C.R.S. § 29-3-103 — CO Code / Title 29 / Article 3 / Section 29-3-103
29-3-103. Definitions
Status: in_force

29-3-103. Definitions. As used in this article 3, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) "Bonds" or "revenue bonds" means bonds, notes, or other securities evidencing an obligation and issued under this article by a county or municipality.

(2) "County" means any county within this state.

(3) "Finance" or "financing" means the issuing of bonds by a county or municipality and the use of substantially all of the proceeds therefrom pursuant to a financing agreement with the user to pay (or to reimburse the user or its designee) for the costs of the acquisition or construction of a project, whether these costs are incurred by the county, the municipality, the user, or a designee of the user. Title to or in the project may at all times remain in the user, and, in such case, the bonds of the county or municipality may be secured by mortgage or other lien upon the project or upon any other property of the user, or both, granted by the owner or by a pledge of one or more notes, debentures, bonds, or other secured or unsecured debt obligations of the user, as the governing body deems advisable, but no county or municipality shall be authorized hereby to pledge any of its property or to otherwise secure the payment of any bonds with its property; except that the county or municipality may pledge the property of the project or revenues therefrom.

(4) "Financing agreement" includes a lease, sublease, installment purchase agreement, rental agreement, option to purchase, or any other agreement, or any combination thereof, entered into in connection with the financing or refinancing of a project pursuant to this article.

(5) "Mortgage" means a deed of trust or any other security device for both real and personal property.

(6) "Municipality" means any city, including without limitation any city or city and county operating under a home rule or special legislative charter, or town within this state.

(7) "Ordinance" means an ordinance of a city, town, or city and county.

(8) "Pollution" means any form of environmental pollution, including but not limited to water pollution, air pollution, pollution caused by solid waste disposal, thermal pollution, radiation contamination, or noise pollution.

(9) "Pollution control facilities" means any land, building, or other improvement and all real or personal property, and any undivided or other interest in any of the foregoing, including without limitation structures, equipment, pipes, pumps, dams, reservoirs, improvements, or other facilities useful for the purpose of reducing, abating, preventing, controlling, or eliminating pollution caused or produced by the operation of any manufacturing, industrial, or commercial enterprise or any utility plant or useful for the purpose of removing or treating any substance in processed material, which material would cause pollution if used without such removal or treatment.

(10) "Project" means any land, building, or other improvement and all real or personal properties, and any undivided or other interest in any of the foregoing, except inventories and raw materials, whether or not in existence, suitable or used for or in connection with any of the following:

(a) Manufacturing, industrial, commercial, agricultural, or business enterprises (including, without limitation, enterprises engaged in storing, warehousing, distributing, selling, or transporting any products of agriculture, industry, commerce, manufacturing, or business), or any utility plant;

(b) Hospital, health-care, or nursing-home facilities (including, without limitation, clinics and out-patient facilities and facilities for the training of hospital, health-care, or nursing-home personnel);

(c) Pollution control facilities;

(d) Residential facilities for low- and middle-income families or persons intended for use as the sole place of residence by the owners or intended occupants. "Low- and middle-income persons and families" means persons and families determined by a county or municipality (which determination shall be conclusive) to lack the financial ability to pay prices or rentals sufficient to induce private enterprise in such county or municipality to build a sufficient supply of adequate, safe, and sanitary dwellings without the special assistance afforded by this article.

(e) Sewage or solid waste disposal facilities;

(f) Facilities for the furnishing and storage of water;

(g) Facilities for the furnishing of energy or gas;

(h) Sports and recreational facilities available for use by members of the general public either as participants or spectators and functionally related and subordinate residential housing facilities, including residential facilities, without regard to the limitations contained in paragraph (d) of this subsection (10), for employees of the persons or entities owning or operating such sports and recreational facilities and facilities located in proximity to and in connection with sports and recreational facilities providing treatment, therapy, or recreational opportunities for persons with mental and physical disabilities and families of such persons;

(i) Convention or trade show facilities;

(j) Airports, facilities for the loading or unloading of unprocessed agricultural products or raw materials, mass commuting facilities, railroad facilities, parking facilities, or storage or training facilities directly related to any of the foregoing;

(k) Research, product-testing, and administrative facilities;

(l) Facilities for private and not-for-profit institutions of higher education; and

(m) Capital improvements to existing single-family residential, multi-family residential, commercial, or industrial structures, to retrofit such structures for significant energy savings or installation of solar or other alternative electrical energy-producing improvements to serve that structure or other structures on contiguous property under common ownership or installation of a system that uses geothermal energy for water heating or space heating or cooling in a single structure.

(10.5) "Refinance" or "refinancing" means the issuing of bonds by a county or municipality and the use of all or substantially all of the proceeds therefrom pursuant to a financing agreement with the user to liquidate any obligations previously incurred to finance or aid in financing of a project specified in paragraphs (b) to (l) of subsection (10) of this section which would constitute such a project had it been originally undertaken and financed by a county or municipality pursuant to this article. Title to or in the project may remain at all times in the user, and in such case, the bonds of the county or municipality may be secured by mortgage or other lien upon the project granted by the owner or by a pledge of one or more notes, debentures, bonds, or other secured or unsecured debt obligations of the user, as the governing body deems advisable.

(11) "Resolution" means a resolution of a county.

(12) "State" means the state of Colorado.

(13) "User" means one or more persons who enter into a financing agreement with any county or municipality relating to a project; except that the user need not be the person actually occupying, operating, or maintaining the project.

(14) "Utility plant" means any facility used for or in connection with the generation, production, transmission, or distribution of electricity; the production, manufacture, storage, or distribution of gas; the transportation or conveyance of gas, oil, or other fluid substance by pipeline; or the diverting, developing, pumping, impounding, distributing, or furnishing of water.
C.R.S. § 29-8-127 — CO Code / Title 29 / Article 8 / Section 29-8-127
29-8-127. Assessment lien
Status: in_force

29-8-127. Assessment lien. All assessments made under this article, together with all interest thereon and penalties for default in payment thereof, and all costs in collecting the same, shall constitute, from the date of the final publication of the assessing resolution, a perpetual lien in the several amounts assessed against each lot or tract of land, and shall have priority over all other liens excepting general tax liens. No sale of property for the nonpayment of taxes or other special assessments shall extinguish the lien of other than the taxes or special assessments for the nonpayment of which such sale is had.
C.R.S. § 29-5-208 — CO Code / Title 29 / Article 5 / Part 2 / Section 29-5-208
29-5-208. Obligation to negotiate in good faith
Status: in_force

29-5-208. Obligation to negotiate in good faith. The public employer and the exclusive representative, through appropriate officials or their representatives, have the authority and the duty to bargain collectively in good faith. The obligation to bargain in good faith does not compel either party to agree to a proposal or make a concession. The obligation to bargain in good faith requires, upon request, the exchange of information possibly relevant to the terms and conditions of employment of the firefighters or the interpretation or application of the terms of any collective bargaining agreement.
C.R.S. § 29-4-721 — CO Code / Title 29 / Article 4 / Part 7 / Section 29-4-721
29-4-721. Remedies
Status: in_force

29-4-721. Remedies. Any holder of bonds issued under the provisions of this part 7, or any coupons appertaining thereto and the trustee under any trust agreement or resolution authorizing the issuance of such bonds, except to the extent the rights under this part 7 may be restricted by such trust agreement or resolution, may, either at law or in equity by suit, action, mandamus, or other proceeding, protect and enforce any and all rights under the laws of the state or granted under this part 7 or under such agreement or resolution, or under any other contract executed by the authority pursuant to this part 7, and may enforce and compel the performance of all duties required by this part 7 or by such trust agreement or resolution to be performed by the authority or by an officer thereof.
C.R.S. § 29-4-314 — CO Code / Title 29 / Article 4 / Part 3 / Section 29-4-314
29-4-314. Supervision of reconstruction agency
Status: in_force

29-4-314. Supervision of reconstruction agency. It is the duty of the authority to keep informed as to the performance by any reconstruction agency of its obligations in the rehabilitation work, and the authority, in the name of and on behalf of the municipality, shall take any legal or other steps deemed by it advisable in case the reconstruction agency fails in the performance of its obligations.
C.R.S. § 29-4-307 — CO Code / Title 29 / Article 4 / Part 3 / Section 29-4-307
29-4-307. Additional powers of authority
Status: in_force

29-4-307. Additional powers of authority. (1) In addition to the powers contained in section 29-4-306, the city council of a municipality may, by ordinance, give the authority of an area any or all of the additional powers set out in this section; and the enumeration of the following powers shall not be taken as a denial of the right of the city council to give the authority such other powers as the city council may determine to be expedient in order to enable the authority to carry out the purposes set out in section 29-4-302 and outlined in the development plan for the area:

(a) The power to acquire, in the name of the municipality, the land in the area by purchase, gift, condemnation, or otherwise;

(b) The power to designate and set aside such part or parts of the area as may be necessary or desirable for public grounds;

(c) The power to vacate existing plats of the area or parts thereof and to replat the same and, with the aid of the proper municipal officials, to lay out, open, change, and establish streets, alleys, parks, playgrounds, or other public grounds;

(d) The power to remove or cause to be removed some or all of the existing structures in the area so as to permit reconstruction and the power to construct or arrange for the construction of public improvements on the public grounds of the area;

(e) The power to secure the necessary funds for the acquisition of the land in the area, the demolition of the existing structures, and the improvement of the public grounds; and for these purposes to borrow money, receive grants, and obtain financial assistance by such other means or methods as may be provided in the development plan for the area;

(f) The power to issue bonds or debentures in payment of moneys borrowed. Such bonds or debentures may be issued either with or without general municipal liability, but general liability bonds may only be issued after being authorized in the manner provided by the general laws of Colorado or by the charter of the municipality. A mortgage may be given on the property in an area, except the public grounds, and the proceeds thereof and the rents therefrom to secure the debentures.

(g) The power and the duty promptly to sell or give long-term leases on all or any part of the property in the area except the public grounds to a reconstruction agency, with the obligation upon the reconstruction agency to improve the property in accordance with the development plan of the area. All deeds or leases shall be executed in the name of the municipality, at the request of the authority, by the officers of the authority, unless some other method of execution is prescribed by the general laws of Colorado or by the charter of the municipality. The authorities shall not have power to construct improvements upon the said property other than public grounds and public buildings thereon, if any.

(h) The power to make such contracts, in the name of the municipality, as may be incidental to the execution of the other powers conferred upon the authority;

(i) The power to initiate and prosecute proceedings, under the general laws of Colorado or under the charter of the municipality, for the assessment of part of the cost of the land in the area to other property specially benefited by the rehabilitation of the area; and

(j) The power to deposit moneys of the authority not then needed in the conduct of its affairs in any depository authorized in section 24-75-603, C.R.S. For the purpose of making such deposits, the authority may appoint, by written resolution, one or more persons to act as custodians of the moneys of the authority. Such persons shall give surety bonds in such amounts and form and for such purposes as the authority requires.
C.R.S. § 29-8-123 — CO Code / Title 29 / Article 8 / Section 29-8-123
29-8-123. Discount - assessment roll returned
Status: in_force

29-8-123. Discount - assessment roll returned. Payment may be made to the city or town treasurer at any time within thirty days after the final publication of the assessing resolution and an allowance of five percent shall be made on all payments made during such period, but not thereafter. In the case of cities and towns, at the expiration of said thirty-day period, the city or town treasurer shall return the local assessment roll to the clerk, therein showing all payments made thereon, with the date of each payment. Said roll shall be certified by the city or town clerk under the seal of the city or town, and be hand delivered to the county treasurer of the same county, with his warrant for the collection of the same. The county treasurer shall show receipt for the same and all such rolls shall be numbered for convenient reference.
C.R.S. § 29-2-114 — CO Code / Title 29 / Article 2 / Part 1 / Section 29-2-114
29-2-114. Retail marijuana excise tax - county - municipality - election
Status: repealed

29-2-114. Retail marijuana excise tax - county - municipality - election. (1) (a) In addition to any sales tax imposed pursuant to section 29-2-103 and articles 26 and 28.8 of title 39, and in addition to the excise tax imposed pursuant to article 28.8 of title 39, each county in the state is authorized to levy, collect, and enforce a county excise tax on the first sale or transfer of unprocessed retail marijuana by a retail marijuana cultivation facility authorized by the county at a rate of up to five percent of the average market rate, as determined by the department of revenue pursuant to section 39-28.8-101 (1), of the unprocessed retail marijuana if the transaction is between affiliated retail marijuana business licensees and at a rate of up to five percent of the contract price, as defined in section 39-28.8-101 (2.5), for unprocessed retail marijuana if the transaction is between unaffiliated retail marijuana business licensees; except that a county is not authorized to levy, collect, and enforce a county excise tax on the first sale or transfer of unprocessed retail marijuana by a retail marijuana cultivation facility pursuant to this subsection (1) within any municipality that levies such an excise tax pursuant to subsection (2) of this section and a county which, before November 1, 2018, obtained the approval of the eligible electors of the county as required by subsection (1)(b) of this section to levy only a county excise tax on the first sale or transfer of unprocessed retail marijuana by a retail marijuana cultivation facility that is calculated based upon the average market rate of unprocessed retail marijuana and in which the eligible electors thereafter rejected a proposed amendment to allow the tax to be calculated based on the contract price for transactions between unaffiliated retail marijuana businesses may continue to collect the tax on such transactions based on an average market rate calculation until December 31, 2020. The tax shall be imposed at the time when the retail marijuana cultivation facility first sells or transfers unprocessed retail marijuana from the retail marijuana cultivation facility to a retail marijuana product manufacturing facility, a retail marijuana store, or another retail marijuana cultivation facility.

(b) No excise tax shall be levied pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (a) of this subsection (1) until the proposal has been referred to and approved by the eligible electors of the county. The adoption procedures for a countywide sales tax, use tax, or both, as specified in this article, shall apply to the referral and approval of an excise tax pursuant to this subsection (1). Any proposal for the levy of an excise tax in accordance with paragraph (a) of this subsection (1) may be submitted to the eligible electors of the county only on the date of the state general election or on the first Tuesday in November of an odd-numbered year, and any election on the proposal must be conducted by the county clerk and recorder in accordance with the "Uniform Election Code of 1992", articles 1 to 13 of title 1, C.R.S.

(2) (a) In addition to any sales tax imposed pursuant to section 29-2-102 and articles 26 and 28.8 of title 39, and in addition to the excise tax imposed pursuant to article 28.8 of title 39, each municipality in the state is authorized to levy, collect, and enforce a municipal excise tax on the first sale or transfer of unprocessed retail marijuana by a retail marijuana cultivation facility at a rate of up to five percent of the average market rate, as determined by the department of revenue pursuant to section 39-28.8-101 (1), of the unprocessed retail marijuana if the transaction is between affiliated retail marijuana business licensees and at a rate of up to five percent of the contract price, as defined in section 39-28.8-101 (2.5), for unprocessed retail marijuana if the transaction is between unaffiliated retail marijuana business licensees; except that a municipality which, before November 1, 2018, obtained the approval of the eligible electors of the municipality as required by subsection (2)(b) of this section to levy only a municipal excise tax on the first sale or transfer of unprocessed retail marijuana by a retail marijuana cultivation facility that is calculated based upon the average market rate of unprocessed retail marijuana and in which the eligible electors thereafter rejected a proposed amendment to allow the tax to be calculated based on the contract price for transactions between unaffiliated retail marijuana businesses may continue to collect the tax on such transactions based on an average market rate calculation until December 31, 2020. The tax shall be imposed at the time when the retail marijuana cultivation facility first sells or transfers unprocessed retail marijuana from the retail marijuana cultivation facility to a retail marijuana product manufacturing facility, a retail marijuana store, or another retail marijuana cultivation facility.

(b) No excise tax shall be levied pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (a) of this subsection (2) until the proposal has been referred to and approved by the eligible electors of the municipality in accordance with the provisions of article 10 of title 31, C.R.S. Any proposal for the levy of an excise tax in accordance with paragraph (a) of this subsection (2) may be submitted to the eligible electors of the municipality on the date of the state general election, on the first Tuesday in November of an odd-numbered year, or on the date of a municipal biennial election. Any election on the proposal shall be conducted by the clerk of the municipality in accordance with the "Colorado Municipal Election Code of 1965", article 10 of title 31, C.R.S.

(3) [Editor's note: This version of subsection (3) is effective until July 1, 2025.] Any excise tax imposed by a county or municipality pursuant to this section shall not be collected, administered, or enforced by the department of revenue, but shall instead be collected, administered, and enforced by the county or municipality imposing the tax.

(3) [Editor's note: This version of subsection (3) is effective July 1, 2025.] Any excise tax imposed by a county or municipality pursuant to this section shall not be collected, administered, or enforced by the department of revenue pursuant to part 2 of this article 2, but shall instead be collected, administered, and enforced by the county or municipality imposing the tax.

(4) A county or municipality in which the eligible electors have approved an excise tax pursuant to this section may credit the revenues collected from the tax to the general fund of the county or municipality or to any special fund created in the county or municipality's treasury. The governing body of a county or municipality may use the revenues collected from the tax imposed pursuant to this section for any purpose as determined by the governing body or the electors of the county or municipality, as applicable.

(5) The provisions of this section shall not be construed to invalidate the presumed legality of any county or municipal excise tax imposed on the first sale or transfer of unprocessed retail marijuana by a retail marijuana cultivation facility that is consistent with this section and that is in addition to any excise tax imposed pursuant to article 28.8 of title 39, C.R.S., and that was approved by the eligible electors of the county or municipality prior to June 4, 2015.

(6) Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit counties and municipalities from cooperating to create a countywide uniform excise tax on the first sale or transfer of unprocessed retail marijuana by a retail marijuana cultivation facility with voluntary abandonment of municipal excise tax ordinances.

(7) If a retail marijuana cultivation facility uses a retail marijuana transporter, as defined in section 44-10-103 (65), to transport unprocessed retail marijuana being sold or transferred by the retail marijuana cultivation facility to a retail marijuana product manufacturer facility, a retail marijuana store, or another retail marijuana cultivation facility, the transportation of the unprocessed retail marijuana by the retail marijuana transporter is not a transfer of unprocessed retail marijuana for the purpose of levying any excise tax imposed pursuant to this section.

(8) Repealed.
C.R.S. § 29-3-123 — CO Code / Title 29 / Article 3 / Section 29-3-123
29-3-123. Sufficiency of article
Status: in_force

29-3-123. Sufficiency of article. (1) This article, without reference to other statutes of the state, constitutes full authority for the exercise of powers granted in this article, including but not limited to the authorization and issuance of bonds under this article.

(2) No other act or law with regard to the authorization or issuance of bonds that provides for an election requiring an approval or in any way impeding or restricting the carrying out of the acts authorized in this article to be done shall be construed as applying to any proceedings taken under this article or acts done pursuant to this article.

(3) The provisions of no other law, either general or local, shall apply to the things authorized to be done in this article, and no board, agency, bureau, commission, or official not designated in this article has any authority or jurisdiction over any of the acts authorized in this article to be done.

(4) No notice, consent, or approval by any public body or officer thereof shall be required as a prerequisite to the sale or issuance of any bonds, the making of any contract or financing agreement, or the exercise of any other power under this article, except as provided in this article.

(5) The powers conferred by this article shall be in addition and supplemental to, and not in substitution for, and the limitations imposed by this article shall not affect, the powers conferred by any other law.

(6) No part of this article shall repeal or affect any other law or part thereof except to the extent that this article is inconsistent with any other law, it being intended that this article shall provide a separate method of accomplishing its objectives and not an exclusive one; and this article shall not be construed as repealing, amending, or changing any such other law except to the extent of such inconsistency.
C.R.S. § 29-4-116 — CO Code / Title 29 / Article 4 / Part 1 / Section 29-4-116
29-4-116. Remedies of an obligee of city
Status: in_force

29-4-116. Remedies of an obligee of city. (1) Any obligee of the city has the right, in addition to all other rights which may be conferred on such obligee, subject only to any contractual restrictions binding upon such obligee:

(a) By mandamus, suit, action, or proceeding in law or equity, all of which may be joined in one action, to compel the performance by the city and any officer, agent, or employee of the city of every term, provision, and covenant contained in any trust indenture, mortgage, lease, or other agreement relating to a housing project to which the city is a party, and to require the carrying out of any or all covenants and agreements and the fulfillment of all duties imposed upon the city by this part 1;

(b) By suit, action, or proceeding in equity to enjoin any acts or things which may be unlawful, or the violation of any of the rights of such obligee of the city;

(c) By suit, action, or proceeding in any court of competent jurisdiction to cause possession of any housing project or any part thereof to be surrendered to any obligee having the right to such possession pursuant to any mortgage, lease, or contract with the city.
C.R.S. § 29-2-301 — CO Code / Title 29 / Article 2 / Part 3 / Section 29-2-301
29-2-301. Definitions
Status: in_force

29-2-301. Definitions. [Editor's note: This section is effective July 1, 2025.] As used in this part 3, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) "Department" means the department of revenue.

(2) "Executive director" means the executive director of the department.

(3) "Local government" means home rule and statutory cities, towns, cities and counties, and counties.
C.R.S. § 29-1-601 — CO Code / Title 29 / Article 1 / Part 6 / Section 29-1-601
29-1-601. Short title
Status: in_force

29-1-601. Short title. This part 6 shall be known and may be cited as the "Colorado Local Government Audit Law".
C.R.S. § 29-22-105 — CO Code / Title 29 / Article 22 / Section 29-22-105
29-22-105. Additional reimbursement for costs of assistance - subrogation of rights - recov
Status: in_force

29-22-105. Additional reimbursement for costs of assistance - subrogation of rights - recovery of reimbursements by attorney general. Whenever any fire department or other public agency provides assistance to a designated emergency response authority, as provided in section 29-22-103 or 29-22-104, outside of the area of its jurisdiction, whenever assistance to a designated emergency response authority is provided pursuant to a mutual aid agreement, or whenever the department of public health and environment or the county, district, or municipal public health agency provides services such as laboratory analyses, waste removal, transportation, storage, or disposal, the reasonable documented costs of the equipment, supplies, analyses, and personnel provided by such fire department or public agency may be reimbursed, subject to guidelines by the executive director of the department of public safety. Reimbursement shall be for costs not recovered pursuant to section 29-22-104 and shall be out of any moneys made available by legislative appropriation therefor. In the event of such reimbursement, the state of Colorado shall be subrogated to any rights of such fire department or public agency with respect to the amounts so reimbursed. The attorney general shall pursue all available remedies to recover any moneys paid out pursuant to this section from the person responsible for said incident. Any moneys recovered by the attorney general shall be transmitted to the state treasurer. Nothing in this article shall be construed to enlarge or impair any right of recovery or subrogation arising under any other provision of law. The attorney general shall not attempt to recover any moneys from any person responding to a hazardous substance incident pursuant to a mutual aid agreement or to any provision of this article.
C.R.S. § 29-11-202 — CO Code / Title 29 / Article 11 / Part 2 / Section 29-11-202
29-11-202. Definitions
Status: repealed

29-11-202. Definitions. As used in this part 2, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) "Behavioral health administration" or "BHA" means the behavioral health administration established in section 27-50-102.

(1.5) "Colorado 2-1-1 collaborative" means the group authorized by the public utilities commission to establish the provision of human services referral services in the state of Colorado.

(2) Repealed.

(3) "Human services referral service provider" means an entity that is authorized by the Colorado 2-1-1 collaborative to provide health and human services referral information.

(4) Repealed.
C.R.S. § 29-33-105 — CO Code / Title 29 / Article 33 / Section 29-33-105
29-33-105. Enforcement - rules
Status: in_force

29-33-105. Enforcement - rules. (1) An aggrieved party is barred from filing a claim that alleges that a public employer has violated this article 33 unless the claim is filed within six months after the date on which the aggrieved party knew or reasonably should have known of the alleged violation.

(2) The division shall enforce the rights and obligations of this article 33 and promulgate rules as may be necessary to implement this article 33. The division must consider the unique circumstances of rural counties as defined in section 29-33-103 (1)(b) in assigning remedies during the rulemaking process. The division shall create and administer a process to accept, review, and investigate complaints or other leads concerning a violation that, in the director's good faith discretion and judgment, warrants investigation. The division also may:

(a) Publish guidance on other possible employee redress for those whose claims are not investigated; and

(b) At its discretion, provide alternative dispute resolution consistent with sections 8-3-112 and 8-3-113.

(3) The division has the authority to adjudicate unfair labor practice charges and issue decisions pursuant to article 3 of title 8.

(4) A party may appeal the division's final decision to the Colorado court of appeals and the court's review must be limited to determining whether the division has exceeded its jurisdiction or abused its discretion based on the evidence in the record before the division.

(5) The court of appeals shall uphold the action of the division and take appropriate steps to enforce the action unless the court concludes that the final decision is:

(a) Arbitrary, capricious, or an abuse of discretion; or

(b) Otherwise not in accordance with law.

(6) The division may enforce provisions of this article 33 through the imposition of appropriate administrative remedies, including remedies to address any loss suffered by a public employee or group of public employees from unlawful conduct.

(7) Any funds appropriated to cover the division's costs relating to the enforcement of this article 33 must be from the general fund.

(8) No public employer has the authority to waive any provisions of this article, and any law, rule, or policy that authorizes a waiver is null and void.
C.R.S. § 29-8-134 — CO Code / Title 29 / Article 8 / Section 29-8-134
29-8-134. Notice of possible disconnection
Status: in_force

29-8-134. Notice of possible disconnection. There shall be included in the notice of the public hearing concerning the improvements required by section 29-8-110 notice that all owners of land within the local improvement district may file written requests for inclusion of the cost of conversion of utility facilities upon their property within the contemplation of section 29-8-133. Such notice shall further advise that any owner who does not execute the objections provided for in section 29-8-133, or otherwise provide for underground service connections to his property, in a manner satisfactory to the public utility involved, shall be subject to disconnection from the electric or communication facilities providing service to all buildings, structures, and improvements located upon the lot or parcel.
C.R.S. § 29-5-112 — CO Code / Title 29 / Article 5 / Part 1 / Section 29-5-112
29-5-112. Dog interactions with local law enforcement officers - training to be provided b
Status: in_force

29-5-112. Dog interactions with local law enforcement officers - training to be provided by local law enforcement agencies - policies and procedures - scope - task force - creation - composition - immunity - short title - legislative declaration - definitions. (1) Short title. This section shall be known and may be cited as the "Dog Protection Act".

(2) Legislative declaration. The general assembly finds, determines, and declares that it is the policy of this state to prevent, whenever possible, the shooting of dogs by local law enforcement officers in the course of performing their official duties. It is therefore the intent of the general assembly to:

(a) Require training for officers of local law enforcement agencies on differentiating between canine behaviors that indicate imminent danger of attack to persons and benign behaviors commonly exhibited by dogs, such as barking, that do not suggest or pose imminent danger of attack;

(b) Require local law enforcement agencies in the state to adopt policies and procedures for use of lethal and nonlethal force against dogs, which policies and procedures must:

(I) Emphasize alternative methods that may be employed when dogs are encountered; and

(II) Allow a dog owner or animal control officer, whenever the owner or an animal control officer is present and it is feasible, the opportunity to control or remove a dog from the immediate area in order to permit a local law enforcement officer to discharge his or her duties;

(c) Recognize the important work of the dog protection task force in developing the training and incorporating the specifics of the training into the statutes. The seventeen members appointed to the task force represented a victim of a dog shooting, veterinarians, animal welfare advocates, animal behaviorists, animal control officers, the sheriffs, the police, and legal professionals. The training includes instruction regarding a dog's body language and how to interpret it, scene assessment, tools to use in dog encounters, situations involving multiple dogs, how to interact with a dog, and responses to dog behavior. The dog encounters training required by this section was designed to protect law enforcement officers, animal control officers, dog owners, innocent bystanders, and the dog. The training is not intended to provide dangerous dog training. Most importantly, the training was designed to limit, as much as feasible, the instances in which an officer would need to use deadly force against a dog, since the possibility of collateral damage, injury, or death from stray rounds is ever-present when a law enforcement officer uses deadly force.

(3) Definitions. As used in this section:

(a) "Dog" means any canine animal owned for domestic, companionship, service, therapeutic, assistance, sporting, working, ranching, or shepherding purposes.

(b) "Dog owner" means a person owning, possessing, harboring, keeping, having guardianship of, having financial or property interest in, or having control or custody of, a dog.

(c) "Licensed veterinarian" means a person who is licensed pursuant to article 315 of title 12 to practice veterinary medicine in this state.

(d) "Local law enforcement agency" means a municipal police department or a county sheriff's office.

(e) "Local law enforcement officer" means any officer in a local law enforcement agency. The term does not include an animal control officer, code enforcement officer, or a deputy sheriff who is assigned exclusively to work in jails, court security, or administration.

(4) Training required. (a) (I) Each local law enforcement agency is required to provide to its officers training pertaining to encounters with dogs in the course of duty. At a minimum, the training must cover the policies and procedures adopted by the agency pursuant to subsection (6) of this section and assist officers in assessing what dog posture, barking and other vocalizations, and facial expressions typically signify, the options for distracting and escaping from a dog, options for safely capturing a dog, and defensive options in dealing with a dog.

(II) Each local law enforcement agency in the state shall:

(A) Develop, by September 1, 2014, a training program consistent with the requirements of this section and the minimum training curricula developed by the dog protection task force pursuant to subsection (5) of this section;

(B) Require its current local law enforcement officers to complete the training program required by this subsection (4) by June 30, 2015; and

(C) Require all local law enforcement officers hired on or after June 30, 2015, to complete the training required by this subsection (4) within each officer's first year of employment.

(b) (I) In establishing the training program required by this subsection (4), a local law enforcement agency shall adopt or incorporate any minimum training curricula developed by the dog protection task force created in subsection (5) of this section.

(II) (A) The training program required by this subsection (4) must be wholly or principally provided or overseen by either a qualified animal behavior expert or licensed veterinarian. The qualified animal behavior expert or licensed veterinarian selected to provide the training must possess the minimum qualifications specified by the dog protection task force created in subsection (5) of this section.

(B) Nothing in sub-subparagraph (A) of this subparagraph (II) requires live, in-person training be provided to local law enforcement agencies by qualified animal behavior experts or licensed veterinarians.

(III) In order to reduce the costs of providing the training program required by this subsection (4), a local law enforcement agency may develop its own web- or video-based training or utilize such training developed by the dog protection task force under subparagraph (III) of paragraph (d) of subsection (5) of this section, and local law enforcement agencies are encouraged to seek qualified animal behavior experts or licensed veterinarians who will volunteer to provide or participate in the training.

(IV) A local law enforcement agency may collaborate with county sheriffs of Colorado, incorporated, the Colorado association of chiefs of police, the Colorado fraternal order of police, and the Colorado veterinary medical association, as well as nonprofit organizations engaged in animal welfare, to develop the training program required by this subsection (4).

(c) (I) The training program required by this subsection (4) must consist of a minimum of three hours of training for local law enforcement officers.

(II) Nothing in this section prevents a local law enforcement agency from implementing a training program or adopting policies and procedures that exceed the minimum number of hours or other requirements set forth in this section and by the dog protection task force pursuant to subsection (5) of this section.

(5) Task force. (a) There is hereby created the dog protection task force.

(b) (I) The task force consists of the following nineteen members:

(A) Three licensed veterinarians appointed by the Colorado veterinary medical association or its successor entity;

(B) Two representatives of the Colorado federation of animal welfare agencies or its successor entity;

(C) One animal behaviorist or animal behavior expert appointed by the Colorado federation of dog clubs or its successor entity;

(D) Two representatives of the Colorado association of animal control officers or its successor entity;

(E) Three sheriffs or deputy sheriffs representing county sheriffs of Colorado, incorporated, or its successor entity, one of whom must have at least two years of experience working in a K-9 unit and one of whom must work in a county with a population of fewer than one hundred fifty thousand persons;

(F) Three representatives of the Colorado association of chiefs of police or its successor entity, one of whom must have at least two years of experience working in a K-9 unit and one of whom must work in a municipality with a population of fewer than twenty-five thousand persons;

(G) One representative of the Colorado fraternal order of police or its successor entity;

(H) Three persons appointed by the Colorado bar association or its successor entity, two of whom must be attorneys with expertise and experience in animal law and dog shooting cases, and one of whom must be a person, who need not be an attorney, who owns or owned a dog shot by a local law enforcement officer; and

(I) One member, appointed by the Colorado veterinary medical association, with expertise in canine behavior or other animal behavior. Licensed veterinarians and attorneys are ineligible for appointment under this sub-subparagraph (I).

(II) The entities responsible for appointing task force members shall notify the Colorado veterinary medical association in writing of the identity of their appointees prior to the first meeting of the task force and upon any change in their appointees.

(III) Members of the task force shall not be compensated for, or reimbursed for expenses incurred in, attending meetings of the task force.

(IV) The following two members are co-chairs of the task force:

(A) One of the veterinarians appointed pursuant to sub-subparagraph (A) of subparagraph (I) of this paragraph (b), which co-chair shall be named by the Colorado veterinary medical association; and

(B) One of the members appointed pursuant to either sub-subparagraph (E) or (F) of subparagraph (I) of this paragraph (b), as mutually agreed to by the appointing authorities.

(c) (I) The task force shall hold its first meeting no later than September 1, 2013.

(II) (A) The task force shall meet as often as necessary to complete the tasks described under paragraph (d) of this subsection (5) on or before July 1, 2014.

(B) After July 1, 2014, and prior to January 31, 2015, the task force shall meet as often as it deems necessary, but no less frequently than once, to ensure that the curriculum, guidelines, and web- or video-based training are implemented and effective.

(III) The task force shall hold its meetings and staff those meetings in a location offered for those purposes by one of the entities represented with task force membership, with preference accorded for the principal office of the Colorado veterinary medical association.

(d) By July 1, 2014, the task force shall:

(I) Develop minimum training curricula that a local law enforcement agency must use to fulfill the training requirement of subparagraph (I) of paragraph (a) of subsection (4) of this section;

(II) Specify the appropriate minimum qualifications, including education, experience, or skills, that an animal behavior expert or licensed veterinarian providing the training pursuant to subparagraph (I) of paragraph (b) of subsection (4) of this section must possess; and

(III) Develop, using volunteered and donated resources to the greatest extent possible, web- or video-based training that may be utilized by a local law enforcement agency to fulfill the training requirement of subsection (4) of this section.

(e) The task force shall not recommend that the training required under this section be conducted by the peace officers standards and training board created in part 3 of article 31 of title 24, C.R.S.

(f) The curricula, qualifications, and web- or video-based instruction described in paragraph (d) of this subsection (5) must be readily accessible by Colorado's local law enforcement agencies on one or more internet websites designated by the task force.

(g) The task force created by paragraph (a) of this subsection (5) is dissolved, effective January 31, 2015.

(6) Policies and procedures. (a) (I) In addition to the training program developed under subsection (4) of this section, not later than September 1, 2014, each local law enforcement agency in the state shall adopt written policies and procedures that are specifically designed to address encounters with dogs occurring in the course of duty and the use of force against such dogs.

(II) At a minimum, the policies and procedures must address the following:

(A) The identification and meaning of common canine behaviors, and differentiating between dogs that are exhibiting behavior that puts local law enforcement officers or other persons in imminent danger and dogs who are not engaging in such behavior;

(B) The alternatives to lethal use of force against dogs;

(C) The reasonable opportunity for a dog owner to control or remove his or her dog from the immediate area. The policies and procedures adopted in accordance with this sub-subparagraph (C) must allow a local law enforcement officer to take into account the officer's own safety and the safety of other persons in the area, the availability of nonlethal equipment, the feasibility of so allowing a dog owner to act considering the totality of the circumstances, including the presence of an animal control officer or whether the call is a location that is listed in the dangerous dog registry created in section 35-42-115, C.R.S., or is a location at which illegal narcotics are suspected to be manufactured or trafficked, or any exigencies that may be present, such as when the local law enforcement officer is responding to a call that asserts or suggests that a person has been bitten by a dog or is in physical danger.

(b) Each local law enforcement agency shall make the written policies and procedures available to the public for inspection in accordance with the "Colorado Open Records Act", part 2 of article 72 of title 24, C.R.S.

(7) Immunity. All task force members, as volunteers, are immune from civil actions and liabilities pursuant to section 13-21-115.5, C.R.S.

(8) Scope and effect. (a) This section applies only to local law enforcement agencies and is not intended to affect, implicate, or abrogate the authority of the peace officers standards and training board created in part 3 of article 31 of title 24, C.R.S.

(b) This section is not intended to apply to situations in which a dog is shot accidentally, including when a local law enforcement officer intends to fire at a person but inadvertently shoots a dog.

(c) Nothing in this section affects or abrogates the ability of any duly authorized person to impound or euthanize a dog in accordance with section 18-9-202.5, C.R.S., or in accordance with any resolution adopted pursuant to section 30-15-101, C.R.S.
C.R.S. § 29-20-111 — CO Code / Title 29 / Article 20 / Part 1 / Section 29-20-111
29-20-111. Local government residential occupancy limits - short title - legislative declar
Status: in_force

29-20-111. Local government residential occupancy limits - short title - legislative declaration - definition. (1) The short title of this section is the "HOME (Harmonizing Occupancy Measures Equitably) Act".

(2) The general assembly finds and declares that occupancy limits and the increased availability of housing are matters of mixed statewide and local concern.

(3) A local government shall not limit the number of people who may live together in a single dwelling based on familial relationship. Local governments retain the authority to implement residential occupancy limits based only on:

(a) Demonstrated health and safety standards, such as international building code standards, fire code regulations, or Colorado department of public health and environment wastewater and water quality standards; or

(b) Local, state, federal, or political subdivision affordable housing program guidelines.

(4) As used in this section, "local government" means a home rule or statutory city, home rule or statutory county, town, territorial charter city, or city and county.
C.R.S. § 29-1-804 — CO Code / Title 29 / Article 1 / Part 8 / Section 29-1-804
29-1-804. Exceptions - state-mandated charges
Status: in_force

29-1-804. Exceptions - state-mandated charges. This part 8 shall not apply to rates, fees, charges, or other requirements which a local government is expressly required to collect by state statute and which are not imposed to fund programs, services, or facilities of the local government.
C.R.S. § 29-35-303 — CO Code / Title 29 / Article 35 / Part 3 / Section 29-35-303
29-35-303. Limitations on minimum parking requirements
Status: in_force

29-35-303. Limitations on minimum parking requirements. (1) On or after June 30, 2025, a municipality shall neither enact nor enforce local laws that establish a minimum parking requirement that applies to a land use approval for a multifamily residential development, adaptive re-use for residential purposes, or adaptive re-use mixed-use purposes which include at least fifty percent of use for residential purposes that is within the municipality, a metropolitan planning organization, and at least partially within an applicable transit service area.

(2) On or after June 30, 2025, a county shall neither enact nor enforce local laws that establish a minimum parking requirement that applies to a land use approval for a multifamily residential development, adaptive re-use for residential purposes, or adaptive re-use mixed-use purposes which include at least fifty percent of use for residential purposes that is within the unincorporated area of the county, a metropolitan planning organization, and at least partially within an applicable transit service area.

(3) Nothing in this section:

(a) Lowers the protections provided for persons with disabilities, including the number of parking spaces for persons who are mobility impaired, under the federal "Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990", 42 U.S.C. sec. 12101 et seq., and parts 6 and 8 of article 34 of title 24;

(b) Prevents a local government from enacting or enforcing local laws that establish a maximum parking requirement;

(c) Prevents a local government or a developer from being awarded funding for affordable housing that requires a ratio of a certain number of parking spaces;

(d) Affects the ability of a local government to enforce any agreement made in connection with a land use approval prior to August 7, 2024, to provide regulated affordable housing in exchange for reducing minimum parking requirements;

(e) Prevents a local government from enacting or enforcing local laws that establish a minimum requirement for bicycle parking; or

(f) Prevents a local government from imposing the following requirements on a parking space that is voluntarily provided in connection with a land use approval:

(I) That the owners of such a parking space charge for the use of the space;

(II) That the owner of a such a parking space contribute to a parking enterprise, permitting system, or shared parking plan; and

(III) That such a parking space allows for electric vehicle charging stations in accordance with existing law.
C.R.S. § 29-5-107 — CO Code / Title 29 / Article 5 / Part 1 / Section 29-5-107
29-5-107. Request for temporary assignment of emergency response personnel - definitions
Status: in_force

29-5-107. Request for temporary assignment of emergency response personnel - definitions. (1) As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires:

(a) "Emergency incident" means a natural or manmade emergency incident that overwhelms or has the potential to overwhelm local resources, which incidents include, without limitation, wildland fires, fires occurring in wildland-urban interface areas, structural fires, tornadoes, floods, explosions, weapons of mass destruction, mass casualty, hazardous materials incidents, technical rescue and extrication, emergency medical transport, and emergency medical services.

(b) "Emergency responder" has the same meaning as specified in section 29-5-105 (1).

(c) "Emergency responder personnel" has the same meaning as specified in section 29-5-105 (1).

(2) The chief or executive officer of an emergency responder may, when in his or her opinion the same is required by an emergency incident, request the chief or executive officer of another emergency responder to assign to him or her emergency responder personnel and equipment to perform temporary duty within the boundaries of such requesting emergency responder under the direction and control of such requesting fire chief or executive officer and under such terms and conditions as shall be agreed upon between the requesting and assigning fire chiefs or executive officers. Such emergency responder personnel shall, while so assigned and performing duties subject to the direction and control of the requesting fire chief or executive officer, have the same power as the emergency responder personnel of the requesting emergency responder.
C.R.S. § 29-3-120 — CO Code / Title 29 / Article 3 / Section 29-3-120
29-3-120. Payment in lieu of taxes
Status: in_force

29-3-120. Payment in lieu of taxes. (1) Pursuant to section 4 of article X of the state constitution, all property owned by a county or municipality pursuant to this article shall be and remain exempt from taxation. Nevertheless, any county or municipality acquiring or extending any project as provided in this article shall annually pay, solely out of the revenues from the project and not from any other source, to the state of Colorado and to the city, town, school district, and any other political subdivision or public body corporate wherein such project is located, authorized to levy taxes, a sum equal to the amount of tax which the taxing entity would annually receive if the property were owned by any private person or corporation, any other statute to the contrary notwithstanding. In addition to the requirements of sections 29-3-113 and 29-3-114, the governing body, before entering into a financing agreement pursuant to this article, shall make a prior determination of sufficiency of revenues for the purposes of this section, and each financing agreement shall provide for revenues sufficient to meet the payments required by this section.

(2) If and to the extent the proceedings under which the bonds so provide, the county or municipality may agree to cooperate with the user of a project in connection with any administrative or judicial proceedings for determining the validity or amount of any such payments and may agree to appoint or designate and reserve the right in and for such user to take all action which the county or municipality may lawfully take in respect of such payments and all matters relating thereto, but such user shall bear and pay all costs and expenses of the county or municipality thereby incurred at the request of such user or by reason of any such action taken by such user in behalf of the county or municipality.

(3) Any user of a project which has paid, as revenues additional to those required to be paid pursuant to section 29-3-114, the amounts required by subsection (1) of this section to be paid by the county or municipality shall not be required to pay taxes on such property to the state or to any county, city, town, school district, or other political subdivision, any other statute to the contrary notwithstanding. In the event the project is owned by a private person or corporation, the financing agreement shall require such private person or corporation to pay the taxes which such taxing entity or entities are entitled to receive from such private person or corporation with respect to the project.
C.R.S. § 29-5-404 — CO Code / Title 29 / Article 5 / Part 4 / Section 29-5-404
29-5-404. Authority of the trust - rules
Status: in_force

29-5-404. Authority of the trust - rules. (1) In addition to any authority given to the trust, the trust has the authority to:

(a) Create a program description to further define or modify, but not decrease, the benefits of this part 4;

(b) Modify the contribution rates, benefit levels, including the maximum amount, consistent with subsection (1)(a) of this section, and structure of the benefits based on actuarial recommendations and with input from a committee of the trust consisting of representatives from labor, management, volunteer, and trust administration; and

(c) Adopt rules and procedures for the administration of the trust.
C.R.S. § 29-4-1103 — CO Code / Title 29 / Article 4 / Part 11 / Section 29-4-1103
29-4-1103. Definitions
Status: in_force

29-4-1103. Definitions. As used in this part 11, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) "Affordable rental housing component" means the property and activities included in a public-private partnership that are part of an affordable rental housing project or are related to providing housing assistance to tenants of an affordable rental housing project.

(1.5) (a) "Affordable rental housing project" means property that has the primary purpose of providing rental housing for middle-income individuals and families, which property is selected by the authority in accordance with the provisions set forth in section 29-4-1107 and is owned by the authority or is owned and operated pursuant to a public-private partnership.

(b) An "affordable rental housing project" may include commercial space if the board determines that the commercial space is incidental to the housing component of the project.

(2) "Authority" means the middle-income housing authority created by this part 11.

(3) "Board" means the board of directors of the authority.

(4) "Bond" means any bond, note, or other obligation of the authority authorized to be issued under this part 11.

(5) "Controlled entity" means an entity established by the authority in accordance with section 29-4-1106 (1)(g).

(6) "Fair housing laws" means the federal "Fair Housing Act", 42 U.S.C. sec. 3601 et seq., as amended, any comparable law of the state, and any comparable ordinance, resolution, or other law of any local government that property of the authority is subject to and the regulations and rules promulgated under this part 11.

(7) "Middle-income individuals and families" means, only for purposes of this part 11, except as modified in exceptional circumstances by the board pursuant to section 29-4-1107 (2)(c), individuals and families with annual income of the household between eighty percent and one hundred twenty percent of the area median income of the households of that size in the county in which the affordable rental housing project is located; except that, for middle-income individuals and families residing in a rural resort county, the annual income of the household shall be between eighty percent and one hundred forty percent of the area median income of the households of that size in the county in which the affordable rental housing project is located.

(8) "Public-private partnership" means a contract or agreement between the authority and one or more public or private entities or persons to work together to acquire, construct, finance, or operate an affordable rental housing project and to allocate obligations, interests, rights, and revenues to, in, and from the affordable rental housing project among the parties to the contract or agreement. A "public-private partnership" may include an agreement to work together to acquire, construct, finance, or operate commercial property in connection with the affordable rental housing project, as permitted in subsection (1.5)(b) of this section, and to allocate obligations, interests, rights, and revenues to, in, and from the commercial property among the parties to the agreement or contract and may include an agreement to provide housing assistance to the tenants of an affordable rental housing project.
C.R.S. § 29-1-1201 — CO Code / Title 29 / Article 1 / Part 12 / Section 29-1-1201
29-1-1201. Legislative declaration - matter of statewide concern
Status: in_force

29-1-1201. Legislative declaration - matter of statewide concern. The general assembly hereby finds, determines, and declares that the imposition of restrictions by a local government upon when or how often individuals may meet upon private residential property to pray, worship, or otherwise study or discuss issues relating to religious beliefs infringes upon the fundamental right to the free exercise of religion. The general assembly further finds and declares that such restrictions are of significant interest to people living outside the jurisdiction of the local government. In addition, the ability of individuals to freely determine when and how often they wish to meet for such purposes should be uniform throughout the state. Accordingly, the general assembly finds that restrictions that specifically limit when or how often individuals may meet upon private residential property to pray, worship, or otherwise study or discuss issues relating to religious beliefs are a matter of statewide concern and the provisions of this section shall preempt any provisions of any local government ordinance, resolution, regulation, or other restriction to the contrary.
C.R.S. § 29-4-710.7 — CO Code / Title 29 / Article 4 / Part 7 / Section 29-4-710.7
29-4-710.7. Powers of the board - issuance of bonds to maintain balances in the unemployment
Status: in_force

29-4-710.7. Powers of the board - issuance of bonds to maintain balances in the unemployment compensation fund. (1) Upon receiving the certifications specified in subsection (2) of this section, the authority, in addition to the other powers granted by this part 7, has the following powers:

(a) To issue from time to time its bonds and notes as provided in this part 7 to provide sufficient funds to maintain adequate balances in the unemployment compensation fund; to repay amounts advanced to the state pursuant to 42 U.S.C. sec. 1321; to pay the principal of, and interest and premium, if any, on, the bonds and notes, the costs of bond issuance and administration, and any other related fees and costs of the authority or the division of unemployment insurance; to establish reserves for and make deposits into the unemployment compensation fund and otherwise apply the proceeds of the bonds and notes for any of the purposes set forth in this paragraph (a);

(b) To levy certain bond assessments as follows:

(I) (A) All bonds and notes issued pursuant to this section are limited obligations of the authority, payable solely from revenues generated through the levy by the authority of a bond assessment against each employer, as defined in section 8-70-113, C.R.S., subject to experience rating under articles 70 to 82 of title 8, C.R.S., in an aggregate amount sufficient to satisfy subparagraph (II) of this paragraph (b) or from revenues generated through the levy by the division of unemployment insurance of a bond assessment under section 8-71-103 (2)(d), C.R.S., from payments from the division of unemployment insurance to the authority or moneys applied by the division under section 8-77-101 (1), C.R.S., from proceeds derived from the sale of bonds and notes issued under this section and from the earnings on those proceeds, and all money and securities in all special accounts created by and under the control of the authority under this section. The division of unemployment insurance shall collect and administer the bond assessment in substantially the same manner as other employer premiums and surcharges required under articles 70 to 82 of title 8, C.R.S. Subject to articles 70 to 82 of title 8, C.R.S., the assessment does not apply to the covered employers of state and local government, to those nonprofit organizations that are reimbursable employers, or to political subdivisions electing the special rate.

(B) The division of unemployment insurance may deposit all or any portion of moneys collected from assessments for principal-related bond repayment costs into the unemployment compensation fund. The portion of these revenues deposited into the unemployment compensation fund constitutes part of each employer's unemployment insurance contributions, and the division of unemployment insurance shall pay amounts from these revenues to the authority for the repayment of the principal of bonds issued under this section or section 8-71-103 (2)(d), C.R.S.

(II) The levy must be at a rate or rates that, when applied against the taxable wages of those employers subject to the bond assessment, will produce an amount sufficient to pay all costs associated with or otherwise relating to bonds and notes issued pursuant to subsection (1) of this section, including the principal of, and interest and premium, if any, on, the bonds and notes, the costs of bond issuance and administration, other related fees and costs of the authority or the division of unemployment insurance, and reserves therefor.

(III) Employers shall submit bond assessments described in this paragraph (b) associated with nonprincipal-related bond repayment costs in the same manner as the employer's normal premiums and surcharges paid under articles 70 to 82 of title 8, C.R.S., and the assessments are a lien upon the real and personal property of an employer in the manner and to the extent set forth in section 8-79-103, C.R.S. The division of unemployment insurance shall deposit these assessments into the unemployment bond repayment account created in section 8-77-103.5, C.R.S., and shall, after offsetting the division's costs for collecting and administering the bond assessments, use these funds only for payment from time to time to one or more special accounts created by and under the control of the issuer of the bonds. The issuer of the bonds shall use all moneys accruing in a special account only to pay nonprincipal-related bond repayment costs described in subparagraph (II) of this paragraph (b), and the issuer of the bonds shall pay any moneys remaining in such an account and not be required to pay nonprincipal-related bond repayment costs to the division of unemployment insurance for deposit in the unemployment compensation fund.

(IV) Employers shall submit bond assessments described in this paragraph (b) associated with principal-related bond repayment costs in the same manner as the employer's normal premiums and surcharges paid under articles 70 to 82 of title 8, C.R.S., and the assessments are a lien upon the real and personal property of an employer in the manner and to the extent set forth in section 8-79-103, C.R.S. The division of unemployment insurance may deposit all or any portion of the assessments into the unemployment compensation fund. The portion of the assessments deposited into the unemployment compensation fund constitute part of each employer's unemployment insurance contributions. Bond assessments described in this paragraph (b) associated with principal-related bond repayment costs are available for payment from time to time to one or more special accounts created by and under the control of the issuer of the bonds. All moneys accruing in a special account for principal-related bond repayment costs can be used by the issuer of the bonds only to pay the principal costs of the bonds.

(2) The authority shall not issue its bonds and notes pursuant to subsection (1) of this section until the monthly balance in the unemployment compensation fund is equal to or less than nine-tenths of one percent of the total wages reported by ratable employers for the calendar year, or the most recent available four consecutive quarters prior to the last computation date and the governor, the state treasurer, and the executive director of the department of labor and employment have each certified in writing to the authority:

(a) That other funding alternatives to the issuance of bonds and notes by the authority pursuant to subsection (1) of this section have been considered and that the issuance of such bonds and notes is the most cost-effective means for the division of unemployment insurance to maintain adequate balances in the unemployment compensation fund or to repay moneys advanced to the state pursuant to 42 U.S.C. sec. 1321;

(b) The amount of money required to maintain adequate balances in the unemployment compensation fund or to repay moneys advanced to the state pursuant to 42 U.S.C. sec. 1321, or both;

(c) The amount of bonds and notes required for the purposes described in subsection (1) of this section; and

(d) The bond assessment rate or rates, or a formula or other procedure for determining such rate or rates, that will produce an amount sufficient, together with any other moneys available or expected to be available, to pay all costs associated with or otherwise relating to bonds and notes issued pursuant to subsection (1) of this section, including the principal of, and interest and premium, if any, on, the bonds and notes, the costs of bond issuance and administration, and any other related fees and costs of the authority or the division of unemployment insurance, and reserves therefor.
C.R.S. § 29-1-108 — CO Code / Title 29 / Article 1 / Part 1 / Section 29-1-108
29-1-108. Adoption of budget - appropriations - failure to adopt - repeal
Status: repealed

29-1-108. Adoption of budget - appropriations - failure to adopt - repeal. (1) The governing body of the local government shall hold a hearing to consider the adoption of the proposed budget, at which time objections of the electors of the local government shall be considered. The governing body shall revise, alter, increase, or decrease the items as it deems necessary in view of the needs of the various spending agencies and the anticipated revenue of the local government. Adoption of the proposed budget shall be effective only upon an affirmative vote of a majority of the members of the governing body.

(2) Before the mill levy is certified pursuant to section 39-1-111 or 39-5-128, C.R.S., the governing body shall enact an ordinance or resolution adopting the budget and making appropriations for the budget year. The amounts appropriated shall not exceed the expenditures specified in the budget. Appropriations shall be made by fund or by spending agencies within a fund, as determined by the governing body. Changes to the adopted budget or appropriation shall be made in accordance with the provisions of section 29-1-109.

(3) If the governing body fails to adopt a budget before certification of the mill levy as provided for in subsection (2) of this section, then ninety percent of the amounts appropriated in the current fiscal year for operation and maintenance expenses shall be deemed reappropriated for the purposes specified in such last appropriation ordinance or resolution.

(4) (a) If the appropriations for the budget year have not been made by December 31 of the current fiscal year, then ninety percent of the amount appropriated in the current fiscal year for operation and maintenance expenses shall be deemed reappropriated for the budget year.

(b) (I) Appropriations for the 2024 budget year, if such appropriations are impacted due to changes to the assessed valuation of property within the local government's boundaries made pursuant to Senate Bill 23B-001, enacted in 2023, and Senate Bill 22-238, enacted in 2022, may be made notwithstanding subsection (4)(a) of this section and do not constitute a change to the local government's adopted budget requiring compliance with section 29-1-109.

(II) This subsection (4)(b) is repealed, effective July 1, 2025.

(4.5) Repealed.

(5) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the adoption of the budget, the appropriation of funds, and the certification of the mill levy shall be effective upon adoption.

(6) All unexpended appropriations, or unencumbered appropriations if the encumbrance basis of budgetary accounting is adopted, expire at the end of the fiscal year.
C.R.S. § 29-11.8-107 — CO Code / Title 29 / Article 11.8 / Section 29-11.8-107
29-11.8-107. Refusal of license by local licensing authority
Status: in_force

29-11.8-107. Refusal of license by local licensing authority. The local licensing authority shall refuse a license if the character of the applicant or any of its officers, directors, or partners is such that violations of this article 11.8 would be likely to result if a license were granted or if the applicant or any of its officers, directors, or partners has held any license issued pursuant to this article 11.8 that was suspended or revoked or for which renewal was denied within two years prior to the date of the application being acted upon. In the event that an otherwise disqualifying refusal, suspension, or revocation is pending judicial review, the local licensing authority shall postpone any action based on the subject matter of the pending review until the review is finally determined.
C.R.S. § 29-4-213 — CO Code / Title 29 / Article 4 / Part 2 / Section 29-4-213
29-4-213. Zoning and building laws
Status: in_force

29-4-213. Zoning and building laws. All projects of an authority are subject to the planning, zoning, sanitary, and building laws, ordinances, and regulations applicable to the locality in which the project is situated.
C.R.S. § 29-1-107 — CO Code / Title 29 / Article 1 / Part 1 / Section 29-1-107
29-1-107. Objections to budget
Status: in_force

29-1-107. Objections to budget. Any elector of the local government has the right to file or register his protest with the governing body prior to the time of the adoption of the budget.
C.R.S. § 29-4-301 — CO Code / Title 29 / Article 4 / Part 3 / Section 29-4-301
29-4-301. Short title
Status: in_force

29-4-301. Short title. This part 3 shall be known and may be cited as the "Rehabilitation Act of 1945".
C.R.S. § 29-4-308 — CO Code / Title 29 / Article 4 / Part 3 / Section 29-4-308
29-4-308. Organization of authority
Status: in_force

29-4-308. Organization of authority. (1) The authority of an area shall proceed to organize for the performance of the duties for which it is created, and such organization shall include, but shall not be limited to, the following unless otherwise provided by the ordinance creating the authority:

(a) The adoption of bylaws which shall provide that a majority of the members of the authority constitutes a quorum for the transaction of business;

(b) The election from the members of the authority of a president and vice-president and the appointment of a secretary and, if desirable, an assistant secretary. Neither of the latter need be members of the authority.

(c) The adoption of a seal for the authority.

(2) The city treasurer of the municipality shall be the treasurer of the authority. If the municipality has a city auditor, he shall be the auditor of the authority. Otherwise, the authority may appoint an auditor. The city attorney shall be the attorney for the authority. If the additional work cast upon the city treasurer, city auditor, or city attorney by reason of the affairs of the authority shall be so heavy as to require the employment of additional persons by any of said city officials, the expense of the employment of such additional persons shall be borne by the authority.
C.R.S. § 29-7-104 — CO Code / Title 29 / Article 7 / Section 29-7-104
29-7-104. Powers - eminent domain
Status: in_force

29-7-104. Powers - eminent domain. Any municipal corporation or board given charge of the recreation system is authorized to conduct its activities on property under its custody and management; other public property under the custody of other municipal corporations or boards with the consent of such corporations or boards; and private property with the consent of the owners or without such consent as provided in this section. It has authority to accept gifts and bequests for the benefit of the recreational service, employ supervisors and directors of the recreational service and employ supervisors and directors of recreational work, take private property for the aforesaid purposes without the owner's consent upon payment of just compensation, and exercise the right of eminent domain in accordance with the provisions of articles 1 to 7 of title 38, C.R.S., and other applicable laws and statutes.
C.R.S. § 29-4-231 — CO Code / Title 29 / Article 4 / Part 2 / Section 29-4-231
29-4-231. Contracts and undertakings validated
Status: in_force

29-4-231. Contracts and undertakings validated. All contracts, agreements, obligations, and undertakings of such housing authorities entered into prior to May 17, 1939, relating to financing or aiding in the development, construction, maintenance, or operation of any housing project, or to obtaining aid therefor from the United States housing authority including, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, loan and annual contributions contracts with the United States housing authority, agreements with municipalities or other public bodies, including those which are pledged or authorized to be pledged for the protection of the holders of any notes or bonds issued by such housing authorities or which are otherwise made a part of the contract with such holders of notes or bonds relating to cooperation and contributions in aid of housing projects, payments, if any, in lieu of taxes, furnishing of municipal services and facilities, and the elimination of unsafe and unsanitary dwellings, and contracts for the construction of housing projects, together with all proceedings, acts, and things undertaken, performed, or done prior to May 17, 1939, with reference thereto, are validated, ratified, confirmed, approved, and declared legal in all respects, notwithstanding any want of statutory authority or any defect or irregularity therein.
C.R.S. § 29-1-802 — CO Code / Title 29 / Article 1 / Part 8 / Section 29-1-802
29-1-802. Definitions
Status: in_force

29-1-802. Definitions. As used in this part 8, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) "Capital expenditure" means any expenditure for an improvement, facility, or piece of equipment necessitated by land development which is directly related to a local government service, has an estimated useful life of five years or longer, and is required by charter or general policy of a local government pursuant to resolution or ordinance.

(2) "Land development" means any of the following:

(a) The subdivision of land;

(b) Construction, reconstruction, redevelopment, or conversion of use of land or any structural alteration, relocation, or enlargement which results in an increase in the number of service units required; or

(c) An extension of use or a new use of land which results in an increase in the number of service units required.

(3) "Land development charge" means any fee, charge, or assessment relating to a capital expenditure which is imposed on land development as a condition of approval of such land development, as a prerequisite to obtaining a permit or service. Nothing in this section shall be construed to include sales and use taxes, building or plan review fees, building permit fees, consulting or other professional review charges, or any other regulatory or administrative fee, charge, or assessment.

(4) "Local government" means a county, city and county, municipality, service authority, school district, local improvement district, law enforcement district, water, sanitation, fire protection, metropolitan, irrigation, drainage, or other special district, any other kind of municipal, quasi-municipal, or public corporation, or any agency or instrumentality thereof organized pursuant to law.

(5) "Service unit" means a standard unit of measure of consumption, use, generation, or discharge of the services provided by a local government.
C.R.S. § 29-20-101 — CO Code / Title 29 / Article 20 / Part 1 / Section 29-20-101
29-20-101. Short title
Status: in_force

29-20-101. Short title. This article shall be known and may be cited as the "Local Government Land Use Control Enabling Act of 1974".
C.R.S. § 29-4-120 — CO Code / Title 29 / Article 4 / Part 1 / Section 29-4-120
29-4-120. Foreclosure sale subject to government agreement
Status: in_force

29-4-120. Foreclosure sale subject to government agreement. Notwithstanding anything in this part 1 to the contrary, any purchaser at a sale of real or personal property constituting part of a housing project of a city pursuant to any foreclosure of a mortgage of the city shall obtain title subject to any contract between the authority and the government relating to the supervision by the government of the operation and maintenance of the property and the construction of improvements thereon.
C.R.S. § 29-20-304 — CO Code / Title 29 / Article 20 / Part 3 / Section 29-20-304
29-20-304. Water supply requirements
Status: in_force

29-20-304. Water supply requirements. (1) Except as specified in subsections (2) and (3) of this section, an applicant for a development permit shall submit estimated water supply requirements for the proposed development in a report prepared by a registered professional engineer or water supply expert acceptable to the local government. The report shall include:

(a) An estimate of the water supply requirements for the proposed development through build-out conditions;

(b) A description of the physical source of water supply that will be used to serve the proposed development;

(c) An estimate of the amount of water yield projected from the proposed water supply under various hydrologic conditions;

(d) Water conservation measures, if any, that may be implemented within the development;

(e) Water demand management measures, if any, that may be implemented within the development to account for hydrologic variability; and

(f) Such other information as may be required by the local government.

(2) If the development is to be served by a water supply entity, the local government may allow the applicant to submit, in lieu of the report required by subsection (1) of this section, a letter prepared by a registered professional engineer or by a water supply expert from the water supply entity stating whether the water supply entity is willing to commit and its ability to provide an adequate water supply for the proposed development. The water supply entity's engineer or expert shall prepare the letter if so requested by the applicant. At a minimum, the letter shall include:

(a) An estimate of the water supply requirements for the proposed development through build-out conditions;

(b) A description of the physical source of water supply that will be used to serve the proposed development;

(c) An estimate of the amount of water yield projected from the proposed water supply under various hydrologic conditions;

(d) Water conservation measures, if any, that may be implemented within the proposed development;

(e) Water demand management measures, if any, that may be implemented to address hydrologic variations; and

(f) Such other information as may be required by the local government.

(3) In the alternative, an applicant shall not be required to provide a letter or report identified pursuant to subsections (1) and (2) of this section if the water for the proposed development is to be provided by a water supply entity that has a water supply plan that:

(a) Has been reviewed and updated, if appropriate, within the previous ten years by the governing board of the water supply entity;

(b) Has a minimum twenty-year planning horizon;

(c) Lists the water conservation measures, if any, that may be implemented within the service area;

(d) Lists the water demand management measures, if any, that may be implemented within the development;

(e) Includes a general description of the water supply entity's water obligations;

(f) Includes a general description of the water supply entity's water supplies; and

(g) Is on file with the local government.
C.R.S. § 29-11-103 — CO Code / Title 29 / Article 11 / Part 1 / Section 29-11-103
29-11-103. Remittance of charges - administrative fees - rules
Status: in_force

29-11-103. Remittance of charges - administrative fees - rules. (1) Every service supplier providing service within a governing body's jurisdiction shall collect an emergency telephone charge imposed in accordance with section 29-11-102 and the 911 surcharge imposed in accordance with section 29-11-102.3 from its service users.

(2) The duty to collect or remit charges commences at the time specified by the governing body in the case of an emergency telephone charge or on January 1, 2021, in the case of the 911 surcharge. The emergency telephone charge and the 911 surcharge must be stated separately on a service user's bill, unless the service supplier does not separately list any fees or surcharges as line items.

(3) A service supplier is liable only for an emergency telephone charge collected under this part 1 until it is remitted to the governing body and only for the 911 surcharge collected under this part 1 until it is remitted to the commission. The amount remitted by the service supplier must reflect the actual collections based on the actual 911 access connections billed in the governing body's jurisdiction.

(4) A service supplier shall remit the 911 surcharge in accordance with section 29-11-102.3 and rules adopted by the commission.

(5) A service supplier shall remit an emergency telephone charge imposed to the governing body that imposed the emergency telephone charge monthly, along with a report in such form as required by the governing body. The service supplier required to file the report shall deliver the report, together with a remittance of the amount of the charge payable, to the office of the governing body. The amount of the emergency telephone charge collected or paid in one month by the service supplier, less the administrative fee allowed to the service supplier pursuant to subsection (6) of this section, shall be remitted to the governing body based on the governing body's jurisdiction no later than the last day of the month following the close of the preceding month. The governing body may, by ordinance or resolution as appropriate, establish payment procedures and schedules different from those in this section, in which case a service supplier shall remit the emergency telephone charge in accordance with the resolution or ordinance.

(6) From every timely remittance of an emergency telephone charge to the governing body, the service supplier required to remit is entitled to deduct and retain two percent of said remittance.

(7) (a) The service supplier shall maintain a record of the amount of each emergency telephone charge and 911 surcharge collected and remitted by service user address for a period of three years after the time the charge was collected and remitted. The service supplier shall cooperate with governing bodies to provide a reasonable number of randomly selected service addresses for verification of collection and remittance at no charge.

(b) If a service supplier fails to timely file a report and remit an emergency telephone charge or the 911 surcharge as required by this section, or if a service supplier files an incorrect report or fails to remit the correct amount, the governing body or the commission shall estimate the amount of the remittance due for the period or periods for which the service supplier is delinquent. The governing body or the commission shall make the estimate based upon the information available. The governing body or the commission shall compute and assess a penalty equal to fifteen percent of the estimate of the delinquent amount, and shall assess interest on the delinquent charges at the rate of one percent each month from the date when due until the date paid.

(c) Except as provided in this section and unless such time is extended by agreement pursuant to subsection (7)(d) of this section, the amount of a delinquent remittance and the penalty and interest owed under subsection (7)(b) of this section, other than interest accruing thereafter, must be assessed within three years after the date the incorrect report was filed or the delinquent report was to be filed. A governing body or the commission shall not file a notice of lien, issue a distraint warrant, institute a suit for collection, or take other action to collect the amount after the expiration of such period unless the governing body or the commission issues a notice of assessment for the amount within such period or within an extended period pursuant to subsection (7)(d) of this section.

(d) If, before the expiration of the time prescribed for the assessment of delinquent amounts in subsection (7)(c) of this section, the governing body or commission and the service supplier consent in writing to an assessment after such time, the amount calculated in accordance with subsection (7)(b) of this section may be assessed at any time prior to the expiration of the period agreed upon. The period agreed upon may be extended by subsequent agreements in writing made before the expiration of the period previously agreed upon. The governing body or the commission may file a lien against the property of the service supplier for up to one year after the expiration of any such period, unless otherwise specifically provided in this part 1.

(e) The commission or one or more governing bodies may conduct an audit of a service supplier's books and records concerning the collection and remittance of the charges authorized by this part 1. A public inspection of the audit and of documents reviewed in the audit is subject to section 24-72-204. The commission and each governing body conducting such an audit are separately responsible for expenses each may incur to conduct the audit. The commission, either on its own motion or in response to a petition from a governing body, may pay the expenses incurred by a governing body as a cost of administering the 911 surcharge in accordance with section 29-11-102.3 (3)(c)(II). The commission shall review such petitions from governing bodies on an expedited basis. In connection with audits performed, service suppliers shall make relevant records available to the auditors at no charge.

(f) The audit and appeal procedures adopted by ordinance or resolution as applicable in each governing body for excise charges shall apply to emergency telephone charges. In the case of audits conducted by or on behalf of the commission, or appeals pursued against the commission, the commission shall promulgate rules governing the audit and appeal procedures.

(g) Penalties and interest collected by the commission related to remittances of the 911 surcharge are collected on behalf of the governing bodies. The commission shall deposit any penalties or interest in the 911 surcharge trust cash fund created in section 29-11-102.3 (3)(c)(II) and shall distribute the money in accordance with section 29-11-102.3 (3)(c).
C.R.S. § 29-3-116 — CO Code / Title 29 / Article 3 / Section 29-3-116
29-3-116. Refunding
Status: in_force

29-3-116. Refunding. (1) Any bonds issued pursuant to the provisions of this article and at any time outstanding may be refunded at any time and from time to time by a county or municipality by the issuance of its refunding bonds in such amount as the governing body may determine to refund the principal of the bonds to be so refunded, all accrued and unaccrued interest thereon to the normal maturity dates of such bonds or to the prior redemption dates selected by the county or municipality in accordance with the proceedings under which the bonds to be refunded were issued, including any mortgage or trust indenture given to secure the same, and any premiums and incidental expenses necessary to be paid in connection therewith. The principal amount of any such refunding bonds may be equal to, less than, or greater than the principal amount of the bonds to be so refunded. The net effective interest rate on any such refunding bonds may be equal to, less than, or greater than the net effective interest rate on the bonds to be so refunded.

(2) Any such refunding may be effected, whether the bonds to be refunded have matured or shall mature thereafter, either by sale of the refunding bonds and the application of the proceeds thereof, directly or indirectly, to the payment of the bonds to be refunded thereby or by exchange of the refunding bonds for the bonds to be refunded thereby, but the holders of any bonds to be so refunded shall not be compelled, without their consent, to surrender their bonds for payment or exchange prior to the date on which they are payable at normal maturity date or prior redemption date selected by the county or municipality in accordance with the proceedings under which the bonds to be refunded were issued, including any mortgage or trust indenture given to secure the same.

(3) The proceeds of the refunding bonds shall either be immediately applied to the retirement of the bonds to be so refunded or be placed in escrow in any state or national bank within or without this state which possesses and is exercising trust powers to be applied to the payment of the bonds being refunded or the refunding bonds or both upon their presentation therefor, to the extent, in such priority, and otherwise in the manner in which the county or municipality may determine. Except to the extent expressly inconsistent with the provisions of this article, the proceedings under which the bonds to be so refunded were issued, including any mortgage or trust indenture given to secure the same, shall govern the issuance of such refunding bonds, the establishment of any escrow in connection therewith, and the investment and reinvestment of any escrowed proceeds.

(4) All refunding bonds issued under authority of this article shall be payable solely from revenues out of which the bonds to be refunded thereby are payable or from revenues out of which bonds of the same character may be made payable under this article or any other law in effect at the time of the refunding or from the escrowed proceeds of such refunding bonds, including any proceeds realized from the investment and reinvestment of such escrowed proceeds.
C.R.S. § 29-2-116 — CO Code / Title 29 / Article 2 / Part 1 / Section 29-2-116
29-2-116. Lodging tax - statewide requirements and limitations - legislative declaration -
Status: in_force

29-2-116. Lodging tax - statewide requirements and limitations - legislative declaration - definitions. [Editor's note: This section is effective January 1, 2025.] (1) The general assembly finds and declares that:

(a) Local taxing jurisdictions may impose a local lodging tax;

(b) Local lodging taxes across local taxing jurisdictions vary vastly;

(c) Local taxing jurisdictions also vary on reporting requirements for local lodging operators and accommodation intermediaries;

(d) Such variation across local taxing jurisdictions is exceedingly burdensome on local lodging operators and accommodation intermediaries;

(e) It is of statewide concern to have uniformity across local taxing jurisdictions to promote accurate compliance with the collection and remittance of local lodging taxes; and

(f) It is also of statewide concern to standardize reporting requirements to promote uniform and consistent treatment among taxpayers and prevent disparate tax treatment.

(2) (a) For purposes of local tax administration of remote sales, no local taxing jurisdiction, including any home rule city, town, or city and county, that imposes a local lodging tax shall apply additional reporting requirements or standards to an accommodation's intermediary that are not similarly applied to all marketplace facilitators, obligated to collect and remit locally administered taxes by the local taxing jurisdiction.

(b) Nothing in this section prohibits a local taxing jurisdiction from requesting information maintained by an accommodation's intermediary that is in connection with an audit related to a local lodging tax in its ordinary course of business. Nothing in this section prohibits a local taxing jurisdiction from requesting and obtaining additional information or data from a marketplace facilitator or an accommodation's intermediary to be provided on a voluntary basis. Nothing in this section prohibits a home rule city, town, or city and county, for purposes unrelated to the administration of local taxes, from passing an ordinance regulating a marketplace facilitator or an accommodation's intermediary, including an ordinance governing the issuance of information or data by a marketplace facilitator or accommodation's intermediary to the home rule city, town, or city and county, unless otherwise protected by state or federal law.

(c) With respect to any sale in a local taxing jurisdiction that has passed an applicable marketplace facilitator law, a local taxing jurisdiction shall solely audit marketplace facilitators for sales facilitated by the marketplace when the marketplace facilitator is filing tax returns with the local taxing jurisdiction. A local taxing jurisdiction shall not audit or otherwise assess tax against marketplace sellers, multichannel sellers, or lodging suppliers for sales facilitated by a marketplace facilitator that has provided the marketplace sellers, multichannel sellers, or lodging suppliers confirmation that the marketplace facilitator is responsible for remitting tax. Nothing in this section prohibits a local taxing jurisdiction from auditing or otherwise assessing tax against marketplace sellers, multichannel sellers, or lodging suppliers if the local taxing jurisdiction has not passed an applicable marketplace facilitator law or the marketplace facilitator has failed to confirm that it remits the tax.

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

(a) "Accommodations intermediary" means a marketplace facilitator, as defined in section 39-26-102 (5.9), who facilitates the sales of transient lodging considered to be a sale under section 39-26-102 (11) or a short-term rental unit.

(b) "Local taxing jurisdiction" means any local taxing jurisdiction for which the department of revenue does not collect, administer, and enforce a local lodging tax.

(c) "Lodging supplier" means an operator of a facility providing rooms or accommodations for overnight use furnished to any person who, for consideration, uses, possesses, occupies or has the right to use, possess, or occupy any such room or accommodation in a hotel, apartment hotel, lodging house, motel, motor hotel, guest house, guest ranch, resort, mobile home, mobile home park, auto court, inn, trailer court, trailer park, hotel, or short-term rental under any concession, permit, lease, contract, or license to use or any other similar arrangement.

(d) "Marketplace" has the same meaning as set forth in section 39-26-102 (5.8).

(e) "Marketplace facilitator" has the same meaning as set forth in section 39-26-102 (5.9).

(f) "Marketplace seller" has the same meaning as set forth in section 39-26-102 (6).
C.R.S. § 29-4-1201 — CO Code / Title 29 / Article 4 / Part 12 / Section 29-4-1201
29-4-1201. Definitions
Status: in_force

29-4-1201. Definitions. As used in this part 12, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) "Affordable housing financial assistance" means loans, grants, equity, bonds, or tax credits provided to a multifamily rental property from any source to support the creation, preservation, or rehabilitation of affordable housing that, as a condition of funding, encumbers the property with a restricted use covenant or similar recorded agreement to ensure affordability.

(2) "Applicable qualifying property" means either "qualifying property" as defined in section 29-4-1202 (1), or "qualifying property" as defined in section 29-4-1203 (1).

(3) "Applicable right" means either a local government's right of first refusal, as set forth in section 29-4-1202, or right of first offer, as set forth in section 29-4-1203.

(4) "Area median income" means the median income of the county in which a qualifying property is located in relation to household size, as established annually by the United States department of housing and urban development.

(5) "Colorado housing and finance authority" means the Colorado housing and finance authority created in section 29-4-704 (1).

(6) "Existing affordable housing" means housing that is subject to one or more restricted use covenants or similar recorded agreements to ensure affordability and that is consistent with affordable housing financial assistance requirements. "Existing affordable housing" does not include properties for which all restricted use covenants or affordability requirements have expired as of June 1, 2024.

(7) "Local government" means:

(a) A city, city and county, or town if the applicable qualifying property is located within the incorporated area of a city, a city and county, or a town; and

(b) A county if the applicable qualifying property is located within the unincorporated area of a county.

(8) "Local or regional housing authority" means a housing authority created pursuant to section 29-4-204 (1), 29-4-306 (1), 29-4-402, or 29-4-503 (1).

(9) (a) "Long-term affordable housing" means housing for which the local government ensures that affordability levels at an applicable qualifying property are on average equal to or greater than preexisting levels at the applicable qualifying property and that the average annual rents at the applicable qualifying property do not exceed the rent for households of a given size at a given area median income, as established annually by the United States department of housing and urban development, for a minimum of forty years, and for which the local government agrees not to raise rent for any unit in the applicable qualifying property by more than the rent increase cap; except that the rent increase cap does not apply to units of housing that are subject to rent or income limits established pursuant to local, state, federal, or political subdivision affordable housing program guidelines.

(b) Nothing in this subsection (9) prevents a local government from providing affordability requirements beyond forty years or for units to be affordable to renters with incomes below existing affordability levels, in which case the local government's requirements apply for purposes of the definition of "long-term affordable housing" as set forth in subsection (9)(a) of this section.

(10) (a) "Matched offer" means an offer of purchase for a qualifying property, as defined in section 29-4-1202 (1), for a price and with other material terms and conditions that are at least as favorable to those in an arm's-length, third-party offer that a residential seller has received and is willing to accept for the sale of the qualifying property; except that, to the extent that there are any provisions in the arm's-length, third- party offer that the local government is prohibited by law from contracting for, the local government is not required to include such provisions in its offer for its offer to be a matched offer.

(b) "Matched offer" also means, in the absence of an arm's-length, third-party offer, an offer of purchase for a qualifying property, as defined in section 29-4-1202 (1), for a price and with other material terms and conditions comparable to those for which the residential seller would sell, and a willing buyer would purchase, the qualifying property.

(11) "Material terms and conditions" means, generally, significant terms and conditions of a contract such as sale price, earnest money, representations, warranties, property description, and performance under the contract and, if a residential seller has received an offer from a third-party buyer that is entirely a cash offer for the third-party to purchase the qualifying property, the local government, in accordance with section 29-4-1202 (5)(a)(II), must agree to close on the qualifying property within the same time period as set forth in the third-party buyer's offer for purposes of a matched offer. "Material terms and conditions" excludes, but is not limited to excluding, the type of financing or payment method or the period for closing.

(12) "Mixed-income project" means an affordable housing development in which a percentage of units have restricted availability to households at or below given area median income levels, proportional to the demonstrated housing needs of the local community. The percentage of income restricted units and affordability levels must comply with laws enacted by local governments promoting the development of new affordable housing units pursuant to section 29-20-104 (1).

(13) "Rent increase cap" means a percentage of the current annual rent for an applicable qualifying property that is equal to the greater of:

(a) The average annual percentage change for the previous twelve months at the time of the calculation in the United States department of labor's bureau of labor statistics consumer price index for Denver-Aurora-Lakewood for all items and all urban consumers, or its successor index; or

(b) Three percentage points.

(14) "Residential seller" means the fee simple owner of an applicable qualifying property. If there is more than one fee simple owner of an applicable qualifying property, each fee simple owner is referred to in this part 12 jointly and severally as the "residential seller".
C.R.S. § 29-1-402 — CO Code / Title 29 / Article 1 / Part 4 / Section 29-1-402
29-1-402. Instrumentality of subdivision
Status: in_force

29-1-402. Instrumentality of subdivision. Any such association so formed shall be an instrumentality of the political subdivisions which are members thereof.
C.R.S. § 29-1-606 — CO Code / Title 29 / Article 1 / Part 6 / Section 29-1-606
29-1-606. Submission of reports
Status: repealed

29-1-606. Submission of reports. (1) (a) Except as otherwise required in paragraph (b) of this subsection (1), each audit required by this part 6 shall be completed and the audit report thereon submitted by the auditor to the local government within six months after the close of the fiscal year of the local government.

(b) The audit required by this part 6 for school districts shall be completed and the audit report thereon submitted by the auditor to the school district within five months after the close of the fiscal year of the school district.

(c) The audit required by this part 6 for housing authorities shall be completed and the audit report thereon submitted by the auditor to the housing authority within seven months after the close of the fiscal year of the housing authority.

(2) One copy of the audit report shall be maintained by the local government as a public record for public inspection at all reasonable times at the principal office of the local government.

(3) The local government shall forward a copy of the audit report to the state auditor within thirty days after receipt of said audit. The state auditor shall retain such copy in his office as a public record where it shall be available for public inspection at all reasonable times. In the case of a school district, a copy of the audit report shall also be submitted to the commissioner of education within thirty days after the audit report is received.

(4) If within one month after the time period provided in subsection (1) of this section the local government is unable to file an audit report with the state auditor, the governing body of the local government shall submit to the state auditor a written request for extension of time to file. Such request for extension shall be submitted no later than one month after the time period provided in subsection (1) of this section. The state auditor may authorize an extension of such time for not more than sixty days.

(5) (a) If the audit report of a local government is not filed with the state auditor within two months after the time period provided in subsection (1) of this section and the local government has not been granted an extension or exemption from the filing requirement, the state auditor shall make written notice to the local government of its delinquent status.

(b) If the audit report of a local government is not filed with the state auditor within three months after the time period provided in subsection (1) of this section, the state auditor shall either:

(I) Notify any county treasurer holding moneys of the local government which were generated pursuant to the taxing authority of such local government of the delinquent audit status of such local government and authorize such county treasurer to prohibit the release of any such moneys until the local government submits an audit report to the state auditor; or

(II) Make or cause such audit to be made at the expense of the local government. The local government shall reimburse the state auditor for all amounts advanced for the making of such audit, including any legal and court costs incurred in the making of such audit.

(6) Repealed.

(7) In addition to the other requirements of this section, a special district, as defined in section 32-1-103 (20), C.R.S., that has authorized but unissued general obligation debt as of the end of the fiscal year of the special district shall submit its audit report or a copy of its application for exemption from audit to the board of county commissioners or the governing body of the municipality that adopted a resolution of approval of the special district pursuant to section 32-1-204.5 or 32-1-204.7, C.R.S.

(8) Notwithstanding any other requirement of this part 6, in preparing the audit report required by section 29-1-603 (4), the entities listed in section 29-1-602 (5)(b) shall be subject to the additional requirements of this section to the extent practicable regardless of whether the entity is otherwise subject to the requirements of this part 6.
C.R.S. § 29-4-715 — CO Code / Title 29 / Article 4 / Part 7 / Section 29-4-715
29-4-715. Sponsor - limitations on distributions
Status: repealed

29-4-715. Sponsor - limitations on distributions. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 29-27-301 — CO Code / Title 29 / Article 27 / Part 3 / Section 29-27-301
29-27-301. General operating limitations
Status: in_force

29-27-301. General operating limitations. (1) A local government that provides cable television service, telecommunications service, broadband internet service, or middle mile infrastructure pursuant to this article 27 shall comply with all state and federal laws, rules, and regulations governing provision of such service by a private provider; except that nothing herein affects the jurisdiction of the public utilities commission with respect to municipal utilities.

(2) (a) A local government shall not make or grant any undue or unreasonable preference or advantage to itself or to any private provider of cable television services, telecommunications services, broadband internet service, or middle mile infrastructure.

(b) A local government shall apply without discrimination as to itself and to any private provider the local government's ordinances, rules, and policies, including those relating to:

(I) Obligation to serve;

(II) Access to public rights-of-way;

(III) Permitting;

(IV) Performance bonding where an entity other than the local government is performing the work;

(V) Reporting; and

(VI) Quality of service.
C.R.S. § 29-4-219 — CO Code / Title 29 / Article 4 / Part 2 / Section 29-4-219
29-4-219. Additional remedies
Status: in_force

29-4-219. Additional remedies. (1) Any authority has the power, by its trust indenture, mortgage, lease, or other contract, to confer upon any obligee holding or representing a specified amount in bonds, lease, or other obligations the right, upon the happening of an event of default as defined in such instrument:

(a) By suit, action, or proceeding in any court of competent jurisdiction, to obtain the appointment of a receiver of any project of the authority or any part thereof. If such receiver is appointed, he may enter and take possession of such project or any part thereof and operate and maintain the same, and collect and receive all fees, rents, revenues, or other charges thereafter arising therefrom in the same manner as the authority itself might do, and to keep such moneys in a separate account and apply the same in accordance with the obligations of the authority as the court shall direct.

(b) By suit, action, or proceeding in any court of competent jurisdiction, to require the authority and the commissioners thereof to account as if they were the trustees of an express trust.
C.R.S. § 29-1-304.9 — CO Code / Title 29 / Article 1 / Part 3 / Section 29-1-304.9
29-1-304.9. Fiscal note
Status: in_force

29-1-304.9. Fiscal note. (1) For any proposed legislation introduced after December 31, 2009, that may have a fiscal impact on a county, school district, or board of cooperative services, the staff of the legislative council shall consider and provide in the local government impact section of the accompanying fiscal note, when possible, taking into account reasonable time constraints, the following:

(a) A reasonable and timely estimate of the fiscal impact on the counties, school districts, or boards of cooperative services chosen in accordance with subsection (2) of this section that would result from the proposed legislation; and

(b) Potential staffing and other administrative aspects of the proposed legislation.

(2) In order to compile the information required by subsection (1) of this section, the staff of the legislative council shall request from a statewide association of county commissioners or the department of education fiscal information regarding the impact of the proposed legislation on certain counties to be determined by the association, school districts, or boards of cooperative services, to be determined by the department of education.

(3) The staff of the legislative council shall consider the information received from the association, school districts, or boards of cooperative services, if any, when completing the local government impact section of any fiscal note.
C.R.S. § 29-4-1108 — CO Code / Title 29 / Article 4 / Part 11 / Section 29-4-1108
29-4-1108. Relationship of authority and other jurisdictions
Status: in_force

29-4-1108. Relationship of authority and other jurisdictions. (1) The provision of affordable rental housing by the authority is a matter of statewide concern and therefore each county, municipality, or special district in which an affordable rental housing project is located, in connection with the project, shall provide governmental services of the same character and to the same extent as services provided for other residents of the county, municipality, or special district.

(2) Notwithstanding the provisions set forth in subsection (1) of this section, the authority may enter into contractual or intergovernmental agreements with any county, municipality, or special district for the provision of any additional community, municipal, or public facilities or services necessary or desirable for any affordable rental housing project.

(3) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the state, any state agency, any county, and any municipality in which a project is or is to be located, and any board, authority, agency, department, commission, public corporation, or instrumentality of such county or municipality, has the power to lend or grant money or any other form of property, real, personal, or mixed, to the authority and to enter into contracts to make such loans and grants, all upon which such terms and conditions as the authority and the state, state agency, county, or municipality may agree.
C.R.S. § 29-1-106 — CO Code / Title 29 / Article 1 / Part 1 / Section 29-1-106
29-1-106. Notice of budget
Status: in_force

29-1-106. Notice of budget. (1) Upon receipt of the proposed budget, the governing body shall cause to be published a notice containing the following information:

(a) The date and time of the hearing at which the adoption of the proposed budget will be considered;

(b) A statement that the proposed budget is available for inspection by the public at a designated public office located within the boundaries of the local government, or, if no public office is located within such boundaries, the nearest public office where the budget is available; and

(c) A statement that any interested elector of the local government may file any objections to the proposed budget at any time prior to the final adoption of the budget by the governing body.

(2) If the governing body has submitted or intends to submit a request for increased property tax revenues to the division pursuant to section 29-1-302 (1), the amount of the increased property tax revenues resulting from such request shall be stated in such notice or in a subsequent notice in the manner provided in subsection (3) of this section.

(3) (a) For any local government whose proposed budget is more than fifty thousand dollars, the notice required by subsection (1) of this section shall be published one time in a newspaper having general circulation in the local government.

(b) Any local government whose proposed budget is fifty thousand dollars or less shall cause copies of the notice required by subsection (1) of this section to be posted in three public places within the jurisdiction of such local government in lieu of such publication.
C.R.S. § 29-5-113 — CO Code / Title 29 / Article 5 / Part 1 / Section 29-5-113
29-5-113. Peace officers - post-traumatic stress disorder task force - creation - report -
Status: repealed

29-5-113. Peace officers - post-traumatic stress disorder task force - creation - report - repeal. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 29-3.5-102 — CO Code / Title 29 / Article 3.5 / Section 29-3.5-102
29-3.5-102. Selection criteria
Status: in_force

29-3.5-102. Selection criteria. Every state agency which administers a local government assistance program shall approve or deny every application for competitively awarded programs filed after July 1, 1981, from an eligible applicant under such program solely on the basis of criteria established by statute and any regulations authorized by statute.
C.R.S. § 29-14-104 — CO Code / Title 29 / Article 14 / Section 29-14-104
29-14-104. Issuance of bond anticipation notes
Status: in_force

29-14-104. Issuance of bond anticipation notes. (1) Any public body may issue from time to time its bond anticipation notes for any purposes lawfully authorized to be undertaken by such public body or to redeem outstanding bond anticipation notes. Such bond anticipation notes shall be issued in anticipation of the issuance of bonds by the public body.

(2) Except as provided in this article, the bond anticipation notes shall be issued pursuant to the provisions of law which govern the issuance of the bonds in anticipation of which the bond anticipation notes are being issued.

(3) Bond anticipation notes issued pursuant to this article shall be payable from the proceeds of the sale of additional bond anticipation notes or from the proceeds of the sale of the bonds of the public body or other moneys of the public body legally available for such purpose.
C.R.S. § 29-5-213 — CO Code / Title 29 / Article 5 / Part 2 / Section 29-5-213
29-5-213. Right to sue
Status: in_force

29-5-213. Right to sue. A firefighter or employee organization may enforce any provision of this part 2 by filing suit in a district court in whichever venue is proper.
C.R.S. § 29-4-230 — CO Code / Title 29 / Article 4 / Part 2 / Section 29-4-230
29-4-230. Previous housing authorities validated
Status: in_force

29-4-230. Previous housing authorities validated. The creation and organization of housing authorities pursuant to this part 2 together with all proceedings, acts, and things undertaken, performed, or done prior to May 17, 1939, with reference thereto are validated, ratified, confirmed, approved, and declared legal in all respects, notwithstanding any want of statutory authority or any defect or irregularity therein.
C.R.S. § 29-4-506 — CO Code / Title 29 / Article 4 / Part 5 / Section 29-4-506
29-4-506. Policy of authority
Status: in_force

29-4-506. Policy of authority. (1) It is declared to be the policy of this state that each authority shall manage and operate its projects in an efficient manner so as to enable it to fix the rentals or payments for dwelling accommodations at low rates consistent with providing adequate dwelling accommodations for persons of low income.

(2) To this end the authority shall fix the rentals or payments for dwellings in its projects at no higher rates than it finds to be necessary in order to produce revenues which, together with all other available moneys, revenues, income, and receipts of the authority from whatever sources derived including federal financial assistance necessary to maintain the low rent character of the projects, will be sufficient to cover:

(a) Reasonable and proper costs of management, operation, maintenance, and improvement of the projects;

(b) Payments in lieu of taxes as it determines are consistent with the maintenance of the low rent character of projects;

(c) The establishment of reasonable and proper reserves; and

(d) The payment of currently maturing installments of principal and interest on any indebtedness incurred in connection with the project by the authority.

(3) Rentals or payments for dwellings shall be established and the projects administered, insofar as possible, so as to assure that any federal financial assistance required shall be strictly limited to amounts and periods necessary to maintain the low rent character of the projects. In the operation or management of a project, the authority may enter into any agreement with the federal government respecting tenant eligibility.
C.R.S. § 29-35-401 — CO Code / Title 29 / Article 35 / Part 4 / Section 29-35-401
29-35-401. Legislative declaration
Status: in_force

29-35-401. Legislative declaration. (1) (a) The general assembly hereby finds, determines, and declares that:

(I) Accessory dwelling units offer a way to provide compact, relatively affordable housing in established neighborhoods with minimal impacts to infrastructure and to supply new housing opportunities without added dispersed low-density housing;

(II) Accessory dwelling units generate rental income to help homeowners cover mortgage payments or other costs, which can be important for a variety of residents, such as older homeowners on fixed incomes and low- and moderate-income homeowners;

(III) Accessory dwelling units provide families with options for intergenerational living arrangements that enable child or elder care and aging in place, and a 2021 survey by the AARP found that approximately seventy-five percent of people fifty years of age or older want to stay in their homes or communities for as long as they can. According to a 2018 study by the Center for American Progress, fifty-one percent of Coloradans live in a child care desert-a community where there are no child care providers or so few options that there are more than three times as many children as there are licensed child care slots. These child care deserts are situated within rural, suburban, and urban communities and are a major reason for working parents to leave the workforce.

(IV) Accessory dwelling units are often occupied at low to no rent by family members, and if they are rented privately, their rents are relatively affordable because of their small size;

(V) As Colorado's population ages and typical household size continues to decrease, accessory dwelling units offer more compact housing options that align with the state's changing demographics, and Coloradans over sixty-five years of age are the fastest-growing age cohort in Colorado according to the state demography office;

(VI) Accessory dwelling units enable seniors to downsize, move into accessible units, or live with family or a caregiver while remaining in their communities. A 2018 AARP survey found that sixty-seven percent of adults would consider living in an accessory dwelling unit to be close to someone but still have a separate space. Most seniors do not live in homes that are accessible, even though disability is prevalent among the senior population and increases with age. Less than four percent of existing housing units in the United States are estimated to be livable for people with moderate mobility difficulties, according to "Housing for an Aging Population" in the journal Housing Policy Debate.

(VII) Relative to dispersed, low-density development, compact infill development, including accessory dwelling unit development, reduces water use, greenhouse gas emissions, infrastructure costs, and household energy and transportation costs;

(VIII) Accessory dwelling units use significantly less energy for heating and cooling than single-unit detached dwellings because of their smaller size, which reduces household energy costs and greenhouse gas emissions. Accessory dwelling units can reduce lifetime carbon dioxide emissions by forty percent compared to medium-sized single-family homes, according to a report from the Oregon department of environmental quality. Reducing emissions from the housing sector is critical for meeting the state's greenhouse gas emissions targets established in section 25-7-102. According to "The Carbon Footprint of Household Energy Use in the United States" in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, reducing floor space per capita is a critical strategy to reaching mid-century climate goals.

(IX) Compact infill development reduces water demand and infrastructure costs by using less piping, which reduces water loss; includes less landscaped space per unit; and makes better use of existing infrastructure.

(X) Accessory dwelling units reduce government capital and maintenance costs for infrastructure since accessory dwelling units are built in existing neighborhoods and have a relatively small impact on existing infrastructure. National studies such as "Relationships between Density and per Capita Municipal Spending in the United States", published in Urban Science, have found that lower density communities have higher government capital and maintenance costs for water, sewer, and transportation infrastructure and lower property and sales tax revenue. These increased costs are often borne by both state and local governments.

(XI) A number of local land use laws prohibit homeowners from building an accessory dwelling unit, or apply regulations to accessory dwelling units that significantly limit their construction;

(XII) A number of municipalities have removed barriers to accessory dwelling unit construction such as parking requirements, owner occupancy requirements, and restrictive size and design limitations, which has resulted in accessory dwelling unit permits increasing to ten to twenty percent of total new housing permits and an overall increase in the total housing supply. Since California implemented various reforms to encourage accessory dwelling unit construction, including requiring cities to allow accessory dwelling units as a use by right, preventing the imposition of parking requirements, and preventing owner occupancy requirements, accessory dwelling unit construction has increased significantly in California. Following reforms to California's accessory dwelling unit law in 2016, accessory dwelling unit development has increased rapidly from around one thousand accessory dwelling units permitted in 2016 to over twenty-four thousand in 2022, or about twenty percent of new housing permits statewide, according to data from the California Department of Housing and Community Development and analysis by the Bipartisan Policy Center.

(XIII) Housing supply impacts housing affordability, and housing prices are typically higher when housing supply is restricted by local land use regulations in a metropolitan region, according to the National Bureau of Economic Research in working papers such as "Regulation and Housing Supply", "The Impact of Zoning on Housing Affordability", and "The Impact of Local Residential Land Use Restrictions on Land Values Across and Within Single Family Housing Markets";

(XIV) Increasing housing supply moderates price increases and improves housing affordability across all incomes, according to studies such as "The Economic Implications of Housing Supply" in the Journal of Economic Perspectives and "Supply Skepticism: Housing Supply and Affordability" in the journal Housing Policy Debate;

(XV) Academic research such as "The Impact of Building Restrictions on Housing Affordability" in the Federal Reserve Bank of New York Economic Policy Review has identified zoning and other land use controls as a primary driver of rising housing costs in the most expensive housing markets;

(XVI) Accessory dwelling units offer affordable and attainable options to live in high-opportunity neighborhoods, which can help improve equity outcomes regionally and statewide. An analysis of accessory dwelling unit permitting in California found that accessory dwelling units are typically permitted on parcels with relatively good access to jobs compared to surrounding areas, according to "Where Will Accessory Dwelling Units Sprout Up When a State Lets Them Grow? Evidence From California" in Cityscape: A Journal of Policy Development and Research.

(XVII) Local government regulation of accessory dwelling units varies significantly within regions and statewide in Colorado in terms of where they are allowed, the dimensional and design restrictions applied, and other requirements. This inconsistency inhibits the development of a robust market of accessory dwelling unit developers, modular accessory dwelling unit designs, and associated cost reductions. Colorado is similar to most states in this regard, and, according to "Zoning By a Thousand Cuts" in the Pepperdine Law Review, which analyzed accessory dwelling unit regulations across Connecticut, "The high degree of regulatory variation thwarts the development of prototype designs or prefabricated [accessory dwelling units] that could satisfy different rules across jurisdictions".

(XVIII) More permissive regulation by local governments of accessory dwelling units provides a reasonable chance for homeowners to construct or convert an accessory dwelling unit and thereby increase housing supply, stabilize housing costs, and contribute to affordable and equitable home ownership to adequately meet the housing needs of a growing Colorado population.

(b) Therefore, the general assembly declares that increasing the housing supply through the construction or conversion of accessory dwelling units is a matter of mixed statewide and local concern.
C.R.S. § 29-4-215 — CO Code / Title 29 / Article 4 / Part 2 / Section 29-4-215
29-4-215. Form of bonds
Status: in_force

29-4-215. Form of bonds. (1) The bonds of the authority shall be authorized by its resolution and issued in one or more series, and they shall bear such dates; mature at such times, not exceeding sixty years from their respective dates; bear interest at such rate, payable semiannually; be in such denominations, which may be made interchangeable; be in such form, either coupon or registered; carry such registration privileges; be executed in such manner; be payable in such medium of payment, at such places; and be subject to such terms of redemption, with or without premium, as such resolution or its trust indenture or mortgage may provide. The bonds may be sold at public or private sale, upon such terms and conditions as the authority shall determine. The bonds may be sold at such price as the authority shall determine.

(2) Pending the authorization, preparation, execution, or delivery of definite bonds, the authority may issue interim certificates or other temporary obligations to the purchaser of such bonds. Such interim certificates or other temporary obligations shall be in such form, contain such terms, conditions, and provisions, bear such dates, and evidence such agreements relating to their discharge or payment or the delivery of definite bonds as the authority may by resolution, trust indenture, or mortgage determine.

(3) In case any of the officers whose signatures appear on any bonds or coupons cease to be such officers before the delivery of such bonds, such signatures nevertheless shall be valid and sufficient for all purposes the same as if they had remained in office until such delivery.

(4) The authority has power, out of any funds available therefor, to purchase any bonds issued by it at a price not more than the principal amount thereof and the accrued interest. All bonds so purchased shall be canceled. This subsection (4) shall not apply to the redemption of bonds.

(5) Any provision of any law to the contrary notwithstanding, any bonds, interim certificates, or other obligations issued pursuant to this article shall be fully negotiable within the meaning of and for all the purposes of article 8 of title 4, C.R.S., pertaining to investment securities.
C.R.S. § 29-35-101 — CO Code / Title 29 / Article 35 / Part 1 / Section 29-35-101
29-35-101. Short title
Status: in_force

29-35-101. Short title. The short title of this article 35 is the "State Land Use Criteria for Strategic Growth Act".
C.R.S. § 29-1-201 — CO Code / Title 29 / Article 1 / Part 2 / Section 29-1-201
29-1-201. Legislative declaration
Status: in_force

29-1-201. Legislative declaration. The purpose of this part 2 is to implement the provisions of section 18 (2)(a) and (2)(b) of article XIV of the state constitution, adopted at the 1970 general election, and the amendment to section 2 of article XI of the state constitution, adopted at the 1974 general election, by permitting and encouraging governments to make the most efficient and effective use of their powers and responsibilities by cooperating and contracting with other governments, and to this end this part 2 shall be liberally construed.
C.R.S. § 29-1-801 — CO Code / Title 29 / Article 1 / Part 8 / Section 29-1-801
29-1-801. Legislative declaration
Status: in_force

29-1-801. Legislative declaration. The general assembly hereby finds and determines that statewide standards governing accountability for land development charges imposed by local governments to finance capital facilities and services are necessary and desirable to ensure reasonable certainty, stability, and fairness in the use to which moneys generated by such charges are put and to promote public confidence in local government finance. The general assembly therefore declares that this part 8 is a matter of statewide concern.
C.R.S. § 29-4-401 — CO Code / Title 29 / Article 4 / Part 4 / Section 29-4-401
29-4-401. Existing statutes no bar to creation of housing authority
Status: in_force

29-4-401. Existing statutes no bar to creation of housing authority. Nothing in any existing statute of the state of Colorado shall prevent cities and towns, however organized, from creating veterans' housing authorities by ordinance.
C.R.S. § 29-14-107 — CO Code / Title 29 / Article 14 / Section 29-14-107
29-14-107. No action maintainable
Status: in_force

29-14-107. No action maintainable. No action or proceeding, at law or in equity, to review any acts or proceedings, or to question the validity or enjoin the performance of any act, or the issuance of any bond anticipation notes authorized by this article, or for any other relief against any acts or proceedings done or had under this article, whether based upon irregularities or jurisdictional defects, shall be maintained, unless commenced within thirty days after the performance of the act or the effective date of the legislative act complained of, or else be thereafter perpetually barred.
C.R.S. § 29-5-403 — CO Code / Title 29 / Article 5 / Part 4 / Section 29-5-403
29-5-403. Required benefits - conditions of receiving benefits
Status: in_force

29-5-403. Required benefits - conditions of receiving benefits. (1) An employer shall participate in and make contributions to a multiple employer health trust as set forth in section 10-3-903.5 (7)(b)(I), established for the purposes of this part 4. The contribution levels, if any, and award level definitions will be set by the trust. If at any time the funding provided is insufficient to cover the cost of the program required by this section, then participation in the program is optional pursuant to section 29-1-304.5.

(2) A multiple employer health trust that is established to provide a firefighter cancer benefits program shall provide the minimum benefits specified in subsection (3) of this section to covered individuals diagnosed with cancer, based on the award level of the cancer at the time of diagnosis, after the employer becomes a participant.

(3) Award levels will be established by the trust based on the category and stage of the cancer as follows:

(a) Award level zero, one hundred dollars up to two thousand dollars;

(b) Award level one, four thousand dollars, which shall be paid in addition to the amounts paid for an award level two or higher diagnosis;

(c) Award level two, five thousand dollars;

(d) Award level three, fifteen thousand dollars;

(e) Award level four, twenty-two thousand five hundred dollars;

(f) Award level five, twenty-eight thousand one hundred twenty-five dollars;

(g) Award level six, thirty-seven thousand five hundred dollars;

(h) Award level seven, sixty-five thousand six hundred twenty-five dollars;

(i) Award level eight, eighty-four thousand three hundred seventy-five dollars;

(j) Award level nine, one hundred sixty-eight thousand seven hundred fifty dollars; or

(k) Award level ten, two hundred twenty-five thousand dollars.

(4) In addition to an award pursuant to subsection (3) of this section:

(a) A payment is made to the covered individual for the actual cost, up to twenty-five thousand dollars, for rehabilitative or vocational training employment services and educational training relating to the cancer diagnosis;

(b) A payment is made to the covered individual of up to ten thousand dollars if a covered individual incurs cosmetic disfigurement costs resulting from cancer.

(5) If the cancer is diagnosed as terminal cancer, the covered individual will receive a lump-sum payment of twenty-five thousand dollars as an accelerated payment toward the benefits due in subsection (3) of this section.

(6) The covered individual is entitled to additional awards if the cancer increases in award level, but the amount of any award paid earlier for the same cancer will be subtracted from the new award.

(7) If a covered individual dies while owed benefits pursuant to this section, the benefits will be paid to the surviving spouse or domestic partner, if any, at the time of death, and if there is no surviving spouse or domestic partner, any surviving children equally. If there is no surviving spouse, domestic partner, or child, the obligation of the trust to pay benefits will cease.

(8) If a covered individual returns to the same position of employment after a cancer diagnosis, the covered individual is entitled to the benefits in this section for any subsequent new type of covered cancer diagnosis.

(9) The maximum amount that may be paid to a covered individual for each cancer diagnosis is two hundred forty-nine thousand dollars.

(10) Unless the offset provisions of section 8-42-103 (1)(h) have already been taken, the benefits paid pursuant to this section must be offset by any payments made under the "Workers' Compensation Act of Colorado", articles 40 to 47 of title 8, regardless of when the payments are made. The trust may determine how and when the offsets are implemented.

(11) The benefits in this section are reduced by twenty-five percent if a covered individual used a tobacco product within the five years immediately preceding the cancer diagnosis.

(12) (a) In order for a covered individual to be eligible for the benefits in this section, prior to the diagnosis of cancer and no more than five years for a firefighter or hazardous materials trooper and no more than ten years for a volunteer firefighter or part-time firefighter after the firefighter, volunteer firefighter, or part-time firefighter became employed by an employer, the firefighter, hazardous materials trooper, volunteer firefighter, or part-time firefighter must have had a medical examination that would reasonably have found an illness or injury that could have caused the cancer and no illness or injury was found.

(b) In addition to subsection (12)(a) of this section, in order for a covered individual to be eligible for the benefits in this section, the following conditions must be met:

(I) The firefighter:

(A) Has at least five years of continuous, full-time employment with an employer; and

(B) Is diagnosed with cancer within ten years after ceasing employment as a firefighter; or

(I.5) The hazardous materials trooper:

(A) Has at least five years of continuous, full-time employment as a hazardous materials trooper; and

(B) Is diagnosed with cancer within ten years after ceasing employment as a hazardous materials trooper; or

(II) The volunteer firefighter:

(A) Has at least ten years of active service, as used in section 31-30-1122, and has maintained a minimum training participation in the fire department of thirty-six hours each year; and

(B) Is diagnosed with cancer within ten years after ceasing employment as a volunteer firefighter; or

(III) The part-time firefighter:

(A) Has at least ten years of active service; and

(B) Is diagnosed with cancer within ten years after ceasing employment as a part-time firefighter.

(c) The trust shall develop a formula to allow the combining of volunteer, part-time, and full-time firefighter service to establish eligibility.

(d) The claim for benefits must be filed no later than two years after the diagnosis of the cancer. The claim for each type of cancer needs to be filed only once to allow the trust to increase the award level pursuant to subsection (3) of this section.

(13) For the purpose of employer policies and benefits, a cancer diagnosis is treated as an on-the-job injury or illness. This subsection (13) does not affect any determination as to whether the cancer is covered under the "Workers' Compensation Act of Colorado", articles 40 to 47 of title 8.
C.R.S. § 29-1-1701 — CO Code / Title 29 / Article 1 / Part 17 / Section 29-1-1701
29-1-1701. Definitions
Status: in_force

29-1-1701. Definitions. As used in this part 17, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) "Local government" means a governmental entity authorized by law to impose ad valorem taxes on taxable property located within its territorial limits; except that the term excludes any:

(a) and (b) (Deleted by amendment, L. 2024, Second Extraordinary Session.)

(c) Local governmental entity that is subject to and has not received voter approval to exceed the revenue limit set forth in section 29-1-301 for that property tax year; and

(d) Local governmental entity or school district that does not have voter approval to collect, retain, and spend, without regard to any spending, revenue, or other limitation contained within section 20 of article X of the state constitution, the majority of the local governmental entity or school district's revenue from the imposition of ad valorem property taxes levied in any year subsequent to the approval.

(1.5) "Local governmental entity" means a local government authorized by law to impose ad valorem taxes on taxable property located within its territorial limits; except that the term excludes any:

(a) School district; and

(b) City and county, city, or town that has adopted a home rule charter.

(2) "Property tax limit" means, as applicable, the annual limit on a local governmental entity's qualified property tax revenue that is established in sections 29-1-1702 (1) and 29-1-1703 (1) and calculated pursuant to section 29-1-1703 (1) or the annual limit on a school district's qualified local share property tax revenue that is established in sections 29-1-1702.5 (2) and 29-1-1703 (3) and calculated pursuant to section 29-1-1703 (3).

(2.5) (a) "Qualified local share property tax revenue" means the total amount of property tax revenue estimated to be retained by all school districts in the state in connection with district total program funding from a property tax year exclusive of property tax revenue that is from any of the following sources or is used for any of the following purposes:

(I) The increased valuation for assessment within a school district for the preceding property tax year that is attributable to new construction and personal property connected therewith, as defined by the property tax administrator in manuals prepared pursuant to section 39-2-109 (1)(e);

(II) The increased valuation for assessment attributable to a change in law for a property tax classification or to the annexation or inclusion of additional land, the improvements thereon, and personal property connected therewith within a school district for the preceding property tax year;

(III) Increased property tax revenue attributable to the expiration of the use of a school district's incremental tax revenues diverted for the purposes of part 1 of article 25 of title 31, part 8 of article 25 of title 31, article 31 of title 30, or other tax increment financing purposes;

(IV) The valuation for assessment that was omitted from the assessment roll in the preceding property tax year;

(V) Property tax revenue abated or refunded by a school district from the property tax year;

(VI) The increase in the valuation for assessment attributable to previously legally exempt property in the previous property tax year that becomes taxable;

(VII) The increase in the valuation for assessment from producing mines or lands or leaseholds producing oil or gas in the previous property tax year;

(VIII) Property tax revenue attributable to a school district increasing the total number of mills it levies in connection with district total program funding and upon receiving the approval of the majority of a school district's voters voting thereon for such an increase in an election occurring on or after November 5, 2024;

(IX) Property tax revenue attributable to any mills a school district levies that are not levied in connection with district total program funding;

(X) Property tax revenue attributable to a change in the amount of specific ownership tax revenue paid to the district, as defined in section 22-54-103 (11), in the previous property tax year; or

(XI) Property tax revenue attributable to a change in the amount of property tax credits issued pursuant to section 22-54-106 (2.1) in the previous property tax year.

(b) Except as applied in determining the counterfactual percentage, as defined in section 29-1-1702.5 (1)(c), in determining the amount of qualified local share property tax revenue for purposes of subsections (2.5)(a)(I), (2.5)(a)(II), (2.5)(a)(IV), (2.5)(a)(VI), and (2.5)(a)(VII) of this section, the annual change in property tax revenue or valuation for assessment is assumed to be the same for the relevant property tax year as it was for the property tax year immediately preceding the relevant property tax year.

(3) "Qualified property tax revenue" means a local governmental entity's property tax revenue for a property tax year exclusive of property tax revenue that is from any of the following sources or is used for any of the following purposes:

(a) Property tax revenue from the increased valuation for assessment within the taxing entity for the preceding property tax year that is attributable to new construction and personal property connected therewith, as defined by the property tax administrator in manuals prepared pursuant to section 39-2-109 (1)(e);

(b) Property tax revenue from the increased valuation for assessment attributable to a change in law for a property tax classification or to the annexation or inclusion of additional land, the improvements thereon, and personal property connected therewith within the taxing entity for the preceding property tax year;

(c) Increased property tax revenue attributable to the expiration in the previous property tax year of the use of the local governmental entity's incremental tax revenues diverted for the purposes of part 1 of article 25 of title 31, part 8 of article 25 of title 31, article 31 of title 30, or other tax increment financing purposes;

(d) Property tax revenue for property that was omitted from the assessment roll in the preceding property tax year;

(e) Property tax revenue abated or refunded by the local governmental entity from the property tax year;

(f) Property tax revenue attributable to property that was legally exempt property in the previous property tax year that becomes taxable;

(g) Property tax revenue from producing mines or lands or leaseholds producing oil or gas;

(h) An amount to provide for the payment of bonds that have both been approved by a majority of the local governmental entity's voters voting thereon and are outstanding as of November 5, 2024, and the interest thereon, or for the payment of any other contractual obligation that has been approved by a majority of the local governmental entity's voters voting thereon outstanding as of November 5, 2024; and bonds or other contractual obligations issued in accordance with the existing voted authorization of a local governmental entity approved by a majority of the local governmental entity's voters voting thereon in accordance with section 20 of article X of the state constitution as of November 5, 2024;

(i) Property tax revenue attributable to a local governmental entity increasing the total number of mills it levies upon receiving the approval of the majority of the local governmental entity's voters voting thereon for such an increase in an election occurring on or after November 5, 2024; or

(j) Property tax revenue attributable to specific ownership tax revenue paid to the local governmental entity.

(4) "Reassessment cycle" means a reassessment cycle established pursuant to section 39-1-104 (10.2).

(5) "School district" means a local government that is authorized by law to impose ad valorem taxes on taxable property located within its territorial limits and has a district total program determined by article 54 of title 22.
C.R.S. § 29-4-310 — CO Code / Title 29 / Article 4 / Part 3 / Section 29-4-310
29-4-310. Area not wholly in one municipality
Status: in_force

29-4-310. Area not wholly in one municipality. If a substandard or unsanitary area, as described in section 29-4-302, extends into two or more municipalities, such municipalities, by contract between the municipalities, may provide for the redevelopment of the area and for the part of the work to be done by each of the municipalities.
C.R.S. § 29-8-114 — CO Code / Title 29 / Article 8 / Section 29-8-114
29-8-114. Proposed assessment list
Status: in_force

29-8-114. Proposed assessment list. After a decision is made by a governing body to proceed with the district and project, it shall cause to be prepared an assessment list detailing the total amount to be assessed, the specific properties assessed, and the amount of assessment on each piece of property.
C.R.S. § 29-8-128 — CO Code / Title 29 / Article 8 / Section 29-8-128
29-8-128. Advance payment of assessment installments
Status: in_force

29-8-128. Advance payment of assessment installments. The governing body may, in the resolution levying the assessments, provide that all unpaid installments of assessments levied against any piece of property may (but only in their entirety) be paid prior to the dates on which they become due, if the property owner paying such installments pays all interest which would accrue thereon to the next succeeding date on which interest is payable on the bonds issued in anticipation of the collection of the assessments. In addition, the property owner must pay such additional amount of interest as in the opinion of the governing body is necessary to assure the availability of money fully sufficient to pay interest on the bonds as interest becomes due, and any redemption premiums which may become payable on the bonds in order to retire, in advance of maturity, bonds in a sufficient amount to utilize the assessments thus paid in advance. If no bonds have been issued, then all unpaid installments of assessments levied against any piece of property may be paid in their entirety prior to the date upon which they become due by paying the principal amount due and the interest accrued thereon to the date of payment.
C.R.S. § 29-4-1106 — CO Code / Title 29 / Article 4 / Part 11 / Section 29-4-1106
29-4-1106. Additional powers - affordable workforce housing projects
Status: in_force

29-4-1106. Additional powers - affordable workforce housing projects. (1) In addition to the powers specified in section 29-4-1105, the authority has the following powers:

(a) To acquire, construct, rehabilitate, own, operate, and finance affordable rental housing projects;

(b) To consult with a qualified nonprofit organization, county, municipality, housing authority, school district, or other relevant entity as determined by the authority to identify gaps in affordable housing capacity, disproportionately impacted communities, or other communities or localities in need of workforce housing to guide the authority in its selection of project proposals to fund;

(c) To exercise general control and supervision of affordable rental housing projects and the land they are located on and exercise plenary power to adopt all bylaws and regulations pertaining to the acquisition, financing, development, use, and operation of affordable rental housing projects in order to advance the state interest in the provision of affordable rental workforce housing pursuant to this part 11, not in conflict with the law, as the board may deem necessary to secure the successful operation of the authority and promote the purposes of this part 11;

(d) To enter into a public-private partnership;

(e) To contract with experienced real estate professionals with a proven track record in developing and operating projects of similar scale and complexity for the development and operation of affordable rental housing projects and to employ its own personnel or contract with public or private entities, or both, for other services necessary or convenient to the conduct of all of the authority's other activities. The authority shall hire full-time staff who are full-time employees of the authority and are responsible for compliance with public meeting laws and open records requests, affordable rental housing project proposal solicitation and review, and reporting.

(f) To provide housing assistance to a tenant in a rental unit of an affordable rental housing project in order for the tenant to transition to home ownership on affordable terms, provided that:

(I) Any funds used for such assistance are deemed to be excess funds from those funds needed to develop and operate an affordable rental housing project; and

(II) The housing assistance may take the form of a grant, a subordinated loan, or an interest in the residential property purchased by the tenant; and

(g) In order to isolate operating risk on a project-by-project basis, to establish, or adopt a resolution approving the establishment of, one or more controlled entities on a per-project basis for the duration of the affordable rental housing project unless the controlled entity must oversee more than one affordable rental housing project as demonstrated by an applicant for funding to the authority, provided that:

(I) The controlled entity may be a nonprofit corporation, limited liability company, or other entity formed pursuant to state law and the authority shall be the sole member of the entity;

(II) The authority shall appoint the governing body of or agent to oversee the controlled entity and may remove a member of the governing body or agent for cause;

(III) Any revenue of the controlled entity not required to pay its expenses and obligations and to fund reserves therefor for such expenses and obligations and, upon dissolution of the controlled entity, any assets of the controlled entity not required to pay its expenses and obligations must be distributed to or at the direction of the authority and shall not be used for or accrue to the benefit of any private interests;

(IV) The authority may loan proceeds from bonds issued by the authority to the controlled entity; and

(V) The controlled entity shall enjoy the same privileges and immunities as the authority, including but not limited to the exemptions from taxation pursuant to section 29-4-1104 (12)(a).
C.R.S. § 29-4-733 — CO Code / Title 29 / Article 4 / Part 7 / Section 29-4-733
29-4-733. Termination of powers
Status: repealed

29-4-733. Termination of powers. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 29-25-108 — CO Code / Title 29 / Article 25 / Section 29-25-108
29-25-108. Board of directors - duties
Status: in_force

29-25-108. Board of directors - duties. (1) (a) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection (1), if the governing body of a single local government creates the district, such governing body shall constitute ex officio the board of directors of the district. In such event, the presiding officer of the governing body shall be ex officio the presiding officer of the board, the clerk of the governing body shall be ex officio the secretary of the board, and the treasurer of the local government shall be ex officio the treasurer of the board. A quorum of the governing body shall constitute a quorum of the board.

(b) The governing body of the local government may, at any time, provide by resolution or ordinance for the creation of a board of directors of the district consisting of not fewer than five members. Each member shall be an elector of the district appointed by the governing body or, if designated by the governing body, by the mayor of a city and county; except that, if possible, no more than one-half of the members of the board may be affiliated with one owner or lessee of taxable real or personal property in the district. Each member shall serve at the pleasure of the local government. Within thirty days after a vacancy occurs, a successor shall be appointed in the same manner as the original appointment. Within thirty days after a member's appointment, except for good cause shown, each member shall appear before an officer authorized to administer oaths and take an oath that such member will faithfully perform the duties of office as required by law and will support the constitution of the United States, the state constitution, and laws made pursuant thereto. A majority of the members shall constitute a quorum of the board. The board shall elect one of its members as presiding officer, one of its members as secretary, and one of its members as treasurer. The office of both secretary and treasurer may be filled by one person.

(c) If more than one-half of the property located within the district is also located within a county revitalization area, an urban renewal area, a downtown development authority, or a general improvement district, the governing body may, at any time, provide by ordinance that the governing body of the county revitalization authority, urban renewal authority, downtown development authority, or general improvement district shall constitute ex officio the board of directors of the district. In such event, the officers of such entity are ex officio the officers of the board. A quorum of the board of directors of such entity constitutes a quorum of the board.

(d) If the petition initiating the organization of the district or any subsequent petition signed by persons who own real or personal property in the service area of the proposed district having a valuation for assessment of not less than fifty percent, and who own at least fifty percent of the acreage in the proposed district so specifies, the members of the board of the district shall be elected by the electors of the district. If such a petition is approved, the terms of members of the board shall be specified by resolution or ordinance of the governing body. The initial election for members of the board shall be held within sixty days after approval of the resolution or ordinance organizing the district or the filing of any subsequent petition. All subsequent elections for members of the board shall be on the date specified in the resolution or ordinance. The number of directors, the quorum requirements, and the oaths of office shall be the same as those provided for directors of special districts pursuant to article 1 of title 32, C.R.S. Any vacancy on the board shall be filled in the same manner as provided in paragraph (b) of this subsection (1). Until the members of the board are elected and qualified, the governing body shall serve as the board of the district. Elections pursuant to this paragraph (d) shall be held in accordance with the provisions specified in the resolution or ordinance providing for the election of directors. The cost of any election held pursuant to this paragraph (d) shall be borne by the district.

(e) The governing body of the local government may remove a member of the board of a district or the entire board thereof for inefficiency or neglect of duty or misconduct in office, but only after the member or the board has been given a copy of the charges made by the governing body against such member or such board and has had an opportunity to be heard in person or by counsel before the governing body. In the event of the removal of any member of the board or of the board pursuant to this paragraph (e), the governing body shall file in the office of the clerk of the local government a record of the proceedings, together with the charges made against the member or the board and the findings thereon.

(f) Ten percent of the electors of a district may petition the governing body for the removal of a member of the board of the district or of the entire board thereof for inefficiency or neglect of duty or misconduct in office, and the governing body may remove the member or the board, but only after the member or the board has been given a copy of the charges made against such member or such board and has had an opportunity to be heard in person or by counsel before the governing body. In the event of the removal of the member or of the board pursuant to this paragraph (f), the governing body shall file in the office of the clerk of local government a record of the proceedings, together with the charges made against the member or the board and the findings thereon.

(2) The board shall adopt a seal. The secretary shall keep in a visual text format that may be transmitted electronically a record of all proceedings, minutes of meetings, certificates, contracts, and corporate acts of the board, which shall be open to inspection by the electors of the district and other interested parties. The treasurer shall keep permanent records containing accurate accounts of all money received by and disbursed for and on behalf of the district and shall make such annual or other reports to the local government as it may require. All budgets and financial records of the district, whether governed by a separate board or by the governing body of the local government, shall be kept in compliance with parts 1 and 5 of article 1 of this title.

(3) Each member of the board of a district or the governing body or other entity acting ex officio as the board of a district is required to disclose any potential conflicting interest in any transaction of the district pursuant to section 18-8-308, C.R.S. A board member with a potential conflicting interest in a district transaction may not participate in the considerations of and vote on the transaction, may not attempt to influence any of the contracting parties, and may not act directly or indirectly for the board in the inspection, operation, administration, or performance of any contract related to the transaction. Ownership, in and of itself, by a board member of property within the district shall not be considered a potential conflicting interest.

(4) When the governing body of a local government establishes a board of directors pursuant to paragraph (b), (c), or (d) of subsection (1) of this section, it may set such conditions, limitations, procedures, duties, and powers under which the board shall conduct its business. Such conditions and limitations may be in the form of a binding contract on both the governing body and the board and may include provisions requiring the dissolution of the board after a specified length of time, at which time the governing body of the municipality shall assume all powers and duties of the district, including the payment of any outstanding indebtedness.
C.R.S. § 29-5-101 — CO Code / Title 29 / Article 5 / Part 1 / Section 29-5-101
29-5-101. Peace officers appointment
Status: in_force

29-5-101. Peace officers appointment. A person shall not assume or exercise the functions, powers, duties, or privileges incident and belonging to a marshal, police officer, or other peace officer without having first received an appointment in writing from the lawfully constituted authorities of the state.
C.R.S. § 29-25-101 — CO Code / Title 29 / Article 25 / Section 29-25-101
29-25-101. Short title
Status: in_force

29-25-101. Short title. This article shall be known and may be cited as the "Local Marketing District Act".
C.R.S. § 29-5-603 — CO Code / Title 29 / Article 5 / Part 6 / Section 29-5-603
29-5-603. Definitions
Status: in_force

29-5-603. Definitions. As used in this part 6, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) "Employer" means a municipality, county, district attorney, or state agency that employs one or more peace officers.

(2) "Peace officer" means a peace officer described in section 16-2.5-101 (1).

(3) "Trust" means a multiple employer health trust described in section 10-3-903.5 (7)(b)(I) that is established for the purposes of this part 6.
C.R.S. § 29-4-725 — CO Code / Title 29 / Article 4 / Part 7 / Section 29-4-725
29-4-725. Nonliability of state for bonds
Status: in_force

29-4-725. Nonliability of state for bonds. The state of Colorado shall not be liable for bonds of the authority, and such bonds shall not constitute a debt of the state. The bonds shall contain on the face thereof a statement to such effect.
C.R.S. § 29-5-111 — CO Code / Title 29 / Article 5 / Part 1 / Section 29-5-111
29-5-111. Liability of peace officers
Status: in_force

29-5-111. Liability of peace officers. (1) Notwithstanding the doctrines of sovereign immunity and respondeat superior, a city, town, county, or city and county or other political subdivision of the state or a state institution of higher education employing peace officers in accordance with article 7.5 of title 24, C.R.S., shall indemnify its paid peace officers and reserve officers, as defined in section 16-2.5-110, C.R.S., while the peace officers and reserve officers are on duty for any liability incurred by them and for any judgment, except a judgment for exemplary damages, entered against them for torts committed within the scope of their employment if the person claiming damages serves the political subdivision or state institution of higher education with a copy of the summons within ten days from the date when a copy of the summons is served on the peace officer or reserve officer. In no event shall any political subdivision or state institution of higher education be required so to indemnify its peace officers in excess of one hundred thousand dollars for one person in any single occurrence or three hundred thousand dollars for two or more persons for any single occurrence; except that in such instance no indemnity shall be allowed for any person in excess of one hundred thousand dollars. It is the duty of the city, town, county, city and county, or other political subdivision and of the state institution of higher education to provide the defense handled by the legal staff of the public entity or by other counsel, in the discretion of the public entity, for the peace officer in the claim or civil action. However, in the event that the court determines that a reserve officer, as defined in section 16-2.5-110, C.R.S., incurred the liability while acting outside the scope of his or her assigned duties or that the reserve officer acted in a willful and wanton manner in incurring the liability, the court shall order the reserve officer to reimburse the political subdivision or the state institution of higher education for reasonable costs and reasonable attorney fees expended for the defense of the reserve officer. With the approval of the governing body of the city, town, county, city and county, or other political subdivision or of the state institution of higher education, the claim or civil action may be settled or compromised. A city, town, county, city and county, or other political subdivision or a state institution of higher education may carry liability insurance to insure itself and its peace officers. If the political subdivision or state institution of higher education purchases insurance that provides substantial coverage for the peace officers with a policy limitation of at least one hundred thousand dollars for one person in any single occurrence and three hundred thousand dollars for two or more persons for any single occurrence, except that in such instance no indemnity shall be allowed for any person in excess of one hundred thousand dollars, then the political subdivision or state institution of higher education shall be liable under this section to indemnify the peace officers only to the extent of the limits and for such torts as are covered by the policy and only to the extent of the coverage of the policy. Nothing in this section shall be deemed to condone the conduct of any peace officer who uses excessive force or who violates the statutory or constitutional rights of any person.

(2) This section shall apply only with respect to causes of action accruing on or after July 1, 1972.
C.R.S. § 29-1-706 — CO Code / Title 29 / Article 1 / Part 7 / Section 29-1-706
29-1-706. Finality of determinations
Status: in_force

29-1-706. Finality of determinations. The determinations required by section 29-1-704 (2) are final and conclusive unless they are clearly erroneous, arbitrary, capricious, or contrary to law or are not supported by substantial evidence.
C.R.S. § 29-4-212 — CO Code / Title 29 / Article 4 / Part 2 / Section 29-4-212
29-4-212. Acquisition of land for government
Status: in_force

29-4-212. Acquisition of land for government. The authority may acquire by purchase or by the exercise of its power of eminent domain any property, real or personal, which it may deem necessary for any project being constructed or operated by a government. The authority, upon such terms and conditions as it determines, may convey title or possession of such property so acquired or purchased to such government for use in connection with such project.
C.R.S. § 29-4-720 — CO Code / Title 29 / Article 4 / Part 7 / Section 29-4-720
29-4-720. Validity of any pledge
Status: in_force

29-4-720. Validity of any pledge. Any pledge made by the authority shall be valid and binding from the time when the pledge is made, and any assets or revenues shall immediately be subject to the lien of such pledge without any physical delivery thereof or further act, and the lien of any such pledge shall be valid and binding as against all parties having claims of any kind in tort, contract, or otherwise against the authority, irrespective of whether such parties have notice thereof. Neither the resolution nor any other instrument by which a pledge is created need be recorded. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit the board from selling any assets subject to any such pledge, except to the extent that any such sale may be restricted by a trust agreement or resolution providing for the issuance of such bonds.
C.R.S. § 29-3-110 — CO Code / Title 29 / Article 3 / Section 29-3-110
29-3-110. Acquisition of project
Status: in_force

29-3-110. Acquisition of project. (1) The county or municipality may also provide that:

(a) The project and improvements to be constructed, if any, shall be constructed by the county or municipality, the user, the user's designee, or any one or more of them on real estate owned by the county or municipality, the user, or the user's designee, as the case may be;

(b) The bond proceeds shall be disbursed by the trustee bank or trust company during construction upon the estimate, order, or certificate of the user or the user's designee.

(2) The project, if and to the extent constructed on real estate not owned by the county or municipality, may be conveyed or leased or an easement therein granted to the county or municipality at any time.
C.R.S. § 29-2-204 — CO Code / Title 29 / Article 2 / Part 2 / Section 29-2-204
29-2-204. Collection, administration, and enforcement of home rule jurisdiction sales or u
Status: in_force

29-2-204. Collection, administration, and enforcement of home rule jurisdiction sales or use tax. [Editor's note: This section is effective July 1, 2025.] (1) The executive director shall, at no charge, administer, collect, enforce, and distribute the sales tax of any home rule jurisdiction upon request of the governing body or the governing body's designee, of the jurisdiction, regardless of whether the provisions of the sales tax ordinance of the requesting home rule jurisdiction applies the sales tax to the exemptions listed in section 29-2-105 (1)(d)(I), if:

(a) The provisions of the sales tax ordinance of the requesting home rule jurisdiction, other than those provisions relating to local procedures followed in adopting the ordinance, correspond to the requirements of part 1 of this article for sales taxes imposed by statutory local governments; and

(b) No use tax is to be collected by the department except as provided in section 39-26-208.

(2) When the governing body of any home rule jurisdiction, or the governing body's designee, requests that the department administer, collect, enforce, and distribute the sales tax of the home rule jurisdiction as specified in subsection (1) of this section, the governing body, or the governing body's designee, shall certify to the executive director a true copy of the home rule jurisdiction's sales tax ordinance as specified in section 29-2-205.
C.R.S. § 29-4-1109 — CO Code / Title 29 / Article 4 / Part 11 / Section 29-4-1109
29-4-1109. Bonds
Status: in_force

29-4-1109. Bonds. (1) (a) The authority may issue bonds to finance its affordable rental housing projects, to finance the affordable rental housing component in a public-private partnership, or to accomplish or further any of its powers or duties relating to affordable rental housing projects.

(b) Bonds must be issued pursuant to resolution of the board, are payable solely from all or a specified portion of the revenues or assets of the authority or the revenues and assets of the affordable rental housing component of a public-private partnership, and may be secured by a mortgage, deed of trust, pledge, other security interest in or encumbrance on any of the revenue, property, or assets of the authority or the revenue, property, or assets of the affordable rental housing component of a public-private partnership.

(c) Bonds may be executed and delivered by the authority at such times; may be in such form and denominations and include such terms and maturities; may be subject to optional or mandatory redemption prior to maturity with or without a premium; may be in fully registered form or bearer form registrable as to principal or interest or both; may bear such conversion privileges; may be payable in such installments and at such times not exceeding forty-five years from the date thereof; may be payable at such place or places whether within or without the state; may bear interest at such rate or rates per annum, which may be fixed or vary according to index, procedure, or formula or as determined by the authority or its agents, without regard to any interest rate limitation appearing in any other law of the state; may be subject to purchase at the option of the holder or the authority; may be evidenced in such manner; may be executed by such officers of the authority, including the use of one or more facsimile signatures so long as at least one manual signature appears on the bonds, which may be either of an officer of the authority or of an agent authenticating the same; may be in the form of coupon bonds that have attached interest coupons bearing a manual or facsimile signature of an officer of the authority; and may contain such provisions not inconsistent with this part 11, all as provided in the resolution of the board under which the bonds are authorized to be issued or as provided in a trust indenture between the authority and any commercial bank or trust company having full trust powers.

(d) Bonds may be sold at public or private sale at such price or prices, in such manner, and at such times as determined by the board, and the authority may pay all fees, expenses, and commissions that it deems necessary or advantageous in connection with the sale of the bonds. The power to fix the date of sale of the bonds, to receive bids or proposals, to award and sell bonds, to fix interest rates, and to take all other action necessary to sell and deliver the bonds may be delegated to an officer or agent of the authority.

(e) Any outstanding bonds may be refunded by the authority pursuant to article 56 of title 11.

(f) All bonds and any interest coupons applicable to the bonds are declared to be negotiable instruments.

(g) The resolution or trust indenture authorizing the issuance of the bonds may pledge all or a portion of the revenues and assets of the authority; may grant or provide for a mortgage, deed of trust, pledge, other security interest in or encumbrance on any of the revenues, property, or assets of the authority; may pledge all or a portion of the rights of the authority to impose and receive rent or other charges in accordance with the provisions of this part 11; may contain such provisions for protecting and enforcing the rights and remedies of holders of any of the bonds as the authority deems appropriate; may set forth the rights and remedies of the holders of any of the bonds; and may contain provisions that the authority deems appropriate for the security of the holders of the bonds, including, but not limited to, provisions for letters of credit, insurance, standby credit agreements, or other forms of credit ensuring timely payment of the bonds, including the redemption price or the purchase price.

(h) Any pledge of revenue, assets, or other property made by the authority or by any person or governmental unit with which the authority contracts is valid and binding from the time the pledge is made. The pledged revenues, assets, or property are immediately subject to the lien of the pledge without any physical delivery or further act, and the lien of the pledge is valid and binding against all parties having claims of any kind in tort, contract, or otherwise against the pledging party. The instrument by which the pledge is created shall be recorded or filed. Such lien of the pledge is superior only to any other lien on the same revenue, assets, or property that is filed later in time other than a lien for property taxes.

(i) Neither the members of the board of the authority, employees of the authority, nor any person executing the bonds are liable personally on the bonds or subject to any personal liability by reason of the issuance of the bonds.

(j) The authority may purchase its bonds out of any available money and may hold, pledge, cancel, or resell such bonds subject to and in accordance with agreements with the holders of the bonds.

(2) The authority may invest or deposit any proceeds and any interest from the sale of bonds in the manner provided by part 6 of article 75 of title 24. In addition, the authority may direct a corporate trustee that holds such proceeds and any interest to invest or deposit such proceeds and any interest in investments or deposits other than those specified by said part 6 if the board determines, by resolution, that the investment or deposit meets the standard established in section 15-1-304, the income is at least comparable to income available on investments or deposits specified by part 6 of article 75 of title 24, and the investment will assist the authority in the completion of the affordable rental housing project or activities to be financed from proceeds of the bonds.

(3) All banks, trust companies, savings and loan associations, insurance companies, executors, administrators, guardians, trustees, and other fiduciaries may legally invest any money within their control in bonds issued under this part 11. Public entities, as defined in section 24-75-601 (1), may invest public money in such bonds only if the bonds satisfy the investment requirements established in part 6 of article 75 of title 24.

(4) Bonds issued under this part 11 are exempt from the provisions of article 51 of title 11.

(5) The issuance of bonds by the authority pursuant to this part 11 need not comply with the requirements of any other state law applicable to the issuance of bonds and no proceedings, notice, or approval is required for the issuance of bonds by the authority except as provided in this part 11.
C.R.S. § 29-8-140 — CO Code / Title 29 / Article 8 / Section 29-8-140
29-8-140. Abatement of construction
Status: in_force

29-8-140. Abatement of construction. If an improvement district is established under this article, the public utility involved shall not be required to commence conversion until the resolution, the assessment roll, and issuance of bonds have become final and no civil action has been filed, or if civil action has been filed, until the decision of the court upon the action has become final and is not subject to further appeal.
C.R.S. § 29-20-306 — CO Code / Title 29 / Article 20 / Part 3 / Section 29-20-306
29-20-306. Cluster developments - inapplicability
Status: in_force

29-20-306. Cluster developments - inapplicability. Nothing in this part 3 shall be deemed to apply to a rural land use process regarding the approval of a cluster development pursuant to part 4 of article 28 of title 30, C.R.S.
C.R.S. § 29-4-206 — CO Code / Title 29 / Article 4 / Part 2 / Section 29-4-206
29-4-206. Duty of the authority and commissioners
Status: in_force

29-4-206. Duty of the authority and commissioners. The authority and its commissioners are under a statutory duty to comply or to cause strict compliance with all provisions of this part 2 and the laws of the state of Colorado, and, in addition thereto, with each term, provision, and covenant in any contract, on the part of the authority to be kept or performed by the authority.
C.R.S. § 29-1-608 — CO Code / Title 29 / Article 1 / Part 6 / Section 29-1-608
29-1-608. Violations - penalties
Status: in_force

29-1-608. Violations - penalties. (1) If it appears that an auditor has knowingly issued an audit report under the provisions of this part 6 containing any false or misleading statement, the state auditor shall report the matter in writing to the state board of accountancy and to the local government.

(2) Any member of the governing body of the local government or any member, officer, employee, or agent of any department, board, commission, or other agency who knowingly and willfully fails to perform any of the duties imposed upon him by this part 6, or who knowingly and willfully violates any of the provisions of this part 6, or who knowingly and willfully furnishes to the auditor or his employee any false or fraudulent information is guilty of malfeasance and, upon conviction thereof, the court shall enter judgment that such person be removed from office or employment. It is the duty of the court rendering such judgment to cause immediate notice of such removal from office or employment to be given to the proper officer of the local government so that the vacancy thus caused may be filled.
C.R.S. § 29-3-122 — CO Code / Title 29 / Article 3 / Section 29-3-122
29-3-122. Limitation of actions
Status: in_force

29-3-122. Limitation of actions. No action shall be brought questioning the legality of any contract, financing agreement, mortgage, trust indenture, proceeding, or bonds executed in connection with any project or improvements authorized by this article on and after thirty days from the effective date of the resolution or ordinance authorizing the issuance of such bonds.
C.R.S. § 29-4-508 — CO Code / Title 29 / Article 4 / Part 5 / Section 29-4-508
29-4-508. Boundaries of authority
Status: in_force

29-4-508. Boundaries of authority. The boundaries of such authority shall be the boundaries of the county, but in no event shall they include the whole or a part of any city unless the governing body of said city passes a resolution authorizing the inclusion of said city within the boundaries of such authority nor may it include any area within the county which at the time of the organization of such housing authority was included within the boundaries of a housing authority previously established under part 2 of this article; but nothing in this section shall be deemed to prevent the organization of a housing authority subsequently established by any such city embracing any area within the county exclusive of the area of any project owned or operated by an authority organized under this part 5.
C.R.S. § 29-4-1105 — CO Code / Title 29 / Article 4 / Part 11 / Section 29-4-1105
29-4-1105. General powers
Status: in_force

29-4-1105. General powers. (1) In addition to any other powers granted to the authority in this part 11, the authority has the following powers:

(a) To have the duties, privileges, immunities, rights, liabilities, and disabilities of a body corporate and political subdivision of the state;

(b) To have perpetual existence and succession;

(c) To adopt, have, and use a seal and to alter the same at its pleasure;

(d) To sue and be sued;

(e) To enter into any contract or agreement not inconsistent with this part 11 or the laws of the state;

(f) To borrow money and to issue bonds evidencing the same;

(g) To purchase, lease, lease with an option to purchase, trade, exchange, or otherwise acquire, maintain, hold, improve, mortgage, lease, encumber, and dispose of real property and personal property, whether tangible or intangible, and any interest therein, including easements and rights-of-way, without restriction or limitation;

(h) To acquire office space, equipment, services, supplies, and insurance necessary to carry out the purposes of this part 11;

(i) To deposit any money of the authority in any banking institution within or without the state or in any depository authorized in section 24-75-603, and to appoint, for the purpose of making such deposits, one or more persons to act as custodians of the money of the authority, who shall give surety bonds in such amounts and form and for such purposes as the board requires;

(j) To contract for and to accept any gifts, grants, and loans of funds, property, or any other aid in any form from the federal government, the state, any state agency, or any other source, or any combination thereof, and to comply, subject to the provisions of this part 11, with the terms and conditions of such contracts or the acceptance of such items;

(k) To have and exercise all rights and powers necessary or incidental to or implied from the specific powers granted in this part 11, which 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 11;

(l) To fix the time and place or places at which its regular and special meetings are to be held;

(m) To adopt and from time to time amend or repeal bylaws and rules and regulations consistent with the provisions of this part 11, including rules regarding the definition and interpretation of terms used in this part 11. Nothing in this subsection (1)(m) grants the authority the power to redefine terms that are already defined in this part 11.

(n) To elect one member as chairperson of the board and another member as chairperson pro tem of the board and to elect one or more members as secretary and treasurer of the board and elect or appoint such other offices as the board may determine and provide for their duties and terms of office;

(o) To appoint agents, employees, and professional and business advisers, including real estate professionals, construction companies, property managers, attorneys, accountants, and financial advisers as may from time to time be necessary in its judgment to accomplish the purposes of this part 11, and to fix the compensation of such agents, employees, and advisers, and to establish the powers and duties of all agents, employees, and advisers, as well as any other person contracting with the authority to provide services, including termination of employment or the contract for services;

(p) To make and execute agreements, contracts, and other instruments necessary or convenient in the exercise of the powers and functions of the authority under this part 11, including but not limited to contracts with any person, firm, corporation, municipality, state agency, county, or other entity. All municipalities, counties, and state agencies may enter into and do all things necessary to perform any such arrangement or contract with the authority.

(q) To enter into interest rate exchange agreements for bonds in accordance with article 59.3 of title 11; and

(r) Other powers necessary to accomplish the authority's specific goals as required under this part 11.
C.R.S. § 29-4-722 — CO Code / Title 29 / Article 4 / Part 7 / Section 29-4-722
29-4-722. Negotiable instruments
Status: in_force

29-4-722. Negotiable instruments. Notwithstanding any of the foregoing provisions of this part 7 or any recitals in any bonds issued under the provisions of this part 7, all such bonds and interest coupons appertaining thereto shall be negotiable instruments under the laws of this state, subject only to any applicable provisions for registration.
C.R.S. § 29-8-120 — CO Code / Title 29 / Article 8 / Section 29-8-120
29-8-120. Payment of assessment
Status: in_force

29-8-120. Payment of assessment. All assessments shall be due and payable within thirty days after the final publication of the assessing resolution without demand; except that all such assessments may be paid, at the election of the owner, in installments, with interest, as provided in section 29-8-121.
C.R.S. § 29-7.1-102 — CO Code / Title 29 / Article 7.1 / Section 29-7.1-102
29-7.1-102. Organized youth athletic activities - code of conduct
Status: in_force

29-7.1-102. Organized youth athletic activities - code of conduct. (1) (a) Each local government shall make available a prohibited conduct policy relating to youth athletic activities.

(b) The prohibited conduct policy must include:

(I) A list of prohibited conduct by parents, spectators, coaches, and athletes and a mandatory reporting policy for adults who have knowledge of an act of prohibited conduct; and

(II) A code of conduct for parents, spectators, coaches, and athletes to follow;

(c) A local government may adopt the model code of conduct policy made available by the department pursuant to section 26.5-1-117.

(2) Each local government shall require each of its coaches to comply with the prohibited conduct policy created pursuant to subsection (1)(a) of this section.