification cards to retired peace officers upon request - definitions. (1) As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires:

(a) "Peace officer" means a certified peace officer described in section 16-2.5-102, C.R.S.

(b) "Photographic identification" means a photographic identification that satisfies the description at 18 U.S.C. sec. 926c (d).

(2) Except as described in subsection (3) of this section, on and after August 7, 2013, if a sheriff's office has a policy, on August 7, 2013, of issuing photographic identification to peace officers who have retired from the sheriff's office, and the sheriff's office discontinues said policy after August 7, 2013, the sheriff's office shall continue to provide such photographic identification to peace officers who have retired from the sheriff's office if:

(a) The peace officer requests the identification;

(b) The peace officer retired from the sheriff's office before the date upon which the sheriff's office discontinued the policy; and

(c) The peace officer is a qualified retired law enforcement officer, as defined in 18 U.S.C. sec. 926c (c).

(3) Before issuing or renewing a photographic identification to a retired law enforcement officer pursuant to this section, a law enforcement agency of the state shall complete a criminal background check of the officer through a search of the national instant criminal background check system created by the federal "Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act", Pub.L. 103-159, the relevant portion of which is codified at 18 U.S.C. sec. 922 (t), and a search of the state integrated criminal justice information system. If the background check indicates that the officer is prohibited from possessing a firearm by state or federal law, the law enforcement agency shall not issue the photographic identification.

(4) The sheriff's office may charge a fee for issuing a photographic identification to a retired peace officer pursuant to subsection (2) of this section, which fee shall not exceed the direct and indirect costs assumed by the sheriff's office in issuing the photographic identification.

(5) Notwithstanding any provision of this section to the contrary, a sheriff's office shall not be required to issue a photographic identification to a particular peace officer if the sheriff elects not to do so.

(6) If a sheriff's office denies a photographic identification to a retired peace officer who requests a photographic identification pursuant to this section, the sheriff's office shall provide the retired peace officer a written statement setting forth the reason for the denial.
C.R.S. § 30-5-113 — CO Code / Title 30 / Article 5 / Section 30-5-113
30-5-113. Conejos
Status: in_force

30-5-113. Conejos. Conejos county: Commencing on the southern boundary of the state, in the center of the Rio Grande del Norte; thence up the center of said stream to where it leaves the canyon of the snowy range at the corner of Saguache county; thence in a northwesterly direction along the western boundary of said Saguache county to the Cochetopa pass; thence in a southwesterly direction on the summit of the Uncompahgre mountains and the Sierra La Plata, forming the southern boundary of Lake county, to the western line of the state; thence along the western boundary of the state to its southwest corner; thence along the southern boundary of the state to the place of beginning.
C.R.S. § 30-20-1102 — CO Code / Title 30 / Article 20 / Part 11 / Section 30-20-1102
30-20-1102. Legislative declaration
Status: in_force

30-20-1102. Legislative declaration. (1) The general assembly hereby finds and declares that:

(a) It is the policy of the state of Colorado to encourage public contracting procedures that encourage competition, openness, and impartiality to the maximum extent possible.

(b) Competition exists not only in the costs of goods and services, but in the technical competence of the providers and suppliers in their ability to make timely completion and delivery and in the quality and performance of their products and services.

(c) Timely and effective completion of public projects can be achieved through a variety of methods when procuring goods and services for public projects.

(d) In enacting this part 11, the general assembly intends to establish for county governments and certain districts formed by county governments an optional alternative public project delivery method.
C.R.S. § 30-20-525 — CO Code / Title 30 / Article 20 / Part 5 / Section 30-20-525
30-20-525. Conduct of election - canvass
Status: repealed

30-20-525. Conduct of election - canvass. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 30-20-101 — CO Code / Title 30 / Article 20 / Part 1 / Section 30-20-101
30-20-101. Definitions
Status: in_force

30-20-101. Definitions. As used in this part 1, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) "Approved site or facility" means a site or facility for which a certificate of designation has been obtained, as provided in this part 1.

(1.5) "Closed site or facility" means a site or facility that has been closed in accordance with provisions of the federal regulations pursuant to subtitle D of the federal "Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976", as amended, as published in 40 CFR 258.60, and in the manner specified in the approved certificate of designation application at the time of approval of the site or facility or in a closure plan that has been approved by the department.

(2) "Department" means the department of public health and environment.

(2.3) "Excluded scrap metal" means processed scrap metal, unprocessed home scrap metal, and unprocessed prompt scrap metal.

(2.5) "Governing body having jurisdiction" means the board of county commissioners if a site and facility is located in any unincorporated portion of a county and means the governing body of the appropriate municipality if a site and facility is located within an incorporated area.

(2.6) "Home scrap metal" means scrap metal generated by steel mills, foundries, and refineries, including, but not limited to, turnings, cuttings, punchings, and borings.

(2.7) "Landfill gases" means gases formed by the decomposition of buried solid waste. Landfill gases include, but are not limited to, methane.

(2.8) "Municipality" means a home rule or statutory city, town, or city and county or a territorial charter city.

(3) "Person" means an individual, partnership, private or municipal corporation, firm, board of a metropolitan district or sanitation district, or other association of persons.

(3.5) "Processed scrap metal" means scrap metal that has been manually or physically altered to separate it into distinct materials to enhance economic value or to improve the handling of materials. Processed scrap metal includes, but is not limited to:

(a) Scrap metal that has been baled, shredded, sheared, chopped, crushed, flattened, cut, melted, or separated by metal type; and

(b) Fines, drosses, and related materials that have been agglomerated.

(3.7) "Prompt scrap metal" means scrap metal generated by the metal working or fabrication industries, including, but not limited to, turnings, cuttings, punchings, and borings. "Prompt scrap metal" includes industrial metal scrap and new scrap metal.

(4) "Recyclable materials" means any type of discarded or waste material that is not regulated under section 25-8-205 (1)(e), C.R.S., and can be reused, remanufactured, reclaimed, or recycled, but not including recycled auto parts or excluded scrap metal that is being recycled, or scrap that is composed of worn out metal or a metal product that has outlived its original use, commonly referred to as obsolete scrap.

(5) "Recycling operation" means that part of a solid wastes disposal facility or a part of a general disposal facility at which recyclable materials may be separated from other materials for further processing.

(5.5) "Shredded circuit boards" means shredded electronic circuit boards that:

(a) Are stored in containers that are sufficient to prevent any release to the environment prior to recovery; and

(b) Do not contain mercury switches, mercury relays, nickel-cadmium batteries, or lithium batteries.

(5.8) "Solid and hazardous waste commission" means the solid and hazardous waste commission created in section 25-15-302, C.R.S.

(6) (a) "Solid waste" means any garbage, refuse, sludge from a waste treatment plant, water supply treatment plant, or air pollution control facility, and other discarded material, including solid, liquid, semisolid, or contained gaseous material resulting from industrial or commercial operations or from community activities.

(b) "Solid waste" does not include:

(I) Any solid or dissolved materials in domestic sewage;

(II) Agricultural wastes;

(III) Solid or dissolved materials in irrigation return flows;

(IV) Industrial discharges which are point sources subject to permits under the provisions of the "Colorado Water Quality Control Act", article 8 of title 25, C.R.S.;

(V) Materials handled at facilities licensed pursuant to the provisions on radiation control in article 11 of title 25, C.R.S.;

(VI) Exploration and production wastes, as defined in section 34-60-103, except as the exploration and production wastes may be deposited at a commercial solid waste facility;

(VII) Excluded scrap metal that is being recycled; or

(VIII) Shredded circuit boards that are being recycled.

(7) "Solid wastes disposal" means the storage, treatment, utilization, processing, or final disposal of solid wastes.

(8) "Solid wastes disposal site and facility" means the location and facility at which the deposit and final treatment of solid wastes occur.

(8.5) (Deleted by amendment, L. 2006, p. 1133, § 14, effective July 1, 2006.)

(9) "Transfer station" means a facility at which refuse, awaiting transportation to a disposal site, is transferred from one type of containerized collection receptacle and placed into another or is processed for compaction.

(10) "Water quality control commission" means the water quality control commission created in section 25-8-201, C.R.S.
C.R.S. § 30-6-102 — CO Code / Title 30 / Article 6 / Section 30-6-102
30-6-102. Board of arbitration
Status: in_force

30-6-102. Board of arbitration. When such arbitration is required, the board of county commissioners of each county shall choose one person from their county, and such persons shall select a third person who shall not be a resident of either county, and such three persons so chosen shall constitute a board of arbitration for the purposes mentioned in section 30-6-101.
C.R.S. § 30-31-115 — CO Code / Title 30 / Article 31 / Section 30-31-115
30-31-115. Designation - transfer - abolishment
Status: in_force

30-31-115. Designation - transfer - abolishment. (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this article 31, the governing body may designate itself as the authority when originally establishing an authority. A transfer of an existing authority to the governing body may be accomplished only by majority vote at a regular election.

(2) When the governing body designates itself as the authority or transfers an existing authority to the governing body pursuant to subsection (1) of this section, the governing body shall appoint the authority commissioners in accordance with section 30-31-104 (2).

(3) The governing body of the county may, by resolution, provide for the abolishment of the county revitalization authority so long as adequate arrangements have been made for payment of any outstanding indebtedness and other obligations of the authority. Any such abolishment is effective upon a date set forth in the ordinance and this date must not be later than six months after the effective date of the ordinance.
C.R.S. § 30-20-121 — CO Code / Title 30 / Article 20 / Part 1 / Section 30-20-121
30-20-121. Moratorium on monofill for tires - whole tire disposal ban - reports - plan - de
Status: repealed

30-20-121. Moratorium on monofill for tires - whole tire disposal ban - reports - plan - definition - repeal. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 30-35-604 — CO Code / Title 30 / Article 35 / Part 6 / Section 30-35-604
30-35-604. Ordinance - form and maturity of bonds
Status: in_force

30-35-604. Ordinance - form and maturity of bonds. (1) If the governing body determines to issue funding bonds for the purpose of paying and discharging any valid and subsisting judgment against the county or if, upon canvassing the vote cast at any election held under the provisions of this part 6, it is determined by the governing body that a majority of the legal votes cast upon the question submitted are in favor of funding, the governing body shall make such determination a part of the official records of the county, and the governing body shall immediately thereafter adopt an ordinance, which shall not be subject to the referendum provisions of any law, providing for the issue of said funding bonds in accordance with the provisions of this article. Such ordinance shall fix the date of said funding bonds; shall designate the denominations thereof, the rate of interest, the maturity date which shall not be more than twenty-five years from the date of said funding bonds, and the place of payment, within or without the state of Colorado, of both principal and interest; and shall prescribe the form of said funding bonds.

(2) Such funding bonds shall be negotiable in form, shall recite the title of the act under which they are issued, shall be executed in the name of the county and signed by the executive officer, countersigned by the treasurer, and attested by the county clerk and recorder and shall have the seal of the county affixed thereto. The interest accruing on such funding bonds shall be evidenced by interest coupons thereto attached, bearing the engraved facsimile signature of the treasurer of the county. When so executed such coupons shall be the binding obligations of the county, according to their import. In the adoption of said ordinance providing for the issue of such funding bonds, the governing body shall make the principal of the debt payable in substantially equal annual installments during the period, not exceeding twenty-five years, within which the debt is to be discharged. The date of the maturity of the first installment of the debt shall be not more than five years from the date of said funding bonds.
C.R.S. § 30-11-502 — CO Code / Title 30 / Article 11 / Part 5 / Section 30-11-502
30-11-502. Charter commission
Status: in_force

30-11-502. Charter commission. (1) Following the adoption of a resolution by the board of county commissioners, or upon the submission of a petition of not less than five percent of the registered electors of the county, requesting that a charter commission be established, the board of county commissioners shall call an election to be held on or before the next general election for the purpose of determining whether or not a charter commission shall be elected. The board of county commissioners shall publish notice of the election at least sixty days prior to the election.

(2) (a) At least sixty days before the election provided for in section 30-11-503, the board of county commissioners shall divide the county into three compact districts; such districts to be as nearly equal in population as possible, for the purpose of electing charter commission members by district according to subsection (4) of this section.

(b) If the provisions of paragraph (a) of this subsection (2) are not met before sixty days prior to the election provided for in section 30-11-503, no member of the board of county commissioners of the county shall thereafter be entitled to or earn any compensation for his services or receive any payment for salary or expenses, nor shall any member be eligible to succeed himself in office.

(3) (a) The charter commission shall consist of the following members and be elected from the district as follows:

(I) In counties having a population of less than fifty thousand, eleven members, three of whom shall reside in and be elected from each commissioner district within the county and two to be elected at large;

(II) In counties having a population of fifty thousand or more, twenty-one members, six of whom shall reside in and be elected from each commissioner district and three to be elected at large.

(b) Eligibility to serve on the commission shall extend to all qualified electors of the county. Any vacancy in the charter commission shall be filled by majority vote of the members of the charter commission.

(4) Candidates for the charter commission shall be nominated by filing with the county clerk and recorder, on forms supplied by the county clerk and recorder, a nomination petition signed by at least twenty-five registered electors of the county and a statement by the candidate consenting to serve if elected. Said petition and statement must be filed within thirty days after publication of the election notice. A second notice of the election shall be published by the said commissioners and include the names of candidates for the charter commission.
C.R.S. § 30-5-135 — CO Code / Title 30 / Article 5 / Section 30-5-135
30-5-135. Kit Carson
Status: in_force

30-5-135. Kit Carson. The county of Kit Carson is hereby established, with the legal capacity and functions of other counties in this state, and the boundaries are as follows:

Beginning at the northeast corner of Elbert county and running west along the north line of said Elbert county to the west line of range fifty-one, west of the sixth principal meridian; thence south on said west line of range fifty-one to the township line between townships eleven and twelve south; thence east along said township line to where it intersects the state line of Kansas; thence north on the east boundary line of Elbert county to the place of beginning.
C.R.S. § 30-1-102 — CO Code / Title 30 / Article 1 / Section 30-1-102
30-1-102. Fees of county treasurer - repeal
Status: repealed

30-1-102. Fees of county treasurer - repeal. (1) The county treasurer shall charge and receive the following fees:

(a) Upon all money received by him or her for town and city taxes except as otherwise provided in section 42-3-107 (24)(c), whether such towns or cities are incorporated under the general laws or by special charter, and anything in said charter to the contrary notwithstanding, and upon all school taxes in counties of the first class, one percent; in counties of the second class, one percent; in counties of every other class, one percent on school taxes and two percent on town and city taxes; except that a collection fee not exceeding one-quarter of one percent shall be charged as provided in section 22-54-119 and no collection fee shall be charged on other school taxes exempt by law from said collection fees;

(b) Upon all moneys received by him for taxes of every other kind in counties of the first class, one percent; second class, one and one-half percent; third class, two percent; fourth class, three percent; fifth class, five percent;

(c) For receiving all moneys other than taxes, one percent, except moneys received from all federal funds derived from any and all sources. No collection fees shall be charged upon any moneys collected and distributed under the provisions of sections 22-54-106 and 22-54-115, C.R.S., or upon other school moneys exempt by law from said collection fees;

(d) Repealed.

(e) For advertising delinquent personal property taxes, ten dollars or the cost of advertising, whichever is greater;

(f) For certifying the amount of taxes due on any parcel of real estate, and for certifying outstanding sales for unpaid taxes with the amount required for redemption, ten dollars for each certificate;

(g) In connection with a sale for delinquent taxes, for advertising each property description that is separately identified by its own parcel number for general property tax purposes, the estimated cost of advertising but not less than ten dollars;

(h) Repealed.

(i) For each certificate of purchase delivered, four dollars;

(j) For endorsing the amount of subsequent taxes paid on tax certificates and the date of payment in the book of tax sales, five dollars for each certificate;

(k) For processing an application for treasurer's deed, thirty-five dollars if the application is not advertised and seventy-five dollars if the application is advertised;

(l) For the assignment of a certificate of purchase, made to the county, city, town, or city and county at any tax sale, to a person desiring to purchase land covered by such certificate, four dollars;

(m) For each notice of purchase required by section 39-11-128 (1), C.R.S., to be served before a treasurer's deed may be issued, the cost of publication in a newspaper where such publication is required;

(n) For each certificate of redemption delivered, seven dollars;

(o) (I) For services in collecting drainage district assessments on or before December 31, 2025, such amount as the board of directors of the district may allow, but not less than twenty-five dollars nor more than one hundred dollars per annum. This subsection (1)(o)(I) is repealed, effective July 1, 2026.

(II) For services in collecting drainage district assessments on and after January 1, 2026, twenty-five hundredths of one percent upon all money received by the county treasurer for assessments levied by the drainage district;

(p) (I) For services in collecting irrigation district assessments on or before December 31, 2025, such amount as the board of directors of the district may allow, but not less than twenty-five dollars nor more than one hundred dollars per annum. This subsection (1)(p)(I) is repealed, effective July 1, 2026.

(II) For services in collecting irrigation district assessments on and after January 1, 2026, twenty-five hundredths of one percent upon all money received by the county treasurer for assessments levied by the irrigation district;

(q) For services rendered in handling the payment of principal and interest on bonds of a school district, such amount as the county treasurer and the board of education shall agree upon, which shall be determined in accordance with the prevailing rate charged for similar services rendered by commercial banks in the state of Colorado;

(r) For preparation of a distraint warrant, fifteen dollars;

(s) For research, the amounts specified in section 24-72-205;

(t) For the notice, computation, and recording provided in section 32-1-1604, C.R.S., thirty dollars.

(1.5) The county treasurer may charge and receive the fee specified in section 42-4-510 (2)(a) for issuing an authentication of paid ad valorem taxes and a transportable manufactured home permit.

(2) None of the provisions of this section shall be applicable to any moneys received or collected by any county treasurer for any hospital established under the provisions of part 3 of article 3 of title 25, C.R.S., or for any health service district embracing only an entire county established under the provisions of article 1 of title 32, C.R.S.

(3) In addition to any other fees to which the county treasurer is entitled and notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (2) of this section, the county treasurer may charge an administrative fee of five dollars when the payment of any real property tax statement, exclusive of any license fees collected pursuant to sections 35-40-205 and 35-57.5-116, C.R.S., is less than ten dollars. The fee shall be credited to the county general fund, pursuant to section 30-25-105, to cover the cost of processing such tax statement.
C.R.S. § 30-10-726 — CO Code / Title 30 / Article 10 / Part 7 / Section 30-10-726
30-10-726. Failure of treasurer to perform duties - penalty
Status: in_force

30-10-726. Failure of treasurer to perform duties - penalty. Every county treasurer who fails, neglects, or refuses to perform the duties of the office of the treasurer set forth in this part 7 is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine of not less than fifty dollars nor more than five hundred dollars, and the court may adjudge that such treasurer be removed from office. This section shall extend to the deputies of every such county treasurer.
C.R.S. § 30-35-711 — CO Code / Title 30 / Article 35 / Part 7 / Section 30-35-711
30-35-711. Redemption of refunding bonds prior to maturity - procedures
Status: in_force

30-35-711. Redemption of refunding bonds prior to maturity - procedures. (1) In the event that any bonds of a home rule county, either bonds issued for refunding purposes or bonds issued for other purposes as set forth in section 30-35-201 (6), have been or are made redeemable prior to their respective maturities and the governing body determines that all or any part of such bonds should be called for redemption, according to their terms, it is the duty of the county clerk and recorder, as soon as the governing body has authorized the redemption, to cause notice to be given of such action.

(2) Such notice shall be given by publication at least one time in a newspaper customarily used by said county for legal notices at least thirty days prior to the date on which said bonds are to be redeemed and paid. Such notice shall contain the place or places and date on which said bonds shall be redeemed and paid, shall describe the bonds by their legal designation, date, number, and amount, and shall state that after the date so fixed for redemption and payment the interest on said bonds shall cease.

(3) After the date so fixed for redemption and payment, the bonds so called for redemption and payment shall cease to draw interest.
C.R.S. § 30-10-804 — CO Code / Title 30 / Article 10 / Part 8 / Section 30-10-804
30-10-804. Assistants - refusal to furnish - appeal
Status: repealed

30-10-804. Assistants - refusal to furnish - appeal. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 30-35-803 — CO Code / Title 30 / Article 35 / Part 8 / Section 30-35-803
30-35-803. Ordinance - taxes - interest - disposition
Status: in_force

30-35-803. Ordinance - taxes - interest - disposition. The issuance of any bonds voted on in accordance with this part 8 shall be authorized by an ordinance, which shall be irrepealable until the bonds therein provided for shall have been fully paid or discharged, specifying the purpose to which the funds to be raised shall be applied and providing for the levy of a tax sufficient to pay the annual interest and extinguish the principal of such bonds within fifteen but not less than ten years from the creation thereof. Such tax, when collected, shall be applied only to the purpose specified in such ordinance until such bonds shall be paid or discharged. Such bonds shall bear interest at a rate or rates and shall be exchanged or sold at a price or prices so that the net effective interest rate of the issue of bonds does not exceed the maximum net effective interest rate authorized. Interest shall be paid semiannually and shall be payable at such place, be in such denominations, and be executed by such officers as may be prescribed in such ordinance. Such bonds may be exchanged for outstanding matured and overdue special assessment bonds or obligations and interest thereon or they may be sold and the proceeds thereof used for the purpose specified in this part 8.
C.R.S. § 30-20-601 — CO Code / Title 30 / Article 20 / Part 6 / Section 30-20-601
30-20-601. Power to make local improvements
Status: in_force

30-20-601. Power to make local improvements. Except as otherwise provided in this part 6, any county in this state may construct any of the local improvements mentioned in this part 6 and fund such improvements by assessing the cost thereof, wholly or in part, upon the property especially benefited by such improvements or, for the funding of improvements authorized by section 30-20-603 (1)(a), (1)(a.5), and (1)(c), by imposing a sales tax throughout the district or by utilizing a combination of such assessments and tax. The improvements shall be authorized by resolution duly adopted and shall be constructed under the direction of the county engineer or other officer having similar duties or under the direction of the board in accordance with plans and specifications adopted by the board.
C.R.S. § 30-24-103 — CO Code / Title 30 / Article 24 / Section 30-24-103
30-24-103. Appropriation
Status: in_force

30-24-103. Appropriation. The boards of county commissioners of the several counties are authorized to appropriate from the county general fund such money as may be necessary to pay the obligations for county agricultural extension and research work as may be authorized.
C.R.S. § 30-20-307 — CO Code / Title 30 / Article 20 / Part 3 / Section 30-20-307
30-20-307. Donations or gifts
Status: in_force

30-20-307. Donations or gifts. Any governmental agency is authorized to accept donations or gifts to the public project from any source, to be used in the best interests of such project.
C.R.S. § 30-5-167 — CO Code / Title 30 / Article 5 / Section 30-5-167
30-5-167. Sedgwick
Status: in_force

30-5-167. Sedgwick. Beginning at the northeast corner boundary of Colorado; thence west on the north boundary line of Colorado to its intersection with the west line of range forty-seven west; thence south on said range line to its intersection with the southern boundary of the northern half of township nine north; thence east on said southern boundary to the east boundary line of Colorado; and thence north on said boundary line to the place of beginning. Said public land survey lines are based upon the sixth principal meridian.
C.R.S. § 30-20-408 — CO Code / Title 30 / Article 20 / Part 4 / Section 30-20-408
30-20-408. No county liability on bonds
Status: in_force

30-20-408. No county liability on bonds. Revenue bonds issued under this part 4 shall not constitute an indebtedness of the county within the meaning of any constitutional or statutory limitations. Each bond issued under this part 4 shall recite in substance that said bond, including interest thereon, is payable solely from the revenues pledged to the payment thereof and that said bond does not constitute a debt of the county within the meaning of any constitutional or statutory limitations.
C.R.S. § 30-10-623 — CO Code / Title 30 / Article 10 / Part 6 / Section 30-10-623
30-10-623. Department of corrections - reimbursement for expenses of coroner
Status: in_force

30-10-623. Department of corrections - reimbursement for expenses of coroner. The department of corrections, from appropriations made by the general assembly, shall reimburse a county for reasonable and necessary costs incurred by the county coroner related to investigations or complete autopsies performed on persons in the custody of the department of corrections. Costs may include transportation, refrigeration, and body bags. The county shall certify these costs to the department, and, upon the approval of the executive director of the department or the executive director's designee, the department shall pay the costs.
C.R.S. § 30-20-1305.5 — CO Code / Title 30 / Article 20 / Part 13 / Section 30-20-1305.5
30-20-1305.5. Powers of a district
Status: in_force

30-20-1305.5. Powers of a district. (1) Each district formed pursuant to this part 13 is an independent public body politic and corporate. Each district is a public instrumentality, and its exercise of the powers specified in this part 13 are deemed and held to be the performance of an essential public function. A district is not an agency of county or state government and is not subject to administrative direction by any department, commission, board, or agency of a county or the state.

(2) In addition to any other powers granted to a district by this part 13, a district has the following powers:

(a) To sue and be sued;

(b) To enter into contracts and agreements including those described in section 29-1-201, C.R.S.;

(c) To acquire real or personal property or an interest in real or personal property;

(d) To sell, convey, lease, exchange, transfer, or otherwise dispose of all or any part of the district's property or assets;

(e) To enter into grant or loan agreements;

(f) In order to carry out the purposes of this part 13, to borrow money as evidenced by revenue bonds, certificates, warrants, notes, and debentures in accordance with the provisions of this part 13;

(g) To adopt an official seal;

(h) To distribute funding to an area outside the district boundaries consistent with this part 13;

(i) To provide services consistent with the federal act and this part 13; and

(j) To invest funding as set forth in section 30-20-1307.

(3) A district does not have the power to levy and collect taxes or to use the power of eminent domain.

(4) Each district formed under this part 13 is subject to the "Local Government Budget Law of Colorado", part 1 of article 1 of title 29, C.R.S., and the "Colorado Local Government Audit Law", part 6 of article 1 of title 29, C.R.S.
C.R.S. § 30-20-1405.5 — CO Code / Title 30 / Article 20 / Part 14 / Section 30-20-1405.5
30-20-1405.5. Waste tire administration fund - creation - clean up - reimbursement - penalties
Status: in_force

30-20-1405.5. Waste tire administration fund - creation - clean up - reimbursement - penalties - rules. [Editor's note: This section is effective July 1, 2025.] (1) (a) There is created in the state treasury the waste tire administration fund, referred to in this section as the "fund".

(b) The fund consists of the waste tire administration fee revenue credited to the fund pursuant to section 30-20-1403 (3)(b) and any other money appropriated or transferred to it.

(c) Money credited to the fund is continuously appropriated to the department for the purposes set forth in subsection (2) of this section.

(2) The department may use the money in the fund for the reasonable direct and indirect costs of conducting the regulatory and administrative functions of the department in implementing this part 14, including:

(a) Inspecting new motor vehicle tire and new trailer tire retailers to determine whether all fees are being collected;

(b) Enforcing the requirements of this part 14 pursuant to existing authority, including sections 30-20-113 and 30-20-114;

(c) Developing a system to address the receipt by registered persons of unmanifested waste tires from unregistered waste tire haulers;

(d) Maintaining an online complaint form and process for law enforcement, fire departments, and citizens to report potential waste tire violations;

(e) Reimbursing the division of fire prevention and control in the department of public safety for:

(I) Inspections of facilities where waste tires are present conducted by the division of fire prevention and control to determine whether the waste tire collection facilities, waste tire processors, and waste tire monofills are in compliance with the rules promulgated by the director of the division pursuant to section 24-33.5-1203.5 (2); and

(II) Technical and other assistance the division of fire prevention and control provides to the department or the public related to waste tires, including assistance related to:

(A) The development of fire prevention education materials; and

(B) Review of fire prevention plans;

(f) Registering and regulating waste tire haulers, waste tire generators, used tire managers, waste tire collection facilities, waste tire processors, mobile processors, waste tire monofills, and end users in accordance with sections 30-20-1408 to 30-20-1417;

(g) Providing grants to law enforcement, fire departments, local health departments, state agencies, and any other applicable entities for purchasing equipment and supplies to implement this part 14;

(h) Training of and enforcement by entities that enforce this part 14;

(i) Awarding grants and developing educational programs for enforcement, fire prevention and suppression, proper waste tire management and disposal, training, and customer technical assistance; and

(j) Any other regulatory or administrative costs related to the department's authority and duties in implementing this part 14.

(3) If the department is denied access or if consent to access has not been given to clean up a site where the department reasonably believes waste tires exist illegally, the department may obtain from the district court for the judicial district in which the property is located a warrant to enter the property and remove the waste tires.

(4) (a) In addition to any penalties assessed, the department may issue an order requiring the owner or operator to compensate the department for the cost of remediation of the site, and the department may request the attorney general to bring suit for compensation from the owner or operator for money expended remediating the site. The department shall use the recovered money to reimburse the fund for actual costs of remediating the site and of seeking compensation pursuant to this section. The state treasurer shall credit all additional money to the general fund.

(b) The department may place a lien on a property on which the department funds the remediation of waste tires pursuant to this section until the costs of remediation have been repaid to the department. If complete repayment has not been made before a sale of the property, the department shall be repaid in full, to the extent possible, from proceeds of the sale.
C.R.S. § 30-20-602 — CO Code / Title 30 / Article 20 / Part 6 / Section 30-20-602
30-20-602. Definitions
Status: repealed

30-20-602. Definitions. As used in this part 6, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) "Assessment unit" means an area within a district which is separately defined for determining assessments payable pursuant to this part 6.

(1.5) "Board" means:

(a) The board of county commissioners of a county or city and county.

(b) Repealed.

(1.7) and (1.8) Repealed.

(2) "District" means the geographical division of the county or counties within which any local improvements are made or proposed, when so declared by resolution of the board. There may be noncontiguous parts or sections within the same county included in one district; except that, in a district in which a sales tax is levied, a noncontiguous part or section may only be included if the owners of any property within such part or section petitioned to be included in the district. No district shall include territory that is included in an undissolved district that was formed for the same type of improvement. Notwithstanding any other provision of this part 6 and except in the case of a district formed prior to December 31, 2002, by a city that has been authorized to become a city and county pursuant to an amendment to the state constitution that has been approved by the registered electors of the state of Colorado, no district in which a sales tax is levied pursuant to section 30-20-604.5 shall be formed that includes territory within a municipality, and any such district shall be as compact as possible. Except as provided in section 30-20-603 (11.5)(b)(I), no district that crosses county boundaries may be formed by intergovernmental agreement or otherwise.

(2.5) "Drainage facility" means any land and improvements thereon, if any, used for the conveyance of water runoff.

(2.7) (a) "Elector of the district" means a person who, at the designated time or event, is registered to vote in accordance with the "Uniform Election Code of 1992", articles 1 to 13 of title 1, C.R.S., and:

(I) Who is a resident of the district or the area to be included in the district; or

(II) Who or whose spouse or civil union partner owns taxable real or personal property within the district or the area to be included in the district whether or not said person resides within the district.

(b) Where the owner of taxable real or personal property specified in subparagraph (II) of paragraph (a) of this subsection (2.7) is not a natural person, an "elector of the district" shall include a natural person designated by such owner to vote for such person. Such designation shall be in writing and filed with the county clerk and recorder. Only one such person may be designated by an owner.

(2.8) "Energy efficiency improvement" means an installation or modification that is designed to reduce energy consumption in residential or commercial buildings and includes, but is not limited to, the following:

(a) Insulation in walls, roofs, floors, and foundations and in heating and cooling distribution systems;

(b) Storm windows and doors, multiglazed windows and doors, heat-absorbing or heat-reflective glazed and coated window and door systems, additional glazing, reductions in glass area, and other window and door system modifications that reduce energy consumption;

(c) Automatic energy control systems;

(d) Heating, ventilating, or air conditioning and distribution system modifications or replacements in buildings or central plants;

(e) Caulking and weatherstripping;

(f) Replacement or modification of lighting fixtures to increase the energy efficiency of the system without increasing the overall illumination of a residential or commercial building unless such increase in illumination is necessary to conform to the applicable building code for the proposed lighting system;

(g) Energy recovery systems;

(h) Daylighting systems; and

(i) Any other modification, installation, or remodeling approved as a utility cost-savings measure by the board.

(2.9) "Informational products and materials" means any marketing or advertising device used to promote the general development of business within a district, but does not include any marketing or advertising device used to promote a single store or company.

(3) "Owner" means the person holding record fee title to real property; except that a person obligated to pay general taxes under a contract to purchase real property shall be considered the owner thereof for the purposes of this part 6, and in such case any other person holding record fee title to such property shall not be considered the owner thereof.

(4) "Property" means all land, whether platted or unplatted, regardless of improvements thereon and regardless of lot or land lines. Lots may be designated in accordance with any recorded map or plat thereof and unplatted lands by any definite description.

(4.3) "Qualified community location" means:

(a) If the affected local electric utility is not an investor-owned utility, an off-site location of a renewable energy improvement that:

(I) Is wholly owned, through either an undivided or a fractional interest, by the owner or owners of the residential or commercial building or buildings that are directly benefited by the renewable energy improvement;

(II) Provides energy as a direct credit on the owner's utility bill; and

(III) Is an encumbrance on the property specifically benefited;

(b) If the affected local electric utility is an investor-owned utility, a community solar garden, as that term is defined in section 40-2-127 (2), or a community geothermal garden, as that term is defined in section 40-2-127.5 (2).

(4.5) "Registered elector" means an elector, as defined in section 1-1-104 (12), C.R.S., who has complied with the registration provisions of the "Uniform Election Code of 1992", articles 1 to 13 of title 1, C.R.S., and who resides within or is eligible to vote in the county.

(4.7) (a) "Renewable energy improvement" means a fixture, product, system, device, or interacting group of devices that produces energy from renewable resources, including photovoltaic systems, solar thermal systems, small wind systems, biomass systems, hydroelectric systems, or geothermal systems, as may be included in the approval of the district by the board, and that either:

(I) Is installed behind the meter of a residential or commercial building; or

(II) Directly benefits a residential or commercial building through a qualified community location.

(b) No renewable energy improvement shall be authorized that interferes with a right held by a public utility under a certificate issued by the public utilities commission under article 5 of title 40, C.R.S. Nothing in this part 6 limits the right of a public utility, subject to article 3 or 3.5 of title 40, C.R.S., or section 40-9.5-106, C.R.S., to assess fees for the use of its facilities, or modifies or expands the net metering limitations established in sections 40-2-124 (7) and 40-9.5-118, C.R.S. Primary jurisdiction to hear any disputes concerning whether a renewable energy improvement interferes with such a right shall lie:

(I) In the case of a regulated utility, with the public utilities commission; and

(II) In the case of a municipally owned utility, with the governing body of such municipality.

(c) "Renewable energy improvement" includes an improvement to the efficiency of a traditional energy fixture.

(5) "Street" means any road or other public thoroughfare.

(6) "Unincorporated area" means any territory within a county which is not within the boundaries of any municipality.
C.R.S. § 30-28-126 — CO Code / Title 30 / Article 28 / Part 1 / Section 30-28-126
30-28-126. Appropriation authorized
Status: in_force

30-28-126. Appropriation authorized. The board of county commissioners is empowered to appropriate out of the general county fund such moneys, otherwise unappropriated, as it may deem fit to finance the work of the county and district planning commissions and of the boards of adjustment, and to enforce the zoning regulations and restrictions which are adopted, and to accept grants of money and service for these purposes and other purposes, in accordance with this part 1, from either private or public sources, state or federal.
C.R.S. § 30-25-111 — CO Code / Title 30 / Article 25 / Part 1 / Section 30-25-111
30-25-111. Proceedings published - failure - penalty
Status: in_force

30-25-111. Proceedings published - failure - penalty. (1) It is the duty of the board of county commissioners of each county to publish in at least one legal newspaper in the county a report of each claim, except salary warrants, and expenditure by it allowed and paid and taxes rebated, disclosing the name of and the amount paid to each individual or firm, a description of the services or material furnished to the county, and, as to other items, the nature of the claim and disclosing the fund charged with each expenditure. Such report shall contain a statement of any contracts for the expenditure of money not paid immediately made by the board of county commissioners, disclosing the nature and purpose of the contract, the parties thereto, and the amounts involved therein. Such reports shall be published at least monthly within thirty days following the end of the period for which made. If no legal newspaper is located in the county, either such reports shall be published in a newspaper of an adjacent county which has general circulation in the county for which the report is made, or the board shall cause such statements to be posted in three conspicuous places in said county, one of which shall be the courthouse door. The county accounting office, if there is one, and otherwise the county clerk and recorder, if he is acting as the accounting agency for the county, shall provide to the board of county commissioners all information necessary for the publication. The published report shall state that it is published under the direction of the board of county commissioners. Nothing in this section shall be construed as requiring the board of county commissioners to publish or make public the names of or individual public welfare payments to, or in behalf of, indigent persons receiving assistance from public welfare programs financed, in whole or in part, by federal or state funds, or any combination thereof, when such publication is specifically forbidden by law.

(1.5) Salary information for all county employees and officials shall be published twice annually in the manner provided in subsection (1) of this section. The first publication shall be in August and shall include each employee's title and gross monthly salary for the prior June. The second publication shall be in February and shall list each employee by title, along with the total amount of gross salary paid to such employee during the prior calendar year. Each publication of salary information shall be accompanied by the countywide average percentage of salary that is paid in addition to regular wages as fringe benefits, including, but not limited to, insurance, medical care, retirement plans, housing, transportation, or other subsidized employee expenses.

(2) It is the duty of the board of county commissioners of each county to publish in some legal newspaper published in the county the semiannual financial statement furnished to the board of county commissioners by the county treasurer which shall include in separate columns the balance at the beginning of the period in each fund kept by the treasurer, the collections to each fund from current taxes, delinquent taxes, miscellaneous collection and transfers, withdrawals from each fund showing cash disbursements, transfers and treasurer's fees, and the balance at the end of the period in each fund. The statement shall be published within sixty days following June thirtieth and December thirty-first each year. If no legal newspaper is located in the county, either such reports shall be published in a newspaper of an adjacent county which has general circulation in the county for which the report is made or the board of county commissioners shall cause such statements to be posted in three conspicuous places in said county, one of which shall be the courthouse door. The county clerk and recorder shall furnish a copy of such proceedings for such publication.

(3) Any willful violation of any provision of this section by any county commissioner or by any person acting as clerk or otherwise for the board of county commissioners in connection with such published reports and the statements contained therein is a misdemeanor, and any person convicted of any violation shall be punished by a fine not exceeding one hundred dollars.

(4) Failure to publish salary information as provided in subsection (1.5) of this section shall be punishable by a civil penalty of not less than five hundred nor more than one thousand five hundred dollars.
C.R.S. § 30-20-421 — CO Code / Title 30 / Article 20 / Part 4 / Section 30-20-421
30-20-421. Prior rates and charges declared valid
Status: in_force

30-20-421. Prior rates and charges declared valid. Any such rates and charges for the connections with, and use of, the system of any county declared or established prior to June 2, 1971, by resolution of the board of county commissioners are, and the same are declared to be, valid and ratified.
C.R.S. § 30-10-422 — CO Code / Title 30 / Article 10 / Part 4 / Section 30-10-422
30-10-422. Clerk and recorder technology fund
Status: repealed

30-10-422. Clerk and recorder technology fund. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 30-20-504 — CO Code / Title 30 / Article 20 / Part 5 / Section 30-20-504
30-20-504. Authority of governing body
Status: in_force

30-20-504. Authority of governing body. (1) Within the unincorporated territory of any county, the governing body of such county is hereby vested with jurisdiction, power, and authority to establish districts for the acquisition, construction, installation, operation, or maintenance of improvements or the provision of services authorized by this part 5. The governing body of a county may establish a district wholly or partially within the boundaries of any municipality or partially within the unincorporated territory of another county if such municipality or county consents by resolution to the establishment of such district.

(2) If a municipality annexes or incorporates any territory within an established district, such territory shall remain in the district unless the municipality notifies the district's board of the municipality's intent to exclude the territory annexed or incorporated from the district. If the municipality notifies the board of its intent to exclude such territory, such exclusion shall take effect January 1 of the year following such notice. Any property excluded from the district under this subsection (2) shall remain subject to payment of its share of any indebtedness or bonds that are outstanding on the date of such exclusion.

(3) At such time as all of the territory included within an existing district that has no outstanding indebtedness or bonds is annexed or incorporated into a municipality, the governing body of the municipality shall exercise all duties of the governing body of the district but continue to act under this section as if it were the board of county commissioners. The presiding officer of the governing body of the municipality shall be ex officio the presiding officer of the board, the clerk of the municipality shall be ex officio the secretary of the board, and the treasurer of the municipality shall be ex officio the treasurer of the board and district.
C.R.S. § 30-11-107 — CO Code / Title 30 / Article 11 / Part 1 / Section 30-11-107
30-11-107. Powers of the board
Status: repealed

30-11-107. Powers of the board. (1) The board of county commissioners of each county has power at any meeting:

(a) To make such orders concerning the property belonging to the county as it deems expedient;

(b) To examine and settle all accounts of the receipts and expenses of the county, to examine and settle and allow all accounts chargeable against the county, and, when so settled, to issue county orders therefor as provided by law;

(c) To build and keep in repair county buildings and cause the same to be insured in the name of the county treasurer for the benefit of the county and, in case there are no county buildings, to provide suitable rooms for county purposes;

(d) (I) To apportion and order the levying of taxes as provided by law; except that, for purposes of the application of any occupational privilege tax, oil and gas wells and their associated production facilities shall not be considered a business or occupation subject to such tax; and

(II) To contract loans in the name and for the benefit of the county for the purpose of erecting necessary public buildings and making or repairing public roads or bridges, when such loans have been authorized by a vote of the legal voters of the county;

(e) To represent the county and have the care of the county property and the management of the business and concerns of the county in all cases where no other provisions are made by law;

(f) To set off, organize, and change the boundaries of precincts in their respective counties and to designate and number such precincts in accordance with sections 1-5-101 and 1-5-101.5, C.R.S.;

(g) To establish one or more voting places in each election precinct, as the convenience of the inhabitants may require;

(h) To lay out, alter, or discontinue any road running into or through such county and also to perform such other duties respecting roads as may be required by law;

(i) To grant such licenses and perform such other duties as are or may be prescribed by law;

(j) To acquire land for, lay out, construct, maintain, and repair airports and landing strips for aircraft, to enter into leases, and to fix and collect charges or fees for the use of such airports and landing strips;

(k) To provide in the county budget for dumping grounds within the county to be used for such purposes as may be prescribed by the board;

(l) To enter into agreements with any municipality for the joint use and occupation of public buildings. The consideration to be paid for such use and occupation shall be paid each year out of current revenues which shall be appropriated annually, and any agreement to make such annual payment shall not be considered or held to be creation of an indebtedness of the county within any constitutional or statutory limitation.

(m) To negotiate with the board or boards of county commissioners of another county or counties, and with the board of governors of the Colorado state university system of Colorado state university, for agricultural extension service to be furnished such counties, and to be financed on a pro rata share by the counties receiving such service;

(n) To create, by resolution duly adopted, the office of county manager, or administrative assistant to the board of county commissioners, or county budget officer, or any other such office as may, in its judgment, be required for the efficient management of the business and concerns of the county. When so created, the board has power to make appointments to such offices, to prescribe the duties to be performed by such appointees, to fix the compensation to be paid to such appointees, and to pay the same from the county general fund. Any persons appointed to such offices shall serve at the pleasure of the board of county commissioners.

(o) To cooperate with other counties and with the state forester in the organization and training of rural fire fighting groups, payment for the operation and maintenance of fire fighting equipment and in sharing the cost of suppressing fires;

(o.5) Repealed.

(p) To purchase all necessary uniforms of the county sheriff, undersheriff, and deputies of the county; but no such uniforms shall be supplied to those persons deputized to perform particular acts, and all such uniforms shall be and remain the property of the county;

(q) To organize, own, operate, control, direct, manage, contract for, or furnish ambulance service;

(r) To provide in the county budget for services for the aged, including but not limited to social and recreational services, medical services, transportation, and homemaker services;

(s) To appropriate moneys from sources other than ad valorem taxes to multijurisdictional housing authorities or housing authorities established under part 5 of article 4 of title 29, C.R.S., from the county general fund;

(t) To set, by resolution duly adopted or by the method provided in the charter of a home rule county, mileage for all county officers, employees, and agents in an amount not less than twenty cents per mile nor more than a rate per mile equal to the standard mileage rate allowed pursuant to 26 U.S.C. sec. 162, as amended, and regulations promulgated thereunder, for each mile actually and necessarily traveled while on official county business;

(u) To expend moneys or make assessments pursuant to paragraph (z) of this subsection (1) for the maintenance of drainage structures and facilities and to accept dedicated or deeded drainage easements or drainageway tracts as county property once drainage structures and facilities on such easements or tracts have been completed and found to meet county specifications and standards;

(v) To provide a job diversion program directing persons making application for or receiving assistance under the Colorado works program, as described in part 7 of article 2 of title 26, C.R.S., into bona fide public or private sector employment;

(w) To expend moneys or make assessments pursuant to paragraph (z) of this subsection (1) for the construction, reconstruction, improvement, or extension of drainage facilities within the unincorporated or incorporated areas of the county and to acquire, by gift, purchase, lease, or the exercise of the right of eminent domain, all lands, easements, or rights in land which are necessary in connection with such construction, reconstruction, improvement, or extension. Drainage facilities shall not be provided in any area which is within an existing drainage district organized or created pursuant to law without the approval of such district.

(x) Repealed.

(y) To expend moneys or make assessments pursuant to paragraph (z) of this subsection (1) for the construction, maintenance, repair, or installation of curbs, gutters, sidewalks, and related structures along residential and commercial streets or alleys and in residential or commercial subdivisions within the unincorporated areas of the county; except that, prior to making an assessment for any purpose authorized by this paragraph (y), the county shall consider cost-sharing alternatives so that a portion of the cost of any project authorized in this paragraph (y) is incurred and paid by the county;

(z) To prescribe, by ordinance adopted, administered, and enforced in accordance with part 4 of article 15 of this title, the mode in which the charges on the respective owners of lots or lands, and on the lots or lands, shall be assessed and determined for the purposes authorized in paragraphs (u), (w), and (y) of this subsection (1);

(aa) To establish policies and procedures regarding entering into contracts binding on the county, and to delegate its power to enter into such contracts pursuant to such policies and procedures, where amounts specified in such policies and procedures and where such contracts otherwise comply with limits and requirements set forth in such policies and procedures;

(bb) To provide for the preservation of the cultural, historic, and architectural history within the county by ordinance or resolution; to delegate the power to designate historic landmarks and historic districts to an historic preservation advisory board; to accept dedicated or deeded easements or other historic property and to expend moneys for the maintenance of such deeded historic land, facilities, and structures; and to receive contributions, gifts, or other support from public and private entities to defray the maintenance costs of such historic land, facilities, and structures;

(cc) By resolution, memorial, plaque, or limited gift, to honor, commemorate, memorialize, or acknowledge outstanding service or other events, including death or retirement of individuals, or actions, accomplishments, or achievements deserving of recognition;

(dd) To enter into installment purchase contracts or shared-savings contracts or otherwise incur indebtedness under section 29-12.5-103, C.R.S., to finance energy conservation and energy saving measures and enter into contracts for an analysis and recommendations pertaining to such measures under section 29-12.5-102, C.R.S.;

(ee) Repealed.

(ff) To set, by written resolution duly adopted by a majority vote of the board and entered in its minutes prior to the county treasurer being sworn into office, the amount of a surety bond to be executed by the treasurer and to authorize the purchase of such a bond by the board;

(gg) To authorize the use of electronic records or signatures and adopt rules, standards, policies, and procedures for use of electronic records or signatures pursuant to article 71.3 of title 24, C.R.S.;

(hh) To establish an affordable housing dwelling unit advisory board for the county in accordance with the requirements of article 26 of title 29, C.R.S.;

(ii) To provide in the county budget for programs that support education and outreach on environmental sustainability and for financing capital improvements for energy efficiency retrofits and the installation of renewable energy fixtures, as defined in section 30-11-107.3, for private residences and commercial property within the county but that do not exempt the county from the requirements of any other statute;

(jj) To encourage homeowners to participate in utility demand-side management programs where applicable;

(kk) [Editor's note: This version of subsection (1)(kk) is effective until January 1, 2026.] (I) To adopt a resolution to authorize, in consultation with the local board of health, local public health agencies, and any water and wastewater service providers serving the county, the use of graywater, as defined in section 25-8-103 (8.3), C.R.S., in compliance with any regulation adopted pursuant to section 25-8-205 (1)(g), C.R.S., and to enforce compliance with the board's resolution.

(II) Before adopting a resolution to authorize the use of graywater pursuant to subparagraph (I) of this paragraph (kk), a board of county commissioners is encouraged to enter into a memorandum of understanding with the local board of health, local public health agencies, and any water and wastewater service providers serving the county concerning graywater usage and the proper installation and operation of graywater treatment works, as defined in section 25-8-103 (8.4), C.R.S.

(kk) [Editor's note: This version of subsection (1)(kk) is effective January 1, 2026.] (I) To adopt a resolution, in consultation with the local board of health, local public health agencies, and any water and wastewater service providers serving the county, regarding the use of graywater, as defined in section 25-8-103 (8.3), in compliance with any regulation adopted pursuant to section 25-8-205 (1)(g), and to enforce compliance with the board's resolution. A board of county commissioners:

(A) May adopt a resolution prohibiting the installation of graywater treatment works, as defined in section 25-8-103 (8.4), and the use of all graywater or prohibiting one or more categories of graywater use that the water quality control commission establishes in rules adopted pursuant to section 25-8-205 (1)(g); and

(B) Pursuant to section 25-8-205.4 (2)(b), shall notify the division of administration within the department of public health and environment of any resolution adopted pursuant to subsection (1)(kk)(I)(A) of this section. A board of county commissioners that sends notice pursuant to this subsection (1)(kk)(I)(B) may subsequently authorize the installation of graywater treatment works and the use of graywater or authorize categories of graywater use previously prohibited at any time by adopting a resolution. A board of county commissioners that subsequently authorizes the use of graywater shall promptly notify the division of administration within the department of public health and environment of the subsequent authorization.

(II) A board of county commissioners that has not prohibited all graywater use pursuant to subsection (1)(kk)(I) of this section is encouraged to enter into a memorandum of understanding with the local board of health, local public health agencies, and any water and wastewater service providers serving the county concerning graywater usage and the proper installation and operation of graywater treatment works, as defined in section 25-8-103 (8.4).

(ll) To enter into loan agreements with any governmental entity that is created by or located within the county in accordance with section 30-25-106.5; and

(mm) To establish and administer an incentive program to directly incentivize improvement in an area of specific local concern related to the use of real property in the county in accordance with section 30-11-132.

(2) (a) Subject to the provisions of part 1 of article 1 of title 29, C.R.S., the board of county commissioners of each county has exclusive power to adopt the annual budget for the operation of the county government, including all offices, departments, boards, commissions, other spending agencies of the county government, and other agencies which are funded in whole or in part by county appropriations. All such entities shall make appropriate budget recommendations each year to the board of county commissioners for the operation of their respective offices; but the final budget determination of each board of county commissioners shall be binding upon each of the respective offices, departments, boards, commissions, other spending agencies of the county government, and other agencies which are funded in whole or in part by county appropriations.

(b) Every decision made by the board of county commissioners in exercising its budget-making power shall be presumed to be a valid exercise of the power granted by paragraph (a) of this subsection (2).

(3) The board of county commissioners of any county eligible to receive impact assistance grants pursuant to part 3 of article 25 of this title may certify a dollar amount to the parks and wildlife commission pursuant to part 3 of article 25 of this title.
C.R.S. § 30-28-401 — CO Code / Title 30 / Article 28 / Part 4 / Section 30-28-401
30-28-401. Legislative declaration
Status: in_force

30-28-401. Legislative declaration. (1) The general assembly hereby finds and declares that:

(a) It is in the public interest to encourage clustering of residential dwellings on tracts of land that are exempt from subdivision regulation by county government pursuant to section 30-28-101 (10)(c)(X), thereby providing a means of preserving common open space, of reducing the extension of roads and utilities to serve the residential development, and of allowing landowners to implement smart growth on land that is exempt from subdivision regulations.

(b) Landowners should have the option to consider cluster development when subdividing land into parcels in a manner that constitutes an alternative to the traditional thirty-five acre interests described in section 30-28-101 (10)(c)(I).

(c) A process should be available for the development of parcels of land for residential purposes that will authorize the use of clustering, water augmentation, density bonuses, not to exceed two units for each thirty-five acre increment, or other incentives, and the transfer of development rights and fulfill the goals of the county to preserve open space, protect wildlife habitat and critical areas, and enhance and maintain the rural character of lands with contiguity to agricultural lands suitable for long-range farming and ranching operations.
C.R.S. § 30-1-105.5 — CO Code / Title 30 / Article 1 / Section 30-1-105.5
30-1-105.5. Two or more papers served on same person or different persons at same time and p
Status: in_force

30-1-105.5. Two or more papers served on same person or different persons at same time and place in same action. (1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, when any sheriff serves two or more papers on the same person, or serves papers on different persons at the same time and place in the same action, the sheriff shall charge the highest individual fee allowable pursuant to section 30-1-104 for the first process and an additional ten dollars for each subsequent process served.

(2) If a county has adopted a zone- or zip code-based mileage fee structure, as that term is described in section 30-1-104 (1)(h.5)(II), when any sheriff serves two or more papers on the same person, or serves papers on different persons at the same time and place in the same action, the sheriff shall charge the single zone- or zip code-based mileage fee for the first process and an additional ten dollars for each subsequent process served.
C.R.S. § 30-2-102 — CO Code / Title 30 / Article 2 / Section 30-2-102
30-2-102. Categorization of counties for fixing salaries of county officers - salary amoun
Status: repealed

30-2-102. Categorization of counties for fixing salaries of county officers - salary amounts - legislative declaration. (1) For the purpose of establishing the salaries of county officers whose terms of office begin prior to January 1, 2016:

(a) Category I counties shall consist of the counties of Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Douglas, El Paso, Jefferson, Larimer, Pueblo, and Weld;

(b) Category II counties shall consist of the counties of Eagle, Fremont, Garfield, La Plata, Mesa, Pitkin, Routt, and Summit;

(c) Category III counties shall consist of the counties of Alamosa, Archuleta, Chaffee, Clear Creek, Delta, Gilpin, Grand, Gunnison, Las Animas, Logan, Moffat, Montezuma, Montrose, Morgan, Otero, Park, Rio Blanco, San Miguel, and Teller;

(d) Category IV counties shall consist of the counties of Custer, Elbert, Huerfano, Kit Carson, Lake, Ouray, Prowers, Rio Grande, Washington, and Yuma;

(e) Category V counties shall consist of the counties of Baca, Bent, Cheyenne, Conejos, Costilla, Crowley, Dolores, Hinsdale, Lincoln, Mineral, Phillips, Saguache, and San Juan;

(f) Category VI counties shall consist of the counties of Jackson, Kiowa, and Sedgwick.

(1.5) (a) For the purpose of establishing the salaries of county officers whose terms of office begin on or after January 1, 2016:

(I) (A) Category I-A counties consist of the counties of Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Douglas, Eagle, El Paso, Jefferson, Larimer, Pueblo, Routt, Summit, and Weld;

(B) Category I-D counties consist of the county of Mesa.

(II) (A) Category II-A counties consist of the counties of Garfield, Grand, and La Plata;

(B) Category II-B counties consist of the counties of Fremont and Pitkin.

(C) Repealed.

(III) (A) Category III-A counties consist of the counties of Archuleta, Chaffee, Clear Creek, Delta, Elbert, Gunnison, Moffat, Montezuma, Montrose, Morgan, Ouray, Park, Rio Blanco, San Miguel, and Teller;

(B) Category III-B counties consist of the counties of Alamosa, Gilpin, and Logan;

(C) Category III-C counties consist of the counties of Las Animas, Rio Grande, and Otero.

(D) (Deleted by amendment, L. 2023.)

(IV) (A) Category IV-A counties consist of the counties of Custer and Prowers;

(B) Category IV-B counties consist of the counties of Kit Carson, Lake, and Washington;

(C) Category IV-C counties consist of the counties of Huerfano and Yuma;

(D) Repealed.

(V) (A) Category V-A counties consist of the counties of Baca, Conejos, Costilla, Hinsdale, Lincoln, Mineral, Phillips, Saguache, and San Juan;

(B) Category V-B counties consist of the county of Crowley;

(C) Category V-C counties consist of the counties of Bent and Dolores;

(D) Category V-D counties consist of the county of Cheyenne.

(VI) (A) Category VI-C counties consist of the counties of Jackson and Sedgwick;

(B) Category VI-D counties consist of the county of Kiowa.

(b) On and after January 1, 2016, the general assembly may amend the provisions of paragraph (a) of this subsection (1.5) by bill to move a county to any of the categories for which salaries are specified in subsection (2.3) of this section to another category. Such amendment shall be made only after giving due consideration to the variations among the counties including population, the number of persons residing in unincorporated areas, assessed valuation, motor vehicle registrations, building permits, military installations, and such other factors as may be relevant to reflect the variations in the workloads and responsibilities of county officers and the tax resources of the several counties.

(2) The annual salaries of county officers whose term of office begins prior to January 1, 2002, shall be as follows:

County

Treasurers,

County County Assessors,

Commissioners Sheriffs and Clerks

(a) Category I 63,203 71,293 63,203

(b) Category II 51,827 57,768 51,827

(c) Category III 41,714 53,091 41,714

(d) Category IV 35,394 47,782 35,394

(e) Category V 32,613 36,405 32,613

(2.1) On and after January 1, 2002, but prior to January 1, 2007, the annual salaries of county officers whose term of office begins on or after January 1, 2002, but prior to January 1, 2007, shall be as follows:

County

Treasurers,

County County Assessors, County

Commissioners Sheriffs and Clerks Coroners

(a) Category I 63,203 95,000 75,500 75,500

(b) Category II 51,827 75,000 62,000 32,000

(c) Category III 41,714 65,000 50,000 25,000

(d) Category IV 35,394 57,000 42,500 17,000

(e) Category V 32,613 42,000 37,500 6,500

(2.2) On and after January 1, 2007, but prior to January 1, 2016, the annual salary of a county officer whose term of office begins on or after January 1, 2007, but prior to January 1, 2016, is as follows:

County

Treasurers,

County County Assessors, County County

Commissioners Sheriffs and Clerks Coroners Surveyors

(a) Category I 87,300 111,100 87,300 87,300 5,500

(b) Category II 72,500 87,700 72,500 44,200 4,400

(c) Category III 58,500 76,000 58,500 33,100 3,300

(d) Category IV 49,700 66,600 49,700 22,100 2,200

(e) Category V 43,800 49,100 43,800 9,900 1,100

(f) Category VI 39,700 46,500 39,700 9,000 1,000

(2.3) (a) Except as provided in subsections (2.3)(b) to (2.3)(f) of this section, on and after January 1, 2016, the annual salary of a county officer whose term of office begins on or after such date is as follows:

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(b) Prior to January 1, 2018, and prior to January 1 each two years thereafter, the director of research of the legislative council appointed pursuant to section 2-3-304 (1) shall adjust the amount of each annual salary in each category specified in subsection (2.3)(a) of this section in accordance with the percentage change over the period in the United States department of labor, bureau of labor statistics, consumer price index for Denver-Aurora-Lakewood for all items and all urban consumers, or its applicable predecessor or successor index. The director of research shall post the adjusted annual salary amounts on the website of the general assembly. The annual salary of a county officer whose term of office begins on or after the date the salaries have been adjusted pursuant to this subsection (2.3)(b) must be as adjusted by the director of research.

(c) The annual salaries of full-time coroners for category II, III, and IV counties, as displayed in bold text and within parentheses in the table in subsection (2.3)(a) of this section, apply only to coroners whose terms begin on or after January 1, 2023, and must be adjusted prior to January 1, 2024, and prior to January 1 each two years thereafter in accordance with subsection (2.3)(b) of this section.

(d) The salary of a full-time category II coroner is equal to the salary of a category II county commissioner, category II county treasurer, category II county assessor, and category II county clerk as indicated by the table in subsection (2.3)(a) of this section. The board of county commissioners may decline the full-time status of a category II coroner for cause, but only after the coroner is given notice and an opportunity to be heard by the board of county commissioners in a public hearing.

(e) A coroner in a category III county may, in consultation with and with approval by the board of county commissioners, determine if a full-time position is appropriate. If a full-time position is agreed upon, the salary of a full-time category III coroner is equal to the salary of a category III county commissioner, category III county treasurer, category III county assessor, and category III county clerk as indicated by the table in subsection (2.3)(a) of this section.

(f) A coroner in a category IV county may, in consultation with and with approval by the board of county commissioners, determine if a full-time position is appropriate. If a full-time position is agreed upon, the salary of a full-time category IV coroner shall be equal to the salary of a category IV county commissioner, category IV county treasurer, category IV county assessor, and category IV county clerk as indicated by the table in subsection (2.3)(a) of this section.

(2.5) Repealed.

(2.7) (Deleted by amendment, L. 97, p. 308, § 1, effective August 6, 1997.)

(2.8) The general assembly hereby finds and declares that:

(a) The rate of compensation of elected county officers shall be provided in accordance with the provisions set forth in section 15 of article XIV of the state constitution;

(b) The salaries of county commissioners, sheriffs, treasurers, assessors, clerk and recorders, coroners, and surveyors have been fixed by law through the enactment of this section.

(c) (Deleted by amendment, L. 98, p. 409, § 1, effective April 21, 1998.)

(3)(a) to (d) Repealed.

(e) Except as provided in subsection (3)(f) of this section, no elected county officer shall have his or her compensation increased or decreased during the term of office to which he or she has been elected or appointed. All actual and necessary expenses of an elected officer incurred while engaged in business on behalf of the county may be allowed by the board of county commissioners and paid out of the county treasury.

(f) An elected county officer in a county classified for salary purposes under subsection (1.5)(a)(III), (1.5)(a)(IV), (1.5)(a)(V), or (1.5)(a)(VI) of this section may elect in his or her sole discretion to receive an amount of salary that is lower than the amount provided for in this section. The amount of the lower salary received by an officer shall be fifty percent of the amount of the salary otherwise provided for the officer as set forth in this section. Any such election shall be set forth in writing and recorded with the office of the county clerk and recorder during the month of November. Any additional money available to a county as a result of an elected county officer making an election pursuant to this subsection (3)(f) shall remain available for expenditure in the county general fund. An elected county officer who elects to receive a lower salary pursuant to this subsection (3)(f) may subsequently elect to receive a higher salary so long as the amount of the higher salary does not exceed the amount provided for in this section. In no event shall an elected county officer make more than one election per year pursuant to this subsection (3)(f).

(4) The board of county commissioners may adjust the salaries established in this section pro rata for county officers working part-time.

(5) The salaries established pursuant to this section shall remain in effect until such time that section 15 of article XIV of the constitution of the state of Colorado is amended to authorize or direct the board of county commissioners in each county to fix the compensation of county officers.

(6) If any provision of this section is found to be unconstitutional by a court of competent jurisdiction, the remaining provisions of this section are valid, unless the court determines that the valid provisions, standing alone, are incomplete and are incapable of being executed.
C.R.S. § 30-5-143 — CO Code / Title 30 / Article 5 / Section 30-5-143
30-5-143. Mesa
Status: in_force

30-5-143. Mesa. So much of the county of Gunnison as is included within the following described boundaries shall be set apart and is hereby established as a county, with the legal capacity and functions of other counties of this state, to be called the county of Mesa:

Beginning at the northwest corner of Pitkin county, and running thence south along and with the western line of Pitkin county to the divide between the waters of the Grand river, now the Colorado river, and the north fork of the Gunnison river; thence southwesterly along and with said divide to the southwestern extremity of the Grand Mesa; thence southwesterly to the mouth of the Rio Dominguez; thence due south to the parallel of thirty-eight degrees and thirty minutes of north latitude; thence west to the western boundary line of the state of Colorado; thence north along said boundary line to the northern boundary line of Gunnison county; and thence east along said northern boundary line of Gunnison county to the place of beginning.
C.R.S. § 30-10-424 — CO Code / Title 30 / Article 10 / Part 4 / Section 30-10-424
30-10-424. Uniform administration - secretary of state
Status: repealed

30-10-424. Uniform administration - secretary of state. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 30-20-1005 — CO Code / Title 30 / Article 20 / Part 10 / Section 30-20-1005
30-20-1005. Used oil disposal limitations
Status: in_force

30-20-1005. Used oil disposal limitations. (1) On and after July 1, 2007, land disposal of residentially generated used oil shall be prohibited.

(2) Notwithstanding subsection (1) of this section, a person may dispose of an item or substance that contains de minimis quantities of used oil in a solid wastes disposal site and facility under subsection (1) of this section if:

(a) To the extent reasonably possible, all oil has been removed from the item or substance; and

(b) No free-flowing oil remains in the item or substance.

(3) A person shall dispose of used oil by delivery to:

(a) A retailer or wholesaler engaged in used oil collection or recycling; or

(b) A collection or recycling facility operating under the laws of this state or under rules promulgated by the United States environmental protection agency.

(4) A retailer shall dispose of used oil by delivery to the agent of a wholesaler or to a collection or recycling facility operating under the laws of this state or under rules promulgated by the United States environmental protection agency.

(5) Every quart of improperly disposed oil shall constitute a separate violation.

(6) (a) Waste haulers shall notify customers that the land disposal of used oil is prohibited.

(b) The notice required in paragraph (a) of this subsection (6) shall explain that used oil shall be disposed of by delivery to a retailer or wholesaler engaged in used oil collection or recycling or a collection or recycling facility operating under the laws of this state or under rules promulgated by the United States environmental protection agency.
C.R.S. § 30-28-130 — CO Code / Title 30 / Article 28 / Part 1 / Section 30-28-130
30-28-130. Notice of intent to withdraw
Status: in_force

30-28-130. Notice of intent to withdraw. Written notice of intent to withdraw shall be given to the regional planning commission at least ninety days prior to the date of intended withdrawal, and no withdrawal shall be effective until such notice has been given. In the event of withdrawal of a county or municipality, no refund shall be made of any moneys paid to the regional planning commission.
C.R.S. § 30-11-123 — CO Code / Title 30 / Article 11 / Part 1 / Section 30-11-123
30-11-123. New business facilities - expansion of existing business facilities - incentives
Status: in_force

30-11-123. New business facilities - expansion of existing business facilities - incentives - limitations - authority to exceed revenue-raising limitations - legislative declaration - definitions. (1) (a) The general assembly hereby finds and declares that the health, safety, and welfare of the people of this state are dependent upon the attraction of new private enterprise as well as the retention and expansion of existing private enterprise; that incentives are often necessary in order to attract private enterprise; and that providing such incentives stimulates economic development in the state and results in the creation and maintenance of new jobs.

(b) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, any county may negotiate for an incentive payment or credit with any taxpayer who establishes a business facility, as defined in section 39-30-105.1 (6)(b), in the county. In no instance may any negotiation result in an annual incentive payment or credit that is greater than the amount of the taxes levied by the county upon the taxable personal property located at or within the business facility and used in connection with the operation of the business facility for the current property tax year. The term of any agreement made prior to August 6, 2014, pursuant to the provisions of this subsection (1) may not exceed ten years, including the term of any original agreement being renewed. The term of any agreement made on or after August 6, 2014, pursuant to this subsection (1) may not exceed thirty-five years, which does not include the term of any prior agreement.

(1.5) (a) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, a county may negotiate an incentive payment or credit for a taxpayer that has an existing business facility located in the county if, based on verifiable documentation, the county is satisfied that there is a substantial risk that the taxpayer will relocate the facility out of state.

(b) The documentation required pursuant to paragraph (a) of this subsection (1.5) must include information that the taxpayer could reasonably and efficiently relocate the facility out of state and that at least one other state is being considered for the relocation. In order to be eligible for a payment or credit under this subsection (1.5), a taxpayer must identify the specific reasons why the taxpayer is considering leaving the state.

(c) A county shall not give an annual incentive payment or credit under this subsection (1.5) that is greater than the amount of the taxes levied by the county upon the taxable personal property located at or within the existing business facility and used in connection with the operation of the existing business facility for the current property tax year. The term of an agreement made prior to August 6, 2014, pursuant to this subsection (1.5) shall not exceed ten years, and this limit includes any renewals of the original agreement. The term of an agreement made on or after August 6, 2014, pursuant to this subsection (1.5) shall not exceed thirty-five years, and this limit does not include the term of any prior agreement. A county shall not give an annual incentive payment or credit under this subsection (1.5), unless the board of county commissioners approves the payment or credit at a public hearing.

(2) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, any county may negotiate for an incentive payment or credit with any taxpayer who expands a facility, as defined in section 39-30-105.1 (6)(e), the expansion of which authorizes a taxpayer to claim a credit described in section 39-30-105.1, and that is located in the county. In no instance may any negotiation result in an annual incentive payment or credit that is greater than the amount of the taxes levied by the county upon the taxable personal property directly attributable to the expansion, located at or within the expanded facility, and used in connection with the operation of the expanded facility for the current property tax year. The term of any agreement made prior to August 6, 2014, pursuant to the provisions of this subsection (2) may not exceed ten years, including the term of any original agreement being renewed. The term of any agreement made on or after August 6, 2014, pursuant to this subsection (2) may not exceed thirty-five years, which does not include the term of any prior agreement.

(3) For purposes of this section, "county" means any county or city and county.

(4) (Deleted by amendment, L. 94, p. 2833, § 3, effective January 1, 1995.)

(5) Any county that negotiates any agreement pursuant to the provisions of this section shall inform any municipality in which a new business facility would be located, or an existing or expanded business facility is located, whichever is applicable, of such negotiations.

(6) Any county may adjust the amount of its tax levy authorized pursuant to the provisions of section 29-1-301, C.R.S., or pursuant to a county home rule charter, whichever is applicable, by an additional amount which does not exceed the total amount of annual incentive payments or credits made by such county in accordance with agreements negotiated pursuant to the provisions of this section or section 39-30-107.5, C.R.S.
C.R.S. § 30-20-1007 — CO Code / Title 30 / Article 20 / Part 10 / Section 30-20-1007
30-20-1007. Waste tires - collection for recycling
Status: repealed

30-20-1007. Waste tires - collection for recycling. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 30-10-403 — CO Code / Title 30 / Article 10 / Part 4 / Section 30-10-403
30-10-403. Deputy clerk - duties
Status: in_force

30-10-403. Deputy clerk - duties. Every county clerk shall appoint a deputy, in writing, under the county clerk's hand, and shall file such appointment in the office of the county clerk; and such deputy, in case of the absence or disability of the county clerk, or in case of a vacancy in the office thereof, shall perform all the duties of the county clerk during such absence or until such vacancy is filled. Every county clerk may appoint other deputies and, if the county clerk has executed a bond pursuant to section 30-10-401 (1), the county clerk's sureties shall be responsible under the bond for the acts of all such deputies.
C.R.S. § 30-35-906 — CO Code / Title 30 / Article 35 / Part 9 / Section 30-35-906
30-35-906. Exclusion
Status: in_force

30-35-906. Exclusion. Real property excluded from a district shall thereafter be subject to the levy of taxes for the payment of its proportionate share of any indebtedness of the district outstanding at the time of such exclusion.
C.R.S. § 30-20-124 — CO Code / Title 30 / Article 20 / Part 1 / Section 30-20-124
30-20-124. Closed landfill remediation grant program - creation - administration - applicat
Status: repealed

30-20-124. Closed landfill remediation grant program - creation - administration - application process - uses of grant program money - advisory committee - rules - fund - evaluation - report - definitions - repeal. (1) Definitions. As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires:

(a) "Advisory committee" means the closed landfill remediation grant program advisory committee created in subsection (6) of this section.

(b) "Cleanup program" means an investigation or remediation conducted and funded pursuant to a state or federal law or program other than this part 1, such as:

(I) The federal "Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980", 42 U.S.C. sec. 9601 et seq., as amended;

(II) The brownfields program of the federal environmental protection agency and the department;

(III) A federal radiation control program such as the "Uranium Mill Tailings Radiation Control Act", 42 U.S.C. sec. 7901 et seq., as amended;

(IV) Article 11 of title 25 concerning radiation control;

(V) Article 15 of title 25 concerning hazardous waste; or

(VI) The federal "Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976", 42 U.S.C. sec. 6901 et seq., as amended.

(c) "Closed landfill" means a landfill that no longer accepts new waste for disposal.

(d) "Commission" means the solid and hazardous waste commission created in section 25-15-302.

(e) "Eligible local government" means a local government that owns a closed landfill that:

(I) Was formerly but is no longer operated by the local government or by any state or federal agency and for which the local government is solely financially responsible for closure and post-closure care;

(II) Is not subject to any investigation or remediation pursuant to a cleanup program; and

(III) Does not have any fully funded private sector financial assurance mechanism in place that adequately resolves the public health and environmental risks associated with the landfill.

(f) "Fund" means the closed landfill remediation grant program fund created in subsection (8) of this section.

(g) "Grant program" means the closed landfill remediation grant program created in subsection (2) of this section.

(h) (I) "Landfill" means a discrete area of land or an excavation where solid wastes are placed for final disposal.

(II) "Landfill" includes:

(A) An ash monofill;

(B) A construction and demolition waste landfill;

(C) An industrial landfill;

(D) A sanitary landfill;

(E) A tire monofill; and

(F) Any similar facility where final disposal of solid waste occurs.

(III) "Landfill" does not include a land application unit, a waste impoundment, or a waste pile.

(i) "Local government" means a home rule or statutory city, county, or city and county.

(2) Grant program created. The closed landfill remediation grant program is created to provide grants to eligible local governments to help pay the costs of environmental remediation efforts for and management of closed landfills that are owned by the eligible local governments. Subject to annual appropriation, grants shall be paid from money in the fund.

(3) Administration. On and after July 1, 2024, the department shall administer the grant program in accordance with rules promulgated by the commission pursuant to subsection (7) of this section and shall consult with the advisory committee to:

(a) Evaluate grant applications using criteria established by the rules; and

(b) Award grants to eligible local governments.

(4) Application process. To receive a grant, an eligible local government must apply to the department in accordance with the rules promulgated by the commission pursuant to subsection (7)(a)(I) of this section.

(5) Uses of grant program money. (a) An eligible local government that receives a grant from the grant program shall use the grant money only to pay for reasonable costs necessary to assess and remediate risks posed by the local government's closed landfill and to comply with applicable law, including paying reasonable expenses necessary to:

(I) Take emergency, preventive, or corrective actions at a closed landfill;

(II) Investigate, design, and implement appropriate remediation actions in accordance with applicable regulations, including retaining private third parties to advise the local government and to perform tasks;

(III) Develop, prepare, and implement plans such as work plans, implementation plans, annual monitoring plans, contingency plans, community relations plans, materials management plans, and post-closure plans, including document review and activity fees in accordance with rules promulgated by the commission;

(IV) Develop and implement a plan for public involvement in the development, implementation, modification, or expansion of remediation measures; and

(V) Perform post-closure care activities, including:

(A) The use of institutional and engineering controls to ensure site conditions remain protective of public health, safety, and welfare and the environment; and

(B) Post-closure monitoring.

(b) When expending any money pursuant to this section, the department, the commission, and any eligible local government that receives a grant from the grant program shall give priority to mitigating the risks posed by solid waste in accordance with section 30-20-101.5 (2) and rules promulgated by the commission concerning the management of solid waste.

(6) Advisory committee created. (a) The closed landfill remediation grant program advisory committee is created in the department to review grant applications and advise the department as described in subsection (3) of this section. On or before May 1, 2024, the commission shall appoint five members to the advisory committee, including:

(I) Two members representing local governments;

(II) Two members representing the department; and

(III) One member with technical expertise who is not affiliated with a local government or with the department.

(b) The members of the advisory committee serve terms of three years; except that:

(I) One of the members initially appointed pursuant to subsection (6)(a)(I) of this section serves an initial term of one year; and

(II) One of the members initially appointed pursuant to subsection (6)(a)(II) of this section serves an initial term of two years.

(c) The members of the advisory committee serve without compensation.

(7) Rules. (a) On or before June 1, 2024, the commission shall promulgate rules for the administration of the grant program as described in this section. At a minimum, the rules must include:

(I) Procedures and timelines by which an eligible local government may apply for a grant;

(II) Safeguards that ensure that the department awards grants on a fair and equitable basis consistent with established priorities;

(III) Criteria for evaluating grant applications and awarding grants;

(IV) Criteria for determining grant amounts;

(V) Reporting requirements for grant recipients; and

(VI) The circumstances, if any, under which a grant applicant may be required to demonstrate matching funds.

(b) When developing criteria for evaluating grant applications and awarding grants pursuant to subsection (7)(a)(III) of this section, the commission shall require that the department:

(I) Before finalizing any decision to award or deny a grant, interview an official of the applicant eligible local government who is familiar with the closed landfill site that is the basis of the grant application;

(II) Give priority to grant applications that concern remediation efforts at closed landfills that are subject to existing compliance orders and at closed landfills that pose the greatest actual risk to public health and the environment. When determining actual risk to public health and the environment, the commission shall require the department to:

(A) Prioritize remediation that enables the state and local governments to protect public health and the environment in a manner that makes efficient use of limited grant funding; and

(B) Consider an eligible local government's technical assessment of the actual risk posed to public health and the environment.

(III) (A) Consider giving priority to grant applications received from eligible local governments that commit matching funds from other sources to pay the costs of the remediation activities that are the basis of the grant application and consider giving priority to grant applications received from eligible local governments based on expenses incurred to date by the eligible local governments in attempting to implement the remediation that is the basis of their grant applications.

(B) In making the considerations described in subsection (7)(b)(III)(A) of this section, consider whether certain eligible local governments should be required to contribute a lower amount or percentage of matching funds than other eligible local governments based on population, as determined pursuant to the most recently published population estimates from the state demographer appointed by the executive director of the department of local affairs.

(8) Cash fund created. (a) The closed landfill remediation grant program fund is created in the state treasury. The fund consists of:

(I) Money that the general assembly may appropriate or transfer to the fund from the general fund or any other fund; and

(II) Money credited to the fund as gifts, grants, and donations pursuant to subsection (8)(d) of this section.

(b) The state treasurer shall credit all interest and income derived from the deposit and investment of money in the fund to the fund. Any unexpended and unencumbered money remaining in the fund at the end of a fiscal year remains in the fund and shall not be credited or transferred to the general fund or any other fund.

(c) The money in the fund is subject to annual appropriation by the general assembly to the department for use for the purposes set forth in this section. The department may expend up to two and one-half percent of the money that is annually appropriated to the department from the fund to pay administrative costs incurred by the department, the commission, and the advisory committee.

(d) The department is authorized to seek, accept, and expend gifts, grants, and donations for the purposes of this section and shall transmit any money received from gifts, grants, or donations to the state treasurer for deposit in the fund.

(e) On August 31, 2033, the state treasurer shall transfer all unexpended and unencumbered money in the fund to the general fund.

(9) Evaluation and funding recommendations. On or before February 1, 2026, and on or before February 1 every three years thereafter, the commission shall evaluate the current and future financial needs of the grant program and make written recommendations to the general assembly regarding funding.

(10) Report. (a) On or before November 1, 2025, and on or before November 1 of each year thereafter, the department shall prepare and post on its public website a report that summarizes the use of all grant money awarded under the grant program in the preceding fiscal year. At a minimum, the report must include:

(I) The number of grant applicants;

(II) The amount of grant money requested by each applicant;

(III) The eligible local governments that were awarded grants;

(IV) The amount of grant money awarded to each grant recipient;

(V) A description of the grant recipient's use of the grant money; and

(VI) The amount of money remaining in the fund on the date of the report.

(b) The department may include the report described in subsection (10)(a) of this section in the department's annual report to the committees of reference of the general assembly pursuant to section 30-20-122 (1)(b).

(11) Repeal. This section is repealed, effective September 1, 2033. Prior to the repeal, the grant program and the advisory committee are scheduled for review in accordance with section 24-34-104.
C.R.S. § 30-7-102 — CO Code / Title 30 / Article 7 / Section 30-7-102
30-7-102. Relocation not affected
Status: in_force

30-7-102. Relocation not affected. Nothing in this article shall affect the right of any county to change the location of its county seat as provided by law.
C.R.S. § 30-5-149 — CO Code / Title 30 / Article 5 / Section 30-5-149
30-5-149. Otero
Status: in_force

30-5-149. Otero. Beginning at the intersection of the south line of township twenty-seven south with the west line of range fifty-nine west; thence north on the west line of range fifty-nine west to the northwest corner of township twenty-six south, range fifty-nine west; thence west on the south line of township twenty-five south, range fifty-nine west, to the southwest corner of said township and range; thence north on the west line of range fifty-nine west to its intersection with the center of the Arkansas River; thence east and southeasterly with the center and meanderings of said river to its intersection with the north line of section twenty-eight, township twenty-two south, range fifty-seven west; thence east on section lines to the west line of range fifty-five west; thence north on said range line to its intersection with the north line of township twenty-two south; thence east on said township line to its intersection with the west line of range fifty-four west; thence north on said range line to its intersection with the fourth standard parallel south; thence east on said parallel to its intersection with the east line of range fifty-four west; thence south on said range line to the southeast corner of township twenty-five south, range fifty-four west; thence west on the north line of township twenty-six south, range fifty-four west, to the northeast corner of said township and range; thence south on the east line of range fifty-four west to its intersection with the south line of township twenty-seven south; and thence west on said township line to the place of beginning. Said public land survey lines are based upon the sixth principal meridian.
C.R.S. § 30-11-104 — CO Code / Title 30 / Article 11 / Part 1 / Section 30-11-104
30-11-104. County buildings - acquisition of land or buildings by eminent domain authorized
Status: in_force

30-11-104. County buildings - acquisition of land or buildings by eminent domain authorized. (1) (a) Each county, at its own expense, shall provide a suitable courthouse, a sufficient jail, and other necessary county buildings and keep them in repair.

(b) For any penal institution that begins operations on or after August 30, 1999, that is operated by or under contract with a county, the county may establish standards relating to space requirements, furnishing requirements, required special use areas or special management housing, and environmental condition requirements, including but not limited to standards pertaining to light, ventilation, temperature, and noise level. If a county does not adopt standards pursuant to this paragraph (b), the penal institution operated by or under contract with the county shall be subject to the standards adopted by the department of public health and environment pursuant to section 25-1.5-101 (1)(i), C.R.S. In establishing such standards, the county is strongly encouraged to consult with national associations that specialize in policies relating to correctional institutions.

(2) Each county has the power to acquire, by eminent domain, land or buildings, or both, for the provision of court and district attorney facilities, jails, and other necessary facilities specifically related thereto. Any acquisitions by eminent domain shall be made in the manner authorized for cities and towns as set forth in article 6 of title 38, C.R.S.
C.R.S. § 30-25-113 — CO Code / Title 30 / Article 25 / Part 1 / Section 30-25-113
30-25-113. Proceedings upon appeal - pleadings
Status: in_force

30-25-113. Proceedings upon appeal - pleadings. The clerk of the board, upon such appeal being taken, shall immediately give notice thereof to the chairman of the board of county commissioners, and shall make out a brief return of the proceedings in the case before the board with its decision thereon, and shall file the same, together with the bond and all papers in the case in his possession, with the clerk of the district court. The appeal shall be docketed and tried in a summary manner, and costs shall be awarded as in appeals from county courts to district courts. If the amount involved exceeds the sum of three hundred dollars, the applicant, within ten days after taking such appeal, shall file a complaint as in other cases in the district court, a copy of which shall also be served upon the clerk of the board, and answer shall be made thereto as in other cases. If the county clerk and recorder is an interested party in such claim, the giving of notice shall be made on the chairman of the board of county commissioners, and the bond provided for in section 30-25-112 shall be approved by the chairman of the board of county commissioners.
C.R.S. § 30-28-133.5 — CO Code / Title 30 / Article 28 / Part 1 / Section 30-28-133.5
30-28-133.5. Review of plats and other plans
Status: in_force

30-28-133.5. Review of plats and other plans. (1) The process for review and approval of any plat or other plan required by section 30-28-133 or 30-28-133.1, for any agreement required by section 30-28-137, or for plans for extensions, betterments, or additions to buildings, structures or plant or other equipment of a public utility under section 30-28-127 shall be conducted pursuant to duly adopted county resolutions, ordinances, or regulations that are available to the applicant prior to commencement of such process. The denial of a plat, plan, or agreement shall be supported by written findings specifying the provisions that the plat, plan, or agreement failed to address or satisfy. The denial of any plat, plan, or agreement shall be based on a failure to conform to the requirements of the adopted resolution, ordinance, or regulation.

(1.5) (a) County resolutions, ordinances, or regulations required by subsection (1) of this section may provide for the delegation by a board of county commissioners to one or more county administrative officials the authority to:

(I) Approve or deny final plats, amendments to final plats, and correction plats insofar as the findings required by section 30-28-133 (6) have previously been made by either the board of county commissioners of the county or by one or more county administrative officials to whom the matter has been delegated in connection with the preliminary plan with which the final plat complies;

(II) Approve subdivision improvement agreements and other agreements required in connection with a final plat, an amendment to a final plat, or correction plat;

(III) Review and approve the data, surveys, analyses, studies, plans, and designs submitted in connection with a final plat, amendment to a final plat, or correction plat; and

(IV) Review and approve any subdivision exemption as authorized by section 30-28-101 (10)(d).

(b) Any delegation of authority made pursuant to subsection (1.5)(a) of this section shall not include:

(I) The approval of any agreement for the expenditure of public funds; or

(II) The waiver or restriction of any appeal process provided by county resolution, ordinance, or regulation.

(c) Any delegation of authority made pursuant to subsection (1.5)(a) of this section must include procedures for public notice and the submission of written comments prior to the administrative approval or denial of a final plat or amendment to a final plat and for the appeal to a board of county commissioners of the county of such administrative approval or denial.

(2) Nothing in this section shall be construed to preclude a county from taking any action permitted by law with respect to the plat, plan, or agreement based on the consideration of the rights and privileges of the owners of subsurface mineral interests and their lessees pursuant to section 30-28-133 (10).

(3) During the administrative review of any plat, plan, or agreement, the county shall make every effort to apprise the applicant of any deficiency or nonconformity in the plat, plan, or agreement prior to any required public hearing. A technical dispute between a licensed or registered professional of the applicant and the county may be referred, at the applicant's request, to a qualified employee in the appropriate state department for a recommendation to facilitate a resolution of the dispute.

(4) The county planning commission or board of county commissioners may request redesign of all or any portion of a plat or plan submitted for approval, but any such request shall be based on specific, objective criteria. If the applicant redesigns the plat or plan in accordance with the request, no further redesign shall be required unless necessary to comply with a duly adopted county resolution, ordinance, or regulation.

(5) Any required public hearing on any plat, plan, or agreement shall be conducted expeditiously and concluded when all those present and wishing to testify have done so. No public hearing shall continue for more than forty days from the date of commencement without the written consent of the applicant. Any continuation of a public hearing shall be to a date certain.

(6) Unless withdrawn by the applicant, any plat, plan, or agreement that has been neither approved, conditionally approved, nor denied within a time certain mutually agreed to by the county and the applicant at the time of filing shall be deemed approved under sections 30-28-127, 30-28-133, 30-28-133.1, or 30-28-137. Such time period may be extended by the county to receive a recommendation from any agency to which a plat or plan was referred pursuant to section 30-28-136, but such extension shall not exceed thirty days unless the agency has notified the county that it will require additional time to complete its recommendation.

(7) Any requirement set forth in this section may be waived in writing by the applicant.
C.R.S. § 30-10-520 — CO Code / Title 30 / Article 10 / Part 5 / Section 30-10-520
30-10-520. Sheriff not to act as attorney
Status: in_force

30-10-520. Sheriff not to act as attorney. No sheriff, undersheriff, or deputy shall appear or advise as attorney or counselor in any case in any court.
C.R.S. § 30-20-409 — CO Code / Title 30 / Article 20 / Part 4 / Section 30-20-409
30-20-409. Remedies of bondholders
Status: in_force

30-20-409. Remedies of bondholders. (1) Subject to any contractual limitations binding upon the holders of any issue of bonds, or trustee therefor, including but not limited to the restriction of the exercise of any remedy to a specified proportion or percentage of such holders, any holder of bonds, or trustee therefor, shall have the right and power, for the equal benefit and protection of all holders of bonds similarly situated:

(a) By mandamus or other suit, action, or proceeding at law or in equity to enforce his rights against the county and its board and any of its officers, agents, and employees and to require and compel such county or such board or any such officers, agents, or employees to perform and carry out their duties and obligations under this part 4 and their covenants and agreements with the bondholders;

(b) By action or suit in equity to require the county and the board thereof to account as if they were the trustee of an express trust;

(c) By action or suit in equity to enjoin any acts or things which may be unlawful or in violation of the rights of the bondholders; and

(d) To bring suit upon the bonds.

(2) No right or remedy conferred by this part 4 upon any holder of bonds or any trustee therefor is intended to be exclusive of any other right or remedy, but each such right or remedy is cumulative and in addition to every other right or remedy and may be exercised without exhausting and without regard to any other remedy conferred by this part 4 or by any other law.
C.R.S. § 30-25-105 — CO Code / Title 30 / Article 25 / Part 1 / Section 30-25-105
30-25-105. County general fund
Status: in_force

30-25-105. County general fund. A fund to be known as the county general fund is hereby created and established in each of the counties of the state of Colorado. The county general fund shall consist of all county revenue except that specifically allocated by law for other purposes.
C.R.S. § 30-15-501 — CO Code / Title 30 / Article 15 / Part 5 / Section 30-15-501
30-15-501. License required
Status: in_force

30-15-501. License required. No person, partnership, or corporation shall operate, conduct, carry on, or maintain a public dance hall, booth, pavilion, or other place where public dances are held without first obtaining a license therefor. Any person, firm, or corporation desiring such license shall make application therefor in writing to the board of county commissioners of the county in which the public dance hall, booth, pavilion, or other place is proposed to be located. The application shall state the name and address of the applicant, if a person; the names and addresses of all the persons composing the partnership, if a partnership; and the names and addresses of the officers and directors of the corporation, if a corporation; a full description of the place and premises at which it is proposed to conduct and carry on such public dances; and the term for which the license is desired. The board of county commissioners has the authority, within its discretion, to grant such license to an applicant for the current calendar year or part thereof unexpired upon the payment by the applicant of a fee of twenty-five dollars to the county treasurer. The license shall authorize the person, firm, or corporation receiving it to operate, conduct, and carry on a public dance hall, booth, or pavilion at such place for the term from the date of its issue to the end of the current calendar year for which it is issued. This part 5 shall not apply to incorporated cities and towns.
C.R.S. § 30-20-1010 — CO Code / Title 30 / Article 20 / Part 10 / Section 30-20-1010
30-20-1010. Violation - penalty
Status: in_force

30-20-1010. Violation - penalty. Any person who violates any provision of this part 10 commits a civil infraction. Each day of violation shall be deemed a separate offense under this section.
C.R.S. § 30-11-131 — CO Code / Title 30 / Article 11 / Part 1 / Section 30-11-131
30-11-131. Regulation of pesticide use - definitions
Status: in_force

30-11-131. Regulation of pesticide use - definitions. (1) A board of county commissioners that adopts an ordinance that concerns pesticides shall file the following with the commissioner of agriculture in accordance with section 35-10-112.5 (4):

(a) A certified copy of the ordinance; and

(b) A map or legal description of the geographic area that the board of county commissioners intends to regulate under the ordinance.

(2) As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires:

(a) "Commissioner of agriculture" means the commissioner of the department of agriculture appointed pursuant to section 35-1-107 (1) or the commissioner's designee.

(b) "Pesticide" has the meaning set forth in section 35-10-103 (10).
C.R.S. § 30-28-302 — CO Code / Title 30 / Article 28 / Part 3 / Section 30-28-302
30-28-302. Definitions
Status: in_force

30-28-302. Definitions. As used in this part 3, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) "Irregular, divided area" means an area containing parcels of less than thirty-five acres which are either irregular parcels or parcels which were platted prior to June 1, 1972.

(2) "Irregular parcel" means a parcel of land which is not uniquely defined on a subdivision plat but which is described by any of the following methods:

(a) An aliquot part of a section;

(b) A metes and bounds description;

(c) A book and page or reception number reference;

(d) Any so-called "assessor's tract";

(e) A description which calls only for the owner's or adjoiner's name.

(3) "Land division study area" means an area of land which qualifies as an irregular, divided area as defined in subsection (1) of this section, and which has been designated by the board of county commissioners for the purpose of preparing a plan for platting in accordance with the provisions of section 30-28-304.

(4) "Land surveyor" means a person registered or licensed pursuant to part 3 of article 120 of title 12.

(5) "Parcel" means a contiguous area of land, except for intervening easements and rights-of-way with a continuous boundary defined either by the methods specified in subsection (2) of this section, when the description of the parcel has been recorded in the office of the county clerk and recorder or by reference to a recorded subdivision plat.

(6) "Property owner" or "owner" means the person or persons who hold title to a parcel of land as shown on the property tax assessment roll in the office of the county assessor.

(7) "Subdivision exemption plat" or "exemption plat" means a subdivision plat which depicts a division of land or the creation of an interest in property for which the board of county commissioners has granted an exemption from subdivision regulations pursuant to section 30-28-101 (10)(d) and which is suitable for recording pursuant to section 38-51-105, C.R.S.

(8) "Subdivision plat" means a map of a platted subdivision recorded for the purpose of creating land parcels which can be identified uniquely by reference to such map.
C.R.S. § 30-1-104 — CO Code / Title 30 / Article 1 / Section 30-1-104
30-1-104. Fees of sheriff
Status: in_force

30-1-104. Fees of sheriff. (1) Fees collected by sheriffs shall be as follows:

(a) For serving and returning summonses or other writ of process in a criminal action not specified in this section, with or without complaint attached, on each party served, in counties of every class, actual expenses, but not more than fifteen dollars;

(a.5) For serving and returning a summons or other writ of process in other than a criminal action not specified in this section, with or without complaint attached, on each party served, in counties of every class, actual expenses, but not more than thirty-five dollars;

(b) For making a return on a summons in a criminal action not served, for each party, in counties of every class, actual expenses, but not more than five dollars;

(b.5) For making a return on a summons in other than a criminal action not served, for each party, in counties of every class, actual expenses, but not more than twenty dollars;

(c) For serving and returning each subpoena in a criminal action on each witness, in counties of every class, actual expenses, but not more than seven dollars and fifty cents;

(c.5) For serving and returning each subpoena in other than a criminal action on each witness, in counties of every class, actual expenses, but not more than sixty dollars;

(d) For making return on a subpoena in a criminal action not served, in counties of every class, five dollars;

(d.5) For making a return on a subpoena in other than a criminal action not served, in counties of every class, actual expenses, but not more than twenty dollars;

(e) For serving each juror in counties of every class, ten dollars;

(f) For serving and returning writ of attachment or replevin on each party, in counties of every class, mileage, as described in paragraph (h.5) of this subsection (1), and actual expenses;

(g) For serving garnishee summons on each party, in counties of every class, actual expenses, but not more than twenty dollars;

(h) Mileage for each mile actually and necessarily traveled in serving each writ, subpoena, or other process in a criminal action, not less than twelve cents nor more than the maximum mileage allowance provided for state officers and employees under section 24-9-104, C.R.S., as determined by resolution of the board of county commissioners of each county or as provided by the charter of a home rule county; except that actual and not constructive mileage shall be allowed in all cases; and, where more than one warrant is served by any officer on one trip, the actual mileage only shall be allowed such officer, and the actual mileage shall be apportioned among the several warrants served on the trip;

(h.5) For mileage:

(I) Not to exceed the mileage rate authorized for county officials and employees pursuant to section 30-11-107 (1)(t), for each mile actually and necessarily traveled in serving each writ, subpoena, or other process in an action other than a criminal action; or

(II) A sheriff may establish a zone- or zip code-based mileage fee structure. The zone- or zip code-based mileage fee structure shall establish a single mileage fee for the service of any writ, subpoena, or other process in an action, other than a criminal action, in each separate zone or zip code, as applicable, in the county. The applicable single mileage fee for a zone or zip code shall be charged for all papers served in the zone or zip code regardless of the number of attempts or actual mileage traveled by a sheriff within the zone or zip code during a sheriff's operational period. The single mileage fees for each zone or zip code shall be set by resolution of the board of county commissioners for the county and posted pursuant to section 30-1-108.

(i) In making demand for payment on executions when payment is not made, in counties of every class, one dollar;

(j) For levying execution or writ of attachment, besides actual custodial and transportation costs necessarily incurred in counties of every class, mileage, as described in paragraph (h.5) of this subsection (1), and actual expenses;

(k) For levying writ of replevin, besides actual custodial and transportation costs necessarily incurred in counties of every class, mileage, as described in paragraph (h.5) of this subsection (1), and actual expenses;

(l) No custodian shall be appointed by the sheriff to take custody of goods by him or her attached, nor shall any deputy be placed in charge thereof, unless the plaintiff or his or her attorney shall request the appointment of such custodian in writing; such custodian or deputy shall receive twelve dollars per diem of twelve hours, or fraction thereof, which shall be taxed as costs in the case;

(m) For making and filing for record a certificate of levy on attachment or other cases, in counties of every class, actual expenses, but not more than thirty dollars;

(n) For committing and discharging convicted prisoners to and from the county jail, in counties of every class, a reasonable fee, not to exceed thirty dollars, which fee shall be collected directly from prisoners at the time of commitment, but shall be refunded to any prisoner who is not convicted;

(o) For serving writ with aid of posse comitatus with actual expenses necessarily incurred in executing said writ, in counties of every class, actual expenses, but not more than sixty dollars; for serving same without aid in counties of every class, actual expenses, but not more than four dollars;

(p) For attending before any judge, court not being in session, with prisoners with writ of habeas corpus for each day of twelve hours, or fraction thereof, in counties of every class, twelve dollars;

(q) For attending courts of record when in session, per diem of twelve hours, or fraction thereof, in counties of every class, twelve dollars; but the attendance upon the county court shall be certified by the judge of said court at the close of each month;

(r) For advertising property for sale, besides the actual cost of the advertising, in counties of every class, actual expenses, but not more than thirty dollars;

(s) For making certificates of sale previous to execution of deed, or on sales of personal property, in counties of every class, actual expenses, but not more than thirty dollars;

(t) For executing and acknowledging deed of sale of real estate, in counties of every class, actual expenses, but not more than forty dollars;

(u) For taking, approving, and returning bond in any case, in counties of every class, a reasonable fee, not to exceed ten dollars;

(v) For executing capias or warrant in criminal cases, on each prisoner named therein, in counties of every class, two dollars;

(w) For transporting insane or other prisoners, besides the actual expenses necessarily incurred, in counties of every class, not less than twelve cents per mile nor more than the maximum mileage allowance provided for state officers and employees under section 24-9-104, C.R.S., as determined by resolution of the board of county commissioners of each county or as provided by the charter of a home rule county, and for the service of mittimus or other process order, whether written or otherwise, in transporting prisoners, in counties of every class, not less than twelve cents per mile nor more than the maximum mileage allowance provided for state officers and employees under section 24-9-104, C.R.S., as determined by resolution of the board of county commissioners of each county or as provided by the charter of a home rule county; except that such mileage shall be only by one officer and no mileage shall be charged upon the guards attending the officer having custody of the prisoner and further except that the guards attending the officer in charge of the prisoner shall receive, besides the expenses necessarily incurred, the sum of twelve dollars per diem of twelve hours, or fraction thereof, to be paid out of the county treasury;

(x) For his or her services in sales of real estate on an execution or decree, order of court, or other court process, besides actual expenses, in counties of every class on all bids under three thousand dollars, twenty dollars; and on all sums bid over three thousand dollars, one percent; but such commission shall in no case exceed the sum of one hundred dollars;

(y) For money collected by sale of personal property, in counties of every class, on all sums bid under five hundred dollars, five percent; on all sums bid over five hundred dollars and under one thousand dollars, six percent; and on all sums bid over one thousand dollars, seven percent; but no fee shall be charged for an auctioneer or other person for making sales of personal property; and in no case shall such commission exceed the sum of one hundred dollars;

(z) For money collected or settlements made without sale, after writ of execution, attachment, or replevin has been placed in his or her hands and levy or demand for payment has been made on the proper party, in counties of every class, on all amounts under five hundred dollars, three percent; on all amounts over five hundred dollars and under one thousand dollars, two percent; and on all amounts over one thousand dollars, one and one-half percent; but the fee in no case shall exceed the sum of one hundred and fifty dollars; and the plaintiff or any person making any settlement shall be liable to the sheriff for such fees;

(aa) For pursuing and capturing, or pursuit without capture, when previously authorized by the board of county commissioners, each prisoner charged with the commission of any crime denominated a felony, beyond the limits of said county, in counties of every class, all necessary expenses of such pursuit, upon a verified, itemized account being presented for the same, together with twelve dollars per diem of twelve hours for the time occupied in such pursuit;

(bb) For serving and returning writ of ne exeat or body attachment, in counties of every class, actual expenses, but not more than twenty dollars;

(cc) For serving copy of execution when making levy on shares of stock under execution, on each party served, in counties of every class, actual expenses, but not more than sixty dollars;

(dd) For making certificates of levy on shares, or otherwise, in counties of every class, actual expenses, but not more than thirty dollars;

(ee) For making return on execution, in counties of every class, actual expenses, but not more than sixty dollars;

(ff) For executing certificate of redemption, in counties of every class, actual expenses, but not more than thirty dollars;

(gg) For service and execution of any writ of restitution or order of possession of premises, besides actual transportation costs necessarily incurred in counties of every class, actual expenses not to exceed two hundred dollars; except that a sheriff may charge for actual expenses in excess of two hundred dollars if the work performed exceeds two hours in duration. A sheriff may charge a fee under this paragraph (gg) after the sheriff has provided a detailed accounting of his or her actual expenses to the person requesting such service. Actual transportation costs assessed pursuant to this paragraph (gg) shall only be charged once per location for each service or execution.

(1.5) If the cost of serving any writ of restitution or order of possession of premises may be provided at a lower cost to a county by a private provider, such county shall contract with a private provider pursuant to a competitive bidding system in which a contract to provide the service of such writs is awarded to the lowest bidder. The provisions of this subsection (1.5) shall not be deemed to authorize that services related to the execution of any writ of restitution or order of possession of premises be provided through private contracting.

(2) As used in this section, "actual expenses" means those personnel and processing costs incurred in typing, processing, filing, and serving said process papers but does not include mileage. Subject to the limitations contained in this section, the fee for each type of service shall be fixed by ordinance or resolution.
C.R.S. § 30-25-112 — CO Code / Title 30 / Article 25 / Part 1 / Section 30-25-112
30-25-112. Appeal on disallowance of claim
Status: in_force

30-25-112. Appeal on disallowance of claim. When any claim of any person against a county is disallowed, in whole or in part, by the board of county commissioners, such person may appeal from the decision of such board to the district court for the same county by causing a written notice of such appeal to be served on the clerk of such board within thirty days after the making of such decision and executing a bond to such county, with sufficient security, to be approved by the clerk of said board, conditioned for the faithful prosecution of such appeal and the payment of all costs that are adjudged against the appellant.
C.R.S. § 30-6-100.3 — CO Code / Title 30 / Article 6 / Section 30-6-100.3
30-6-100.3. Definitions
Status: in_force

30-6-100.3. Definitions. As used in this article, unless the context otherwise requires, "county" means any county or city and county.
C.R.S. § 30-20-109 — CO Code / Title 30 / Article 20 / Part 1 / Section 30-20-109
30-20-109. Commission to promulgate rules - definitions
Status: in_force

30-20-109. Commission to promulgate rules - definitions. (1) The solid and hazardous waste commission shall promulgate rules for the engineering design and operation of solid wastes disposal sites and facilities, which may include:

(a) The establishment of engineering design criteria applicable, but not limited, to protection of surface and subsurface waters, suitable soil characteristics, distance from solid wastes generation centers, access routes, distance from water wells, disposal facility on-site traffic control patterns, insect and rodent control, methods of solid wastes compaction in the disposal fill, confinement of windblown debris, recycling operations, fire prevention, and final closure of the compacted fill;

(b) The establishment of criteria for solid wastes disposal sites and facilities which will place into operation the engineering design for such disposal sites and facilities;

(c) (Deleted by amendment, L. 91, p. 958, § 3, effective July 1, 1991.)

(d) The establishment of a reviewing fee to be charged by the department for the review of any written recommendation and findings of a private contractor who has acted in lieu of the department to review an application for a solid wastes disposal site and facility under the provisions of section 30-20-103.7 for compliance with the state's requirements. Such fee shall not exceed actual and reasonable costs and shall not exceed five thousand dollars.

(e) The establishment of a fee for the technical review described in section 30-20-119 (2), which fee shall not exceed ten thousand dollars, or the actual cost of such technical review.

(1.5) (a) As used in this subsection (1.5):

(I) "EP waste" means exploration and production waste, as that term is defined in section 34-60-103, C.R.S.

(II) "EP waste disposal facility" means a commercial solid wastes disposal site and facility that accepts the deposit of EP waste.

(b) The solid and hazardous waste commission shall promulgate rules that are specifically applicable to the deposit of EP waste at an EP waste disposal facility. The rules shall include the following:

(I) Mandatory set-backs of EP waste disposal facilities of one-half mile from all residences, educational facilities, day care centers, hospitals, nursing homes, jails, hotels, motels, other occupied structures, or outside activity areas such as parks and playing fields as designated in the rules;

(II) Mandatory fabricated liners and monitoring requirements as necessary to prevent the migration of EP waste to groundwater;

(III) Waste analysis and reporting requirements to ensure that only EP waste is disposed of at an EP waste disposal facility;

(IV) Fencing and netting requirements to prevent the public and wildlife from accessing EP waste disposal facilities;

(V) Contingency plans to respond to emergencies, including adequate freeboard, overflow ponds, or both; and

(VI) Financial assurance requirements that are adequate to cover closure and reclamation costs.

(c) Except as provided in paragraph (e) of this subsection (1.5), an EP waste disposal facility that accepted EP waste on or before June 4, 2008, and that had not begun closure by June 4, 2008, shall:

(I) File an application pursuant to section 30-20-103 within three months after the rules promulgated pursuant to this subsection (1.5) become effective with the governing body having jurisdiction to amend the facility's certificate of designation to incorporate the requirements specified in the rules; and

(II) Comply with the rules promulgated pursuant to this subsection (1.5) within twenty-four months after they become effective, unless the EP waste disposal facility demonstrates to the department no later than eighteen months after the rules become effective why it cannot timely comply with the rules and the department agrees to a compliance schedule. In such case, the department may extend the compliance deadline to no more than thirty-six months after the rules become effective; except that nothing in this subsection (1.5) shall be deemed to:

(A) Require an EP waste disposal facility that lawfully accepted EP waste on or before June 4, 2008, to comply with the set-back requirements of this subsection (1.5); or

(B) Place an EP waste disposal facility into noncompliance because of an alleged violation of a set-back requirement of this subsection (1.5) due solely to the fact that a residential or other occupied structure or a designated outside activity area is established within the set-back distance on or after issuance of the certificate of designation pursuant to this subsection (1.5).

(d) The department shall:

(I) Coordinate with the energy and carbon management commission created in section 34-60-104.3 (1), governing bodies having jurisdiction, and the federal bureau of land management to identify potential EP waste disposal sites that are located reasonably close to oil and gas operation areas on either federal or nonfederal land and that meet the set-back requirements of this subsection (1.5); and

(II) To the extent practicable, encourage governing bodies having jurisdiction and the federal bureau of land management to approve the siting of EP waste disposal sites at locations identified pursuant to this paragraph (d) when so requested by a commercial operator.

(e) (I) Upon the recommendation of the department, the solid and hazardous waste commission may waive, for individual impoundments, the requirement imposed pursuant to paragraph (c) of this subsection (1.5) that an EP waste disposal facility that accepted EP waste on or before June 4, 2008, but had not begun closure by that date, must install fabricated liners. The department may recommend a waiver only if all of the following conditions are met:

(A) There have been no unpermitted discharges to groundwater or surface water from the operation of the facility;

(B) Each impoundment for which a waiver is requested is located more than one thousand feet from any public or private water well or surface water;

(C) The owner or operator complies with mandatory monitoring and reporting requirements as determined by the department, including, but not limited to, individual impoundment leak detection monitoring; and

(D) The owner or operator is not subject to any outstanding compliance orders or enforcement actions with regard to the design, operation, or closure of the facility.

(II) If, at any time, the department determines that one or more of the conditions specified in subparagraph (I) of this paragraph (e) are no longer met, the department may bring the relevant information to the solid and hazardous waste commission with a recommendation to rescind the waiver of the requirement to install fabricated liners. If the solid and hazardous waste commission determines that one or more of the conditions are no longer being met, the solid and hazardous waste commission may rescind the waiver and instruct the department to establish a compliance schedule for the owner or operator to install fabricated liners.

(2) The solid and hazardous waste commission may promulgate rules concerning:

(a) The establishment of an initial examination of each application for a solid wastes disposal site and facility to establish the completeness of the information submitted. Such initial examination shall be completed within thirty days after the department receives such application, and the department shall mail written notification to an applicant and to the governing body having jurisdiction within such time period stating the decision of the department to begin its review of such application or to reject the application based on incompleteness.

(b) The establishment of a fee for the review of solid wastes disposal site and facility submittals and the preoperation inspection for such site and facility, for the attendance of department staff at public meetings and associated activities, and for the assessment of remediation activities concerning closed or old disposal sites or spill and incident clean-ups. The total fee charged for the review of an application or amendments to an application shall not exceed the actual documented costs incurred by the department in the performance of these activities and shall be subject to the maximum levels established in accordance with the provisions of subsection (2.5) of this section. Such review shall be completed within one hundred fifty days from date of issuance of the department's decision to begin its review. Moneys from the collection of such fees shall be credited to the solid waste management fund pursuant to the provisions of section 30-20-118. Such moneys shall be used solely to support the application review process and to support the staff of the department involved with such process.

(c) (Deleted by amendment, L. 98, p. 882, § 9, effective July 1, 1998.)

(d) The establishment of criteria for composting sites and facilities for which a certificate of designation is not required under section 30-20-102 (8).

(2.5) The solid and hazardous waste commission shall promulgate rules pertaining to the assessment of annual fees and document review and activity fees to offset program costs from solid waste disposal sites and facilities in accordance with the following requirements:

(a) Annual fees shall be established for solid waste disposal sites and facilities that are not required to pay solid waste user fees imposed pursuant to section 25-16-104.5, C.R.S. The fee imposed by this paragraph (a) shall not exceed five thousand dollars per year per facility; except that a monofill facility that contains coal combustion products shall be exempt from the fee imposed by this paragraph (a). The annual fee shall be uniform among owners of the same type of, and similarly sized, facility and shall consider the department's level of effort in regulating the facilities.

(b) The hourly charge for the document review and activity fees shall be established at a rate comparable to industry rates for performing similar tasks with maximum levels on document review and activity fees that reflect timely and cost-effective reviews.

(c) The department shall provide a receipt for the fees paid pursuant to this subsection (2.5), shall transmit such payments to the state treasurer, and accept the state treasurer's receipt in return for the payments transmitted. The state treasurer shall credit one hundred percent of the fees transmitted pursuant to this paragraph (c) to the solid waste management fund created in section 30-20-118 (1) to be used by the department in carrying out its duties and responsibilities concerning solid waste management.

(2.7) If the department determines that a site or facility is or has been subject to payment of the annual fee requirements pursuant to subsection (2.5) of this section and has not paid any portion of the amount of fees due and owing, in addition to any other remedies the department may have in such circumstances as provided by law, the department may assess the site or facility an additional fee to offset program costs caused by the site or facility, which additional fee shall be equivalent to double the amount of the estimated annual fee, without interest, that the site or facility would have paid the department if the fee had been paid as required by law.

(3) Any applicant aggrieved by a recommendation of the department concerning an application for a solid wastes disposal site and facility shall be entitled to a hearing and review pursuant to the provisions of the "State Administrative Procedure Act", article 4 of title 24, C.R.S.

(4) (a) Any and all rules promulgated by the department of public health and environment prior to the transfer of its rule-making authority under this section to the state board of health shall remain in full force and effect after the date of such transfer.

(b) All acts, orders, and rules adopted by the state board of health under the authority of this part 1 prior to July 1, 2006, that were valid prior to said date and not otherwise subject to judicial review shall, to the extent that they are not inconsistent with said part, be deemed and held to be legal and valid in all respects, as though issued by the solid and hazardous waste commission under the authority of this part 1. No provision of this part 1 shall be construed to validate any actions, orders, or rules that were not valid when adopted by the board of health prior to such date.