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CO Code § 31-15-102 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 31 - Government - Municipal|Article 15 - Exercise of Municipal Powers|Part 1 - Vesting of Corporate Powers|§ 31-15-102. Review Without Bond

 In all actions, suits, and proceedings in any court in this state in which a municipality of this state is a party, such municipality may take an appeal, as provided by law and the Colorado appellate rules, without giving bond.   History. Source: L. 75: Entire title R&RE, p. 1105, § 1, effective July 1.    Editor's note:   This section is similar to former § 31-19-101 as it existed prior to 1975.   ANNOTATION   Annotator's note. Since § 31-15-102 is similar to former § 31-19-101 prior to the 1975 repeal and reenactment of this title, and laws antecedent thereto, relevant cases construing a prior provision have been included in the annotations to this section.   This section grants municipalities the right of appeal and permits the appeal to be taken without the giving of bond, and in cases reviewable by the supreme court only on error, it grants the municipalities of the state the right to a supersedeas, whenever a supersedeas is allowed, without the giving bond. Town of Del Norte v. Weiss, 38 Colo. 269 , 88 P. 581 (1906).   And this section is broad enough to include every cause in which a municipality is a party, in any court of the state. Town of Del Norte v. Weiss, 38 Colo. 269 , 88 P. 581 (1906).   Thus, this section permitted an appeal from a police court by the city and without filing a bond. Hummel v. City of Ouray, 38 Colo. 322 , 88 P. 582 (1906).   Appealing party has reasonable time to file necessary papers, since this section does not fix the time within which the transcript and papers must be filed in the county court on appeal. Hummel v. City of Ouray, 38 Colo. 322 , 88 P. 582 (1906).
CO Code § 31-15-104 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 31 - Government - Municipal|Article 15 - Exercise of Municipal Powers|Part 1 - Vesting of Corporate Powers|§ 31-15-104. Powers Not Exclusive

 The enumeration of the powers set forth in this title shall not be construed to limit the exercise of any other power granted to municipalities by the provisions of any other law of this state.   History. Source: L. 75: Entire title R&RE, p. 1105, § 1, effective July 1.    ANNOTATION   Law reviews. For article, ”Regulation of Cable Television“, see 48 U. Colo. L. Rev. 501 (1977).
CO Code § 31-15-201 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 31 - Government - Municipal|Article 15 - Exercise of Municipal Powers|Part 2 - General Administrative Powers|§ 31-15-201. Administrative Powers

  The governing bodies in municipalities shall have the following general powers in relation to the administration of the municipality's affairs:   To fill, by appointment, any vacancy occurring by death, removal, or resignation of any member of the governing body. Such appointee shall receive a majority vote of the remaining members of the governing body and shall hold his office only until the next regular election when the vacancy shall be filled by election as in other cases.    To provide by ordinance for the appointment, term of office, removal, powers, duties, and compensation of all officers not otherwise provided for and of all employees;    To appoint a board of health and prescribe its powers and duties;    To provide for the taking of the municipal census, but no such census shall be taken by authority of the governing body more often than once between the years prescribed by law for the United States census to be taken;    To provide by ordinance that all the paper, printing, stationery, blanks, fuel, and all the supplies needed for the use of the municipality shall be furnished by contract let to the lowest bidder;    To organize, own, operate, control, direct, manage, contract for, or furnish ambulance service;    To provide for the management and operation of any municipally owned hospital by any entity, public or private, profit or nonprofit, which the municipality determines will provide adequate and efficient administration for the operation of such hospital and to enter into contracts relating to such municipally owned hospital as authorized by part 1 of article 3 of title 25.5, C.R.S.;    To authorize the use of electronic records or signatures and adopt rules, standards, policies, and procedures for use of electronic records or signatures pursuant to article 71.3 of title 24, C.R.S.;    To establish an affordable housing dwelling unit advisory board for the municipality in accordance with the requirements of article 26 of title 29, C.R.S.        History. Source: L. 75: Entire title R&RE, p. 1105, § 1, effective July 1. L. 77: (1)(f) added, p. 1285, § 4, effective January 1, 1978. L. 79: (1)(g) added, p. 836, § 5, effective June 21. L. 83: (1)(g) amended, p. 1146, § 4, effective July 1. L. 89: (1)(g) amended, p. 1005, § 9, effective October 1. L. 91: (1)(g) amended, p. 588, § 12, effective October 1. L. 99: (1)(h) added, p. 1348, § 7, effective July 1. L. 2001: (1)(i) added, p. 977, § 3, effective August 8. L. 2002: (1)(h) amended, p. 858, § 8, effective May 30. L. 2006: (1)(g) amended, p. 2022, § 115, effective July 1.    Editor's note:   The provisions of this section are similar to provisions of several former sections as they existed prior to 1975. For a detailed comparison, see the comparative tables located in the back of the index.
CO Code § 31-15-301 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 31 - Government - Municipal|Article 15 - Exercise of Municipal Powers|Part 3 - General Financial Powers|§ 31-15-301. Definitions

 As used in this part 3, unless the context otherwise requires:    ”Net effective interest rate“ of a proposed issue of bonds means the net interest cost of said issue divided by the sum of the products derived by multiplying the principal amount of such issue maturing on each maturity date by the number of years from the date of said proposed bonds to their respective maturities.    ”Net interest cost“ of a proposed issue of bonds means the total amount of interest to accrue on said bonds from their date of issuance to their respective maturities plus the amount of any discount below par or less the amount of any premium above par at which said bonds are being or have been sold. In all cases the net effective interest rate and net interest cost shall be computed without regard to any option of redemption prior to the designated maturity dates of the bonds.     History. Source: L. 75: Entire title R&RE, p. 1105, § 1, effective July 1.    Editor's note:   The provisions of this section are similar to several former provisions of § 31-12-101 (7)(e)(I) and (7)(e)(II) as they existed prior to 1975. For a detailed comparison, see the comparative tables located in the back of the index.
CO Code § 31-15-402 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 31 - Government - Municipal|Article 15 - Exercise of Municipal Powers|Part 4 - Police Regulations|§ 31-15-402. Liability for Violation of Nuisance Ordinance

  If a municipality serves upon an owner and tenant of real property notice of a violation of a nuisance ordinance committed by a tenant on property that the owner rents or leases to a tenant, the owner shall have the right to deliver written notice to the tenant to abate the nuisance. If the tenant does not abate the nuisance within five days after delivery of the notice, the owner may enter the exterior area of the property and abate the nuisance.    This section shall not be construed to prohibit a property owner from entering any area of the property under the terms of the lease with the tenant.    If the abatement of a nuisance pursuant to this section requires the removal of a motor vehicle from the property, the property owner may abate the nuisance only by hiring a towing carrier, as defined in section 40-10.1-101, C.R.S., to take the vehicle to a lot for storage under appropriate protection.    Unless the lease provides otherwise, the tenant shall be liable to the owner of the real property for the amount of the owner's direct costs in abating a nuisance pursuant to this section and for the amount of the fine imposed upon the owner on and after the date on which the tenant received notice of the nuisance from the municipality pursuant to section 31-15-401 (1)(c).    Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit a tenant's legal remedies for harm caused by a property owner to the tenant's person or to the tenant's property other than the property that is the subject of an abatement pursuant to this section.     History. Source: L. 2005: Entire section added, p. 550, § 2, effective January 1, 2006. L. 2011: (3) amended, (HB 11-1198), ch. 127, p. 418, § 10, effective August 10.
CO Code § 31-15-403 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 31 - Government - Municipal|Article 15 - Exercise of Municipal Powers|Part 4 - Police Regulations|§ 31-15-403. Prohibition Against the Use of Restraints on Pregnant Women in Custody

 A municipality that chooses to establish and operate a jail, as authorized in section 31-15-401 (1)(j) , shall comply with the provisions of section 17-26-104.7 , C.R.S., concerning the use of restraints on pregnant women in custody.   History. Source: L. 2010: Entire section added, (SB 10-193), ch. 312, p. 1468, § 5, effective January 1, 2011.
CO Code § 31-15-404 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 31 - Government - Municipal|Article 15 - Exercise of Municipal Powers|Part 4 - Police Regulations|§ 31-15-404. Menstrual Hygiene Products for a Person in Custody

 A municipality that chooses to establish and operate a jail, as authorized in section 31-15-401 (1)(j) , shall comply with the provisions of section 17-26-104.3 concerning the provision of menstrual hygiene products to a person in custody at no expense to the person in custody.   History. Source: L. 2019: Entire section added,(HB 19-1224), ch. 131, p. 589, § 6, effective April 25.    Cross references:   For the legislative declaration in HB 19-1224, see section 1 of chapter 131, Session Laws of Colorado 2019.
CO Code § 31-15-405 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 31 - Government - Municipal|Article 15 - Exercise of Municipal Powers|Part 4 - Police Regulations|§ 31-15-405. Opioid Treatment for a Person in Custody

 A municipality that chooses to establish and operate a jail, as authorized in section 31-15-401 (1)(j) , is strongly encouraged to comply with the provisions of section 17-26-104.9 concerning opioid treatment for a person in custody.   History. Source: L. 2020: Entire section added, (HB 20-1017), ch. 288, p. 1424, § 4, effective September 14.
CO Code § 31-15-406 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 31 - Government - Municipal|Article 15 - Exercise of Municipal Powers|Part 4 - Police Regulations|§ 31-15-406. Incarceration of a Person With the Capacity for Pregnancy

 A municipality that chooses to establish and operate a jail, as authorized in section 31-15-401 (1)(j) , shall comply with the provisions of section 17-26-104.4 concerning the requirements of a facility that incarcerates persons who are capable of pregnancy.   History. Source: L. 2021: Entire section added, (SB 21-193), ch. 433, p. 2866, § 10, effective September 7.
CO Code § 31-15-701 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 31 - Government - Municipal|Article 15 - Exercise of Municipal Powers|Part 7 - Public Property and Improvements|§ 31-15-701. Necessary Buildings

 The governing body of each municipality has the power to erect and care for all necessary public buildings for the use of the municipality.   History. Source: L. 75: Entire title R&RE, p. 1113, § 1, effective July 1.    Editor's note:   The provisions of this section are similar to several former provisions of § 31-12-101 (19) as they existed prior to 1975. For a detailed comparison, see the comparative tables located in the back of the index.
CO Code § 31-15-703 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 31 - Government - Municipal|Article 15 - Exercise of Municipal Powers|Part 7 - Public Property and Improvements|§ 31-15-703. Improvements - Petition - Construction

  When the owners of sixty percent of the frontage of the lots or lands adjacent to or abutting upon any street or alley or designated portion thereof petition the governing body in writing to construct a sewer, including a storm sewer, in said street or alley or require sidewalks to be constructed along said street or alley or designated portion thereof, it is the duty of the governing body to order said improvement to be made, to assess the cost of said improvement against the lots or lands adjacent to or abutting upon said sidewalk, street, or alley so improved, and to collect the assessment as provided in sections 31-15-401 (1)(d) and 31-15-704.    When the governing body deems it necessary that any sewer, including a storm sewer, should be constructed, it shall construct the same, assess the cost thereof against the adjacent property, and collect the assessment as provided in sections 31-15-401 (1)(d) and 31-15-704. When the governing body deems it necessary that any portion of a sidewalk, curb, and gutter be constructed or repaired, it may, on its own motion, order the same to be done, and if not constructed or repaired by the owner upon notice, the municipality may construct or repair the same, assess the costs thereof against the adjacent property owner, and collect the assessment as provided in sections 31-15-401 (1)(d) and 31-15-704.     History. Source: L. 75: Entire title R&RE, p. 1114, § 1, effective July 1.    Editor's note:   This section is similar to former § 31-15-302 as it existed prior to 1975.
CO Code § 31-15-704 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 31 - Government - Municipal|Article 15 - Exercise of Municipal Powers|Part 7 - Public Property and Improvements|§ 31-15-704. Collection of Assessments

 When the cost of any improvement provided for in sections 31-15-702 (1)(b) and 31-15-703 is assessed against the owners of adjacent or abutting property and the assessment is not paid within thirty days, the clerk shall certify said assessment to the treasurer of the county who shall extend said assessment upon his tax roll and collect it in the same manner as other taxes assessed upon said property.   History. Source: L. 75: Entire title R&RE, p. 1114, § 1, effective July 1.    Editor's note:   This section is similar to former § 31-15-303 as it existed prior to 1975.
CO Code § 31-15-705 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 31 - Government - Municipal|Article 15 - Exercise of Municipal Powers|Part 7 - Public Property and Improvements|§ 31-15-705. Construction of Highway - Petition - Notice - Election - Tax

 Any municipality may aid in the construction and repair of any highway leading thereto by appropriating a portion of the highway tax belonging to said municipality, not exceeding fifty percent thereof annually, as provided in this section. When a petition signed by twenty of the registered electors of said municipality asking that the question of aiding in the construction or repair of any highway leading thereto be submitted to the registered electors thereof is presented to the governing body, the governing body immediately shall give notice of a special election. Said notice shall specify the date of such election, the particular highway proposed to be aided, and the proportion of the highway tax then levied and not expended or next thereafter to be levied to be appropriated. The election shall be conducted in accordance with the provisions of the “Colorado Municipal Election Code of 1965”. The question on the ballot or voting machine tabs shall be “Appropriation” or “No appropriation”. If a majority of the votes polled are for appropriation, the governing body may aid in the construction and repair of said highway to the extent of the appropriation in the same manner as they otherwise would if said highway were within the municipal limits of said municipality. No part of such highway tax shall be expended more than two miles from the limits of such municipality.   History. Source: L. 75: Entire title R&RE, p. 1114, § 1, effective July 1.    Editor's note:   This section is similar to former § 31-12-103 as it existed prior to 1975.   Cross references:   For the “Colorado Municipal Election Code of 1965”, see article 10 of this title.
CO Code § 31-15-706 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 31 - Government - Municipal|Article 15 - Exercise of Municipal Powers|Part 7 - Public Property and Improvements|§ 31-15-706. Railroad Track

  The governing body of each municipality has the power to grant the use of, or the right to lay down, any railroad track in any street of the municipality to any steam or street railroad company operating its cars, by any kind of mechanical motive power, only upon the written consent of the owners of the land representing more than one-half of the frontage of the street or so much thereof as is sought to be used for railroad purposes. No franchise shall be granted on that part of any street upon which any other company is operating cars without the written consent of a majority of the frontage owners in every block abutting the track already down upon said street.    The governing body of each municipality has the power to extend, by condemnation or otherwise, any street, alley, or highway over or across or to construct any sewer under or through any railroad track, right-of-way, or land of any railroad company within the corporate limits, but where no compensation is made to such railroad company, the municipality shall restore such railroad track, right-of-way, or land to its former state or in a sufficient manner not to have impaired its usefulness.     History. Source: L. 75: Entire title R&RE, p. 1115, § 1, effective July 1.    Editor's note:   This section is similar to former § 31-12-101 (75) and (76) as it existed prior to 1975.   ANNOTATION   Abolition of railroad crossings by public utilities commission (PUC). This section does not prohibit the PUC from abolishing railroad crossings in the interest of public safety, pursuant to § 40-4-106 . City of Craig v. Pub. Utils. Comm'n, 656 P.2d 1313 (Colo. 1983).
CO Code § 31-15-710 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 31 - Government - Municipal|Article 15 - Exercise of Municipal Powers|Part 7 - Public Property and Improvements|§ 31-15-710. Water Pollution Control

  The governing body of each municipality has the power:   To provide for the cleansing and purification of water, watercourses, and canals and the draining or filling of ponds on private property when necessary to prevent or abate nuisances; and for the purpose of aiding in the prevention and abatement of water pollution all municipalities are authorized:   To apply for and to accept grants or loans or any other aid from the United States or any agency or instrumentality thereof under any federal law in force;    To construct, reconstruct, lease, improve, better, and extend sewerage facilities and sewage treatment works wholly within or wholly without the municipality or partially within and partially without the municipality;    To issue its general obligation bonds or other general obligations for said purpose pursuant to and within the limitations prescribed by section 31-15-302 (1)(d) and to issue its revenue bonds or obligations for such purpose pursuant to law;    To provide that such bonds or obligations or any part thereof may be sold to the state of Colorado, the United States, or any agency or instrumentality of either at private sale and without advertisement;    To cooperate with other local public bodies and with state agencies and institutions by contract for the joint construction and financing of sewerage facilities and sewage treatment works and the maintenance and operation thereof;    To enter into joint operating agreements with industrial enterprises and to accept gifts or contributions from such industrial enterprises for the construction, reconstruction, improvement, betterment, and extension of sewerage facilities and sewage treatment works. When determined by its governing body to be in the public interest and necessary for the protection of public health, a municipality is authorized to enter into and perform contracts, whether long-term or short-term, with an industrial establishment for the provision and operation by the municipality of sewerage facilities to abate or reduce the pollution of waters caused by discharges of industrial wastes by the industrial establishment and the payment periodically by the industrial establishment to the municipality of amounts at least sufficient, in the determination of such governing body, to compensate the municipality for the cost of providing, including payment of principal and interest charges, if any, and of operating and maintaining the sewerage facilities serving such industrial establishment.           History. Source: L. 75: Entire title R&RE, p. 1118, § 1, effective July 1. L. 2019: (1)(a)(VI) amended,(HB 19-1071), ch. 17, p. 62, § 2, effective August 2.    Editor's note:   This section is similar to former § 31-12-101 (24) as it existed prior to 1975.   Cross references:   For the legislative declaration in HB 19-1071, see section 1 of chapter 17, Session Laws of Colorado 2019.
CO Code § 31-15-711.5 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 31 - Government - Municipal|Article 15 - Exercise of Municipal Powers|Part 7 - Public Property and Improvements|§ 31-15-711.5. Municipal Jails - Sanitary Standards

 Any municipality that chooses to establish and operate a jail, as authorized in section 31-15-401 (1)(j) , that begins operations on or after August 30, 1999, may establish sanitary standards for such jail relating to space requirements, furnishing requirements, required special use areas or special management housing, and environmental condition requirements, including but not limited to standards pertaining to light, ventilation, temperature, and noise level. If a municipality does not adopt standards pursuant to this section, the jail operated by or under contract with the municipality shall be subject to the standards adopted by the department of public health and environment pursuant to section 25-1.5-101 (1)(i) , C.R.S. In establishing such standards, the municipality is strongly encouraged to consult with national associations that specialize in policies relating to correctional institutions.   History. Source: L. 2000: Entire section added, p. 803, § 3, effective May 24. L. 2003: Entire section amended, p. 715, § 57, effective July 1.
CO Code § 31-15-715 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 31 - Government - Municipal|Article 15 - Exercise of Municipal Powers|Part 7 - Public Property and Improvements|§ 31-15-715. Legislative Declaration Concerning Landfill Gas

 The general assembly hereby declares that landfill gas constitutes a hazard to the health, welfare, and safety of the people of this state, whether such gas has accumulated as a result of a public or private landfill operation, and that the extraction of landfill gas will ameliorate this dangerous condition, and further declares that the development of landfill gas will provide a valuable, alternate energy resource to the citizens of this state. In order to diminish this hazard and utilize this energy resource, the powers of municipalities are hereby expanded to authorize landfill gas exploration, development, and production; the financing thereof; the marketing and sale of landfill gas to any public or private person or entity; and the municipal use thereof for any purpose.   History. Source: L. 80: Entire section added, p. 653, § 5, effective July 1.