C.R.S. § 30-28-133 — CO Code / Title 30 / Article 28 / Part 1 / Section 30-28-133
30-28-133. Subdivision regulations
Status: in_force

30-28-133. Subdivision regulations. (1) Every county in the state that does not have a county planning commission on July 1, 1971, shall create a county planning commission in accordance with the provisions of section 30-28-103. Every county planning commission in the state shall develop, propose, and recommend subdivision regulations, and the board of county commissioners shall adopt and enforce subdivision regulations for all land within the unincorporated areas of the county in accordance with this section not later than September 1, 1972. Before finally adopting any subdivision regulations, the board of county commissioners shall hold a public hearing thereon, and at least fourteen days' notice of the time and place of such hearing shall be given by at least one publication in a newspaper of general circulation in the county. Before adopting any such subdivision regulations, the board of county commissioners may revise, alter, or amend any such subdivision regulations developed, proposed, or recommended by the county planning commission. Such subdivision regulations shall be in full force and effect and enforced by the board of county commissioners.

(2) Prior to the adoption of the regulations referred to in this section, a public hearing shall be held thereupon in the county in which said territory or any part thereof is situated. A copy of such regulations shall be filed with the county clerk and recorder of the county in which said territory is situated.

(3) Subdivision regulations adopted by a board of county commissioners pursuant to this section shall require subdividers to submit to the board of county commissioners data, surveys, analyses, studies, plans, and designs, in the form prescribed by the board of county commissioners, of the following items:

(a) Property survey and ownership of the surface and mineral estates including mineral lessees, if any;

(b) Relevant site characteristics and analyses applicable to the proposed subdivision including the following, which shall be submitted by the subdivider with the sketch plan:

(I) Reports concerning streams, lakes, topography, and vegetation;

(II) Reports concerning geologic characteristics of the area significantly affecting the land use and determining the impact of such characteristics on the proposed subdivision;

(III) In areas of potential radiation hazard to the proposed future land use, evaluations of these potential radiation hazards;

(IV) Maps and tables concerning suitability of types of soil in the proposed subdivision, in accordance with any standard soil classifications and procedures therefor, for the proposed use;

(c) A plat and other documentation showing the layout or plan of development, including, where applicable, the following information:

(I) Total development area;

(II) Total number of proposed dwelling units;

(III) Total number of square feet of proposed nonresidential floor space;

(IV) Total number of proposed off-street parking spaces, excluding those associated with single-family residential development;

(V) Estimated total number of gallons per day of water system requirements where a distribution system is proposed;

(VI) Estimated total number of gallons per day of sewage to be treated where a central sewage treatment facility is proposed or sewage disposal means and suitability where no central sewage treatment facility is proposed;

(VII) Estimated construction cost and proposed method of financing of the streets and related facilities, water distribution system, sewage collection system, storm drainage facilities, and such other utilities as may be required of the developer by the county;

(VIII) Maps and plans for facilities to prevent storm waters in excess of historic runoff, caused by the proposed subdivision, from entering, damaging, or being carried by conduits, water supply ditches and appurtenant structures, and other storm drainage facilities;

(d) Adequate evidence that a water supply that is sufficient in terms of quality, quantity, and dependability will be available to ensure an adequate supply of water for the type of subdivision proposed. Such evidence may include, but shall not be limited to:

(I) Evidence of ownership or right of acquisition of or use of existing and proposed water rights;

(II) Historic use and estimated yield of claimed water rights;

(III) Amenability of existing rights to a change in use;

(IV) Evidence that public or private water owners can and will supply water to the proposed subdivision stating the amount of water available for use within the subdivision and the feasibility of extending service to that area;

(V) Evidence concerning the potability of the proposed water supply for the subdivision.

(e) Evidence that provision has been made for facility sites, easements, and rights of access for electrical and natural gas utility service sufficient to ensure reliable and adequate electric or, if applicable, natural gas service for the proposed subdivision. Submission of a letter of agreement between the subdivider and utility serving the site shall be deemed sufficient to establish that adequate provision for electric or, if applicable, natural gas service to a proposed subdivision has been made.

(4) Subdivision regulations adopted by the board of county commissioners pursuant to this section shall also include, as a minimum, provisions governing the following matters:

(a) Sites and land areas for schools and parks when such are reasonably necessary to serve the proposed subdivision and the future residents thereof. Such provisions may include:

(I) Reservation of such sites and land areas, for acquisition by the county;

(II) Dedication of the sites and land areas to the county, to a school district, or to the public or, in lieu thereof, payment of a sum of money not exceeding the fair market value of the sites and land areas or a combination of such dedication and such payment; except that the value of the combination shall not exceed the fair market value of the sites and land areas. Any sums, when required, or moneys to be paid to the board of county commissioners pursuant to this paragraph (a) may, if approved by the board of county commissioners, be paid directly to a school district. If the sites and land areas are dedicated to the county, to a school district, or the public, the board of county commissioners may, at the request of the affected entity, sell the land. The subdivider shall have a right of first refusal to purchase all or a portion of any land dedicated by the subdivider to a county, school district, or other public entity pursuant to this subparagraph (II) before the land is sold, transferred, or conveyed to any party other than a school district. Prior to selling or otherwise transferring ownership of the land, the county, school district, or other public entity selling the land shall provide written notice to the subdivider of its intention to sell or transfer ownership of all or any portion of the land. The subdivider shall then have sixty days to provide written notice to the county, school district, or other public entity of the subdivider's interest in purchasing all or a portion of the land to be sold. The purchase of the land by the subdivider shall be upon such terms and conditions and for such consideration as the parties may mutually agree; however, in no event shall the purchase price exceed the fair market value of the land at the time the subdivider dedicated the land to the county, school district, or other public entity. Any right of first refusal created pursuant to this subparagraph (II) shall expire twenty years from the date the land was dedicated by the subdivider to a county, school district, or other public entity. Except as provided in subsection (4.3) of this section, any such sums, when required, or moneys paid to the board of county commissioners from the sale of the dedicated sites and land areas shall be held by the board of county commissioners:

(A) For the acquisition of reasonably necessary sites and land areas or for other capital outlay purposes for schools or parks;

(B) For the development of the sites and land areas for park purposes; or

(C) For growth-related planning functions by school districts for educational purposes;

(III) Dedication of such sites and land areas for the use and benefit of the owners and future owners in the proposed subdivision;

(b) Standards and technical procedures applicable to storm drainage plans and related designs, in order to ensure proper drainage ways, which may require, in the opinion of the board of county commissioners, detention facilities which may be dedicated to the county or the public, as are deemed necessary to control, as nearly as possible, storm waters generated exclusively within a subdivision from a one hundred year storm which are in excess of the historic runoff volume of storm water from the same land area in its undeveloped and unimproved condition;

(c) Standards and technical procedures applicable to sanitary sewer plans and designs, including soil percolation testing and required percolation rates and site design standards for on-lot sewage disposal systems when applicable;

(d) Standards and technical procedures applicable to water systems.

(4.3) After final approval of a subdivision plan or plat and receipt of dedications of sites and land areas or payments in lieu thereof required pursuant to subparagraph (II) of paragraph (a) of subsection (4) of this section, the board of county commissioners shall give written notification to the appropriate school districts and local government entities. Following such notice, a school district or local government entity may request periodic transfer on no longer than an annual basis of such land or moneys to the district or entity. When a board of county commissioners determines that the school district or local government entity has demonstrated a need for the land or moneys based on a long-range capital plan or evidence of the impact of the subdivision on the district or entity, or both, it shall periodically transfer on no longer than an annual basis the land or moneys to the appropriate school district or local government entity. The district or entity shall use the transferred land or moneys only for a purpose authorized by sub-subparagraphs (A) to (C) of subparagraph (II) of paragraph (a) of subsection (4) of this section. Any moneys received by the board of county commissioners that are transferred pursuant to this subsection (4.3) are not county revenues for purposes of paragraph (d) of subsection (7) of section 20 of article X of the state constitution.

(4.5) Subdivision regulations adopted by a board of county commissioners may provide for the protection and assurance of access to sunlight for solar energy devices by considering the use of restrictive covenants or solar easements, height restrictions, side yard and setback requirements, street orientation and width requirements, or other permissible forms of land use controls.

(5) No subdivision shall be approved under section 30-28-110 (3) and (4) until such data, surveys, analyses, studies, plans, and designs as may be required by this section and by the county planning commission or the board of county commissioners have been submitted, reviewed, and found to meet all sound planning and engineering requirements of the county contained in its subdivision regulations.

(6) No board of county commissioners shall approve any preliminary plan or final plat for any subdivision located within the county unless the subdivider has provided the following materials as part of the preliminary plan or final plat subdivision submission:

(a) Evidence to establish that definite provision has been made for a water supply that is sufficient in terms of quantity, dependability, and quality to provide an appropriate supply of water for the type of subdivision proposed;

(b) Evidence to establish that, if a public sewage disposal system is proposed, provision has been made for such system and, if other methods of sewage disposal are proposed, evidence that such systems will comply with state and local laws and regulations which are in effect at the time of submission of the preliminary plan or final plat;

(c) Evidence to show that all areas of the proposed subdivision which may involve soil or topographical conditions presenting hazards or requiring special precautions have been identified by the subdivider and that the proposed uses of these areas are compatible with such conditions.

(7) and (8) (Deleted by amendment, L. 2005, p. 668, § 6, effective June 1, 2005.)

(9) The subdivision regulations adopted under this section may provide that, without a hearing or compliance with any of the submission, referral, or review requirements in this section and section 30-28-136, the board of county commissioners may approve a correction plat if the sole purpose of such correction plat is to correct one or more technical errors in an approved plat and where such correction plat is consistent with an approved preliminary plan. However, if the technical error or errors of an approved plat meet the description of any errors under section 38-51-111 (2), C.R.S., a surveyor's affidavit of correction, as defined in section 38-51-102, C.R.S., shall be prepared in lieu of a correction plat.

(10) It is recognized that surface and mineral estates are separate and distinct interests in land and that one may be severed from the other and that the owners of subsurface mineral interests and their lessees, if any, are entitled to the notice specified in section 24-65.5-103, C.R.S., and shall be recognized by the commission as having the same rights and privileges as surface owners.

(11) The subdivision regulations adopted under this section may provide for the payment of a sum of money or proof of a line of credit or other fees in connection with a subdivision on a per-acre basis, to represent an equitable contribution to the total costs of the drainage facilities in the drainage basin in which the subdivision is located. The subdivision regulations shall provide for the repayment to a subdivider, from any surplus basin funds available, of any costs he incurs because of compliance with the plans for the development of drainage basins in excess of the sum of the drainage fees assessed against his acreage. When the subdivision regulations require such payment, a plan for the development of drainage basins shall be adopted pursuant to section 30-28-106 (3)(d). The provisions of this section shall not apply to any area which is within an existing drainage district organized or created pursuant to law without the approval of such district.

(12) The subdivision regulations adopted under this section may provide that a subdivider is entitled to fair-share reimbursement of the cost of any streets and related facilities, water distribution systems, sewage collection systems, storm drainage facilities, and other improvements the county requires the subdivider to construct adjacent to or outside the subdivision. Any such reimbursable costs shall be paid to the subdivider, less any reimbursement by the county, by the owner or owners of property that is adjacent to or has presumed use of the improvements when that property is developed. Subdivision regulations providing for such reimbursement shall prescribe the period, not to exceed fifteen years from the date of completion of an improvement, during which a subdivider may seek reimbursement. Subdivision regulations providing for such reimbursement may entitle subdividers to interest on the amount to be reimbursed.
C.R.S. § 30-5-168 — CO Code / Title 30 / Article 5 / Section 30-5-168
30-5-168. Summit
Status: in_force

30-5-168. Summit. Summit county: All that portion of the state bounded on the south by the county of Lake, and on the east by the summit of the snowy range, and on the north and west by the state boundary.
C.R.S. § 30-10-710 — CO Code / Title 30 / Article 10 / Part 7 / Section 30-10-710
30-10-710. Apportionment and separation of funds
Status: in_force

30-10-710. Apportionment and separation of funds. It is the duty of the county treasurer to apportion and keep all taxes collected by him or her in the several funds for which the taxes were levied, and it shall not be lawful to use the moneys belonging to any fund for the purpose of paying warrants drawn upon some other fund or for the purpose of paying warrants issued before April 2, 1998, which properly should have been drawn upon some other fund; but the amount of interest gained through the investment of county funds, regardless of the origin of such funds, may be credited to the general fund of the county by the county treasurer, unless such investment is made from specific funds allocated for a definite purpose and so maintained. The treasurer and the sureties on his or her official bond or the insurer on the crime insurance policy, as applicable, shall be liable at the action of any taxpayer of the county for any violation of this section.
C.R.S. § 30-20-306 — CO Code / Title 30 / Article 20 / Part 3 / Section 30-20-306
30-20-306. Revenue and sinking fund - pledge of general income prohibited
Status: in_force

30-20-306. Revenue and sinking fund - pledge of general income prohibited. The official legislative body of any governmental agency is authorized to set aside a special sinking fund in the office of the treasurer of the governmental agency for the payment of anticipation warrants authorized by and issued under the provisions of this part 3 and for the payment of interest due on such warrants; except that the general income of the governmental agency shall not be pledged for the payment of the principal of the warrants and interest thereon. The treasurer of the governmental agency shall deposit in said sinking fund all rents, royalties, fees, rates, and charges derived from or rendered by the project.
C.R.S. § 30-26-501 — CO Code / Title 30 / Article 26 / Part 5 / Section 30-26-501
30-26-501. Short title
Status: in_force

30-26-501. Short title. This part 5 shall be known and may be cited as the "County Capital Improvement Trust Fund Financing Act".
C.R.S. § 30-28-136 — CO Code / Title 30 / Article 28 / Part 1 / Section 30-28-136
30-28-136. Referral and review requirements
Status: repealed

30-28-136. Referral and review requirements. (1) Upon receipt of a complete preliminary plan submission, the board of county commissioners or its authorized representative shall distribute copies of prints of the plan as follows:

(a) To the appropriate school districts;

(b) To each county or municipality within a two-mile radius of any portion of the proposed subdivision;

(c) To any utility, local improvement and service district, or ditch company, when applicable;

(d) To the Colorado state forest service, when applicable;

(e) To the appropriate planning commission;

(f) To the local conservation district board within the county for explicit review and recommendations regarding soil suitability, floodwater problems, and watershed protection. Such referral shall be made even though all or part of a proposed subdivision is not located within the boundaries of a conservation district.

(g) When applicable, to the county or district public health agency or the state department of public health and environment for its review of the on-lot sewage disposal reports, for review of the adequacy of existing or proposed sewage treatment works to handle the estimated effluent, and for a report on the water quality of the proposed water supply to serve the subdivision. The department of public health and environment or county or district public health agency to which the plan is referred may require the subdivider to submit additional engineering or geological reports or data and to conduct a study of the economic feasibility of a sewage treatment works prior to making its recommendations. No plan shall receive the approval of the board of county commissioners unless the department of public health and environment or county or district public health agency to which the plan is referred has made a favorable recommendation regarding the proposed method of sewage disposal.

(h) (I) To the state engineer for an opinion regarding material injury likely to occur to decreed water rights by virtue of diversion of water necessary or proposed to be used to supply the proposed subdivision and adequacy of proposed water supply to meet requirements of the proposed subdivision. If the state engineer finds such injury or finds inadequacy, he shall express such finding in an opinion in writing to the board of county commissioners, stating the reason for his finding, including, but not limited to, the amount of additional or exchange water that may be required to prevent such injury. In the event the subdivision is approved notwithstanding the state engineer's opinion, the subdivider shall furnish to all potential purchasers a copy of the state engineer's opinion prior to the sale or a synopsis of the opinion; except that the subdivider need not supply the potential purchaser with a copy of such opinion or synopsis if, in the opinion of the board of county commissioners, the subdivider has corrected the injury or inadequacy set forth in the state engineer's finding.

(II) A municipality or quasi-municipality, upon receiving the preliminary plan designating said municipality or quasi-municipality as the source of water for a proposed subdivision, shall file, with the board of county commissioners and the state engineer, a statement documenting the amount of water which can be supplied by said municipality or quasi-municipality to proposed subdivisions without causing injury to existing water rights. The state engineer shall file, with said board of county commissioners, written comments on the report. If, in the judgment of the state engineer, the report is insufficient to issue an opinion, the state engineer shall notify the board of county commissioners to this effect, indicating the deficiencies.

(i) To the Colorado geological survey for an evaluation of those geologic factors that would have a significant impact on the proposed use of the land; except that, upon written request from the board of county commissioners or the board's authorized representative, the Colorado geological survey may exempt any preliminary plan from this referral and review requirement.

(2) The agencies named in this section shall make recommendations within twenty-one days after the mailing by the county or its authorized representative of such plans unless a necessary extension of not more than thirty days has been consented to by the subdivider and the board of county commissioners of the county in which the subdivision area is located. The failure of any agency to respond within twenty-one days or within the period of an extension shall, for the purpose of the hearing on the plan, be deemed an approval of such plan; except that, where such plan involves twenty or more dwelling units, a school district shall be required to submit within said time limit specific recommendations with respect to the adequacy of school sites and the adequacy of school structures.

(3) The provisions of this part 1 shall not modify the duties or enlarge the authority of the state engineer or the division engineers nor divest the water courts of jurisdiction over actions concerning water right determinations and administration; neither shall any opinion of the state engineer submitted under subsection (1)(h) of this section nor any finding by a board of county commissioners concerning subdivision water supply matters create any presumption concerning injury or noninjury to water rights; and neither the state engineer's opinion nor the finding of the board of county commissioners may be used as evidence in any administrative proceeding or in any judicial proceeding concerning water right determinations or administration.

(4) Repealed.
C.R.S. § 30-20-623 — CO Code / Title 30 / Article 20 / Part 6 / Section 30-20-623
30-20-623. Provisions to be inserted
Status: in_force

30-20-623. Provisions to be inserted. Every contract shall provide that it is subject to the provisions of the laws under which the county exists and of the resolution authorizing the improvement; that the aggregate payment thereon shall not exceed the amount appropriated; that, upon ten days' written notice to the contractor, the work under such contract, without cost or claim against the county, may be suspended for substantial cause; and that, upon complaint of any owner of land to be assessed for the improvement that the improvement is not being constructed in accordance with the contract, the board may consider the complaint and make such order in the premises as shall be just, and such order shall be final.
C.R.S. § 30-26-404 — CO Code / Title 30 / Article 26 / Part 4 / Section 30-26-404
30-26-404. Disposition of bonds - outstanding canceled
Status: in_force

30-26-404. Disposition of bonds - outstanding canceled. All such refunding bonds may be exchanged, dollar for dollar, for the bonds to be refunded, or they may be sold at not less than their par value, as directed by the board of county commissioners, and the proceeds thereof shall be applied only to the purpose for which such refunding bonds were issued. Such refunding bonds shall not be issued until the outstanding bonds to be refunded have been called in and canceled in an amount equal to or in excess of the bonds so issued, and all accrued interest on any such bonds to be refunded shall be paid before such refunding bonds are issued.
C.R.S. § 30-6-109.7 — CO Code / Title 30 / Article 6 / Section 30-6-109.7
30-6-109.7. Minor boundary adjustments
Status: in_force

30-6-109.7. Minor boundary adjustments. (1) (a) The general assembly hereby finds and declares that:

(I) The existence of certain irregular and irrational boundaries between portions of the city and county of Denver and the neighboring counties of Adams, Arapahoe, and Jefferson has resulted in confusion and inefficiency in the delivery of public services, including police, fire, and emergency medical services, to properties on or near such boundaries; and

(II) Such irregular boundaries jeopardize the ability of landowners to utilize and develop their property and impose increased costs and service delays when those landowners seek development approval.

(b) The general assembly further finds and declares that it is the purpose of this section to:

(I) Create a statutory mechanism, permitted by section 3 of article XIV of the Colorado constitution, that provides landowners with a limited means by which such irregular and irrational boundaries may be corrected for territory located in the city and county of Denver and in the counties of Adams, Arapahoe, and Jefferson;

(II) Limit the minor boundary adjustments under this section to no more than fifty acres per adjustment and to no more than two hundred fifty acres for each such county; and

(III) Permit a minor county boundary adjustment only if such adjustment is requested by one hundred percent of the landowners of property within the territory that is subject to such adjustment and only after the consent of all affected counties, municipalities, and school districts has been obtained.

(2) Any provision of this article to the contrary notwithstanding, a portion of the territory of one county may be stricken off and added to an adjoining county without an election pursuant to the procedure contained in this section.

(3) (a) A petition initiating a minor boundary adjustment that is signed by one hundred percent of the landowners of the territory of a county proposed to be stricken off may be submitted to the board of county commissioners in which such territory is situate. The petition shall include a map, survey, and legal description giving the area and general boundaries of such territory.

(b) Upon receipt of the petition, the board of county commissioners in which such territory is situate shall conduct a hearing on the petition after not less than thirty days' notice to the public and allow the opportunity for oral and written comment on the petition. Such notice shall be published in at least one newspaper of general circulation in such territory. All owners of real property in the territory and any special district organized pursuant to title 32, C.R.S., that serves the territory are to be notified of such hearing by first-class mail not less than ten days and not more than thirty days before the hearing.

(c) Following such hearing, the board of county commissioners in which such territory is situate shall act by resolution to approve or deny the minor boundary adjustment initiated by the petition. In the event the minor boundary adjustment is denied, no further action shall be taken.

(d) As used in this subsection (3), "landowner" means the owner in fee of any undivided interest in a given parcel of land that is within the boundaries of the territory of the county proposed to be stricken off. If the mineral estate has been severed, the landowner is the owner in fee of an undivided interest in the surface estate and not the owner in fee of an undivided interest in the mineral estate.

(4) No resolution approving a boundary adjustment shall be adopted or effective pursuant to this section unless:

(a) The territory to be stricken off and added to an adjoining county is contiguous to such adjoining county;

(b) The total area of the territory to be stricken off and added to an adjoining county does not exceed fifty acres;

(c) Both the county from which such territory is to be stricken off and the adjoining county to which such territory is to be added are represented on the boundary control commission established by section 1 of article XX of the Colorado constitution and the governing bodies of such counties have consented by resolution to the adjustment;

(d) As to any county boundary adjustment under this section which will result in the detachment of area from any school district and the attachment of the same to another school district, the board of directors of the school district to which such area will be attached and the board of directors of the school district from which such area will be detached have consented by resolution to such adjustment;

(e) The governing body of any municipality having incorporated territory contiguous to or contained within any portion of the territory to be stricken off has consented, by ordinance or resolution, to such adjustment.

(5) If a minor boundary adjustment is approved pursuant to this section, the board of county commissioners of the county from which such territory is to be stricken off shall negotiate an intergovernmental agreement with the adjoining county to which such territory is to be added. The intergovernmental agreement shall set forth the terms adjusting the boundary of each county and shall include, but not be limited to, the following:

(a) A description of the purpose of the minor boundary adjustment and of the petition initiating such adjustment;

(b) A provision specifying that obligations that are in any way secured by property taxes or other revenue streams from the territory to be stricken off shall be paid as provided in section 30-6-109.

(6) Upon approval by both counties of an intergovernmental agreement described in subsection (5) of this section, the board of county commissioners of each county that is a party to the agreement shall adopt a resolution approving the minor boundary adjustment. A copy of each resolution shall be recorded in the deed records of each county pursuant to section 30-6-108. Effective upon such recordation, the new county boundary so established shall be the lawfully constituted line between each county, and the territory stricken off from one county and added to the adjoining county shall be subject to the jurisdiction of such adjoining county and a part and parcel of the area of such adjoining county; except that the effective date of such new boundary for the purpose of general taxation shall be on and after the next January 1.

(7) Not more than two hundred fifty acres may be stricken from or added to any county pursuant to the provisions of this section.

(8) Except as provided by subsection (8.5) of this section, no territory of a county that contains an occupied residential unit may be stricken off and added to an adjoining county pursuant to this section. As used in this subsection (8), "occupied residential unit" means a building, or that portion of a building, designed for use predominantly as a place of residency by a person, a family, or families.

(8.5) Subsections (3) and (8) of this section shall not apply to a minor boundary adjustment if the county to which territory will be added is bound by the intergovernmental agreement negotiated pursuant to subsection (5) of this section to use the territory solely for park and open space purposes.

(9) In addition to any other requirements contained in this section, prior to the initiation of any minor boundary adjustment in which territory is proposed to be stricken off of the counties of Adams, Arapahoe, or Jefferson and added to the city and county of Denver, a decision approving the proposed minor boundary adjustment shall be made by a majority vote of the six-member boundary control commission, established by section 1 of article XX of the state constitution.

(10) (Deleted by amendment, L. 2003, p. 1323, § 1, effective August 6, 2003.)
C.R.S. § 30-11-127 — CO Code / Title 30 / Article 11 / Part 1 / Section 30-11-127
30-11-127. Pioneer trail - designation - signs
Status: in_force

30-11-127. Pioneer trail - designation - signs. (1) The board of county commissioners may designate, by resolution, any public roads in the county as a section of a pioneer trail. A pioneer trail consists of public roads that follow as closely as possible the original trails or routes of travel of national historic significance. To make such designation, the board must identify all of the roads that make up the pioneer trail. The board shall not designate a pioneer trail across public lands on a road administered by the federal government unless the road is designated as open to travel by the appropriate federal land management agency. Except as set forth in subsection (2) of this section, the designation of the pioneer trail is effective upon the date of the resolution.

(2) If a county designates any portion of a state highway as a pioneer trail, the designation is not effective unless the general assembly, acting by joint resolution, also designates the portion of the state highway as part of the pioneer trail.

(3) If any of the designated roads are part of the state highway system, the board of county commissioners shall send a copy of the resolution to the department of transportation. If any of the designated roads are on public lands administered by the federal government, the board shall send a copy of the resolution to the appropriate federal land management agency.

(4) A county may post, or allow to be posted, identifying and informative signs related to the pioneer trail along county roads.

(5) The authority to designate a pioneer trail is intended to highlight Colorado's cultural and historical heritage and to promote historical tourism and education. Nothing in this section affects existing rights-of-way or ownership of public roads.
C.R.S. § 30-10-601.8 — CO Code / Title 30 / Article 10 / Part 6 / Section 30-10-601.8
30-10-601.8. Training - fees - coroner training fund
Status: in_force

30-10-601.8. Training - fees - coroner training fund. (1) A person who is elected or appointed to the office of coroner for the first time shall attend, at the first opportunity after the election or appointment, a training course for new coroners of at least forty hours using the curriculum developed by the C.C.S.T. board. The course shall be prepared and presented by qualified instructors from the Colorado coroners association or another training provider approved by the C.C.S.T. board. At the request of a new coroner, the C.C.S.T. board may decide that a combination of education, experience, and training satisfies the requirement to complete the training course for new coroners.

(2) A person who is elected or appointed to the office of coroner for the first time shall, within one year of taking office, obtain certification in basic medical-legal death investigation from the Colorado coroners association or another training provider approved by the C.C.S.T. board. The C.C.S.T. board may grant an extension of up to one year to obtain such certification for just cause. The C.C.S.T. board shall issue written findings of fact supporting the extension.

(3) Each coroner shall complete a minimum of twenty hours of in-service training provided by the Colorado coroners association or by another training provider approved by the C.C.S.T. board during each year of the coroner's term. At the request of a coroner, the C.C.S.T. board may decide that a combination of education, experience, and training satisfies the requirement to complete twenty hours of in-service training annually.

(4) The county shall pay the costs of new coroner and in-service training. The fees charged by the C.C.S.T. board for training programs may include costs incurred in the establishment and operation of the C.C.S.T. board.

(5) The C.C.S.T. board shall by rule establish fees for training programs. All fees collected shall be transmitted to the state treasurer, who shall credit the same to the coroner training fund, which fund is hereby created. The moneys in the fund are hereby continuously appropriated to the C.C.S.T. board for the purposes of this part 6. In accordance with section 24-36-114, C.R.S., all interest derived from the deposit and investment of moneys in the fund shall be credited to the general fund.

(6) Each county coroner or his or her designee shall create a policy for the training of deputy coroners and make the policy available for public inspection.
C.R.S. § 30-10-501.7 — CO Code / Title 30 / Article 10 / Part 5 / Section 30-10-501.7
30-10-501.7. Enforcement
Status: in_force

30-10-501.7. Enforcement. (1) In the event a sheriff fails to comply with the requirements set forth in section 30-10-501.6, such sheriff's pay must be suspended by the board of county commissioners in accordance with subsection (2) of this section. Such sheriff's pay shall be reinstated with back pay by the board of county commissioners upon completion of said requirements in accordance with subsection (2) of this section.

(2) In any circumstances set forth in subsection (1) of this section, the Colorado peace officers standards and training board shall notify the board of county commissioners of the sheriff's failure to comply with the requirements of said subsection (1) and that state law requires the county commissioners to immediately suspend such sheriff's pay until the requirements of section 30-10-501.6 have been complied with. After the sheriff's compliance with the provisions of section 30-10-501.6, the Colorado peace officers standards and training board shall immediately notify the board of county commissioners of the sheriff's compliance and that state law requires the board of county commissioners to reinstate such sheriff's pay and provide him or her any back pay.
C.R.S. § 30-10-901 — CO Code / Title 30 / Article 10 / Part 9 / Section 30-10-901
30-10-901. Surveyor - election - bond - insurance
Status: in_force

30-10-901. Surveyor - election - bond - insurance. (1) A county surveyor shall be elected for a term of four years, shall be a professional land surveyor as provided in part 3 of article 120 of title 12, and, except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, shall file an official bond in the office of the county clerk and recorder, to be approved by the board of county commissioners, in the sum of one thousand dollars, conditioned for the faithful discharge of duties.

(2) In lieu of the bond required by subsection (1) of this section, a county may purchase crime insurance coverage in an amount not less than ten thousand dollars on behalf of the surveyor to protect the people of the county from any malfeasance on the part of the surveyor while in office.
C.R.S. § 30-11-205 — CO Code / Title 30 / Article 11 / Part 2 / Section 30-11-205
30-11-205. City to control channel
Status: in_force

30-11-205. City to control channel. The width, depth, course, and dimensions of said channel shall be as established by ordinance duly enacted by the council of the city and county of Denver, and said city and county has the power to acquire by purchase or condemnation all lands necessary to improve, straighten, widen, narrow, deepen, or extend said channel, and the public works department has exclusive control of the construction of said improvement.
C.R.S. § 30-10-420 — CO Code / Title 30 / Article 10 / Part 4 / Section 30-10-420
30-10-420. Maintenance of trade name registration
Status: in_force

30-10-420. Maintenance of trade name registration. Every county clerk and recorder shall maintain trade name registration records provided by the department of revenue.
C.R.S. § 30-20-1101 — CO Code / Title 30 / Article 20 / Part 11 / Section 30-20-1101
30-20-1101. Short title
Status: in_force

30-20-1101. Short title. This part 11 shall be known and may be cited as the "Integrated Delivery Method for County Public Improvements Act".
C.R.S. § 30-5-140 — CO Code / Title 30 / Article 5 / Section 30-5-140
30-5-140. Las Animas
Status: in_force

30-5-140. Las Animas. The boundaries of the county of Las Animas are as follows:

Commencing at the southeast corner of the county of Pueblo; thence running due west to the Iron Springs; thence westerly along the southern line of Pueblo county, to the dividing ridge between the waters of the Apishapa and Santa Clara rivers; thence southward up the said dividing ridge to the summit of the easterly of the two Spanish peaks; thence westerly along the summit of the mountains to the eastern boundary of the county of Costilla; thence south along said eastern boundary of Costilla county to the southern line of the state; thence east to the southeast corner of the state; thence north to the place of beginning.
C.R.S. § 30-20-505 — CO Code / Title 30 / Article 20 / Part 5 / Section 30-20-505
30-20-505. Organization petition - contents
Status: in_force

30-20-505. Organization petition - contents. (1) The organization of a district shall be initiated by a petition filed in the office of the clerk of the board of county commissioners of the county creating the district. The petition shall be signed by not less than thirty percent or two hundred of the electors of the proposed district, whichever is less. After the filing of a petition, no signer shall be permitted to withdraw his or her name therefrom.

(2) The petition shall set forth:

(a) The name of the proposed district, which shall include the name of the county creating the district, a descriptive name or number, and the words "public improvement district";

(b) A general description of the improvements to be constructed, installed, acquired, operated, or maintained or the services to be provided by the district;

(c) The estimated cost of the proposed improvements or the estimated annual cost of providing the proposed services;

(d) A general description of the boundaries of the district or the territory to be included therein, with such certainty as to enable a property owner to determine whether or not his or her property is within the district;

(e) The names of three persons who shall represent the petitioners and who have the power to enter into agreements relating to the organization of the district, which agreements shall be binding on the district, if created;

(f) A prayer for the organization of the district; and

(g) A statement that either:

(I) The boundaries of the proposed district include at least one hundred eligible electors;

(II) The boundaries of the proposed district include at least one eligible elector for each five acres of land included within the proposed district; or

(III) The petition is signed by one hundred percent of the owners of taxable real property to be included in the proposed district.

(3) No petition with the requisite signatures shall be declared void on account of alleged defects. The governing body, at any time, may permit the petition to be amended to conform to the facts by correcting any errors in the description of the territory, or in any other particular. Similar petitions or duplicate copies of the same petition for the organization of the same district may be filed and together shall be regarded as one petition. All such petitions filed prior to the hearing on the first petition filed shall be considered by the governing body the same as though filed with the first petition.

(4) If the petition is signed by one hundred percent of the owners of the taxable real property to be included in the district and the petition contains a waiver request, the board of county commissioners may, at its discretion, waive all or any of the requirements for notice, publication, and a hearing set forth in sections 30-20-507 and 30-20-508.
C.R.S. § 30-28-109 — CO Code / Title 30 / Article 28 / Part 1 / Section 30-28-109
30-28-109. Certification of plan
Status: in_force

30-28-109. Certification of plan. The county planning commission shall certify a copy of its master plan, or any adopted part or amendment thereof or addition thereto, to the board of county commissioners of the county. The regional planning commission shall certify such copies to the boards of county commissioners of the counties lying wholly or partly within the region. The county or regional planning commission shall certify such copies to the planning commission of all municipalities within the county or region. Any municipal planning commission which receives any such certification may adopt so much of the plan, part, amendment, or addition as falls within the territory of the municipality as a part or amendment of or addition to the master plan of the municipality, and, when so adopted, it shall have the same force and effect as though made and prepared, as well as adopted, by such municipal planning commission.
C.R.S. § 30-26-406 — CO Code / Title 30 / Article 26 / Part 4 / Section 30-26-406
30-26-406. No repeal or alteration of resolution
Status: repealed

30-26-406. No repeal or alteration of resolution. Any resolution authorizing an issue of refunding bonds under the provisions of this part 4 and providing for the levy of taxes for the payment of the interest upon and the principal of such refunding bonds shall not be altered or repealed until the indebtedness thereby authorized has been fully paid.
C.R.S. § 30-8-107 — CO Code / Title 30 / Article 8 / Section 30-8-107
30-8-107. County seats - removal - petition - election
Status: in_force

30-8-107. County seats - removal - petition - election. (1) When the taxpaying electors of any county in this state are desirous of changing the county seat of the county in which they reside from the place where such county seat has been permanently located, they may at any time present to the board of county commissioners of such county a petition signed by a majority of such taxpaying electors whose names shall appear on the last tax roll. No names shall be withdrawn from said petition after the same has been presented to the board of county commissioners, except in cases of actual fraud in the procuring of signatures to the same.

(2) Thereupon it is the duty of the board to require the county clerk and recorder, in giving notice for the next general election, to notify the registered voters of said county to designate upon their ballots at such election the place of their choice; and, if upon canvassing the votes polled or given it appears that any one place has two-thirds of all legal votes polled or given, such place shall be the county seat, and notice of any change thereby made shall be given as provided by law. Where there are no county buildings and the petition so states, it shall not be necessary for such majority to be more than a mere majority of all the legal votes cast to effect such removal.

(3) The term "taxpaying electors" as used in this section means only those persons who are qualified voters under the registration and election laws of this state, and who in the calendar year last preceding the year in which such petition is presented as aforesaid have paid a tax, or are liable for the payment of such tax, on real or personal property assessed to them and owned by them in the county in which such petition is presented.
C.R.S. § 30-20-1304 — CO Code / Title 30 / Article 20 / Part 13 / Section 30-20-1304
30-20-1304. Power to create federal mineral lease districts
Status: repealed

30-20-1304. Power to create federal mineral lease districts. (1) Except as otherwise provided in this part 13, any county may create a district, so long as the district is created through a resolution adopted as specified in subsection (2) of this section no later than June 30, 2011, and each June 1 of every year thereafter.

(2) A board of county commissioners shall create a district by duly adopting, by majority vote, a resolution to that effect, and the resolution shall set forth:

(a) The name of the county creating the district;

(b) Repealed.

(c) A description of the boundaries of the district, which may include any municipality within the county creating the district;

(d) The name of the district; and

(e) The number of directors of the district. There shall be no fewer than three directors for a district, and the total number of directors shall be an odd number.

(3) Repealed.

(4) No later than the first business day after the adoption of a resolution, the county clerk and recorder shall transmit a certified copy of the resolution to the executive director of the department of local affairs, who shall, upon receipt of the certified copy of the resolution, allocate all future funding directly to the district. The state treasurer shall allocate all funding in accordance with section 34-63-104 (3) directly to the district.

(5) A district organized pursuant to this part 13 may be dissolved by the district board after not less than fifteen days' notice to the public is given and a hearing is held. The notice shall be published in at least one newspaper of general circulation in the county in which the district is located. After hearing any protests against or objections to dissolution, if a majority of the district board determines that it is in the best interests of all concerned to dissolve the district, the district board shall so provide by resolution, and verified copies of the resolution shall be filed within three business days with the office of the county clerk and recorder in the county in which the district is located and with the executive director of the department of local affairs. Upon such filings, the dissolution shall be complete, except that no district shall be dissolved until all funding is distributed consistent with this part 13 and has satisfied or paid in full all of its outstanding indebtedness, obligations, and liabilities.

(6) Notwithstanding any other provision in subsection (5) of this section, any board of county commissioners of a county that initiated and passed a resolution to create a district as described in section 30-20-1304 (2) as such section existed before April 6, 2012, may, within ninety days of April 6, 2012, initiate and pass a resolution to dissolve the district. For any district dissolved pursuant to this subsection (6), all undistributed funding shall be paid over to the county.
C.R.S. § 30-5-118 — CO Code / Title 30 / Article 5 / Section 30-5-118
30-5-118. Denver, city and county of
Status: in_force

30-5-118. Denver, city and county of. (1) After April 16, 1901, the corporate limits of the city of Denver shall be as follows:

Beginning at the northwest corner of the southwest quarter of section eighteen, in township three south, range sixty-eight west; thence south on the range line between ranges sixty-eight and sixty-nine west, to the southwest corner of section seven, in township four south, range sixty-eight west; thence east on the south line of sections seven and eight, in township four south, range sixty-eight west, to southeast corner of section eight aforesaid; thence south on the west line of section sixteen, in said last mentioned township and range, to the southwest corner of said section sixteen; thence east on the south line of said section sixteen, to the northwest corner of the northeast quarter of section twenty-one, in said last mentioned township and range; thence south on the north and south center line of sections twenty-one and twenty-eight, in the same township and range, to the southwest corner of the southeast quarter of said section twenty-eight; thence east on the south line of sections twenty-eight, twenty-seven, twenty-six, and twenty-five, in the same township and range, to the southeast corner of section twenty-five; thence north on the east line of sections twenty-five, twenty-four and thirteen, in the same township and range, to the southwest corner of section seven, in township four south, range sixty-seven west; thence east on the south line of sections seven, eight and nine, in said last mentioned township, to the southeast corner of said section nine; thence north on the east line of sections nine and four, in said last mentioned township and of sections thirty-three, twenty-eight and twenty-one, in township three south, range sixty-seven west, to the northeast corner of said section twenty-one; thence west on the south line of sections sixteen, seventeen and eighteen, in said last mentioned township, to the southwest corner of section eighteen last aforesaid; thence north on the west line of said last mentioned section eighteen to the northeast corner of the south half of the northeast quarter of section thirteen, in township three south, range sixty-eight west; thence west on the east and west center line of the north half of section thirteen aforesaid, to the easterly line of the right-of-way of the Burlington and Colorado railroad company; thence southeasterly, with the easterly line of said right-of-way, to the north line of the southeast quarter of section fourteen, in township three south, range sixty-eight west; thence west on the east and west center line of section fourteen aforesaid, to a point which is one hundred and twenty-five feet east of the west line of said section fourteen; thence north three hundred feet; thence west one hundred and twenty-five feet to the west line of said section fourteen; thence south three hundred feet, to the northwest corner of the southwest quarter of said section fourteen; thence west on the east and west center line of sections fifteen, sixteen and seventeen, in said last mentioned township, to the center of said section seventeen; thence west on the east and west center line of said section seventeen, thirteen hundred and twenty feet; thence north three hundred and thirty feet; thence west thirteen hundred and twenty feet to the west line of said section seventeen; thence south three hundred and thirty feet to the northwest corner of the southwest quarter of said section seventeen; thence west on the east and west center line of section eighteen, to the place of beginning; the territory included within the last above described boundaries being situated in the county of Arapahoe, in the state of Colorado; excepting, however, all towns and cities incorporated and now existing or hereafter incorporated under the general laws of the state and situated within said last mentioned boundaries.

(2) Whenever any of said towns or cities, or any town or city existing under general laws of this state and contiguous to the city of Denver, shall, in pursuance of any law of the state, be dissolved or become annexed to the city of Denver, then the territory included within the same shall thereby become part of the city of Denver. If any such territory is so annexed more than six months prior to the next general election of the city of Denver, the city council of the city of Denver shall immediately by ordinance create a new ward or wards of the city, including said territory, and provide for and call a special election in each new ward so created, for the election of an alderman from such ward, in accordance with the provisions of this section and of the general election laws of this state; and the alderman so elected from each new ward shall, upon his election and qualification, be and become a member of the board of aldermen and of the city council of the city of Denver, until the next general election for officers of said city.
C.R.S. § 30-20-1404 — CO Code / Title 30 / Article 20 / Part 14 / Section 30-20-1404
30-20-1404. Waste tire management enterprise fund - creation - rules
Status: repealed

30-20-1404. Waste tire management enterprise fund - creation - rules. (1) [Editor's note: This version of subsection (1) is effective until July 1, 2025.] There is hereby created in the state treasury the waste tire administration, enforcement, market development, and cleanup fund, referred to in this section as the "fund", consisting of the fee revenue credited pursuant to section 30-20-1403 and any other money appropriated to it. The general assembly shall annually appropriate the money in the fund to the department for its direct and indirect administrative and enforcement costs in administering and enforcing this part 14. The state treasurer shall credit all interest earned on the investment of money in the fund to the fund. Any unexpended and unencumbered money in the fund in excess of sixteen and one-half percent of the previous fiscal year's expenditures at the end of any fiscal year shall be credited:

(a) Through December 31, 2025, to the end users fund created in section 30-20-1405; and

(b) On and after January 1, 2026, to the general fund.

(1) [Editor's note: This version of subsection (1) is effective July 1, 2025.] (a) There is created in the state treasury the waste tire management enterprise fund, referred to in this section as the "fund", consisting of the fee revenue credited pursuant to section 30-20-1403 (2.5)(a) and any other money appropriated or transferred to it. Money credited to the fund is continuously appropriated to the enterprise for the purposes set forth in this section and to pay the enterprise's reasonable and necessary operating expenses.

(b) The state treasurer shall credit all interest earned on the investment of money in the fund to the fund. Any unexpended and unencumbered money in the fund at the end of any fiscal year shall remain in the fund.

(2) [Editor's note: This version of the introductory portion to subsection (2) is effective until July 1, 2025.] The department shall use the money in the fund for:

(2) [Editor's note: This version of the introductory portion to subsection (2) is effective July 1, 2025.] The enterprise may, in consultation with the department, use the money in the fund for:

(a) [Editor's note: This version of subsection (2)(a) is effective until July 1, 2025.] Collecting the fee assessed in section 30-20-1403 (1);

(a) [Editor's note: This version of subsection (2)(a) is effective July 1, 2025.] Collecting the waste tire enterprise fee assessed in section 30-20-1403 (2.5)(a);

(b) (I) Inspecting retailers to determine whether all fees are being collected;

(II) This subsection (2)(b) is repealed, effective July 1, 2025.

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

(II) This subsection (2)(c) is repealed, effective July 1, 2025.

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

(II) This subsection (2)(d) is repealed, effective July 1, 2025.

(e) Repealed.

(f) Hiring a contractor to clean up waste tires and tire-derived product that have been illegally disposed of or have been disposed of at a landfill pursuant to section 30-20-1009 (2) and funding a grant program to reimburse local governing authorities for cleaning up waste tires and tire-derived products that have been illegally disposed of or have been disposed of at a landfill pursuant to section 30-20-1009 (2);

(g) Financing one-time or occasional community cleanup events where waste tires are accepted for drop-off by persons not engaged in commercial or industrial activity and where, at the conclusion of the event, the waste tires are either picked up by a registered waste tire hauler or transported to a registered waste tire hauler or to any registered facility;

(h) Training and hiring contractors to provide training in the implementation of this part 14;

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

(II) This subsection (2)(i) is repealed, effective July 1, 2025.

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

(II) This subsection (2)(j) is repealed, effective July 1, 2025.

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

(II) This subsection (2)(k) is repealed, effective July 1, 2025.

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

(II) This subsection (2)(l) is repealed, effective July 1, 2025.

(m) and (n) Repealed.

(o) [Editor's note: This version of subsection (2)(o) is effective until July 1, 2025.] Encouraging waste tire market development; and

(o) [Editor's note: This version of subsection (2)(o) is effective July 1, 2025.] Encouraging waste tire market development;

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

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

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

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

(B) Review of fire prevention plans.

(III) This subsection (2)(p) is repealed, effective July 1, 2025.

(q) [Editor's note: Subsection (2)(q) is effective July 1, 2025.] The payment of any bonds issued pursuant to section 30-20-1403 (1.5)(b);

(r) [Editor's note: Subsection (2)(r) is effective July 1, 2025.] Reimbursement of any contractors used for cleanup and remediation activities engaged in pursuant to subsections (2)(f) and (2)(g) of this section;

(s) [Editor's note: Subsection (2)(s) is effective July 1, 2025.] The payment of per diem and the reimbursement of actual and necessary expenses for board members while on official enterprise business;

(t) [Editor's note: Subsection (2)(t) is effective July 1, 2025.] Funding grants in accordance with the waste tire management grant program established in section 30-20-1418; and

(u) [Editor's note: Subsection (2)(u) is effective July 1, 2025.] Any other activity necessary to implement section 30-20-1403, as determined by the board of directors.

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

(b) This subsection (3) is repealed, effective July 1, 2025.

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

(b) The department may place a lien on a property on which the department funds the remediation of waste tires pursuant to this section until the costs of remediation have been repaid to the department. If complete repayment has not been made before a sale of the property, the department shall be repaid in full, to the extent possible, from proceeds of the sale.

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

(5) [Editor's note: This version of subsection (5) is effective until July 1, 2025.] (a) In providing assistance pursuant to this section, the department shall give primary consideration to protection of public health and the environment.

(b) In awarding contracts for services pursuant to this section, the department may give preferential bidding treatment to individuals or entities that will recycle, pursuant to rules of the department concerning recycling, and reuse, rather than dispose of, the waste tires.

(5) [Editor's note: This version of subsection (5) is effective July 1, 2025.] (a) In providing assistance pursuant to this section, the enterprise shall give primary consideration to protection of public health and the environment.

(b) In awarding contracts for services pursuant to this section, the enterprise may give preferential bidding treatment to individuals or entities that will recycle, pursuant to rules of the department concerning recycling, and reuse, rather than dispose of, the waste tires.

(6) [Editor's note: This version of subsection (6) is effective until July 1, 2025.] The department shall, either itself or through a contractor, create a priority abatement list of illegal waste tire disposal sites.

(6) [Editor's note: This version of subsection (6) is effective July 1, 2025.] The enterprise shall, either itself or through a contractor, create a priority abatement list of illegal waste tire disposal sites.

(7) [Editor's note: This version of subsection (7) is effective until July 1, 2025.] The department and the department of transportation shall coordinate with one another to systematically investigate and research the use of tire-derived aggregates in technically feasible and economically viable civil applications associated with the department of transportation's roadway mission. The department shall include any findings regarding tire-derived aggregates, as appropriate, in the department's annual report to the general assembly.

(7) [Editor's note: This version of subsection (7) is effective July 1, 2025.] The enterprise, in coordination with the department and the department of transportation, shall systematically investigate and research the use of tire-derived aggregates in technically feasible and economically viable civil applications associated with the department of transportation's roadway mission. The department shall include any findings regarding tire-derived aggregates, as appropriate, in the department's annual report to the general assembly.

(8) (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, on June 30, 2020, the state treasurer shall transfer five million three hundred seventy-two thousand four hundred fifteen dollars from the fund to the general fund.

(b) This subsection (8) is repealed, effective July 1, 2025.
C.R.S. § 30-11-111 — CO Code / Title 30 / Article 11 / Part 1 / Section 30-11-111
30-11-111. Term of contract
Status: repealed

30-11-111. Term of contract. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 30-5-114 — CO Code / Title 30 / Article 5 / Section 30-5-114
30-5-114. Costilla
Status: in_force

30-5-114. Costilla. Costilla county: Commencing at a point on the southeastern boundary of the state, where the range line between ranges sixty-nine and seventy intersects said boundary; thence north along said range line to the point where the same intersects the Sangre de Cristo pass or road; thence in a southwesterly direction on said road to the summit of the Sangre de Cristo range; thence in a northerly and westerly direction along the summit of said range to the head of the main branch of the Mosco creek; thence in a southwesterly direction down the center of said Mosco creek to where said creek enters into the San Luis valley; thence in a westerly direction to the most easterly point of La Loma del Norte; thence down the center of the Rio Grande del Norte to the southern boundary of the state; thence east along said boundary to the place of beginning.
C.R.S. § 30-1-105 — CO Code / Title 30 / Article 1 / Section 30-1-105
30-1-105. Constructive mileage not allowed
Status: repealed

30-1-105. Constructive mileage not allowed. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 30-20-704 — CO Code / Title 30 / Article 20 / Part 7 / Section 30-20-704
30-20-704. Budget
Status: in_force

30-20-704. Budget. The operations of the recreation district shall be conducted in accordance with the provisions of the local government budget law. The proposed budget shall be submitted to the board of county commissioners by the district board on or before the same date that is set for other departments of county government. In no event shall the provisions of this section be construed to prevent the creation of a reserve fund as provided in section 30-20-703.
C.R.S. § 30-20-1009 — CO Code / Title 30 / Article 20 / Part 10 / Section 30-20-1009
30-20-1009. Inspection - enforcement - nuisances - violations - civil penalty
Status: in_force

30-20-1009. Inspection - enforcement - nuisances - violations - civil penalty. (1) The inspection, enforcement, nuisance, violation, and civil penalty provisions in section 30-20-113 shall apply to this part 10.

(2) Notwithstanding subsection (1) of this section and section 30-20-1010, if a person is able to establish that due diligence has been conducted and no reasonable options for recycling the solid wastes are available, then the person may dispose of the solid wastes in a solid wastes disposal site and facility or transfer station.

(3) Notwithstanding subsection (1) of this section and sections 30-20-1010 and 30-20-113 (1)(c), any solid wastes disposal site and facility in substantial compliance with its waste characterization plan developed pursuant to section 30-20-110 (1)(g), and rules promulgated thereunder, is in compliance with this part 10 so long as the waste characterization plan contains waste acceptance procedures to minimize the disposal of lead-acid batteries and used oil consistent with this part 10.
C.R.S. § 30-20-518 — CO Code / Title 30 / Article 20 / Part 5 / Section 30-20-518
30-20-518. Property sold for taxes
Status: in_force

30-20-518. Property sold for taxes. The taxes provided for in this part 5 shall be a part of the general taxes and shall be paid accordingly. Sales of properties for delinquencies shall be in the same manner as is provided in the statutes of the state of Colorado for the sale of property for nonpayment of taxes.
C.R.S. § 30-35-406 — CO Code / Title 30 / Article 35 / Part 4 / Section 30-35-406
30-35-406. Filing of public record - sale of copies
Status: in_force

30-35-406. Filing of public record - sale of copies. Not less than three copies of each primary code adopted by reference, and of each secondary code pertaining thereto, all certified to be true copies by the county executive officer and the county clerk, shall be filed in the office of the county clerk at least fifteen days preceding the hearing and shall be kept there for public inspection while the ordinance is in force. After the adoption of the code by reference, one of the copies of the primary code and of each secondary code may be kept in the office of the chief enforcement officer instead of in the office of the county clerk. Following the adoption of any code, the county clerk shall at all times maintain a reasonable supply of copies of the primary code and of any secondary codes incorporated in it by reference, available for purchase by the public at a moderate price.
C.R.S. § 30-11-109 — CO Code / Title 30 / Article 11 / Part 1 / Section 30-11-109
30-11-109. Advertisement for bids on supplies
Status: repealed

30-11-109. Advertisement for bids on supplies. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 30-35-905 — CO Code / Title 30 / Article 35 / Part 9 / Section 30-35-905
30-35-905. Powers of board
Status: in_force

30-35-905. Powers of board. When acting as the governing board of a special taxing district, the governing body of a home rule county shall have all the powers otherwise provided in this article.
C.R.S. § 30-25-202 — CO Code / Title 30 / Article 25 / Part 2 / Section 30-25-202
30-25-202. Capital expenditures fund - tax levy - purposes
Status: in_force

30-25-202. Capital expenditures fund - tax levy - purposes. (1) For the purpose of providing and accumulating moneys for capital expenditures, the board of county commissioners of each county is authorized to create, by resolution, a capital expenditures fund which shall be used solely for capital expenditures. Moneys from any source may be credited to such fund unless otherwise provided by law; except that no moneys dedicated to the payment of general obligation bonds shall be credited to such fund and except that no moneys restricted to county road and bridge funds pursuant to sections 43-2-202 and 43-2-203, C.R.S., and no moneys required to be expended from such funds pursuant to such sections shall be credited to or expended from a capital expenditures fund. Moneys credited to a capital expenditures fund shall not revert to or be transferred to any other fund.

(2) For the purposes of this section, "capital expenditure" means an expenditure made by a county for long-term additions or betterments, which expenditure, under generally accepted accounting principles, is not properly chargeable as an expense of operation and maintenance. The term includes, but is not limited to, expenditures for the acquisition, development, construction, and renovation of capital facilities, capital projects, and capital equipment.

(3) In any year, in the course of the preparation and adoption of the county budget pursuant to part 1 of article 1 of title 29, C.R.S., the board of county commissioners may levy a property tax on all taxable real and personal property in the county for the purpose of raising revenue for capital expenditures. Moneys raised from such tax shall be credited to the capital expenditures fund. Nothing in this section shall be construed as preventing the use of any other moneys which are not contained in the capital expenditures fund from being used for capital expenditures. Nothing in this section shall be construed to violate or to exceed the revenue limitation of part 3 of article 1 of title 29, C.R.S.

(4) Any county which has any moneys in a public works fund on April 3, 1984, shall establish a capital expenditures fund, shall transfer all moneys in its public works fund to its capital expenditures fund, and shall make appropriations out of such capital expenditures fund to fund projects which otherwise would have been funded from such public works fund.
C.R.S. § 30-10-606 — CO Code / Title 30 / Article 10 / Part 6 / Section 30-10-606
30-10-606. Coroner - inquiry - grounds - postmortem - jury - certificate of death
Status: repealed

30-10-606. Coroner - inquiry - grounds - postmortem - jury - certificate of death. (1) The responding law enforcement agency shall notify the coroner when a death is discovered or confirmed as soon as practicable after the scene is safe and secure. The coroner shall immediately notify the district attorney or his or her designee if by prior agreement, and then at his or her discretion proceed to the scene to view the body. Upon arrival of the coroner, law enforcement shall make all reasonable accommodations to allow the coroner to collect time-sensitive information such as body and scene temperature, lividity, and rigor. The coroner, in cooperation with law enforcement, shall make all proper inquiry in order to determine the cause and manner of death of any person in his or her jurisdiction who has died under any of the following circumstances:

(a) If the death is or may be unnatural as a result of external influences, violence, or injury;

(a.3) Due to the influence of or the result of intoxication by alcohol, drugs, or poison;

(a.5) As a result of an accident, including at the workplace;

(a.7) When the death of an infant or child is unexpected or unexplained;

(b) When no physician is in attendance or when, though in attendance, the physician is unable to certify the cause of death;

(c) From a death that occurs within twenty-four hours of admission to a hospital;

(d) Repealed.

(e) From a disease which may be hazardous or contagious or which may constitute a threat to the health of the general public;

(f) If the death occurs from the action of a peace officer or while in the custody of law enforcement officials or while incarcerated in a public institution;

(g) When the death was sudden and happened to a person who was in apparent good health;

(h) When a body is unidentifiable, decomposed, charred, or skeletonized; or

(i) Circumstances that the coroner otherwise determines may warrant further inquiry to determine cause and manner of death or further law enforcement investigation.

(1.1) The coroner shall request that jurisdiction of a death be transferred to the coroner of the county in which the event which resulted in the death of the person occurred, with the jurisdiction effective upon the acceptance by the receiving coroner. The transfer shall be in writing, and a copy thereof shall be maintained in the offices of the transferring and receiving coroners. The district attorney from each county involved in the transfer shall be contacted prior to the transfer unless prior agreements have been established.

(1.2) (a) When a person dies as a result of circumstances specified in subsection (1) of this section or is found dead and the cause of death is unknown, the person who discovers the death shall report it immediately to law enforcement officials or the coroner, and the coroner shall take legal custody of the body.

(b) The body of any person who dies as a result of circumstances specified in subsection (1) of this section shall not be removed from the place of death prior to the arrival of the coroner or his or her designee or without the authority of the coroner or his or her designee unless it is necessary to identify the victim, to protect the property from damage or destruction, or to preserve and protect evidence, or protect life, health, or safety. The coroner, in consultation with the district attorney or local law enforcement agency, shall facilitate the timely removal of the body to preserve and protect evidence. The coroner may order the removal of the body for further investigation or release the body to the next of kin if no further investigation is required by law enforcement.

(c) If a suicide note related to the death is found at the place of death, the coroner or law enforcement agency according to a prior agreement shall take custody of the note as well as any other documentation related to the cause or manner of death as is appropriate. If there is no prior agreement, law enforcement shall have the authority to take custody of the suicide note and shall provide a copy of the suicide note to the coroner. The coroner shall have the authority to view the suicide note prior to receiving a copy.

(d) In the case of a noncriminal investigation, the coroner in collaboration with local law enforcement shall identify the deceased, determine the deceased's next of kin, and notify the appropriate next of kin or other persons of the death.

(e) In the case of a noncriminal investigation, in order to assist with the identification of the deceased, location and identity of next of kin, and determination of the cause and manner of death, the coroner, in cooperation with law enforcement, has the authority to collect, examine, and store, or request law enforcement to collect, examine, and store, any documents, evidence, or information, including information available in electronic devices such as phones or computers subject to the limitations in the fourth amendment to the United States constitution and section 7 of article II of the Colorado constitution.

(f) When in the course of a coroner investigation, a death becomes suspicious or the possibility of criminal activity arises, the coroner shall immediately consult with the district attorney and law enforcement in the jurisdiction where the events that caused the death occurred.

(g) In the case of a noncriminal investigation, the coroner may take custody of prescription medications dispensed to the deceased to assist in determining the cause and manner of death subject to the limitations in the fourth amendment to the United States constitution and section 7 of article II of the Colorado constitution. The coroner shall properly document, store, and dispose of the medications or request law enforcement to document, store, and dispose of the medications.

(2) The coroner or his or her designee shall perform a forensic autopsy or have a forensic autopsy performed as required by section 30-10-606.5 or upon the request of the district attorney. Failure to comply with this section may be prosecuted as a violation of section 18-8-405, C.R.S.

(2.5) In the case of a noncriminal investigation, the coroner, in cooperation with the public administrator if applicable, may take appropriate measures to safeguard the property and its contents. The coroner may charge the costs of securing the premises against the estate of the deceased. A coroner who secures or safeguards the property and its contents is immune from civil liability for damage to or loss of the property or its contents.

(2.7) A coroner shall comply with information requests for statistical or research purposes from the department of public health and environment and the department of transportation.

(3) When the coroner has knowledge that any person has died under any of the circumstances specified in subsection (1) of this section, he may summon forthwith six citizens of the county to appear at a place named to hold an inquest to hear testimony and to make such inquiries as he deems appropriate.

(4) (a) In all cases where the coroner has held an investigation or inquest, the certificate of death shall be issued by the coroner.

(b) Any certificate of death issued by a coroner shall be filed with the registrar and shall state the findings concerning the nature of the disease or the manner of death, and, if from external causes, the certificate shall state the manner of death. In addition, the certificate shall include the information described in section 25-2-103 (3)(b), C.R.S., whenever the subject of the investigation or inquest is under one year of age.

(c) A copy of the certificate of death or affidavit of presumed death, including any related documents and statements of fact, shall be retained indefinitely in the applicable county in a secure location in an appropriate county facility accessible only to the county coroner or the coroner's designee and in a manner that is consistent with the county's record retention policy and federal law.

(5) Nothing in this section shall be construed to require an investigation, autopsy, or inquest in any case where death occurred without medical attendance solely because the deceased was under treatment by prayer or spiritual means alone in accordance with the tenets and practices of a well-recognized church or religious denomination.

(6) (a) Notwithstanding sections 12-245-220 and 13-90-107 (1)(d) or (1)(g), the coroner holding an inquest or investigation pursuant to this section has the authority to request and receive a copy of:

(I) Any autopsy report or medical information from any pathologist, physician, dentist, hospital, or health-care provider or institution if such report or information is relevant to the inquest or investigation; and

(II) Any information, record, or report related to treatment, consultation, counseling, or therapy services from any licensed psychologist, professional counselor, marriage and family therapist, social worker, or addiction counselor, certified addiction counselor, unlicensed psychotherapist, psychologist candidate registered pursuant to section 12-245-304 (3), marriage and family therapist candidate registered pursuant to section 12-245-504 (4), licensed professional counselor candidate registered pursuant to section 12-245-604 (4), or person described in section 12-245-217, if the report, record, or information is relevant to the inquest or investigation.

(b) The coroner or his or her designee shall, at the request of the district attorney or attorney general, release to the district attorney or attorney general any autopsy report or medical information described in subparagraph (I) of paragraph (a) of this subsection (6) that the coroner obtains pursuant to paragraph (a) of this subsection (6).

(c) The coroner or his or her designee shall not release to any party any information, record, or report described in subparagraph (II) of paragraph (a) of this subsection (6) that the coroner obtains pursuant to paragraph (a) of this subsection (6).

(d) Any person who complies with a request from a coroner or his or her designee pursuant to paragraph (a) of this subsection (6) shall be immune from any civil or criminal liability that might otherwise be incurred or imposed with respect to the disclosure of confidential patient or client information.
C.R.S. § 30-17-103 — CO Code / Title 30 / Article 17 / Part 1 / Section 30-17-103
30-17-103. Standards and guidelines
Status: in_force

30-17-103. Standards and guidelines. (1) If a temporary general assistance program is undertaken, the board of county commissioners of each county, by ordinance, shall establish standards and guidelines for determining who is eligible to receive temporary general assistance, what types of assistance shall be offered, what amounts of assistance shall be paid, and for what periods of time such assistance shall be offered.

(2) In adopting and promulgating such standards and guidelines, the board of county commissioners may establish requirements of residency for a specified minimum period, not to exceed six months, and may also set different residency requirements for different types of relief.

(3) The board of county commissioners, in the standards and guidelines adopted pursuant to this article, may require that any applicant for temporary general assistance search for employment and accept employment that is offered and also enroll with the divisions of employment and training and unemployment insurance in order to be eligible to receive temporary general assistance. The requirements, however, do not apply to an applicant who is unable to work due to a temporary disability. The board may require verification of a disability by a medical examination. The requirements to search for employment do not apply to persons who are sixty-five years of age and older.
C.R.S. § 30-11-403 — CO Code / Title 30 / Article 11 / Part 4 / Section 30-11-403
30-11-403. Definitions
Status: in_force

30-11-403. Definitions. As used in this part 4, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) "Area" or "territory" means all areas of land in a county included or proposed to be included in a law enforcement authority, which may consist of all or a portion of the unincorporated area of the county but may not include any single tract or parcel of property containing twenty acres or more without the written consent of the owner thereof, unless such tract or parcel would be entirely within the boundaries of an area.

(2) (a) (I) An "elector" of an authority means a person who, at the designated time or event, is registered to vote in general elections in this state; and

(II) Who has been a resident of the authority or the area to be included in the authority for not less than thirty days; or

(III) Who or whose spouse owns taxable real or personal property within the authority or the area to be included within the authority, whether or not said person resides within the authority.

(b) A person who is obligated to pay general taxes under a contract to purchase real property within the authority shall be considered an owner within the meaning of this subsection (2). The ownership of property on which a specific ownership tax is paid pursuant to law shall not qualify a person as an elector. Taxable property shall mean real or personal property subject to general ad valorem taxes.

(c) Registration pursuant to the general election laws or any other laws shall not be required.

(3) "Law enforcement authority", referred to in this part 4 as an "authority", means a taxing unit which may be created by a county in this state for the purpose of providing additional law enforcement by the county sheriff to the residents of the developed or developing unincorporated area of the county.

(4) "Publication", when no manner of publication is specified, means publication once a week for three consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the area of the authority. It shall not be necessary that publication be made on the same day of the week in each of the three consecutive weeks, but not less than fourteen days, excluding the day of first publication, shall intervene between the day of the first publication and the day of the last publication, and publication shall be complete on the day of the last publication.
C.R.S. § 30-15-301 — CO Code / Title 30 / Article 15 / Part 3 / Section 30-15-301
30-15-301. Definitions
Status: in_force

30-15-301. Definitions. As used in this part 3, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) "Firearm" or "firearms" means any pistol, revolver, rifle, or other weapon of any description from which any shot, projectile, or bullet may be discharged.
C.R.S. § 30-20-1103 — CO Code / Title 30 / Article 20 / Part 11 / Section 30-20-1103
30-20-1103. Definitions
Status: in_force

30-20-1103. Definitions. As used in this part 11, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) "Agency" means any county, city and county, home rule county formed in accordance with the provisions of article 35 of this title, any county public improvement district formed in accordance with the provisions of part 5 of article 20 of this title, any other district that a county or a city and county may create pursuant to the authority provided in article 20 of this title that is a budgetary unit exercising construction contracting authority or discretion, and any special taxing district formed by a home rule county in accordance with the provisions of part 9 of article 35 of this title.

(2) "Contract" means any agreement for designing, building, altering, repairing, improving, demolishing, operating, maintaining, or financing a public project.

(3) "Cost-reimbursement contract" means a contract under which a participating entity is reimbursed for costs that are allowable and allocable in accordance with the contract terms and provisions of this part 11.

(4) "Integrated project delivery" or "IPD" means a project delivery method in which there is a contractual agreement between an agency and a single participating entity for the design, construction, alteration, operation, repair, improvement, demolition, maintenance, or financing, or any combination of these services, for a public project.

(5) "IPD contract" means a contract using an integrated project delivery method.

(6) "Participating entity" means a partnership, corporation, joint venture, unincorporated association, or other legal entity that provides appropriately licensed planning, architectural, engineering, development, construction, operating, or maintenance services as needed in connection with an IPD contract.

(7) "Public project" means any lands, buildings, structures, works, machinery, equipment, or facilities suitable for and intended for use as public property for public purposes or suitable for and intended for use in the promotion of the public health, public welfare, or public education, to the extent the boundaries of an agency and a school district are coterminous, or for the conservation of natural resources, including the planning of any such lands, buildings, improvements, structures, works, machinery, equipment, or facilities. "Public project" shall also include existing lands, buildings, improvements, structures, works, and facilities, as well as improvements, renovations, or additions to any such lands, buildings, improvements, structures, works, or facilities, including without limitation any sewerage facility as defined in section 30-20-401 (4), any water facility as defined in section 30-20-401 (6), any joint system as defined in section 30-20-401 (3), and any operation or maintenance programs for the operation and upkeep of such projects.

(8) "Public purposes" includes, but is not limited to, the supplying of public water services and facilities, public sewerage services and facilities, and lands, buildings, improvements, equipment, and facilities for public education, to the extent the boundaries of the agency and school district are coterminous.
C.R.S. § 30-35-804 — CO Code / Title 30 / Article 35 / Part 8 / Section 30-35-804
30-35-804. Construction - disposition of delinquent assessment
Status: in_force

30-35-804. Construction - disposition of delinquent assessment. Nothing in this part 8 shall be construed to release or discharge any special assessment which is now, or may become, a lien on or against any property. Any home rule county issuing bonds under this part 8 shall be subrogated to the rights of the holders or owners of the outstanding special assessment bonds or obligations paid. If, after the issuance of bonds authorized by this part 8, the delinquent or defaulted special assessments, or any part thereof, are collected and the special assessment bonds or obligations payable out of the particular special assessment fund have been redeemed by means of bonds issued under this part 8, the amounts so collected shall be used to pay the principal of and the interest on the bonds authorized and the tax levies therefor shall be reduced in a like manner.
C.R.S. § 30-5-152 — CO Code / Title 30 / Article 5 / Section 30-5-152
30-5-152. Ouray and San Miguel - boundary
Status: in_force

30-5-152. Ouray and San Miguel - boundary. The state engineer, through the county surveyors of Ouray and San Miguel counties, within six months after this section becomes effective, shall designate the county line between the counties of Ouray and San Miguel, beginning at a point which is the southeast corner of Montrose county, the same being identical with the one-quarter corner between sections fourteen and fifteen, township forty-five north, range ten west, New Mexico principal meridian; thence west one mile to the one-quarter corner of sections fifteen and sixteen; thence south one-half mile to the corner of sections fifteen, sixteen, twenty-one and twenty-two; thence east three-quarters of a mile to the northwest corner of the northeast quarter of the northeast quarter of section twenty-two; thence south two miles to the southwest corner of the southeast quarter of the southeast quarter, section twenty-seven; thence east one-quarter mile to the corner of sections twenty-six, twenty-seven, thirty-four and thirty-five; all in township forty-five north, range ten west, New Mexico principal meridian; thence east three miles to the corner of sections twenty-nine, thirty, thirty-one and thirty-two, township forty-five north, range nine west, New Mexico principal meridian; thence south one mile to the southwest corner of section thirty-two on the eleventh correction line; all in township forty-five north, range nine west, New Mexico principal meridian; thence along the eleventh correction line to the northeast corner of section six, township forty-four north, range nine west, New Mexico principal meridian; thence west along the north line of section six to the northwest corner of lot one of said section; thence south to the southwest corner of the southeast quarter of the southeast quarter, section six; thence west one-quarter mile to the southwest corner of the southeast quarter of section six; thence south two miles to the southwest corner of the southeast quarter of section eighteen; all in township forty-four north of range nine west; thence east or west to the watershed hereinbefore established as the boundary line between Ouray and San Miguel counties.
C.R.S. § 30-15-403 — CO Code / Title 30 / Article 15 / Part 4 / Section 30-15-403
30-15-403. Style of ordinances
Status: in_force

30-15-403. Style of ordinances. The style of the ordinances in counties shall be: "Be it ordained by the board of county commissioners of .......... county."
C.R.S. § 30-10-519 — CO Code / Title 30 / Article 10 / Part 5 / Section 30-10-519
30-10-519. Service on sheriff, made how
Status: in_force

30-10-519. Service on sheriff, made how. Every paper required by law to be served on the sheriff may be served on him in person or left at his office during business hours.
C.R.S. § 30-10-610 — CO Code / Title 30 / Article 10 / Part 6 / Section 30-10-610
30-10-610. Oath of witnesses
Status: in_force

30-10-610. Oath of witnesses. An oath shall be administered to the witness in attendance as follows: "You do solemnly swear that the testimony which you shall give to this inquest, concerning the death of the person about whom this inquest is being held, shall be the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, so help you God."
C.R.S. § 30-20-419 — CO Code / Title 30 / Article 20 / Part 4 / Section 30-20-419
30-20-419. Appropriation from system
Status: in_force

30-20-419. Appropriation from system. The board of county commissioners may make adequate appropriations from the revenues of the system to defray such costs until such time as the charges are received, and, when received, the system shall be reimbursed to the amount of any such appropriation.
C.R.S. § 30-20-606 — CO Code / Title 30 / Article 20 / Part 6 / Section 30-20-606
30-20-606. Determination of special benefits - factors considered
Status: in_force

30-20-606. Determination of special benefits - factors considered. (1) The term "benefit", for the purposes of assessing a particular property within an improvement district, particularly with respect to drainage improvements to carry off surface waters, includes, but is not limited to, the following:

(a) Any increase in the market value of the property;

(b) The provision for accepting the burden from specific dominant property for discharging surface water onto servient property in a manner or quantity greater than would naturally flow because the dominant owner made some of his property impermeable;

(c) Any adaptability of property to a superior or more profitable use;

(d) Any alleviation of health and sanitation hazards accruing to particular property or accruing to public property in the improvement district if the provision of health and sanitation is paid for wholly or partially out of funds derived from taxation of property owners of the improvement district;

(e) Any reduction in the maintenance costs of particular property or accruing to public property in the improvement district if the maintenance of the public property is paid for wholly or partially out of funds derived from taxation of property owners of the improvement district;

(f) Any increase in convenience or reduction in inconvenience accruing to particular property owners, including the facilitation of access to and travel over streets, roads, and highways;

(g) Recreational improvements accruing to particular property owners as a direct result of drainage improvement.

(2) As used in connection with any district formed for the purpose of encouraging, accommodating, and financing improvements as authorized in section 30-20-603 (11.5), the term "benefit" shall include, but not be limited to, any acknowledged value set forth in the contracts and agreements entered into by the owner of the assessed property.
C.R.S. § 30-28-115 — CO Code / Title 30 / Article 28 / Part 1 / Section 30-28-115
30-28-115. Public welfare to be promoted - legislative declaration - construction
Status: repealed

30-28-115. Public welfare to be promoted - legislative declaration - construction. (1) Such regulations shall be designed and enacted for the purpose of promoting the health, safety, morals, convenience, order, prosperity, or welfare of the present and future inhabitants of the state, including lessening the congestion in the streets or roads or reducing the waste of excessive amounts of roads, promoting energy conservation, securing safety from fire, floodwaters, and other dangers, providing adequate light and air, classifying land uses and distributing land development and utilization, protecting the tax base, securing economy in governmental expenditures, fostering the state's agricultural and other industries, and protecting both urban and nonurban development.

(1.5) (a) The general assembly finds and declares that access to outpatient clinical facilities providing reproductive health care, as defined in section 25-6-402 (4), is a matter of statewide concern and that, for purposes of zoning and other land use planning, such facilities fall within the meaning of a medical office use, a medical clinic use, a health-care use, and other facilities that provide outpatient health-care services.

(b) For the purposes of zoning and other land use planning, every local government that has adopted or adopts a zoning ordinance shall recognize the provision of outpatient reproductive health care, as defined in section 25-6-402 (4), as a permitted use in any zone in which the provision of general outpatient health care is recognized as a permitted use.

(c) Nothing in this subsection (1.5) restricts or supersedes the authority of a local government to enact uniform zoning ordinances and other land use regulations that comply with this subsection (1.5).

(2) (a) The general assembly hereby finds and declares that it is the policy of the state to assist persons who have an intellectual and developmental disability to live in typical residential surroundings. Further, the general assembly declares that the establishment of state-licensed group homes for the exclusive use of persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities, which are known as community residential homes as defined in section 25.5-10-202, C.R.S., is a matter of statewide concern and that a state-licensed group home for eight persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities is a residential use of property for zoning purposes. The phrase "residential use of property for zoning purposes", as used in this subsection (2), includes all forms of residential zoning and specifically, although not exclusively, single-family residential zoning. As used in this section, "person with a developmental disability" has the same meaning as "person with an intellectual and developmental disability" as set forth in section 25.5-10-202, C.R.S.

(b) (I) (Deleted by amendment, L. 2001, p. 103, § 1, effective March 21, 2001.)

(II) The general assembly declares that the establishment of group homes for the aged for the exclusive use of not more than eight persons sixty years of age or older per home is a matter of statewide concern. The general assembly further finds and declares that it is the policy of this state to enable and assist persons sixty years of age or older who do not need nursing facilities and who so elect to live in normal residential surroundings, including single-family residential units. Group homes for the aged shall be distinguished from nursing facilities, as defined in section 25.5-4-103 (14), and institutions providing life care, as defined in section 11-49-101 (6). Every county having adopted or that shall adopt a zoning ordinance shall provide for the location of group homes for the aged. A group home for the aged established under this subsection (2)(b)(II) shall not be located within seven hundred fifty feet of another such group home, unless otherwise provided for by the county.

(b.5) The general assembly declares that the establishment of state-licensed group homes for the exclusive use of persons with behavioral or mental health disorders, as defined in section 27-65-102, is a matter of statewide concern and that a state-licensed group home for eight persons with behavioral or mental health disorders is a residential use of property for zoning purposes, as defined in section 31-23-301 (4). A group home for persons with behavioral or mental health disorders established pursuant to this subsection (2)(b.5) must not be located within seven hundred fifty feet of another such group home or of another group home as described in subsections (2)(a) and (2)(b) of this section, unless otherwise provided for by the county. A person must not be placed in a group home without being screened by either a professional person, as defined in section 27-65-102 (27), or any other mental health professional designated by the director of a facility, which facility is approved by the commissioner of the behavioral health administration. Persons determined to be not guilty by reason of insanity to a violent offense must not be placed in such group homes, and any person who has been convicted of a felony involving a violent offense is not eligible for placement in such group homes. This subsection (2)(b.5) must be implemented, where appropriate, by the rules of the department of public health and environment concerning residential treatment facilities for persons with behavioral or mental health disorders. Nothing in this subsection (2)(b.5) exempts such group homes from compliance with any state, county, or municipal health, safety, and fire codes.

(b.7) The general assembly finds and declares that it is the policy of the state to encourage, promote, and assist persons who are in recovery from substance use disorders to live in residential neighborhoods. Further, the general assembly declares that the use of recovery residences, as defined in section 27-80-129 (1)(b), by persons in recovery from substance use disorders is a matter of statewide concern and that recovery residences are a residential use of property for zoning purposes and subject only to the regulations of like dwellings in the same zone.

(c) Nothing in this subsection (2) shall be construed to supersede the authority of municipalities and counties to regulate such homes appropriately through local zoning ordinances or resolutions, except insofar as such regulation would be tantamount to prohibition of such homes from any residential district. This section is specifically not to be construed to permit violation of the provisions of any zoning ordinance or resolution with respect to height, setbacks, area, lot coverage, or external signage or to permit architectural designs substantially inconsistent with the character of the surrounding neighborhood. This section is also not to be construed to permit conducting of the ministerial activities of any private or public organization or agency or to permit types of treatment activities or the rendering of services in a manner substantially inconsistent with the activities otherwise permitted in the particular zoning district. If reasonably related to the requirements of a particular home, a local zoning or other development regulation may, without violating the provisions of this section, also attach specific location requirements to the approval of the group home, including the availability of such services and facilities as convenience stores, commercial services, transportation, and public recreation facilities.

(2.5) In connection with an application for development approval of the siting of a new facility to be used exclusively as a group home for the aged or for at-risk adults under the county's subdivision, zoning, platting, planned unit development, or other similar land development regulations, in addition to any other information required to be submitted, the county may request the applicant to submit a transportation plan showing how the operators of the facility intend to meet the transportation needs of the residents of the facility. The sufficiency of the transportation plan submitted pursuant to this subsection (2.5) may be considered by the county in reviewing the application but may not, by itself, constitute grounds for denying the application.

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

(I) Repealed.

(II) "Equivalent performance engineering basis" means that by using engineering calculations or testing, following commonly accepted engineering practices, all components and subsystems will perform to meet health, safety, and functional requirements to the same extent as required for other single family housing units.

(b) (I) No county may have or enact zoning regulations, subdivision regulations, or any other regulation affecting development which exclude or have the effect of excluding homes from the county that are:

(A) Homes certified by the division of housing created in section 24-32-704 or a party authorized to act on its behalf;

(B) Homes certified by the United States department of housing and urban development through its office of manufactured housing programs, a successor agency, or a party authorized to act on its behalf; or

(C) Homes that meet or exceed, on an equivalent performance engineering basis, standards established by the county building code.

(II) Nothing in this subsection (3) shall prevent a county from enacting any zoning, developmental, use, aesthetic, or historical standard, including, but not limited to, requirements relating to permanent foundations, minimum floor space, unit size or sectional requirements, and improvement location, side yard, and setback standards to the extent that such standards or requirements are applicable to existing or new housing within the specific use district of the county.

(III) Nothing in this subsection (3) shall preclude any county from enacting county building code provisions for unique public safety requirements such as snow load roof, wind shear, and energy conservation factors, unless the home is certified by the division of housing created in section 24-32-704 or a party authorized to act on its behalf or the United States department of housing and urban development through its office of manufactured housing programs, a successor agency, or a party authorized to act on its behalf. A county must comply with section 24-32-3318 when enacting building code provisions for a manufactured home as defined in section 24-32-3302 (20).

(IV) Nothing in this subsection (3) shall be deemed to supersede any valid covenants running with the land.
C.R.S. § 30-20-404 — CO Code / Title 30 / Article 20 / Part 4 / Section 30-20-404
30-20-404. Bond provisions
Status: in_force

30-20-404. Bond provisions. (1) Revenue bonds issued under this part 4 shall bear interest at a rate such that the net effective interest rate of the issue of bonds does not exceed the maximum net effective interest rate authorized, payable semiannually or annually, and evidenced by one or two sets of coupons, if any, executed with the facsimile or manually executed signature of any official of the county; except that the first coupon appertaining to any bond may evidence interest not in excess of one year. The resolution authorizing the issuance of such bonds shall specify the maximum net effective interest rate. Such bonds may be issued in one or more series, may bear such date, may mature at such time not exceeding the estimated life of the water facilities or sewerage facilities, or both, to be acquired with the bonds proceeds, as determined by the board, but in no event beyond forty years from their respective dates, may be in such denomination, may be payable in such medium of payment, at such place within or without the state, including but not limited to the office of the county treasurer, may carry such registration privileges, may be subject to such terms of prior redemption in advance of maturity in such order or by lot or otherwise at such time with or without a premium, may be executed in such manner, may bear such privileges for reissuance in the same or other denomination, may be so reissued, without modification of maturities and interest rates, and may be in such form, either coupon or registered, as may be provided by the board.

(2) The board may provide for preferential security for any bonds, both principal and interest, to be issued under this part 4 to the extent deemed feasible and desirable by such board over any bonds that may be issued thereafter.

(3) Said bonds may be sold at, above, or below the principal amounts thereof, but they may not be sold at a price such that the net effective interest rate of the issue of bonds exceeds the maximum net effective interest rate authorized.

(4) Bonds may be issued with privileges for conversion or registration, or both, for payment as to principal or interest, or both; and, where interest accruing on the bonds is not represented by interest coupons, the bonds may provide for the endorsing of payments of interest thereon; and the bonds generally shall be issued in such manner, in such form, either coupon or registered, with such recitals, terms, covenants, and conditions, and with such other details as may be provided by the board, except as otherwise provided in this part 4.

(5) Subject to the payment provisions in this part 4 specifically provided, said bonds, any interest coupons thereto attached, and any temporary bonds shall be fully negotiable within the meaning of and for all the purposes of article 8 of title 4, C.R.S., except as the board may otherwise provide; and each holder of each such security, by accepting such security, shall be conclusively deemed to have agreed that such security, except as otherwise provided, is and shall be fully negotiable within the meaning and for all purposes of article 8 of title 4, C.R.S.

(6) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the board in any proceedings authorizing bonds under this part 4:

(a) May provide for the initial issuance of one or more bonds, in this subsection (6) called "bond", aggregating the amount of the entire issue;

(b) May make such provision for installment payments of the principal amount of any such bond as it may consider desirable;

(c) May provide for the making of any such bond, payable to bearer or otherwise, registrable as to principal or as to both principal and interest and, where interest accruing thereon is not represented by interest coupons, for the endorsing or payments of interest on such bonds; and

(d) May further make provision in any such proceedings for the manner and circumstances in and under which any such bond may in the future, at the request of the holder thereof, be converted into bonds of smaller denominations, which bonds of smaller denominations may in turn be either coupon bonds or bonds registrable as to principal, or principal and interest, or both.

(7) If lost or completely destroyed, any security in this part 4 authorized may be reissued in the form and tenor of the lost or destroyed security upon the owner furnishing, to the satisfaction of the board: Proof of ownership; proof of loss or destruction; a surety bond in twice the face amount of the security, including any unmatured coupons appertaining thereto; and payment of the cost of preparing and issuing the new security.

(8) Any officer authorized to execute any bond, after filing with the secretary of state his manual signature certified by him under oath, may execute or cause to be executed with a facsimile signature in lieu of his manual signature any bond authorized in this part 4 if such a filing is not a condition of execution with a facsimile signature of any interest coupon and if at least one signature required or permitted to be placed on each such bond, excluding any interest coupon, shall be manually subscribed. An officer's facsimile signature has the same legal effect as his manual signature.

(9) The county clerk and recorder may cause the seal of the county to be printed, engraved, stamped, or otherwise placed in facsimile on any bond. The facsimile seal has the same legal effect as the impression of the seal.

(10) The resolution authorizing any bonds or other instrument appertaining thereto may contain any agreement or provision customarily contained in instruments securing revenue bonds, including, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, covenants designated in section 30-20-407.
C.R.S. § 30-20-501 — CO Code / Title 30 / Article 20 / Part 5 / Section 30-20-501
30-20-501. Short title
Status: in_force

30-20-501. Short title. This part 5 shall be known and may be cited as the "County Public Improvement District Act of 1968".
C.R.S. § 30-20-611 — CO Code / Title 30 / Article 20 / Part 6 / Section 30-20-611
30-20-611. Assessment roll
Status: in_force

30-20-611. Assessment roll. The county clerk and recorder, or such other officer or agent of the county as may be directed by the board in the preliminary order, shall prepare a local assessment roll in book form showing, in suitable columns, each piece of land assessed, the total amount of assessment, the amount of each installment of principal and interest if, in pursuance of this part 6, the same is payable in installments, and the date when each installment will become due, with suitable columns for use, in case of payment of the whole amount or of any installment or penalty, and he shall deliver the same, duly certified, under the county seal, to the county treasurer for collection.
C.R.S. § 30-10-421 — CO Code / Title 30 / Article 10 / Part 4 / Section 30-10-421
30-10-421. Filing surcharge - definitions
Status: repealed

30-10-421. Filing surcharge - definitions. (1) (a) (Deleted by amendment, L. 2014.)

(b) [Editor's note: This version of subsection (1)(b) is effective until July 1, 2025.] Beginning July 1, 2004, and through December 31, 2026, the county clerk and recorder shall collect a surcharge of one dollar for each document received for recording or filing in his or her office. The surcharge shall be in addition to any other fees permitted by statute.

(b) [Editor's note: This version of subsection (1)(b) is effective July 1, 2025.] Beginning July 1, 2004, and through December 31, 2029, the county clerk and recorder shall collect a surcharge of one dollar for each document received for recording or filing in the clerk and recorder's office. The surcharge is in addition to any other fees permitted by statute.

(c) [Editor's note: This version of subsection (1)(c) is effective until July 1, 2025.] Beginning January 1, 2017, and through April 30, 2026, the county clerk and recorder shall collect the surcharge imposed by the electronic recording technology board under section 24-21-403 (2) for each document received for recording or filing in his or her office. The surcharge is in addition to any other fees permitted by statute.

(c) [Editor's note: This version of subsection (1)(c) is effective July 1, 2025.] Beginning January 1, 2017, and through April 30, 2029, the county clerk and recorder shall collect the surcharge imposed by the electronic recording technology board under section 24-21-403 (2) for each document received for recording or filing in the clerk and recorder's office. The surcharge is in addition to any other fees permitted by statute.

(1.5) The surcharge described in subsection (1) of this section shall not be collected on any filing received by the county clerk and recorder as an authorized agent of the executive director of the department of revenue pursuant to section 38-29-128 or 42-6-121, C.R.S.

(2) Repealed.

(3) (a) A county clerk and recorder shall transmit monthly each surcharge collected in accordance with paragraph (c) of subsection (1) of this section to the state treasurer, who shall credit the same to the electronic recording technology fund created in section 24-21-404, C.R.S. Any money transmitted to the state treasurer is collected on behalf of the electronic recording technology board and is excluded from the county's fiscal year spending.

(b) The county clerk and recorder shall retain the proceeds of the surcharge collected pursuant to paragraph (b) of subsection (1) of this section. Such proceeds shall be utilized to defray the costs of establishing, maintaining, improving, or replacing an electronic filing system.

(c) The county clerk and recorder shall place all surcharges that he or she retains pursuant to this subsection (3) in a separate, segregated account.

(4) County governments shall be exempt from all fees authorized to be collected under the provisions of this section if the county or any agency thereof is the grantor or grantee of the document being recorded or if a delegate child support enforcement unit files or records documents for the purpose of collecting child support, child support arrears, maintenance, maintenance when combined with child support, retroactive support, or child support debt.

(5) (Deleted by amendment, L. 2004, p. 748, § 1, effective May 12, 2004.)

(6) As used in this part 4, unless the context otherwise requires:

(a) (Deleted by amendment, L. 2016.)

(b) "Electronic filing system" means the document management system used by the clerk and recorder to comply with the statutory requirements set forth in this part 4 for:

(I) Electronic documents received for recording or filing in his or her office; and

(II) Paper documents received for recording or filing in the clerk and recorder's office that are converted from paper, microfilm, or microfiche into an electronic format.

(c) (Deleted by amendment, L. 2016.)
C.R.S. § 30-5-145 — CO Code / Title 30 / Article 5 / Section 30-5-145
30-5-145. Moffat
Status: in_force

30-5-145. Moffat. All that part of Routt county as is included within the following described boundaries shall be set apart and is hereby established as a county, to be called the county of Moffat:

Beginning at a point on the north boundary of the state of Colorado at a point where said state line is intersected by the range line between ranges eighty-eight and eighty-nine west of the sixth principal meridian, known as the eleventh guide meridian; thence south on said range line to its intersection with the township line between township seven and eight; thence west on said township line to the section line between sections three and four, in township seven north, range eighty-nine west; thence south on said section line to the northeast corner of section twenty-eight in said township seven north, range eighty-nine west; thence west along the north line of sections twenty-eight, twenty-nine and thirty, in township seven north, range eighty-nine west of the sixth principal meridian to its intersection with the range line between ranges eighty-nine and ninety; thence south on said range line to its intersection with the north line of Rio Blanco county; thence west along the said north line of Rio Blanco county to its intersection with the line between the state of Utah and the state of Colorado; thence north on the said line between the state of Utah and the state of Colorado to the northwest corner of the state of Colorado; thence east on the line between the state of Wyoming and the state of Colorado to the point of beginning.
C.R.S. § 30-20-901 — CO Code / Title 30 / Article 20 / Part 9 / Section 30-20-901
30-20-901. Legislative declaration
Status: in_force

30-20-901. Legislative declaration. The general assembly hereby finds and declares that methods for the efficient and economical production of usable energy should be achieved whenever possible and that the use of flammable waste material for the conversion of heat into steam, electrical power, or any other form of energy could provide energy in an efficient and economical manner. For such purposes, the provisions of this part 9 are enacted to authorize counties to develop this type of energy for their own use and the use of the public.
C.R.S. § 30-10-513.5 — CO Code / Title 30 / Article 10 / Part 5 / Section 30-10-513.5
30-10-513.5. Authority of sheriff relating to fires within unincorporated areas of county - l
Status: in_force

30-10-513.5. Authority of sheriff relating to fires within unincorporated areas of county - liability for expenses. (1) (a) The sheriff of any county may request assistance from a fire protection district or municipality in controlling or extinguishing a fire occurring on private property if, in the judgment of such sheriff, the fire constitutes a danger to the health and safety of the public or a risk of serious damage to property. Except as provided in subsection (3) of this section, any fire protection district or municipality assisting in controlling or extinguishing such fire is entitled to reimbursement from the property owner on whose property the fire occurred or from the party responsible for the occurrence of such fire for the reasonable and documented costs resulting from such assistance. The fire protection district or municipality may recover the costs incurred in a civil action against the property owner or the responsible party or may, by resolution of its board or governing body adopted at a public hearing after notice to the affected parties, certify to the county treasurer the amount of any costs incurred that remains uncollected after diligent effort for a period greater than one hundred eighty days. Such certification is subject to the appeal process and all other remedies, if any, provided in the "State Administrative Procedure Act", article 4 of title 24, C.R.S. If the fire protection district or municipality prevails, the amount certified shall be collected by the treasurer in the same manner as taxes are authorized to be collected pursuant to section 39-10-107, C.R.S. To defray the costs of collection, the treasurer shall be authorized to charge an amount equal to ten percent of the amount collected.

(b) For purposes of this subsection (1), "fire occurring on private property" means:

(I) A fire occurring on property not located within a fire protection district or municipality providing fire protection services.

(II) (Deleted by amendment, L. 93, p. 1253, § 1, effective July 1, 1993.)

(c) This section does not prohibit a county from reimbursing a fire protection district, fire department, or volunteer fire department for expenses necessarily incurred in controlling or extinguishing a prairie, forest, or wildland fire from a county funding source in accordance with section 30-10-513 (3)(b).

(2) (a) An owner of private property who has contracted with a fire protection district for fire protection services shall advise the sheriff of such contract and any fire protection districts with which such district has mutual aid agreements. In the event that a fire occurs on such property, the sheriff shall make a reasonable attempt to secure the services from such district. If the district does not respond, he shall make a reasonable attempt to secure such services from any of the districts with which such district has mutual aid agreements. If services cannot be secured, the sheriff, in his discretion, may attempt to secure fire protection services from any other district or municipality, and, if services are provided, the owner of the property or the party responsible for the fire shall be liable for the costs incurred by such district or municipality. Such costs may be assessed and collected in the manner provided in subsection (1) of this section.

(b) No sheriff shall be held liable for failure to secure fire protection services as required by paragraph (a) of this subsection (2) unless the failure was due to willful misconduct, gross negligence, or bad faith.

(3) Any property owner who desires to conduct a controlled burn of a structure or building located on such property shall notify the county sheriff of the date when such controlled burn will be conducted. Any property owner providing such notification shall not be liable for any costs under this section resulting from the response by a fire protection district or municipality to such controlled burn due to any person informing or warning such district or municipality of the fire arising from such burn.
C.R.S. § 30-5-147 — CO Code / Title 30 / Article 5 / Section 30-5-147
30-5-147. Montrose
Status: in_force

30-5-147. Montrose. The county of Montrose is hereby established with the legal capacity and functions of other counties in this state, and with boundaries as follows:

Beginning at a point on parallel one hundred and seven degrees and thirty minutes two miles south of the third correction line extended west; thence west to a point due south of the mouth of the Rio Dominguez; thence south to parallel thirty-eight degrees and thirty minutes; thence west along said parallel to the west line of the state; thence south along said line to the northwest corner of Ouray county; thence east along said line to parallel one hundred and eight degrees of west longitude; thence north along said last named parallel to a point ten miles due north of the north line of Ouray county; thence east to parallel one hundred and seven degrees and thirty minutes; thence north along said parallel to the point of beginning.
C.R.S. § 30-31-103 — CO Code / Title 30 / Article 31 / Section 30-31-103
30-31-103. Definitions
Status: in_force

30-31-103. Definitions. As used in this article 31, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) "Agricultural land" means any parcel of land or any contiguous parcels of land that, regardless of the uses for which the land has been zoned, the county assessor has classified as agricultural land for purposes of the levying and collection of property tax pursuant to sections 39-1-102 (1.6)(a) and 39-1-103 (5)(a), at any time during the five-year period before either the date of adoption of a county revitalization plan or any modification of a county revitalization plan.

(2) "Bonds" means any bonds, including refunding bonds, notes, interim certificates or receipts, temporary bonds, certificates of indebtedness, debentures, or other obligations issued as authorized by this article 31.

(3) "Brownfield site" means real property and the development, expansion, redevelopment, or reuse of real property that is complicated by the presence of a substantial amount of one or more hazardous substances, pollutants, or contaminants, as designated by the United States environmental protection agency.

(4) "Business concern" has the same meaning as "business", as defined in section 24-56-102 (1).

(5) "County revitalization area" means a revitalization area that the governing body designates as appropriate for the county revitalization project.

(6) "County revitalization authority" or "authority" means a corporate body organized pursuant to this article 31.

(7) "County revitalization plan" means a plan for the county revitalization project that:

(a) Conforms to a general or master plan for the physical development of the county as a whole;

(b) Indicates land acquisition, development, redevelopment, rehabilitation, and additional land and capital improvements;

(c) Includes zoning and planning changes, if any, land uses, maximum densities, and building requirements; and

(d) Defines the plan's relationship to defined local objectives respecting appropriate land uses, improved traffic, public transportation, public utilities, recreational and community facilities, and other public improvements.

(8) "County revitalization project" means undertakings and activities that take advantage of revitalization areas in accordance with the county revitalization plan. Such undertakings and activities may include:

(a) Acquisition of a revitalization area or any portion thereof;

(b) Demolition and removal of buildings and improvements;

(c) Installation, construction, or reconstruction of streets, utilities, parks, playgrounds, and other improvements;

(d) Disposition of any property acquired or held by the authority as a part of the county revitalization project for county revitalization areas. Disposition includes sale, initial leasing, or temporary retention by the authority at the fair value of the property for use in accordance with the county revitalization plan.

(e) Carrying out plans for a program through voluntary action and the regulatory process for the repair, alteration, and rehabilitation of buildings or other improvements in accordance with the county revitalization plan; and

(f) Acquisition of any property necessary to achieve the objectives of the county revitalization plan.

(9) "Displaced person" has the same meaning as set forth in section 24-56-102 (2), and also includes any individual, family, or business concern displaced by an authority acquiring real property through the exercise of eminent domain.

(10) "Governing body" means the board of county commissioners of the county within which an authority is established or proposed to be established.

(11) "Obligee" means any bondholder, agent, trustee for any bondholder, lessor demising to an authority property used in connection with the county revitalization project of the authority, assignee of such lessor's interest or any part thereof, or the federal government when it is a party to any contract or agreement with an authority.

(12) "Public body" means the state of Colorado and any county, quasi-municipal corporation, board, commission, authority, political subdivision, or public corporate body of the state.

(13) "Real property" means lands, lands under water, structures, easements, franchises, and incorporeal hereditaments and every estate and right therein, legal and equitable, including terms for years and liens by way of judgment, mortgage, or otherwise.

(14) "Revitalization area" means an area that, upon the implementation of the county revitalization plan, substantially promotes the sound growth of the county, improves economic and social conditions, and furthers the health, safety, and well-being of the public by the actualization of one of the following opportunity factors:

(a) Investment in critical infrastructure, including water, sanitary sewer and storm water systems and management, electricity, and other public utilities to achieve desired levels of residential density and employment growth;

(b) Improvement of mobility and increased access to transportation corridors and multimodal transportation options;

(c) Development of affordable housing proximate to enhanced transportation hubs and corridors;

(d) Development of economic opportunities for job creation and growth in entrepreneurship and successful location of existing businesses;

(e) Expansion of access to healthy food systems, community medical services, public parks, or public education opportunities;

(f) Improvement of circulation patterns and enhancement of safe and reliable public transportation systems;

(g) Remediation of contaminated soils or water;

(h) Clearance, abatement, or rehabilitation of structurally unsound, deteriorating, or otherwise unsafe structures; or

(i) Redevelopment of former landfills, floodplains, or other areas challenged by topography that, in their present condition, pose a threat to public health and safety.

(15) "Urban-level development" means an area in which there is a predominance of either permanent structures or above-ground or at-grade infrastructure.
C.R.S. § 30-28-139 — CO Code / Title 30 / Article 28 / Part 1 / Section 30-28-139
30-28-139. Merger of lots - notice - hearing - assessment of merged parcels
Status: in_force

30-28-139. Merger of lots - notice - hearing - assessment of merged parcels. (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, where a county ordinance, regulation, or resolution provides for the merger of two or more parcels of land for the purpose of eliminating interior lot lines, obsolete subdivisions, or otherwise, the ordinance, regulation, or resolution shall provide that:

(a) Prior to the completion of the merger, the county shall send notice of the county's intent to complete the merger to each owner of the affected parcels by certified mail. The notice shall also specify that each such owner may request a hearing on the proposed merger pursuant to paragraph (b) of this subsection (1), and shall specify action to be taken by such owner to request such hearing, including, without limitation, the requirement that said owner shall request the hearing within one hundred twenty days of the date the notice required by this paragraph (a) is received by said owner.

(b) (I) Prior to the completion of the merger, where each owner of an affected parcel has timely requested a hearing on the proposed merger satisfying the requirements of paragraph (a) of this subsection (1), a public hearing on said merger shall be held before the board of county commissioners of said county. The hearing shall be conducted for the purpose of allowing the board to discuss with the owner of each affected parcel its reasons for proceeding with the merger and to give each owner the opportunity to submit any basis provided under law for challenging the merger. In such case, notice of the time, place, and manner of the hearing shall be provided to each owner of the affected parcels and also published in a newspaper of general circulation in the county in a manner sufficient to notify the public of the time, place, and nature of said hearing.

(II) Where the owner of each affected parcel fails to timely request a hearing on the proposed merger satisfying the requirements of paragraph (a) of this subsection (1), no such hearing is required, and the affected parcels shall be merged in accordance with the requirements of this subsection (1).

(c) In order to give the owner of the parcels the opportunity to take whatever remedial action is allowed under law, the hearing authorized by paragraph (b) of this subsection (1) shall take place no sooner than ninety days following the date of the notice required by paragraph (a) of this subsection (1).

(2) No merger of parcels that is the subject of a hearing pursuant to subsection (1) of this section shall be effective unless:

(a) The owner of the parcels has given his, her, or its consent to the merger of said parcels; and

(b) The merger has been approved by a majority of the board of county commissioners.

(3) Upon completion of any merger of parcels in accordance with the requirements of this section, the county shall:

(a) For purposes of the levying and collection of the tax on real and personal property, assess the merged parcels as one parcel of real property; and

(b) File of record a notice of merger in the office of the clerk and recorder of deeds for the county in which the merged parcels of real property are located, and such notice shall constitute prima facie evidence that all of the requirements of subsection (1) of this section have been satisfied.

(4) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, the requirements of subsections (1) and (2) of this section shall not apply to any merger of parcels of land that is requested in writing by each owner of an affected parcel.

(5) Nothing in this section shall be construed to abrogate or otherwise diminish or expand any rights a landowner may have under article 68 of title 24, C.R.S., pertaining to vested property rights.
C.R.S. § 30-11-601 — CO Code / Title 30 / Article 11 / Part 6 / Section 30-11-601
30-11-601. Short title
Status: in_force

30-11-601. Short title. This part 6 shall be known and may be cited as the "Telecommunications Research Facilities of the United States Protection Act of 1969".
C.R.S. § 30-28-304 — CO Code / Title 30 / Article 28 / Part 3 / Section 30-28-304
30-28-304. Preparation and adoption of plan for platting notice - withdraw from plan - requ
Status: in_force

30-28-304. Preparation and adoption of plan for platting notice - withdraw from plan - requirements for adoption. (1) (a) The board of county commissioners shall have prepared a plan for platting the land division study area.

(b) The plan shall include the estimated cost for preparing a subdivision exemption plat and the estimated amount which must be assessed against each property included in the plan in order to repay the cost of the exemption plat. Costs associated with the following activities shall be eligible for inclusion in the cost estimate:

(I) Surveying and engineering;

(II) Drafting;

(III) Computerized mapping;

(IV) Aerial photography;

(V) Monumentation;

(VI) Title research and documentation;

(VII) Preparation of deeds;

(VIII) Court costs; and

(IX) Project administration.

(c) In addition to the costs set forth in subparagraphs (I) to (IX) of paragraph (b) of this subsection (1), the estimated cost may include a contingency amount of up to fifteen percent of the total costs set forth in such subparagraphs.

(2) (a) The board of county commissioners shall conduct a public hearing to consider adoption of the plan for platting described in subsection (1) of this section and to allow owners of property in the land division study area an opportunity to register either their agreement or objection to having their property included in any subdivision exemption plat for the land division study area.

(b) Notice of the time and place of the hearing shall be given at least thirty days prior to the hearing by publication in a newspaper of general circulation in the county and by certified mail to owners of property included in the land division study area. In addition to the time and place of the hearing, the notice shall include at a minimum the following information:

(I) A map showing the properties included in the land division study area, including the approximate location of parcel boundaries;

(II) The purpose for which the study area was created;

(III) The process by which a subdivision exemption plat for the land division study area can be prepared;

(IV) The cost estimates for preparation of a subdivision exemption plat, with conspicuous notification that such costs would be assessed against the properties included in the exemption plat;

(V) The opportunity for the property owner to object to this property being included in any subdivision exemption plat for the land division study area; and

(VI) A copy of the plan for platting prepared pursuant to subsection (1) of this section.

(3) (a) Any property owner may elect to withdraw from the plan for platting described in subsection (1) of this section by submitting a written request by certified mail to the county clerk and recorder prior to the date of the hearing or by appearing at the hearing and informing the board of county commissioners of his decision to withdraw from the plan.

(b) The board of county commissioners shall exclude properties of owners who request withdrawal pursuant to paragraph (a) of this subsection (3) from any plan adopted for platting the land division study area.

(c) The board of county commissioners shall not adopt a plan for platting if the withdrawal of property owners from participation would result in an increase in the amount of the assessment against the remaining properties from that amount which was stated in the plan, unless written consent is obtained from all owners who elect to participate in the plan for platting.

(4) Prior to adoption of any plan for platting a land division study area:

(a) The board of county commissioners shall obtain written consent from each property owner who elects to participate in the plan. Consent on the part of a property owner to participate in the plan shall constitute consent to the following:

(I) Preparation of a subdivision exemption plat for his property;

(II) Temporary conveyance of title to his property to the district court as provided in section 30-28-307;

(III) Payment of the assessment against his property for the cost of preparing the subdivision exemption plat;

(b) Each property owner participating in the plan shall provide evidence of title insurance or other evidence of title which is acceptable to the board of county commissioners for the property which shall be included in the plan for platting. The board of county commissioners shall have the authority to evaluate evidence of title and to exclude properties where title has not been proven to the board's satisfaction.

(5) The board of county commissioners shall adopt the plan for platting by resolution by a majority vote of the full membership of the board.
C.R.S. § 30-28-309 — CO Code / Title 30 / Article 28 / Part 3 / Section 30-28-309
30-28-309. Reconveyance of title to property owners
Status: in_force

30-28-309. Reconveyance of title to property owners. (1) Upon recordation of the subdivision exemption plat by the county clerk and recorder, the district court shall reconvey the titles held by the court pursuant to section 30-28-307 to the property owners who conveyed title to their properties to the district court. The district court shall convey title by means of the deeds which were prepared in accordance with section 30-28-306.

(2) (a) A failure to record the subdivision exemption plat and to reconvey title from the district court to the participating property owners within five working days from the date title is conveyed to the district court shall void the original conveyance to the district court.

(b) Voiding of the original conveyance shall not preclude subsequent attempts to convey property to the district court for the purposes stated in this part 3, and the limitation on the length of time the district court may hold title to properties so conveyed shall apply to any subsequent conveyance attempts.
C.R.S. § 30-15-402.5 — CO Code / Title 30 / Article 15 / Part 4 / Section 30-15-402.5
30-15-402.5. Enforcement personnel - peace officer designation
Status: in_force

30-15-402.5. Enforcement personnel - peace officer designation. (1) Personnel designated by ordinance duly adopted to enforce county ordinances adopted pursuant to this part 4, however titled or administratively assigned, may issue citations or summonses and complaints enforcing county ordinances without regard to the certification requirements of part 3 of article 31 of title 24, C.R.S.

(2) Nothing in this section is intended to vest authority in any person so engaged to enforce any resolution or ordinance through execution of an administrative entry and seizure warrant issued pursuant to section 30-15-401 or through exercise of any power other than the power to issue a citation or summons and complaint as described in subsection (1) of this section.
C.R.S. § 30-5-161 — CO Code / Title 30 / Article 5 / Section 30-5-161
30-5-161. Saguache
Status: in_force

30-5-161. Saguache. Saguache county: Commencing at the most easterly point of La Loma del Norte; thence in an easterly direction to the point where the Mosco creek enters into the San Luis Valley; thence up the center of said creek to the boundary line of Fremont county, on the summit of the Sangre de Cristo range; thence in a northwesterly direction along the summit of said range to the top of the range at the Poncho pass; thence in a direct line west to the one hundred and seventh degree of longitude; thence south, following said degree, to the north boundary line of Conejos county; thence east along the north boundary line of Conejos county to where it intersects the southwest boundary of Saguache county; thence on a produced southeasterly line to the mouth of the canyon of the snowy range, from whence flows the Rio Grande del Norte; thence down the center of said stream to the place of beginning.
C.R.S. § 30-10-322 — CO Code / Title 30 / Article 10 / Part 3 / Section 30-10-322
30-10-322. Penalty for failure to perform duty
Status: in_force

30-10-322. Penalty for failure to perform duty. If any commissioner refuses or neglects to perform any of the duties which are required of him by law as a member of the board of county commissioners, without just cause therefor, he shall, for each offense, forfeit a sum not less than twenty-five nor more than one hundred dollars.
C.R.S. § 30-11-605 — CO Code / Title 30 / Article 11 / Part 6 / Section 30-11-605
30-11-605. Powers and duties of governing bodies, planning commissions, and boards of adjus
Status: in_force

30-11-605. Powers and duties of governing bodies, planning commissions, and boards of adjustment. (1) Upon being requested to do so by an agency of the United States, the governing body shall determine if any telecommunications research facility of the United States is located wholly or partially within its jurisdiction. If such determination results in a finding that such a facility is so located, the planning commission, the board of adjustment, and the governing body shall, from and after April 23, 1969, be bound by the following: When considering any request for rezoning, exceptions to or variances from the terms of zoning regulations, or changed or additional uses of land within a distance of two miles from the perimeter of any telecommunications research facility of the United States, the planning commission, the board of adjustment, and the governing body shall consider, in a like manner as those criteria set forth in sections 30-28-115 and 31-23-303, C.R.S., and other criteria applied to the consideration of requests for rezoning, exceptions to or variances from zoning regulations, or changed or additional uses of land, any data presented as to the effect that development made pursuant to such request will have on such telecommunications research facility of the United States, including what interference may be caused to said facility by the emanation of electrical impulses from electrical equipment that may be installed if such request is approved.

(2) If approval for any request for rezoning to a zoning district, for an exception to or variance from the terms of any zoning regulation, or for a changed or additional use of land, which will permit hospitals, industrial, business, or commercial uses is sought within a distance of two miles from the perimeter of any telecommunications research facility of the United States, the planning commission, the board of adjustment, and the governing body may request reasonable information regarding the proposed use to be made from the applicant submitting the request for approval, including, but not limited to, a summary of the kinds of industrial electrical equipment expected to be installed on such property if the approval being sought is given.

(3) Within a distance of two miles from the perimeter of any telecommunications research facility of the United States, any approval of a subdivision plat in a residential zoning district and any approval for rezoning from existing districts to other districts that may exist or be created by the zoning resolution of any city, town, or county in which a telecommunications research facility of the United States is located shall be granted only if the covenants set forth in paragraphs (a) to (e) of subsection (4) of this section are included in the subdivision plat or as part of the rezoning request, which covenants shall be filed for recording with the county clerk and recorder following approval by the governing body; but said governing body may, under reasonable circumstances, waive the application of any one or more of said covenants with respect to all or any part of the affected land. The requirements set forth in this subsection (3) shall not apply to the approval of subdivision plats in single-family residential zoning districts where the minimum lot area permitted is one acre or more if the subdivision plat is approved, to requests for rezoning to single-family residential zoning districts in which the minimum lot area on unsubdivided land will be one acre or more if the rezoning request is approved, or to requests for rezoning to forestry or agricultural districts.

(4) The covenants referred to in subsection (3) of this section are as follows:

(a) All electrical distribution lines and service lines and all telephone lines shall be placed underground.

(b) No neon signs of any kind shall be permitted on any part of the property.

(c) No electrical fences shall be erected on any part of the property.

(d) All street lights shall be shielded so as to minimize upward illumination.

(e) No arc welding equipment or remote control garage door openers which employ a radiating type of receiver shall be installed or operated from a permanent location on the property.

(5) No expressways or major arterials shall be authorized or constructed within a distance of one mile from the perimeter of any telecommunications research facility of the United States and, unless the governing body specifically makes an exception therefor, no collector streets shall be authorized or constructed within a distance of one mile from the perimeter of any telecommunications research facility of the United States.

(6) The limitations of this part 6 shall be incorporated in any zoning resolution, building code resolution, or both, in any city, town, or county in which a telecommunications research facility of the United States is located, and each such city, town, or county shall enforce the same as provided by law.

(7) The governing body shall determine, with the assistance of a surveyor, if necessary, the boundaries of lands located in such city, town, or county, or both, as the case may be, affected by the limitations imposed by this part 6 and shall record such boundaries in the office of the county clerk and recorder of said county.
C.R.S. § 30-20-609 — CO Code / Title 30 / Article 20 / Part 6 / Section 30-20-609
30-20-609. Hearing on objections
Status: in_force

30-20-609. Hearing on objections. Except for a district formed for the purposes authorized in section 30-20-603 (11.5), at the time specified in the notice required pursuant to section 30-20-608 (1) or at some adjourned time, the board shall hear and determine all such complaints and objections and may make such modifications and changes as may seem equitable and just or may confirm the first apportionment. The board shall, by resolution, assess the cost of the improvements, and the passage of the resolution shall be prima facie evidence of the fact that the property assessed is benefited in the amount of the assessments and that the assessments have been lawfully levied.
C.R.S. § 30-10-412 — CO Code / Title 30 / Article 10 / Part 4 / Section 30-10-412
30-10-412. Recording of papers in bankruptcy
Status: repealed

30-10-412. Recording of papers in bankruptcy. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 30-28-103 — CO Code / Title 30 / Article 28 / Part 1 / Section 30-28-103
30-28-103. County planning commission
Status: in_force

30-28-103. County planning commission. (1) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection (1), the board of county commissioners of any county within the state is authorized to appoint a commission of not less than three and not more than nine members, to be known as the county planning commission; except that, in counties of the state having a population of fifteen thousand or less desiring to establish a commission, the board of county commissioners may constitute the commission, or the board of county commissioners may appoint a separate body to serve as the commission. In counties of the state having a population of one hundred thousand or more, the board of county commissioners is authorized to appoint a commission of not less than three and not more than fifteen members.

(2) Each of such members of the commission shall be a resident of the county. The term of appointed members of the commission shall be three years and until their respective successors have been appointed, but the terms of office shall be staggered by making the appointments so that approximately one-third of the members' terms expire each year. Members of the commission on July 1, 1977, shall serve the remainder of the terms for which they were appointed. Thereafter, members shall be appointed pursuant to this subsection (2).

(3) The members of the commission shall receive such compensation as may be fixed by the board of county commissioners, and the board of county commissioners shall provide for reimbursement of the members of the commission for actual expenses incurred. The board of county commissioners shall provide for the filling of vacancies in the membership of the commission and for the removal of a member for nonperformance of duty or misconduct. The board of county commissioners may appoint associate members of such commission, each of whom shall be a resident of the county, and, in the event any regular member is temporarily unable to act owing to absence from the county, illness, interest in any matter before the commission, or any other cause, his place may be taken during such temporary disability by an associate member designated for that purpose.
C.R.S. § 30-11-107.7 — CO Code / Title 30 / Article 11 / Part 1 / Section 30-11-107.7
30-11-107.7. County rental tax on the rental of personal property - procedures - apportionmen
Status: in_force

30-11-107.7. County rental tax on the rental of personal property - procedures - apportionment. (1) As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires:

(a) "Personal property" means personal property which:

(I) Is not subject to ad valorem tax pursuant to section 39-3-119, C.R.S., or specific ownership tax pursuant to section 42-3-107, C.R.S.; and

(II) The owner thereof is regularly engaged in the sale, rental, or both sale and rental of such personal property and rents such personal property to another individual or corporation, in which the owner does not have any interest whatsoever, for one or more periods of thirty days or less in any calendar year.

(b) "Personal property" does not include any residential real property as defined for property tax purposes in section 39-1-102 (14.5), C.R.S.

(2) (a) In accordance with the procedures set forth in this section, the board of county commissioners of each county may levy a rental tax on personal property which is rented in such county. The rate of any rental tax levied pursuant to this section shall be not more than one percent of the amount of the rental payment paid or charged to persons who rent such personal property.

(b) The board of county commissioners may, by resolution, approve a rental tax on personal property which is rented in the county. Such resolution shall contain a description of the rental tax on personal property which is rented, state the rate of rental tax to be levied, and specify the effective date of the resolution.

(c) (I) [Editor's note: This version of subsection (2)(c)(I) is effective until July 1, 2025.] Any rental tax levied pursuant to the provisions of this section shall be collected, administered, and enforced, to the extent feasible, pursuant to section 29-2-106, C.R.S.

(c) (I) [Editor's note: This version of subsection (2)(c)(I) is effective July 1, 2025.] Any rental tax levied pursuant to the provisions of this section shall be collected, administered, and enforced as specified in part 2 of article 2 of title 29.

(II) The department of revenue shall perform, on an annual basis, an analysis to determine the net incremental cost of such collection, administration, and enforcement. The department of revenue shall retain only the amount determined to be necessary by the cost analysis, and in no event shall that amount exceed three and one-third percent of the amount collected. Such amount retained shall be transmitted to the state treasurer, who shall credit the same to the general fund, and such amount shall be subject to appropriations by the general assembly for the net incremental cost of such collection, administration, and enforcement.

(3) (a) During the month of January of each year, the county treasurer of any county which levies a rental tax pursuant to this section shall calculate, for such county and each political subdivision located within the boundaries of such county, the percentage which the dollar amount of ad valorem taxes levied by each such political entity is of the aggregate dollar amount of ad valorem taxes levied in such county during the preceding calendar year. The percentages so calculated shall be used for the apportionment between the county itself and each political subdivision located within such county of the aggregate amount of rental tax revenue to be distributed by the department of revenue to the county treasurer during the current calendar year.

(b) All rental taxes collected by the county treasurer shall be apportioned, credited, and distributed to the county and to each political subdivision located within such county on the tenth day of each month for all rental taxes collected during the immediately preceding month.
C.R.S. § 30-5-124 — CO Code / Title 30 / Article 5 / Section 30-5-124
30-5-124. Fremont
Status: in_force

30-5-124. Fremont. Beginning at the intersection of the fourth standard parallel south with the east line of range sixty-eight west; thence north on said range line to its intersection with the northern boundary of the southern half of township sixteen south; thence west on said northern boundary to the southeast corner of section seventeen, township sixteen south, range seventy west; thence north on section lines to the third standard parallel south; thence west on said parallel to its intersection with the crest of the divide on the east side of the drainage areas of the Arkansas River, being a point approximately one-half mile east of the southwest corner of section thirty-five, township fifteen south, range seventy-seven west; thence southerly along said crest, via Cameron Mountain, to a point on said crest divide lying north eighty-four degrees twenty-five minutes east, eighty-eight hundred and ninety-seven feet from a point on the Arkansas River three miles below the mouth of the South Arkansas River; thence westerly on a straight line to said point on the Arkansas River; thence on a straight line bearing south forty-five degrees ten minutes west, to the intersection of said line with the crest of the Sangre de Cristo Range; thence southeasterly along said crest to its intersection with the fourth standard parallel south; thence east on said parallel to the place of beginning. Said public land survey lines are based upon the sixth principal meridian.
C.R.S. § 30-6-103 — CO Code / Title 30 / Article 6 / Section 30-6-103
30-6-103. Arbitration - agreements - oaths - expenses
Status: in_force

30-6-103. Arbitration - agreements - oaths - expenses. All counties, before entering into such arbitration by their boards of county commissioners, shall sign such agreements as required by law concerning arbitrations, and the board of arbitrators, before acting in such capacity, shall take such oath as prescribed by law. The expense of survey and arbitration shall be equally borne by each county, to be paid out of the county general fund.
C.R.S. § 30-11-508 — CO Code / Title 30 / Article 11 / Part 5 / Section 30-11-508
30-11-508. Initiative, referendum, and recall
Status: in_force

30-11-508. Initiative, referendum, and recall. Every charter shall contain procedures for the initiative and referendum of measures and for the recall of elected officers.
C.R.S. § 30-28-202 — CO Code / Title 30 / Article 28 / Part 2 / Section 30-28-202
30-28-202. Designation of zoned area - hearing
Status: in_force

30-28-202. Designation of zoned area - hearing. (1) The county planning commission of any county, upon request from the board of county commissioners of the county, may designate part or all of the county for the adoption of a building code. The county planning commission shall certify a copy of the building code to the board of county commissioners of the county. After receiving the certification of said building code from the county planning commission and before the adoption of any building code, the board of county commissioners shall hold a public hearing on the proposed text. The time and place of the hearing shall be designated in a notice to be given by publication once weekly for four consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the county. Such notice shall state the place at which the text of the proposed building code may be inspected and the description of the areas to be covered by the code. No substantial change in or departure from the proposed text so certified by the county planning commission shall be made unless such change or departure is first submitted to the certifying county planning commission for its approval, disapproval, or suggestions.

(2) The county planning commission shall have thirty days from such submission within which to send its report to the board of county commissioners. The opinion of the county planning commission shall be advisory only, and, upon receipt thereof, the board of county commissioners may accept, reject, or amend the proposed change or departure. After a public hearing has been held thereon, the board of county commissioners, by resolution, may adopt a building code for all or part of the county.
C.R.S. § 30-10-607 — CO Code / Title 30 / Article 10 / Part 6 / Section 30-10-607
30-10-607. Talesmen - oath
Status: repealed

30-10-607. Talesmen - oath. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 30-20-102 — CO Code / Title 30 / Article 20 / Part 1 / Section 30-20-102
30-20-102. Unlawful to operate site and facility without certificate of designation - rules
Status: in_force

30-20-102. Unlawful to operate site and facility without certificate of designation - rules - exceptions. (1) Except as otherwise specified in this section, a person who owns or operates a solid wastes disposal site and facility shall first obtain a certificate of designation from the governing body having jurisdiction over the area in which such site and facility is located.

(2) Except as otherwise specified in this section, solid wastes disposal by any person is prohibited except on or at a solid wastes disposal site and facility for which a certificate of designation has been obtained as provided in section 30-20-105.

(3) A person other than a governmental unit may dispose of the person's own solid wastes on the person's own property, as long as such solid wastes disposal site and facility complies with the rules of the solid and hazardous waste commission and does not constitute a public nuisance. For the purposes of this part 1, such solid wastes disposal site and facility shall be an approved site for which obtaining a certificate of designation under section 30-20-105 is unnecessary. This subsection (3) does not preclude any person from applying for a certificate of designation for the disposal of the person's own solid wastes on the person's own property.

(4) A person who is engaged in mining operations pursuant to a permit issued by the mined land reclamation board or office of mined land reclamation that contains an approved plan of reclamation may dispose of solid wastes generated by such operations within the permitted area for such operations. For the purposes of this part 1, such solid wastes disposal site and facility is an approved site for which obtaining a certificate of designation under section 30-20-105 is unnecessary.

(5) Any site and facility operated for the purpose of processing, reclaiming, or recycling recyclable materials shall not be considered a solid wastes disposal site and facility and shall not require a certificate of designation as a solid wastes disposal site and facility; except that, after an initial accumulation period specified by rule, such a site or facility shall maintain documentation that proves recyclable materials are being recycled at the site at a rate that approximately equals the rate at which recyclable materials are being collected. The solid and hazardous waste commission shall promulgate rules to specify what time periods and volumes of recyclable materials constitute operations that qualify for this exemption and to define what materials shall be deemed to be recyclable materials for the purposes of this subsection (5); except that such rules shall not define the term "recyclable materials" to include materials that are likely to contaminate groundwater or create off-site odors as a result of processing, reclaiming, recycling, or storage prior to recycling. This subsection (5) does not apply to activities regulated under section 25-8-205 (1)(e), C.R.S.

(6) The final use for beneficial purposes, including fertilizer, soil conditioner, fuel, and livestock feed, of biosolids that have been processed and certified or designated as meeting all applicable rules of the solid and hazardous waste commission and the department of agriculture does not require a certificate of designation for such final use. In addition, the use of manure as a fertilizer or soil conditioner or the composting on the site of generation of manure with other compatible materials necessary for effective composting as part of a standard agricultural practice does not require a certificate of designation.

(7) A transfer station shall not be deemed to be a solid wastes disposal site and facility and shall not require a certificate of designation as a solid wastes disposal site and facility. The department shall promulgate regulations establishing health and safety standards for the operation of transfer stations.

(7.5) (a) On or after August 8, 2012, a governing body having jurisdiction shall not require a certificate of designation for waste impoundments or other solid wastes disposal operations of drinking water treatment residuals generated on-site at a drinking water treatment facility. A certificate of designation for waste impoundments or other solid wastes disposal operations of drinking water treatment residuals generated on-site at a drinking water treatment facility issued before August 8, 2012, is voidable at the option of the facility.

(b) A drinking water treatment facility that does not require a certificate of designation pursuant to paragraph (a) of this subsection (7.5) shall comply with the rules of the solid and hazardous waste commission for waste impoundments and solid wastes disposal.

(c) Nothing in paragraph (a) or (b) of this subsection (7.5) limits the application of other local government land use regulations to waste impoundments or solid wastes disposal operations at a drinking water treatment facility.

(8) The solid and hazardous waste commission, by rule, may specify types of composting facilities, by size, volume, or other suitable criteria that provide equivalent protection of public health and the environment that would not be required to obtain a certificate of designation.
C.R.S. § 30-28-127 — CO Code / Title 30 / Article 28 / Part 1 / Section 30-28-127
30-28-127. Public utilities exceptions
Status: in_force

30-28-127. Public utilities exceptions. None of the provisions of this part 1 shall apply to any existing building, structure, or plant or other equipment owned or used by any public utility. After the adoption of a plan, all extensions, betterments, or additions to buildings, structures, or plant or other equipment of any public utility shall only be made in conformity with such plan, unless, after public hearing first had, the public utilities commission orders that such extensions, betterments, or additions to buildings, structures, or plant or other equipment are reasonable and that such extensions, betterments, or additions may be made even though they conflict with the adopted plan.
C.R.S. § 30-11-303 — CO Code / Title 30 / Article 11 / Part 3 / Section 30-11-303
30-11-303. Oil and gas rights - leases - royalties
Status: in_force

30-11-303. Oil and gas rights - leases - royalties. (1) Any county acting by its board of county commissioners may lease any real estate or any interest therein owned by the county for oil and gas exploration, development, and production purposes upon such terms and conditions as may be prescribed and contracted by the board of county commissioners in the exercise of its best judgment, and as such board deems to be for the best interests of the county.

(2) Any such lease of oil and gas rights shall be for a term not to exceed five years and as long thereafter as oil or gas is produced and shall provide for a royalty of not less than twelve and one-half percent of all oil and gas produced, saved, and marketed, or the equivalent market value thereof, which royalty may be reduced proportionately under appropriate provision in such lease if the interest of the county is less than a full interest in the land or oil and gas rights in the land described in such lease.

(3) When, in the opinion of the board of county commissioners and because of the size, shape, or current use of any tract of county real estate, the public interest so requires, any lease of such tract may provide that no drilling shall be conducted on the land covered thereby, in which case such lease shall be for a term not to exceed ten years and so long thereafter as the county may share in royalties payable on account of production of oil or gas from lands adjacent to such tract of county land so leased.
C.R.S. § 30-11-107.5 — CO Code / Title 30 / Article 11 / Part 1 / Section 30-11-107.5
30-11-107.5. Lodging tax
Status: repealed

30-11-107.5. Lodging tax. (1) In accordance with the procedures set forth in this section, the board of county commissioners of each county, for one or more of the purposes specified in subsection (1.5) of this section, may levy a county lodging tax of not more than two percent on the purchase price paid or charged to persons for rooms or accommodations as included in the definition of "sale" in section 39-26-102 (11). No tax shall apply within any municipality levying a lodging tax.

(1.5) (a) Subject to the limitation set forth in subsection (1.5)(b) of this section, a county board of commissioners may levy the tax specified in subsection (1) of this section for the purpose of:

(I) Advertising and marketing local tourism;

(II) Housing and childcare for the tourism-related workforce, including seasonal workers, and for other workers in the community; or

(III) Facilitating and enhancing visitor experiences.

(b) If, after January 1, 2022, there is a new lodging tax created or the allowable uses of an existing lodging tax are expanded in accordance with subsection (3)(a.5) of this section, at least ten percent of the lodging tax revenue must be used for the purpose of advertising and marketing local tourism.

(2) (a) [Editor's note: This version of subsection (2)(a) is effective until July 1, 2025.] The county lodging tax shall be collected, administered, and enforced, to the extent feasible, pursuant to section 29-2-106, C.R.S.

(2) (a) [Editor's note: This version of subsection (2)(a) is effective July 1, 2025.] The county lodging tax shall be collected, administered, and enforced as specified in part 2 of article 2 of title 29.

(b) The department of revenue shall perform, on an annual basis, an analysis to determine the net incremental cost of such collection, administration, and enforcement. The department of revenue shall retain only the amount determined to be necessary by the cost analysis, and in no event shall that amount exceed three and one-third percent of the amount collected. Such amount retained shall be transmitted to the state treasurer, who shall credit the same to the general fund, and such amount shall be subject to appropriation by the general assembly for the net incremental cost of such collection, administration, and enforcement.

(c) Any person or entity providing rooms or accommodations as included in the definition of "sale" referred to in subsection (1) of this section shall be liable and responsible for the payment of an amount equivalent of up to two percent of all such sales made and shall quarterly, unless otherwise provided by law, make a return to the executive director of the department of revenue for the preceding tax-reporting period and remit an amount equivalent up to the said two percent on such sales to said executive director.

(3) (a) The board of county commissioners may, by resolution, approve a proposal for a county lodging tax; thereupon, such proposal for the county lodging tax shall be referred to the registered electors of the unincorporated areas and the municipalities subject to the lodging tax at a special election held for such purpose. Any such election may be combined with any other special election. On and after January 1, 1989, such tax may only be approved at a general election.

(a.5) If, prior to January 1, 2022, the voters of a county approved a county lodging tax for the purpose of advertising and marketing local tourism, the board of county commissioners may, by resolution, approve a proposal to allow the county lodging tax revenues to also be used for any of the additional purposes specified in subsection (1.5) of this section. The county shall refer the proposal to the registered electors of the unincorporated areas and the municipalities subject to the lodging tax at the next general election.

(b) (I) A proposal for a county lodging tax under subsection (3)(a) of this section must contain a description of the proposed tax, must state the amount to be imposed, and must describe any municipality within the county that has such a tax and is therefore excluded from the election proposed in subsection (3)(a) of this section and any resulting lodging tax.

(II) If any additional lodging tax or statewide tax on lodging facilities is enacted or levied after January 1, 1987, which in combination with the lodging tax authorized by this section exceeds two percent, the tax under this section shall be reduced by that amount that the total tax exceeds the two percent maximum specified in subsection (1) of this section.

(c) Repealed.

(d) No public moneys from any source shall be expended directly or indirectly to urge electors to vote in favor or against the imposition of the lodging tax. Nothing in this paragraph (d) shall be construed as prohibiting an elected official from expressing his personal opinion concerning the imposition of the lodging tax.

(e) Upon the adoption of the resolution by the board of county commissioners approving a county lodging tax proposal in accordance with subsection (3)(a) or (3)(a.5) of this section, the county clerk and recorder shall publish the text of the proposal four separate times, a week apart, in a newspaper of general circulation within the county. The cost of the election must be initially paid out of the general fund of the county. If the county lodging tax is approved, the general fund of the county must be reimbursed out of the county lodging tax fund described in subsection (4)(a) of this section. The conduct of the election shall conform, so far as practicable, to the general election laws of the state.

(f) (I) [Editor's note: This version of subsection (3)(f)(I) is effective until July 1, 2025.] If a proposal for a county lodging tax under subsection (3)(a) of this section is approved by a majority of the registered electors from the municipality or unincorporated area subject to the lodging tax voting thereon, the county lodging tax becomes effective as provided in section 29-2-106 (2). If a proposal to expand the allowable uses under subsection (3)(a.5) of this section is approved by a majority of the registered electors from the municipality or unincorporated area voting thereon, the county may also use the lodging tax revenue for any of the additional approved uses as specified in subsection (1.5) of this section.

(f) (I) [Editor's note: This version of subsection (3)(f)(I) is effective July 1, 2025.] If a proposal for a county lodging tax under subsection (3)(a) of this section is approved by a majority of the registered electors from the municipality or unincorporated area subject to the lodging tax voting thereon, the county lodging tax becomes effective as provided in part 2 of article 2 of title 29. If a proposal to expand the allowable uses under subsection (3)(a.5) of this section is approved by a majority of the registered electors from the municipality or unincorporated area voting thereon, the county may also use the lodging tax revenue for any of the additional approved uses as specified in subsection (1.5) of this section.

(II) If a majority of the registered electors voting thereon fail to approve the county lodging tax, the question shall not be submitted again to such electors for a period of one year following the date of said election.

(g) If a county seeks to use lodging tax revenue for a purpose specified in subsection (1.5)(a)(II) or (1.5)(a)(III) of this section, then the ballot issue authorizing the use must specify how the county will spend the lodging tax revenue under either subsection.

(4) (a) All revenue collected from such county lodging tax, except the amounts retained under subsection (2) of this section, shall be credited to a special fund designated as the county lodging tax fund, hereby created. The fund shall be used only for the purposes approved by voters and to reimburse the general fund of the county for the cost of the election in accordance with subsection (3)(d) of this section. No revenue collected from such county lodging tax shall be used for any capital expenditures, with the exception of:

(I) Capital expenditures for housing and childcare for the tourism-related workforce, including seasonal workers, and for other workers in the community;

(II) Capital expenditures related to facilitating and enhancing visitor experiences; or

(III) Tourist information centers.

(b) Upon approval of a lodging tax for the purpose of advertising and marketing local tourism by the electors pursuant to this section, the county commissioners shall select a panel of no less than three citizens to administer the lodging tax fund; except that, if the money in the fund may also be used for any other purpose, then the panel shall only administer the portion of the fund that the board of county commissioners identifies as being available for advertising and marketing local tourism. The county commissioners shall appoint members from the tourism industry within the municipalities or unincorporated areas from which the lodging tax is collected. Where there is an established and proven marketing entity within the county formed for the purpose of advertising and marketing tourism, the panel is encouraged to use that entity, and that entity shall provide an accounting to the panel and to the county commissioners.

(c) The panel, to the extent feasible, shall advertise and market tourism for the benefit of those unincorporated areas and municipalities from which the lodging tax originated.

(5) Nothing provided in this section shall in any way prohibit municipalities and counties from cooperating to create countywide uniform lodging taxes with voluntary abandonment of municipal lodging tax ordinances.

(6) Repealed.
C.R.S. § 30-28-402 — CO Code / Title 30 / Article 28 / Part 4 / Section 30-28-402
30-28-402. Definitions
Status: in_force

30-28-402. Definitions. As used in this part 4, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) "Rural land use process" means a planning process duly enacted and adopted by a county which is designed to offer a land use option for single family residential purposes that differs from traditional thirty-five acre divisions of land, as described in section 30-28-101 (10)(c)(I).
C.R.S. § 30-20-507 — CO Code / Title 30 / Article 20 / Part 5 / Section 30-20-507
30-20-507. Notice of hearing
Status: in_force

30-20-507. Notice of hearing. As soon as possible after the filing of such petition, the governing body shall fix, by order, a place and time, not less than twenty days nor more than forty days after the petition is filed, for a hearing thereon. Thereupon the clerk of the governing body shall cause notice by publication to be made of the pendency of the petition, of the purposes and boundaries of the proposed district, and of the time and place of hearing thereon. The clerk shall also forthwith cause a copy of said notice to be mailed to each elector of the district at the elector's last-known address, as disclosed by the tax records of the counties and the last official voter registration lists. The clerk shall also cause a copy of said notice to be mailed to each municipality located within three miles of the boundaries of the proposed district at the same time notice is mailed to the electors of the district.
C.R.S. § 30-20-607 — CO Code / Title 30 / Article 20 / Part 6 / Section 30-20-607
30-20-607. Statement of expenses - apportionment
Status: in_force

30-20-607. Statement of expenses - apportionment. Upon completion of any local improvement or upon completion from time to time of any part thereof and upon acceptance thereof by the board or whenever the total cost of any improvement or of any such part thereof can be reasonably ascertained either prior to, during, or subsequent to the construction of the improvements, the board shall cause to be prepared a statement showing the whole cost of the improvement, including costs of inspection and collection, capitalized interest on any bonds issued for such period as the board may deem necessary, capitalized bond reserves, and all other incidental costs, the portion thereof, if any, to be paid by assessments, the portion thereof, if any, to be paid through the sales tax imposed pursuant to section 30-20-604.5, the portion thereof, if any, to be paid by the county, and the portion thereof to be assessed upon each lot or tract of land to be assessed for the same, which statement shall be filed in the office of the county clerk and recorder. If the board should deem the basis of assessment to be inequitable in any case, a just and equitable assessment shall be made upon the basis of benefits accruing to any property assessed by reason of the improvements made.
C.R.S. § 30-5-136 — CO Code / Title 30 / Article 5 / Section 30-5-136
30-5-136. Lake
Status: in_force

30-5-136. Lake. Beginning at the point on the continental divide from which the Tenmile Range departs northerly; thence on a due west line to its second intersection with the continental divide; thence westerly and then southerly along the continental divide to its intersection with the section line lying one mile north of the south line of township eleven south; thence east on section lines to an intersection with the range, known as the Mosquito Range, dividing the waters of the Arkansas and South Platte rivers; thence northerly along the crest of said range to its intersection with the continental divide; and thence northeasterly along said divide to the place of beginning. Said public land survey lines are based upon the sixth principal meridian.