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CO Code § 32-1-109 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 32 - Special Districts|Article 1 - Special District Provisions|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 32-1-109. Early Hearings

 All cases in which there arises a question of the validity of the organization of a special district or a question of the validity of any proceeding under this article shall be advanced as a matter of immediate public interest and concern and heard at the earliest practicable moment. The courts shall be open at all times for the purposes of this article.   History. Source: L. 81: Entire article R&RE, p. 1547, § 1, effective July 1.    Editor's note:   The provisions of this section are similar to provisions of several former sections as they existed prior to 1981. For a detailed comparison, see the comparative tables located in the back of the index.
CO Code § 32-1-110 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 32 - Special Districts|Article 1 - Special District Provisions|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 32-1-110. Construction With Other Laws

 If any provisions of this article are inconsistent with the provisions of any other law, the provisions of this article 1 control; except that the water conservation policy set forth in section 37-60-126 (11) applies to all land within a special district that is not used as a playing surface for organized sports activities.   History. Source: L. 81: Entire article R&RE, p. 1547, § 1, effective July 1. L. 2019: Entire section amended,(HB 19-1050), ch. 25, p. 84, § 2, effective March 7.    Editor's note:   This section is similar to former § 32-4-131 as it existed prior to 1981.
CO Code § 32-1-111 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 32 - Special Districts|Article 1 - Special District Provisions|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 32-1-111. Validation of Special Districts - Bonds

 The organization pursuant to law of any special district, by decree of a court of competent jurisdiction entered prior to July 1, 1981, and the obligations incurred by and the bonds of such districts issued prior to July 1, 1981, and the proceedings related thereto, are hereby validated.   History. Source: L. 81: Entire article R&RE, p. 1547, § 1, effective July 1.    Editor's note:   The provisions of this section are similar to provisions of several former sections as they existed prior to 1981. For a detailed comparison, see the comparative tables located in the back of the index.
CO Code § 32-1-112 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 32 - Special Districts|Article 1 - Special District Provisions|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 32-1-112. Validation of Boundaries of Metropolitan Districts

 All changes or purported changes to the corporate boundaries of existing metropolitan districts, which changes were initiated prior to March 1, 1981, and are completed prior to July 1, 1981, are hereby validated notwithstanding any lack of power or authority, other than constitutional. Such boundary changes shall be the valid boundaries of the respective districts in accordance with their terms and authorization proceedings. This section shall not operate to validate any boundary change which was determined in any legal proceedings to be illegal, void, or ineffective prior to March 1, 1981, or any boundary change the validity of which is the subject of a legal proceeding instituted prior to March 1, 1981.   History. Source: L. 81: Entire article R&RE, p. 1547, § 1, effective July 1.
CO Code § 32-1-113 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 32 - Special Districts|Article 1 - Special District Provisions|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 32-1-113. Liberal Construction

 This article, being necessary to secure the public health, safety, convenience, and welfare, shall be liberally construed to effect its purposes.   History. Source: L. 81: Entire article R&RE, p. 1547, § 1, effective July 1.    Editor's note:   This section is similar to former §§ 32-1-111 and 32-4-130 as they existed prior to 1981.
CO Code § 32-1-201 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 32 - Special Districts|Article 1 - Special District Provisions|Part 2 - Control Act|§ 32-1-201. Applicability

 This part 2 shall be applicable to any petition for the organization of any proposed special district filed in any district court of competent jurisdiction, except where a petition for the organization of a special district confined exclusively within the boundaries of any existing municipality has been approved by a resolution of the governing body of the municipality.   History. Source: L. 81: Entire article R&RE, p. 1547, § 1, effective July 1.    Editor's note:   This section is similar to former § 32-1-203 as it existed prior to 1981.   ANNOTATION   Law reviews. For article, “1974 Land Use Legislation in Colorado”, see 51 Den. L.J. 467 (1974).
CO Code § 32-1-204.5 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 32 - Special Districts|Article 1 - Special District Provisions|Part 2 - Control Act|§ 32-1-204.5. Approval by Municipality

  No special district shall be organized if its boundaries are wholly contained within the boundaries of a municipality or municipalities, except upon adoption of a resolution of approval by the governing body of each municipality. The information required and criteria applicable to such approval shall be the information required and criteria set forth in sections 32-1-202 (2) and 32-1-203 (2). With reference to the review of any service plan, the governing body of each municipality has the following authority:   To approve without condition or modification, the service plan submitted;    To disapprove the service plan submitted;    To conditionally approve the service plan subject to the submission of additional information relating to, or the modification of, the proposed service plan or by agreement with the proponents of the proposed service plan.       In the case of a proposed health service district, submission to the governing body of the municipality of a license or certificate of compliance or evidence of a pending application for a license or certificate of compliance issued by the department of public health and environment shall constitute compliance with the requirements of sections 32-1-202 (2) and 32-1-203 (2) and (2.5) as required by subsection (1) of this section.     History. Source: L. 85: Entire section added, p. 1101, § 6, effective May 3. L. 94: (2) amended, p. 2802, § 568, effective July 1. L. 96: (2) amended, p. 473, § 10, effective July 1.
CO Code § 32-1-204.7 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 32 - Special Districts|Article 1 - Special District Provisions|Part 2 - Control Act|§ 32-1-204.7. Approval by an Annexing Municipality

  If a special district that was originally approved by a board of county commissioners becomes wholly contained within the boundaries of a municipality or municipalities by annexation or boundary adjustment, the governing body of the special district may petition the governing body of any such municipality to accept a designation as the approving authority for the special district. The municipality may accept the designation through the adoption of a resolution of approval by the governing body of the municipality.    Upon the adoption of the resolution by the governing body of any municipality pursuant to subsection (1) of this section, all powers and authorities vested in the board of county commissioners pursuant to this article shall be transferred to the governing body of the municipality, which shall constitute the approving authority for the special district for all purposes under this article.     History. Source: L. 2003: Entire section added, p. 1315, § 2, effective August 6.
CO Code § 32-1-205 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 32 - Special Districts|Article 1 - Special District Provisions|Part 2 - Control Act|§ 32-1-205. Resolution of Approval Required

  A petition for the organization of a special district filed in any district court of competent jurisdiction pursuant to the provisions of section 32-1-301 shall be accompanied by a resolution approving the service plan of the proposed special district by the board of county commissioners of each county where the territory of the proposed special district lies or, where required pursuant to section 32-1-204.5, by a resolution of approval by the governing body of each municipality. If the boundaries of a proposed special district include territory within two or more counties, a resolution approving the service plan for such special district shall be required from the board of county commissioners of each county which has territory included in the proposed special district; but the board of county commissioners of each of the respective counties, in their discretion, may hold a joint hearing on the proposed special district in accordance with section 32-1-204.    Except as provided in section 32-1-206, no petition for the organization of a special district shall be considered by any court in this state without the resolution of approval and the service plan required by this part 2. The approved service plan and the resolution of approval required by this part 2 shall be incorporated by reference in and appended to the order establishing the special district after all other legal procedures for the organization of the proposed special district have been complied with.     History. Source: L. 81: Entire article R&RE, p. 1550, § 1, effective July 1. L. 85: (1) amended, p. 1101, § 7, effective May 3. L. 91: (1) amended, p. 783, § 5, effective June 4.    Editor's note:   This section is similar to former §§ 32-1-206 and 32-1-209 (1) as they existed prior to 1981.   ANNOTATION   Change from sanitation district to metropolitan district is organization of a new and different special district, not just a mechanical name change. Therefore, approval of the service plan for new district is required by the boards of county commissioners of all counties within the district's boundaries. In re Org. of Upper Bear Creek, 682 P.2d 61 (Colo. App. 1983), aff'd on other grounds, 715 P.2d 799 (Colo. 1986).   Authority of city council to approve initial petition for formation of quasi-municipal corporation does not constitute unconstitutional delegation of power because such authority constitutes an exercise of city's police power, which includes implied standard of “reasonableness”, and additional procedural steps exist pursuant to this act before such district may be formed. State Farm v. City of Lakewood, 788 P.2d 808 (Colo. 1990) (decided under law in effect prior to 1985 amendment).
CO Code § 32-1-206 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 32 - Special Districts|Article 1 - Special District Provisions|Part 2 - Control Act|§ 32-1-206. Judicial Review

  If the petitioners for the organization of a proposed special district fail to secure such resolution of approval in the first instance or on remand from any board of county commissioners or, where required pursuant to section 32-1-204.5, from the governing body of any municipality, the petitioners may request the court to review such action. If the court determines such action to be arbitrary, capricious, or unreasonable, the court shall remand the matter back to the board of county commissioners or to the governing board of the municipality for further action with specific direction as necessary to avoid the arbitrary, capricious, or unreasonable result. Another public hearing shall be held with notice to interested parties as defined in section 32-1-204 (1).    If the service plan is approved by the board of county commissioners, any interested party as defined in section 32-1-204 (1), if such party had appeared and presented its objections before the board of county commissioners, shall be given notice and have the right to appear and be heard at the hearing on the court petition for the organization of the special district, and the court may dismiss the court petition upon a determination that the decision of the board of county commissioners was arbitrary, capricious, or unreasonable.     History. Source: L. 81: Entire article R&RE, p. 1550, § 1, effective July 1. L. 91: (1) amended, p. 783, § 6, effective June 4.    Editor's note:   This section is similar to former § 32-1-209 (1) as it existed prior to 1981.
CO Code § 32-1-208 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 32 - Special Districts|Article 1 - Special District Provisions|Part 2 - Control Act|§ 32-1-208. Statement of Purposes - Districts Without Service Plans

  On or before July 1, 1986, any special district which does not have a service plan approved pursuant to this part 2 shall file a statement of purposes in the form set forth in subsection (2) of this section with the board of county commissioners of each county and governing body of each municipality which has territory included within the boundaries of the special district and with the division. The statement of purposes shall be accepted by such board of county commissioners and by such governing body of each municipality without any requirement for hearing thereon. The following documents shall be deemed to be the statement of purposes required by this section for any special district which does not have a service plan approved pursuant to this part 2 because it was at the time of organization confined exclusively within the boundaries of a municipality, and no new statement of purposes need be filed by the special district except as required by subsection (3) of this section:   The petition for organization;    The resolution or ordinance of the governing body of the municipality approving the special district;    Any agreements between the municipality and the district; and    Any plans filed with the municipality describing the services to be provided by the special district.       The statement of purposes required under this section shall describe the purposes for which the special district was organized, the services and facilities provided or to be provided by the special district, and the areas served or to be served by the special district.    Any statement of purposes filed by a special district pursuant to this section shall be subject to the requirements of and may be modified in the manner provided in section 32-1-207. The board shall notify the board of county commissioners or the governing body of any municipality in which the special district is wholly or partially located of any proposed increase in the indebtedness of the district.    The provisions of this section shall not apply to health service districts.     History. Source: L. 85: Entire section added, p. 1103, § 10, effective May 3. L. 91: (3) amended, p. 786, § 8, effective June 4. L. 96: (4) amended, p. 474, § 12, effective July 1.
CO Code § 32-1-209 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 32 - Special Districts|Article 1 - Special District Provisions|Part 2 - Control Act|§ 32-1-209. Submission of Information

 If a special district fails either to file a special district annual report pursuant to section 32-1-207 (3)(c) or to provide any information required to be submitted pursuant to section 32-1-104 (2) within nine months of the date of the request for such information, the board of county commissioners of any county or the governing body of any municipality in which the special district is located, after notice to the affected special district, may notify any county treasurer holding moneys of the special district and authorize the county treasurer to prohibit release of any such moneys until the special district complies with such requirements.   History. Source: L. 91: Entire section added, p. 786, § 9, effective June 4.
CO Code § 32-1-302 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 32 - Special Districts|Article 1 - Special District Provisions|Part 3 - Organization|§ 32-1-302. Bond of Petitioners

 At the time of filing the petition or at any time subsequent thereto, and prior to the time of hearing on said petition, a bond shall be filed, with security approved by the court, or a cash deposit made sufficient to pay all expenses connected with the proceedings in case the organization of the special district is not effected. If at any time during the proceeding the court is satisfied that the bond first executed or the amount of cash deposited is insufficient in amount, it may require the execution of an additional bond or the deposit of additional cash within a time to be fixed, not less than ten days distant, and upon failure of the petitioner to execute or deposit the same, the petition shall be dismissed.   History. Source: L. 81: Entire article R&RE, p. 1552, § 1, effective July 1.    Editor's note:   The provisions of this section are similar to provisions of several former sections as they existed prior to 1981. For a detailed comparison, see the comparative tables located in the back of the index.
CO Code § 32-1-303 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 32 - Special Districts|Article 1 - Special District Provisions|Part 3 - Organization|§ 32-1-303. Court Jurisdiction - Transfer of File - Judge Not Disqualified

     The district court sitting in or for any county in this state is vested with the jurisdiction to organize special districts which may be entirely within or partly within and partly without the judicial district in which said court is located. The court in and for the county in which the petition for the organization of a special district has been filed, for all purposes of this part 3 except as otherwise provided, shall thereafter maintain and have original and exclusive jurisdiction, coextensive with the boundaries of the special district and of the property proposed to be included in said special district or affected by said special district, without regard to the usual limits of its jurisdiction.    If any special district by any reason whatsoever subsequently becomes situated entirely without a judicial district, the court on its motion or upon motion of the board shall transfer the entire file pertaining to the special district to the district court of the judicial district in which the major portion of the special district is then located, and said district court then shall have full jurisdiction over the special district in accordance with this article as if the proceedings had originally been filed there.       No judge of the court wherein such petition is filed shall be disqualified to perform any duty imposed by this part 3 by reason of ownership of property within any proposed special district.     History. Source: L. 81: Entire article R&RE, p. 1552, § 1, effective July 1.    Editor's note:   The provisions of this section are similar to provisions of several former sections as they existed prior to 1981. For a detailed comparison, see the comparative tables located in the back of the index.
CO Code § 32-1-304 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 32 - Special Districts|Article 1 - Special District Provisions|Part 3 - Organization|§ 32-1-304. Notice of Court Hearing

 Except as otherwise provided in section 32-1-304.5 , immediately after the filing of a petition, the court wherein the petition is filed, by order, shall fix a place and time, not less than twenty-one days nor more than forty-two days after the petition is filed, for hearing thereon. The clerk of the court shall cause notice by publication to be made of the pendency of the petition, the purposes and boundaries of the special district, and the time and place of hearing thereon. The clerk of the court shall also forthwith cause a copy of the notice to be sent by United States first-class mail or by electronic service using the e-filing system of the judicial department to the board of county commissioners of each of the several counties and to each party entitled to notice pursuant to section 32-1-206 (2) . The notice must include a general description of the land contained within the boundaries of the proposed special district and information explaining methods and procedures for the filing of a petition for exclusion of territory pursuant to section 32-1-305 (3) .   History. Source: L. 81: Entire article R&RE, p. 1553, § 1, effective July 1. L. 91: Entire section amended, p. 786, § 11, effective June 4. L. 2007: Entire section amended, p. 1189, § 7, effective July 1. L. 2017: Entire section amended,(HB 17-1142), ch. 66, p. 208, § 1, effective September 1.    Editor's note:   The provisions of this section are similar to provisions of several former sections as they existed prior to 1981. For a detailed comparison, see the comparative tables located in the back of the index.   Cross references:   For requirements for notice by publication, see part 1 of article 70 of title 24.
CO Code § 32-1-304.5 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 32 - Special Districts|Article 1 - Special District Provisions|Part 3 - Organization|§ 32-1-304.5. Court Hearing Not Required - Health Service District - Health Assurance District

  If the petition for organization filed with the court pursuant to section 32-1-301 is for a health service district or health assurance district, the court shall not hold a hearing or provide notice pursuant to section 32-1-304. In lieu of holding a hearing, the court shall review the petition for a health service district or health assurance district and the additional information submitted to the court pursuant to section 32-1-301. In addition, the court shall review the findings of the board of county commissioners pursuant to section 32-1-205 or the findings of the court pursuant to section 32-1-206, as applicable.    The court shall complete the review of information required pursuant to subsection (1) of this section within thirty calendar days of receipt of the petition for a health service district or health assurance district. Within such period, the court shall determine whether the persons proposing the petition have complied with all of the statutory requirements for proposing a special district and that the required number of taxpaying electors of the proposed special district have signed the petition.    If the court finds that the petition has not been signed and presented in conformity with this part 3, the court shall either dismiss said proceedings and adjudge the costs against the signers of the petition in the proportion it deems just and equitable or allow the petitioners an opportunity to correct any technical defects in the petition and refile the petition with the court. No appeal or other remedy shall lie from an order dismissing said proceedings. Nothing in this subsection (3) shall be construed to prevent the filing of a subsequent petition for similar improvements or for a similar special district, and the right to renew such proceedings is hereby expressly granted and authorized.    The court shall not accept or act upon petitions filed by an owner of any real property within a proposed health service district or health assurance district stating reasons why the property should not be included therein and requesting that the property be excluded therefrom.    If the court concludes that a petition for the organization of a health service district or health assurance district has been signed and presented in conformity with this part 3 and that the allegations of the petition are true, the court, by order duly entered of record, shall direct that the question of the organization of the special district be submitted at an election to be held for that purpose in accordance with the provisions of articles 1 to 13 of title 1, C.R.S. In such event, the provisions of section 32-1-305 (5), (6), and (7) shall apply to the election.     History. Source: L. 2007: Entire section added, p. 1189, § 8, effective July 1.