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CO Code § 31-31-801 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 31 - Government - Municipal|Article 31 - Fire - Police - New Hire Pension Plans|Part 8 - Disability and Survivor Benefits|§ 31-31-801. Definitions

 As used in this part 8, unless the context otherwise requires:    “Assigned duties” means those specific tasks or jobs designated by the employer for a particular position within a job classification. The term does not include the duties of a member's rank or grade that the member is not actually required to regularly perform in the position which the member occupies.    “Dependent child” means an unmarried child under the age of twenty-three and includes, if the board so determines, any child, regardless of age or marital status, who is so mentally or physically incapacitated that the child cannot provide for the child's own care. The term also includes a child who is conceived but unborn at the date of the member's death or the date of disability, whichever applies. Any applicable increase in benefits will occur upon birth.    “Occupational disability” means a disability resulting in an incapacity to perform assigned duties and expected, with reasonable medical probability, to exist for at least one year.  (3.2) “Permanent occupational disability” means an occupational disability caused by a condition that is permanent or degenerative, and for which there is no prognosis for improvement or recovery through surgical treatment, counseling, medication, therapy, or other means.  (3.4) “Temporary occupational disability” means an occupational disability for which there is a prognosis for improvement or recovery through surgical treatment, counseling, medication, therapy, or other means.    “Total disability” means inability to engage in any substantial gainful activity by reason of a medically determinable physical or mental impairment that may be expected to result in death or that has lasted or may be expected to last for a period of not less than twelve months.     History. Source: L. 96: Entire article added with relocations, p. 926, § 1, effective May 23. L. 2001: (2) amended, p. 420, § 9, effective June 1. L. 2002: (1) amended and (3.2) and (3.4) added, p. 174, § 3, effective October 1. L. 2009: (2) amended,(SB 09-017), ch. 53, p. 188, § 1, effective March 25.    Editor's note:   This section was formerly numbered as § 31-30-1002 (1.5), (3), (6), and (7).
CO Code § 31-31-806.5 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 31 - Government - Municipal|Article 31 - Fire - Police - New Hire Pension Plans|Part 8 - Disability and Survivor Benefits|§ 31-31-806.5. Disability Benefits - On-Duty

  If the board determines that a member, who is otherwise eligible to apply for disability retirement benefits under section 31-31-803, is required to terminate the member's regular employment due to a total disability, as defined in section 31-31-801 (4), that is the result of an injury received while performing official duties or an occupational disease arising out of and in the course of the member's employment, the member is eligible for a disability benefit in an amount provided for in section 31-31-803 (1).    If the board determines that a member who is otherwise eligible to apply for disability retirement benefits under section 31-31-803 is required to terminate the member's regular employment due to an occupational disability, a temporary occupational disability, or a permanent occupational disability that, regardless of the type of occupational disability, is the result of an injury received while performing official duties or an occupational disease arising out of and in the course of the member's employment, the member is eligible for a disability benefit in an amount provided for in section 31-31-803.    The board shall promulgate rules that specify standards for determining whether a member's disability is the result of an injury received while performing official duties or an occupational disease arising out of and in the course of employment and that establish procedures for making such determination.      The board shall promulgate rules that specify the method of reviewing existing disability retirement awards to determine whether a member's total disability or occupational disability is the result of an injury received while performing official duties or an occupational disease arising out of and in the course of the member's employment and that establish procedures for making such determination, including the appointment of hearing officers to conduct hearings.    The determinations made by the board pursuant to this subsection (4) shall be made solely on the basis of the medical evidence that was previously submitted in connection with the member's application for disability retirement benefits and other relevant evidence that is contemporaneous in time with the termination of the member's employment.    Any decision made by the board to change a member's existing disability retirement award to an on-duty disability retirement benefit under this section shall operate on a prospective basis from the date of the board's decision.         History. Source: L. 96: Entire section added, p. 315, § 3, effective August 7. L. 97: (2) amended, p. 198, § 4, effective August 6. L. 2002: (2) amended, p. 181, § 9, effective October 1. L. 2009: (2) amended, (SB 09-017), ch. 53, p. 192, § 6, effective March 25.
CO Code § 31-31-808 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 31 - Government - Municipal|Article 31 - Fire - Police - New Hire Pension Plans|Part 8 - Disability and Survivor Benefits|§ 31-31-808. Reduction of Survivor Benefits

  The benefits payable under sections 31-31-807 and .5 to the surviving spouse and dependent children of any member, who at the time of the member's death was a member of a money purchase plan established under this article or article 30.5 of this title, including any department chief, who at the time of the chief's death had been exempted from the statewide defined benefit plan as permitted by section 31-31-401 (4), shall be reduced by an amount that is the actuarial equivalent of the benefits such surviving spouse and dependent children receive from the money purchase plan, whether the benefits received from the money purchase plan are paid on a periodic basis or in a lump sum. No such reduction shall exceed the actuarial equivalent of money purchase plan benefits if such benefits had been funded at the same rate of contributions specified in section 31-31-402 (1) and (2) as are required for benefits under section 31-31-403.    The benefits payable under sections 31-31-807 and 31-31-807.5 to the surviving spouse and dependent children of any member who are also receiving payments from the member's separate retirement account pursuant to section 31-31-406 shall be reduced by an amount that is the actuarial equivalent of the benefits such surviving spouse and dependent children receive from the separate retirement account, whether the benefits received from the account are paid on a periodic basis or in a lump sum.    The benefits payable under sections 31-31-807 and 31-31-807.5 to the surviving spouse and dependent children of any member who are also receiving payments from a statewide or local Colorado fire or police defined benefit pension plan shall be reduced by the amount of the defined benefit payments to be received.     History. Source: L. 96: Entire article added with relocations, p. 933, § 1, effective May 23; entire section amended, p. 1339, § 3, effective June 1. L. 98: Entire section amended, p. 62, § 4, effective February 8, 1999. L. 2002: (2) amended, p. 185, § 13, effective October 1. L. 2007: (3) added, p. 272, § 5, effective March 29. L. 2009: (3) amended,(SB 09-017), ch. 53, p. 192, § 7, effective March 25. L. 2012: (2) amended,(HB 12-1018), ch. 24, p. 66, § 7, effective August 8.    Editor's note:   This section was formerly numbered as § 31-30-1008 (4) .
CO Code § 31-31-809 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 31 - Government - Municipal|Article 31 - Fire - Police - New Hire Pension Plans|Part 8 - Disability and Survivor Benefits|§ 31-31-809. Termination of Benefits

 Except as otherwise provided in section 31-31-807 (2) , any benefit provided in accordance with this part 8 to a surviving spouse shall terminate upon the death of the surviving spouse. Any benefit provided in accordance with section 31-31-803 (2) to a surviving spouse of a member who was occupationally disabled shall terminate upon the remarriage of the surviving spouse. Except as otherwise provided in section 31-31-807 (2) , any benefit provided in accordance with this part 8 to a dependent child shall terminate upon the death of the dependent child or the termination of dependency of the dependent child.   History. Source: L. 96: Entire article added with relocations, p. 934, § 1, effective May 23. L. 99: Entire section amended, p. 375, § 1, effective January 1, 2000. L. 2001: Entire section amended, p. 426, § 15, effective June 1. L. 2007: Entire section amended, p. 272, § 6, effective March 29. L. 2009: Entire section amended,(SB 09-017), ch. 53, p. 192, § 8, effective March 25.    Editor's note:   This section was formerly numbered as § 31-30-1009 .
CO Code § 31-31-812 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 31 - Government - Municipal|Article 31 - Fire - Police - New Hire Pension Plans|Part 8 - Disability and Survivor Benefits|§ 31-31-812. Military Leave of Absence

  Authorized leave of absence shall include leave for military service as allowed by the board. The board shall adopt rules regarding authorized leave of absence for military service, including, but not limited to:   Limits on the length of the term of the leave of absence;    Assessment of costs for coverage during the leave of absence; and    Any other matter that the board deems necessary for coverage under the statewide death and disability plan.       The benefits payable to the member, the surviving spouse of the member, and the dependent children of the member pursuant to this part 8 shall be reduced by an amount that is the actuarial equivalent of any military benefit received as a result of the death or disability of a member while on authorized leave for military service whether the benefits are paid on a periodic basis or in a lump sum.     History. Source: L. 2002: Entire section added, p. 185, § 14, effective October 1.
CO Code § 31-31-813 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 31 - Government - Municipal|Article 31 - Fire - Police - New Hire Pension Plans|Part 8 - Disability and Survivor Benefits|§ 31-31-813. Statewide Death and Disability Trust Fund - Created

  There is hereby created a disability and death benefits trust fund into which contributions for death and disability benefits, including state contributions made pursuant to section 31-31-811, shall be deposited. The benefits provided by this part 8, together with the expenses of administering said part, shall be paid from the fund.    The assets of the disability and death benefits trust fund shall be invested in the fire and police members' benefit investment fund.     History. Source: L. 2006: Entire section added, p. 197, § 24, effective March 31.    Cross references:   For the fire and police members' investment fund, see part 3 of this article.
CO Code § 31-31-814 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 31 - Government - Municipal|Article 31 - Fire - Police - New Hire Pension Plans|Part 8 - Disability and Survivor Benefits|§ 31-31-814. Suspension and Termination of Benefits for Noncompliance

 If a member refuses to submit to a medical examination required by the fire and police pension association and authorized by this part 8, fails to provide information necessary for the association to assess eligibility or continuing eligibility for benefits, or obstructs the association from receiving such necessary information, all rights to collect or to begin or maintain any proceeding for the collection of benefits pursuant to this part 8 shall be suspended, and all rights to benefits that accrue and become payable during the period of such refusal or obstruction shall be barred. If the member continues to refuse to submit to the examination or to provide the additional information after direction by the board or its hearing officer or in any way obstructs the same, the board shall terminate the benefit.   History. Source: L. 2008: Entire section added, p. 160, § 1, effective August 5.
CO Code § 31-31-815 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 31 - Government - Municipal|Article 31 - Fire - Police - New Hire Pension Plans|Part 8 - Disability and Survivor Benefits|§ 31-31-815. Amendment of Plan Provisions

 The board may amend the provisions for disability and survivor benefits under this part 8 as it deems prudent and necessary to comply with state and federal law or as it deems necessary to efficiently administer the benefits under the plan.   History. Source: L. 2012: Entire section added, (HB 12-1031), ch. 68, p. 237, § 4, effective August 8.
CO Code § 31-31-904 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 31 - Government - Municipal|Article 31 - Fire - Police - New Hire Pension Plans|Part 9 - Supplemental Programs|§ 31-31-904. Statewide Health-Care Defined Benefit Plan - Definitions

  The board may develop, maintain, and amend a statewide health-care defined benefit plan, including a plan document, that complies with the qualification requirements specified under the internal revenue code, as applicable to governmental plans. The purpose of such plan shall be to provide a defined benefit to assist in paying for the costs of health care for each retired eligible member.    The board may conduct an election of all eligible members for the purpose of determining whether the eligible members want to participate in the statewide health-care defined benefit plan created pursuant to subsection (1) of this section. If sixty-five percent of all eligible members vote in favor of participating in the plan, all eligible members shall be required to participate in such plan, except as provided in subsection (3) of this section.    The board shall certify the results of the election held pursuant to subsection (2) of this section, including the vote total for the eligible members of each employer. The board shall mail a copy of the certification to each employer within ten days after the certification. If less than a majority of an employer's eligible members vote in favor of participating in the statewide health-care defined benefit plan, the employer, on behalf of its eligible members, may elect not to participate in the plan. Such election by the employer must be made within ninety days after the certification of the election results by the board.    Contributions to the statewide health-care defined benefit plan shall be the responsibility of the eligible members, unless an eligible member's employer elects to pay all or a portion of his or her contribution. All of the contributions shall be credited to the defined benefit system trust fund.    The board shall administer the statewide health-care defined benefit plan on an actuarially sound basis. Neither the state nor any employer shall be liable for any unfunded accrued liability of the plan.    As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires:   “Eligible member” means each member who participates in a statewide retirement plan administered by the board pursuant to this title.    “Internal revenue code” shall have the same meaning as provided in section 31-31-204 (3).        History. Source: L. 2003: Entire section added, p. 744, § 2, effective August 6. L. 2006: (4) and (6)(b) amended, p. 199, § 26, effective March 31.
CO Code § 31-31-1001 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 31 - Government - Municipal|Article 31 - Fire - Police - New Hire Pension Plans|Part 10 - Police Officers' and Firefighters' Pension Reform Commission|§ 31-31-1001. Police Officers' and Firefighters' Pension Reform Commission - Creation - duties.(repealed)

 History. Source: L. 96: Entire article added with relocations, p. 939, § 1, effective May 23. L. 2000: (1) amended, p. 116, § 3, effective March 15. L. 2007: (1) amended, p. 190, § 27, effective March 22. L. 2010: (3) added,(SB 10-213), ch. 375, p. 1763, § 10, effective June 7. L. 2018: Entire section repealed,(SB 18-200), ch. 370, p. 2264, § 29, effective June 4.    Editor's note:    This section was formerly numbered as § 31-30-901.    Subsection (3)(b) provided for the repeal of subsection (3), effective July 1, 2011. (SeeL. 2010, p. 1763.)    This section was relocated to § 24-51.1-101.     Cross references:   For the legislative declaration in SB 18-200, see section 1 of chapter 370, Session Laws of Colorado 2018.
CO Code § 31-31-1002 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 31 - Government - Municipal|Article 31 - Fire - Police - New Hire Pension Plans|Part 10 - Police Officers' and Firefighters' Pension Reform Commission|§ 31-31-1002. Volunteer Firefighter Pension Plans study.(repealed)

 History. Source: L. 2015: Entire section added,(SB 15-029), ch. 285, p. 1168, § 1, effective June 5. L. 2018: Entire section repealed,(SB 18-200), ch. 370, p. 2264, § 30, effective June 4.    Cross references:   For the legislative declaration in SB 18-200, see section 1 of chapter 370, Session Laws of Colorado 2018.
CO Code § 31-31-1201 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 31 - Government - Municipal|Article 31 - Fire - Police - New Hire Pension Plans|Part 12 - Ensuring Proper Payments|§ 31-31-1201. Review of Award of Benefits and Benefit Payments

  At any time, the board may review an award of benefits or a benefit payment under any benefit plan in the defined benefit system, the statewide money purchase plan, or the statewide death and disability plan for the purpose of determining whether there has been fraud, an overpayment, an error, or a mistake.    At any time, the board may review a benefit payment under any benefit plan or compensation plan other than the plans identified in subsection (1) of this section that the board administers for the purpose of determining whether there has been an overpayment, an error, or a mistake.    Based upon a preponderance of the evidence from the review authorized by this section, the board:   May determine that a benefit payment be terminated, diminished, maintained, or increased;    May order a member or beneficiary to repay any overpayments made on or after five years prior to the date of the first notice of overpayment issued by the fire and police pension association; or    Shall order the termination of benefits and the repayment of any past benefits paid to a member or beneficiary where the board finds that the benefits were granted based on false representations or a willful failure to disclose a material fact.       The board shall adopt rules establishing procedures for the review of benefits and payments. The board may delegate the review pursuant to the rules. Any rules established by the board shall provide that a member or beneficiary shall have the opportunity to appeal any adverse action to the board for a final determination.    Any appeal of a final determination by the board shall be in accordance with rule 106 of the Colorado rules of civil procedure.     History. Source: L. 2008: Entire part added, p. 160, § 2, effective August 5.
CO Code § 31-31-1202 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 31 - Government - Municipal|Article 31 - Fire - Police - New Hire Pension Plans|Part 12 - Ensuring Proper Payments|§ 31-31-1202. Collection of Overpaid Benefits

  The board shall institute practices and procedures as it deems necessary to collect money due a plan administered by the fire and police pension association as determined in section 31-31-1201, including but not limited to withholding subsequent benefit payments to which the member or beneficiary is or becomes entitled, applying the amount withheld as an offset against the amount due, and referring an account to a collection agency or attorney for collection. If, after due notice, any member or beneficiary defaults in any repayment of overpaid benefits, the amount due may be collected by civil action, which shall include the right of attachment in the name of the association. The board may allow installment payments of amounts due based on equitable considerations.    Reasonable fees for collection, including attorney fees, as determined by the fire and police pension association, shall be added to the amount of debt. The debtor shall be liable for repayment of the total of the amount outstanding plus the collection fee.    A certified copy of any final determination of the board ordering the repayment of overpayments pursuant to this article may be filed with the clerk of the district court of any judicial district in this state at any time after the period provided for appeal or seeking review of the order has passed without appeal or review being sought or, if appeal or review is sought, after the order has been finally affirmed and all appellate remedies and all opportunities for review have been exhausted. The fire and police pension association shall at the same time file a certificate to the effect that the time for appeal or review has passed without appeal or review being undertaken or that the order has been finally affirmed with all appellate remedies and all opportunities for review having been exhausted. The clerk of the district court shall record the order and the association's certificate in the judgment book of said court and entry thereof made in the judgment docket, and it shall thereafter have all the effect of a judgment of the district court, and execution may issue thereon out of said court as in other cases. Any such order may be filed by and in the name of the association.     History. Source: L. 2008: Entire part added, p. 161, § 2, effective August 5.
CO Code § 31-31-1203 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 31 - Government - Municipal|Article 31 - Fire - Police - New Hire Pension Plans|Part 12 - Ensuring Proper Payments|§ 31-31-1203. False Statement - Felony

 If, for the purpose of obtaining any order, benefit, award, compensation, or payment under the provisions of articles 30, 30.5, and 31 of this title, either for self-gain or for the benefit of any other person, anyone willfully makes a false statement or representation material to the claim, such person commits a class 5 felony and shall be punished as provided in section 18-1.3-401 , C.R.S., and shall forfeit all right to compensation under said articles upon conviction of such offense.   History. Source: L. 2008: Entire part added, p. 162, § 2, effective August 5.
CO Code § 31-32-101 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 31 - Government - Municipal|Article 32 - Utilities|Part 1 - Public Utilities - Franchises|§ 31-32-101. Franchise Granted by Ordinance

 No franchise or license giving or granting to any person the right or privilege to erect, construct, operate, or maintain a street railway, electric light plant or system, gasworks, gas plant or system, geothermal system, solar system, or telegraph or telephone system within any city or town or to use the streets or alleys of a city or town for such purposes shall be granted or given by any city or town in this state in any other manner or form than by an ordinance passed and published in the manner set forth in this part 1.   History. Source: L. 75: Entire title R&RE, p. 1243, § 1, effective July 1.    Editor's note:   This section is similar to former § 31-32-101 as it existed prior to 1975.   ANNOTATION   The only specific power conferred by this section is to grant a franchise in the form of an ordinance. Denver & S. Pac. Ry. v. City of Englewood, 62 Colo. 229 , 161 P. 151 (1916).   A town organized under the general law is not empowered by this section to prescribe the rates which a street railway company occupying the street under a franchise of the town may exact for its service. Denver & S. Pac. Ry. v. City of Englewood, 62 Colo. 229 , 161 P. 151 (1916).   Applied in Inland Util. Co. v. Schell, 87 Colo. 73 , 285 P. 771 (1930).