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2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 30 - GOVERNMENT - COUNTY (§§ 30-1-101 — 30-35-906) › COUNTY POWERS AND FUNCTIONS (§§ 30-11-101 — 30-26-513) › GENERAL (§§ 30-11-101 — 30-24-104) › Article 11 - COUNTY POWERS AND FUNCTIONS (§§ 30-11-101 — 30-11-605) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 30-11-101 — 30-11-132) › Section 30-11-130 - Equipping wind-powered energy generation facilities with light mitigating technology - enforcement - definitions

(1)
A board may adopt and enforce an ordinance or resolution authorizing the board to impose a civil penalty on the owner or operator of a new wind-powered energy generation facility in the amount of one thousand dollars per day if the board determines that the owner or operator of the facility was required to, but failed to, comply with section
38-30.7-106
.
(2)
One or more contiguous counties and any municipality within each county may enter into an intergovernmental agreement to extend the applicability of any ordinance or resolution adopted under this section to and throughout a participating county or municipality.
(3)
As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires:
(a)
"Board" means the board of county commissioners in the county in which a wind-powered energy generation facility is located or will be located.
(b)
"Wind-powered energy generation facility" or "facility" means a facility, with a nameplate capacity of fifty kilowatts or greater, used in the generation of electricity by means of turbines or other devices that capture and employ the kinetic energy of the wind.
Added by 2022 Ch. 462, § 2, eff. 8/10/2022.
2022 Ch. 462, was passed without a safety clause. See Colo. Const. art. V, § 1(3).
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 30 - GOVERNMENT - COUNTY (§§ 30-1-101 — 30-35-906) › COUNTY POWERS AND FUNCTIONS (§§ 30-11-101 — 30-26-513) › GENERAL (§§ 30-11-101 — 30-24-104) › Article 11 - COUNTY POWERS AND FUNCTIONS (§§ 30-11-101 — 30-11-605) › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 30-11-101 — 30-11-132) › Section 30-11-131 - Regulation of pesticide use - definitions

(1)
A board of county commissioners that adopts an ordinance that concerns pesticides shall file the following with the commissioner of agriculture in accordance with section
35-10-112.5 (4)
:
(a)
A certified copy of the ordinance; and
(b)
A map or legal description of the geographic area that the board of county commissioners intends to regulate under the ordinance.
(2)
As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires:
(a)
"Commissioner of agriculture" means the commissioner of the department of agriculture appointed pursuant to section
35-1-107 (1)
or the commissioner's designee.
(b)
"Pesticide" has the meaning set forth in section
35-10-103 (10)
.
Added by 2023 Ch. 350,§ 11, eff. 8/7/2023.
2023 Ch. 350, was passed without a safety clause. See Colo. Const. art. V, § 1(3).
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 30 - GOVERNMENT - COUNTY (§§ 30-1-101 — 30-35-906) › COUNTY POWERS AND FUNCTIONS (§§ 30-11-101 — 30-26-513) › GENERAL (§§ 30-11-101 — 30-24-104) › Article 11 - COUNTY POWERS AND FUNCTIONS (§§ 30-11-101 — 30-11-605) › Part 2 - CITY AND COUNTY OF DENVER (§§ 30-11-201 — 30-11-208) › Section 30-11-201 - Merger not to affect pending actions

No action or proceeding to which any municipality merged into the city and county of Denver is a party or in which it is in any way interested shall abate by reason of such merger, but the same shall survive and be prosecuted to a conclusion under its title as borne by it at the time of such merger; and any judgment or decree entered therein shall be enforceable by or against the city and county of Denver to the full extent of the interest or liability of the said municipality so merged, the same as if said city and county of Denver were expressly made a party thereto. No right or cause of action by or against any such municipality so merged shall be lost or extinguished by reason of such merger, and the same shall be thereafter enforced and prosecuted by or against the city and county of Denver.
L. 01: p. 167, § 1. R.S. 08: § 2080. C.L. § 8969. CSA: C. 53, § 1. CRS 53: § 36-18-1. C.R.S. 1963: § 36-18-1.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 30 - GOVERNMENT - COUNTY (§§ 30-1-101 — 30-35-906) › COUNTY POWERS AND FUNCTIONS (§§ 30-11-101 — 30-26-513) › GENERAL (§§ 30-11-101 — 30-24-104) › Article 11 - COUNTY POWERS AND FUNCTIONS (§§ 30-11-101 — 30-11-605) › Part 2 - CITY AND COUNTY OF DENVER (§§ 30-11-201 — 30-11-208) › Section 30-11-202 - [Repealed]

L. 01: p. 168, § 2. R.S. 08: § 2081. C.L. § 8970. CSA: C. 53, § 2. CRS 53: § 36-18-2. C.R.S. 1963: § 36-18-2. L. 2003: Entire section repealed, p. 914, § 22, effective August 6.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 30 - GOVERNMENT - COUNTY (§§ 30-1-101 — 30-35-906) › COUNTY POWERS AND FUNCTIONS (§§ 30-11-101 — 30-26-513) › GENERAL (§§ 30-11-101 — 30-24-104) › Article 11 - COUNTY POWERS AND FUNCTIONS (§§ 30-11-101 — 30-11-605) › Part 2 - CITY AND COUNTY OF DENVER (§§ 30-11-201 — 30-11-208) › Section 30-11-203 - Records concerning charter amendment

It is the duty of the secretary of state to carefully preserve all certified charters and charter amendments and measures, and the record of votes thereon, that come to his office under the operation of the constitutional amendment creating the city and county of Denver. He shall publish them in the next ensuing volume of the session laws of the state. The originals, during office hours, shall be open to the inspection of the public.
L. 01: p. 168, § 4. R.S. 08: § 2082. C.L. § 8971. CSA: C. 53, § 3. CRS 53: § 36-18-3. C.R.S. 1963: § 36-18-3.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 30 - GOVERNMENT - COUNTY (§§ 30-1-101 — 30-35-906) › COUNTY POWERS AND FUNCTIONS (§§ 30-11-101 — 30-26-513) › GENERAL (§§ 30-11-101 — 30-24-104) › Article 11 - COUNTY POWERS AND FUNCTIONS (§§ 30-11-101 — 30-11-605) › Part 2 - CITY AND COUNTY OF DENVER (§§ 30-11-201 — 30-11-208) › Section 30-11-204 - Channel of Platte river - improvement

The city council of the city and county of Denver is authorized to improve, change, straighten, widen, narrow, deepen, or extend the channel of the South Platte river within the city and county of Denver.
L. 15: p. 198, § 1. C.L. § 8974. CSA: C. 53, § 6. CRS 53: § 36-18-6. C.R.S. 1963: § 36-18-6.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 30 - GOVERNMENT - COUNTY (§§ 30-1-101 — 30-35-906) › COUNTY POWERS AND FUNCTIONS (§§ 30-11-101 — 30-26-513) › GENERAL (§§ 30-11-101 — 30-24-104) › Article 11 - COUNTY POWERS AND FUNCTIONS (§§ 30-11-101 — 30-11-605) › Part 2 - CITY AND COUNTY OF DENVER (§§ 30-11-201 — 30-11-208) › Section 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.
L. 15: p. 198, § 2. C.L. § 8975. CSA: C. 53, § 7. CRS 53: § 36-18-7. C.R.S. 1963: § 36-18-7.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 30 - GOVERNMENT - COUNTY (§§ 30-1-101 — 30-35-906) › COUNTY POWERS AND FUNCTIONS (§§ 30-11-101 — 30-26-513) › GENERAL (§§ 30-11-101 — 30-24-104) › Article 11 - COUNTY POWERS AND FUNCTIONS (§§ 30-11-101 — 30-11-605) › Part 2 - CITY AND COUNTY OF DENVER (§§ 30-11-201 — 30-11-208) › Section 30-11-206 - Improvement of channel beyond city limits

The city and county of Denver is empowered to extend and improve said channel beyond and outside the limits of the city and county of Denver when in the opinion of the council of said city and county the extension and improvement of said channel beyond the boundary line of said city and county shall more effectually and advantageously accomplish the purpose and object of sections
30-11-204
to
30-11-207
, and cause said improvement to be more beneficial to the inhabitants of the city and county of Denver and promote and protect the general health and general welfare.
L. 15: p. 199, § 3. C.L. § 8976. CSA: C. 53, § 8. CRS 53: § 36-18-8. C.R.S. 1963: § 36-18-8.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 30 - GOVERNMENT - COUNTY (§§ 30-1-101 — 30-35-906) › COUNTY POWERS AND FUNCTIONS (§§ 30-11-101 — 30-26-513) › GENERAL (§§ 30-11-101 — 30-24-104) › Article 11 - COUNTY POWERS AND FUNCTIONS (§§ 30-11-101 — 30-11-605) › Part 2 - CITY AND COUNTY OF DENVER (§§ 30-11-201 — 30-11-208) › Section 30-11-207 - Obstructions or pollutions

The city council of the city and county of Denver may enact and adopt ordinances for the purpose of preventing and removing obstructions in said channel or encroachments upon the same or polluting the waters thereof; and to in every manner control, regulate, and protect said property when improved in whole or in part, and provide for a penalty for the violation of any of said ordinances.
L. 15: p. 199, § 4. C.L. § 8977. CSA: C. 53, § 9. CRS 53: § 36-18-9. C.R.S. 1963: § 36-18-9.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 30 - GOVERNMENT - COUNTY (§§ 30-1-101 — 30-35-906) › COUNTY POWERS AND FUNCTIONS (§§ 30-11-101 — 30-26-513) › GENERAL (§§ 30-11-101 — 30-24-104) › Article 11 - COUNTY POWERS AND FUNCTIONS (§§ 30-11-101 — 30-11-605) › Part 2 - CITY AND COUNTY OF DENVER (§§ 30-11-201 — 30-11-208) › Section 30-11-208 - [Repealed]

Repealed by 2022 Ch. 479, § 9, eff. 7/1/2023.
L. 85: Entire section added, p. 807, § 3, effective May 23. L. 2008: Entire section amended, p. 1131, § 17, effective May 22.
For the authority of the board of county commissioners to enter into a contract for teleconferencing facilities and services, see § 30-11-107(1)(x) .
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 30 - GOVERNMENT - COUNTY (§§ 30-1-101 — 30-35-906) › COUNTY POWERS AND FUNCTIONS (§§ 30-11-101 — 30-26-513) › GENERAL (§§ 30-11-101 — 30-24-104) › Article 11 - COUNTY POWERS AND FUNCTIONS (§§ 30-11-101 — 30-11-605) › Part 3 - OIL, GAS, AND MINERAL RIGHTS (§§ 30-11-301 — 30-11-307) › Section 30-11-301 - Definitions

As used in this part 3, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1)
"Landfill-generated methane gas" means those gases resulting from the biological decomposition of landfilled solid wastes, including methane, carbon dioxide, hydrogen, and traces of other gases, and shall be referred to in this part 3 as "landfill gas".
(1.5)
"Oil and gas" means oil, gas, casinghead gas, condensate, and hydrocarbons or any one or more of them.
(2)
"Real estate owned by a county" and "county lands" means any real estate acquired and owned by a county under the laws relating to taxation or otherwise.
L. 49: p. 328, § 5. CSA: C. 45, § 25(5). CRS 53: § 36-11-5. C.R.S. 1963: § 36-11-5. L. 80: (1) amended and (1.5) added, p. 651, §§ 1, 2, effective July 1.
For definitions applicable to this article, see § 30-26-301(2)(d).
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 30 - GOVERNMENT - COUNTY (§§ 30-1-101 — 30-35-906) › COUNTY POWERS AND FUNCTIONS (§§ 30-11-101 — 30-26-513) › GENERAL (§§ 30-11-101 — 30-24-104) › Article 11 - COUNTY POWERS AND FUNCTIONS (§§ 30-11-101 — 30-11-605) › Part 3 - OIL, GAS, AND MINERAL RIGHTS (§§ 30-11-301 — 30-11-307) › Section 30-11-302 - Oil, gas, and mineral rights - reservation of - sale

(1)
In any sale of county lands made by any county acting through its board of county commissioners, a valid reservation of oil and gas and other minerals in such lands may be made when in the opinion of the board of county commissioners it is deemed to be for the best interest of the county. Oil and gas and other mineral rights or any of them thus reserved by a county upon the sale of such real estate may be sold by order of the board of county commissioners at public sale to the highest and best bidder after four weeks' prior notice by publication two times in a newspaper of general circulation in the county in which the land is situated, said notice to describe the oil and gas or other mineral rights to be sold, the location of the land involved, and the date, time, and place of such sale; but a copy of said notice shall be mailed, postage prepaid, by the board of county commissioners to the owner of the surface at the time of such notice as shown by the records in the office of the county assessor of the county in which such lands are situated at the last known address of such owner as shown by said books of the county assessor, and that a copy of said notice shall be mailed, postage prepaid, by the board of county commissioners to the person in possession of the surface.
(2)
In the sale of reserved oil and gas rights under any tract of land, the number of acres contained in any one parcel or unit of sale of such rights shall not exceed the total number of acres of such surface land sold by the county to the purchaser thereof at the time of reservation therefrom of the oil and gas rights thus offered for sale. Nothing contained in this section shall prevent a county from selling any number of such units or parcels at any public sale. The board of county commissioners has the right to reject any and all bids.
(3)
Mineral rights, other than oil and gas, reserved as provided in this section may be leased for 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. Any such lease of mineral rights, other than oil and gas, shall be for a term not to exceed twenty-five years and as long thereafter as such minerals are produced. Leases of any such mineral rights made or entered into by the board in conformity with the provisions of this section prior to February 25, 1955, are hereby confirmed, validated, and declared to be legal and valid insofar as the authority of any such board is concerned.
L. 49: p. 326, § 1. CSA: C. 45, § 25(1). CRS 53: § 36-11-1. L. 55: p. 255, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 36-11-1.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 30 - GOVERNMENT - COUNTY (§§ 30-1-101 — 30-35-906) › COUNTY POWERS AND FUNCTIONS (§§ 30-11-101 — 30-26-513) › GENERAL (§§ 30-11-101 — 30-24-104) › Article 11 - COUNTY POWERS AND FUNCTIONS (§§ 30-11-101 — 30-11-605) › Part 3 - OIL, GAS, AND MINERAL RIGHTS (§§ 30-11-301 — 30-11-307) › Section 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.
L. 49: p. 327, § 2. CSA: C. 45, § 25(2). L. 53: p. 218, § 1. CRS 53: § 36-11-2. C.R.S. 1963: § 36-11-2.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 30 - GOVERNMENT - COUNTY (§§ 30-1-101 — 30-35-906) › COUNTY POWERS AND FUNCTIONS (§§ 30-11-101 — 30-26-513) › GENERAL (§§ 30-11-101 — 30-24-104) › Article 11 - COUNTY POWERS AND FUNCTIONS (§§ 30-11-101 — 30-11-605) › Part 3 - OIL, GAS, AND MINERAL RIGHTS (§§ 30-11-301 — 30-11-307) › Section 30-11-304 - Agreements to pool lands for production purposes

When deemed by the board of county commissioners to be in the best interest of the county, any county acting by its board of county commissioners may enter into any unit agreement providing for the pooling or consolidation of acreage covered by any oil and gas lease executed by such county with other acreage for oil and gas exploration, development, and production purposes and providing for the apportionment or allocation of royalties among the separate tracts of land included in such unit agreement on an acreage or other equitable basis, and may by such agreement, with the consent of its lessee, change any and all of the provisions of any lease issued by such county including the term of years for which such lease was originally granted in order to conform such lease to the terms and provisions of such unit agreement and to facilitate the efficient and economic production of oil and gas from the unit lands.
L. 49: p. 327, § 3. CSA: C. 45, § 25(3). CRS 53: § 36-11-3. C.R.S. 1963: § 36-11-3.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 30 - GOVERNMENT - COUNTY (§§ 30-1-101 — 30-35-906) › COUNTY POWERS AND FUNCTIONS (§§ 30-11-101 — 30-26-513) › GENERAL (§§ 30-11-101 — 30-24-104) › Article 11 - COUNTY POWERS AND FUNCTIONS (§§ 30-11-101 — 30-11-605) › Part 3 - OIL, GAS, AND MINERAL RIGHTS (§§ 30-11-301 — 30-11-307) › Section 30-11-305 - Prior agreements validated

All reservations of oil and gas and other mineral rights and sales of previously reserved oil and gas and other mineral rights in county lands made or entered into by any county prior to May 20, 1949, acting by its board of county commissioners, all leases of oil and gas or rights, and all unit agreements relating to or dealing with oil and gas and containing provisions similar to those set forth in section
30-11-304
, affecting county lands, made or entered into by any county prior to May 20, 1949, acting by its board of county commissioners are hereby confirmed, validated, and declared to be legal and valid in all respects.
L. 49: p. 327, § 4. CSA: C. 45, § 25(4). CRS 53: § 36-11-4. C.R.S. 1963: § 36-11-4.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 30 - GOVERNMENT - COUNTY (§§ 30-1-101 — 30-35-906) › COUNTY POWERS AND FUNCTIONS (§§ 30-11-101 — 30-26-513) › GENERAL (§§ 30-11-101 — 30-24-104) › Article 11 - COUNTY POWERS AND FUNCTIONS (§§ 30-11-101 — 30-11-605) › Part 3 - OIL, GAS, AND MINERAL RIGHTS (§§ 30-11-301 — 30-11-307) › Section 30-11-306 - 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 counties 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 county use thereof for any purpose.
L. 80: Entire section added, p. 651, § 3, effective July 1.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 30 - GOVERNMENT - COUNTY (§§ 30-1-101 — 30-35-906) › COUNTY POWERS AND FUNCTIONS (§§ 30-11-101 — 30-26-513) › GENERAL (§§ 30-11-101 — 30-24-104) › Article 11 - COUNTY POWERS AND FUNCTIONS (§§ 30-11-101 — 30-11-605) › Part 4 - LAW ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITIES (§§ 30-11-401 — 30-11-411) › Section 30-11-401 - Short title

This part 4 shall be known and may be cited as the "Law Enforcement Authority Act of 1969".
L. 69: p. 239, § 2. C.R.S. 1963: § 36-27-2.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 30 - GOVERNMENT - COUNTY (§§ 30-1-101 — 30-35-906) › COUNTY POWERS AND FUNCTIONS (§§ 30-11-101 — 30-26-513) › GENERAL (§§ 30-11-101 — 30-24-104) › Article 11 - COUNTY POWERS AND FUNCTIONS (§§ 30-11-101 — 30-11-605) › Part 4 - LAW ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITIES (§§ 30-11-401 — 30-11-411) › Section 30-11-402 - Legislative declaration

It is the intent of the general assembly in the enactment of this part 4 to provide an alternative and additional means to provide law enforcement for the citizens of this state, especially those residing in developed or developing unincorporated areas of counties, to combat the rising crime rate therein, and to better assist police and other law enforcement agencies in the prevention of crime and in the detection and apprehension of criminal offenders.
L. 69: p. 239, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 36-27-1. L. 71: p. 346, § 1.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 30 - GOVERNMENT - COUNTY (§§ 30-1-101 — 30-35-906) › COUNTY POWERS AND FUNCTIONS (§§ 30-11-101 — 30-26-513) › GENERAL (§§ 30-11-101 — 30-24-104) › Article 11 - COUNTY POWERS AND FUNCTIONS (§§ 30-11-101 — 30-11-605) › Part 4 - LAW ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITIES (§§ 30-11-401 — 30-11-411) › Section 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.
L. 69: p. 239, § 3. C.R.S. 1963: § 36-27-3. L. 70: p. 144, § 17. L. 71: pp. 337, 346, 348, §§ 4, 2, 3, 9. L. 96: (2)(a) amended, p. 1767, § 59, effective July 1.
For definitions applicable to this article, see § 30-26-301(2)(d).
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 30 - GOVERNMENT - COUNTY (§§ 30-1-101 — 30-35-906) › COUNTY POWERS AND FUNCTIONS (§§ 30-11-101 — 30-26-513) › GENERAL (§§ 30-11-101 — 30-24-104) › Article 11 - COUNTY POWERS AND FUNCTIONS (§§ 30-11-101 — 30-11-605) › Part 4 - LAW ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITIES (§§ 30-11-401 — 30-11-411) › Section 30-11-404 - Organization of authority

(1)
The board of county commissioners of any county in this state may by resolution create an authority pursuant to the provisions of this part 4, which authority shall be a political subdivision of this state.
(2)
No resolution creating an authority under this part 4 shall be adopted by a board of county commissioners unless prior notice of such action, including the date, time, and place of meeting of said board, shall be made by publication, and an opportunity to be heard in person or by counsel shall be afforded to persons desiring to appear.
(3)
The resolution creating such an authority shall contain the following:
(a)
The name of the proposed district, which shall include the name of the county and the words "law enforcement authority";
(b)
A general description of the territory included in the authority, with such certainty to enable a property owner to determine whether or not his property is within the authority; and
(c)
Where applicable, the specific powers and duties of the authority, as provided in this part 4, but if the authority is authorized to exercise all such powers and duties under this part 4, only a general statement to this effect need be included.
(4)
The resolution creating any such authority shall not take effect until thirty days following the canvass of votes cast at the election conducted pursuant to section
30-11-405
.
(5)
On the effective date of such resolution, the board of county commissioners shall, ex officio, constitute the governing board of the authority and shall exercise the powers and duties prescribed in this part 4 and in the resolution.
L. 69: p. 240, § 4. C.R.S. 1963: § 36-27-4. L. 71: p. 347, § 4.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 30 - GOVERNMENT - COUNTY (§§ 30-1-101 — 30-35-906) › COUNTY POWERS AND FUNCTIONS (§§ 30-11-101 — 30-26-513) › GENERAL (§§ 30-11-101 — 30-24-104) › Article 11 - COUNTY POWERS AND FUNCTIONS (§§ 30-11-101 — 30-11-605) › Part 4 - LAW ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITIES (§§ 30-11-401 — 30-11-411) › Section 30-11-405 - Election

(1)
The board of county commissioners shall call a special election in the area proposed to be included in the authority, as described in the resolution, which election shall be held not less than thirty nor more than forty-five days after adoption of the resolution by the board of county commissioners.
(2)
No authority shall be created unless the proposition to create such authority shall first be submitted to and approved by the electors of the authority.
(3)
Notice of the election shall be by publication and shall contain the question to be submitted, the date of the election, the times that the polls shall be open, and the place of each polling place. Designation of election precincts and polling places and election contests shall be pursuant to the provisions of part 8 of article
1
of title
32
, C.R.S.
(4)
Said election shall otherwise be conducted, insofar as practicable, as are general elections. Election judges shall be appointed and compensated by the board of county commissioners, and their powers and duties shall be defined and exercised pursuant to the comparable provisions of law governing general elections, except that they shall be appointed without regard to political affiliation. All costs of such election shall be paid out of the county general fund.
(5)
If a majority of those electors of the authority voting at said election have voted in favor of such proposition, said authority shall be approved and the resolution creating the same shall become effective as provided in section
30-11-404
.
L. 69: p. 240, § 5. C.R.S. 1963: § 36-27-5. L. 70: p. 145, § 18. L. 71: pp. 337, 347, 348, §§ 5, 7, 5, 9. L. 81: (3) amended, p. 1612, § 10, effective June 19.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 30 - GOVERNMENT - COUNTY (§§ 30-1-101 — 30-35-906) › COUNTY POWERS AND FUNCTIONS (§§ 30-11-101 — 30-26-513) › GENERAL (§§ 30-11-101 — 30-24-104) › Article 11 - COUNTY POWERS AND FUNCTIONS (§§ 30-11-101 — 30-11-605) › Part 4 - LAW ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITIES (§§ 30-11-401 — 30-11-411) › Section 30-11-406 - Powers of law enforcement authority

(1)
Each law enforcement authority formed pursuant to this part 4 has the following powers, except as otherwise limited by the resolution creating the same:
(a)
To have perpetual existence;
(b)
To sue and be sued and be a party to suits, actions, and proceedings;
(c)
To enter into contracts and agreements with the sheriff of the county in which the authority is located to provide law enforcement services for the authority, except as otherwise provided in this part 4;
(d)
To employ such administrative, clerical, and professional employees as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of the authority;
(e)
To levy a tax not to exceed five mills for the 1982 property tax year or seven mills for the 1983 property tax year and each property tax year thereafter on the taxable property within the area of the authority, for the payment of the operating expenses of the authority. In any case in which an authority proposes to impose a mill levy which is the maximum mill levy allowable under this paragraph (e) or which is in excess of the certified mill levy computed pursuant to section
30-11-406.5
, such authority shall follow the procedure set forth in section
30-11-406.5
.
L. 69: p. 241, § 6. C.R.S. 1963: § 36-27-6. L. 81: (1)(e) amended, p. 1399, § 13, effective June 19.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 30 - GOVERNMENT - COUNTY (§§ 30-1-101 — 30-35-906) › COUNTY POWERS AND FUNCTIONS (§§ 30-11-101 — 30-26-513) › GENERAL (§§ 30-11-101 — 30-24-104) › Article 11 - COUNTY POWERS AND FUNCTIONS (§§ 30-11-101 — 30-11-605) › Part 4 - LAW ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITIES (§§ 30-11-401 — 30-11-411) › Section 30-11-406.5 - Procedure for levying property tax - public disclosure - county assessor's duties

(1)
No later than August 25 of each year, each county assessor shall certify to each authority within the assessor's county the total valuation for assessment of all taxable property located within the territorial limits of the authority and the mill levy that when applied to such valuation for assessment, exclusive of the increased valuation for assessment attributable to annexation or inclusion of additional land, the improvements thereon, and personal property connected therewith within the authority for the preceding year, or attributable to new construction and personal property connected therewith within the authority for the preceding year, or attributable to increased volume of production for the preceding year by a producing mine if said mine is wholly or partially within the authority and if such increase in volume of production causes an increase in the level of services provided by the authority, or attributable to previously legally exempt federal property that becomes taxable if such property causes an increase in the level of services provided by the authority, will raise the same property tax revenue as was raised the previous year.
(2)
Any authority which proposes to impose a mill levy in excess of the mill levy for the previous year shall submit such proposal at an election in accordance with section 20 of article X of the state constitution and title 1, C.R.S.
(3) to (6)
(Deleted by amendment, L. 94, p. 1188, § 84, effective July 1, 1994.)
L. 81: Entire section added, p. 1399, § 14, effective June 19. L. 82: (1) amended, p. 458, § 3, effective March 17. L. 83: (1) amended, p. 2073, § 3, effective October 13. L. 87: (1) amended, p. 1188, § 3, effective March 12. L. 94: Entire section amended, p. 1188, § 84, effective July 1. L. 96: (1) amended, p. 17, § 2, effective February 22.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 30 - GOVERNMENT - COUNTY (§§ 30-1-101 — 30-35-906) › COUNTY POWERS AND FUNCTIONS (§§ 30-11-101 — 30-26-513) › GENERAL (§§ 30-11-101 — 30-24-104) › Article 11 - COUNTY POWERS AND FUNCTIONS (§§ 30-11-101 — 30-11-605) › Part 4 - LAW ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITIES (§§ 30-11-401 — 30-11-411) › Section 30-11-407 - Short-term loans for new authorities

In order to provide funds for a new authority to operate prior to the receipt of revenues from property taxes, an authority may contract with any person, corporation, association, or company for a short-term loan, not to exceed the amount necessary for such operation, and such loan shall be fully paid within twelve months; but subsequent short-term loans may be made in each budget year in smaller amounts and shall be paid within six months. Such subsequent loans shall be scheduled to liquidate the accumulated debt fully in a period not to exceed ten years after the date of the first loan. Interest paid on such loans shall be exempt from taxation by the state or any political subdivision thereof.
L. 69: p. 241, § 7. C.R.S. 1963: § 36-27-7.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 30 - GOVERNMENT - COUNTY (§§ 30-1-101 — 30-35-906) › COUNTY POWERS AND FUNCTIONS (§§ 30-11-101 — 30-26-513) › GENERAL (§§ 30-11-101 — 30-24-104) › Article 11 - COUNTY POWERS AND FUNCTIONS (§§ 30-11-101 — 30-11-605) › Part 4 - LAW ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITIES (§§ 30-11-401 — 30-11-411) › Section 30-11-408 - Detachment - dissolution

(1)
Upon the effective date of the annexation to any city, town, or city and county, or the incorporation of any territory included in an authority, upon the certification thereof by the clerk of such municipality, the territory so annexed or incorporated shall be detached from such authority as of the effective date thereof, if such be January 1 of any year; otherwise, such detachment shall take effect on the following January 1, for purposes of general property taxation. Property so detached shall not thereafter be liable for any portion of the outstanding indebtedness of the authority.
(2)
Upon the annexation or incorporation of fifty percent or more of the area of the territory included in any authority, or upon petition by ten percent of the electors and the approval of a majority of the electors of the authority voting at a special election called for that purpose, pursuant to the applicable provisions of section
30-11-405
, any authority formed under this part 4 shall be dissolved effective the following January 1, except that if any indebtedness of the authority is unpaid and outstanding, the authority shall continue in existence for taxation purposes only until all obligations of the authority are paid.
L. 69: p. 241, § 8. C.R.S. 1963: § 36-27-8. L. 70: p. 146, § 19. L. 71: pp. 337, 347, §§ 6, 6.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 30 - GOVERNMENT - COUNTY (§§ 30-1-101 — 30-35-906) › COUNTY POWERS AND FUNCTIONS (§§ 30-11-101 — 30-26-513) › GENERAL (§§ 30-11-101 — 30-24-104) › Article 11 - COUNTY POWERS AND FUNCTIONS (§§ 30-11-101 — 30-11-605) › Part 4 - LAW ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITIES (§§ 30-11-401 — 30-11-411) › Section 30-11-409 - Payments to sheriff

Moneys paid to any sheriff for services pursuant to the provisions of this part 4 shall be expended by the sheriff only for law enforcement purposes, including administration and capital expenditures, pursuant to agreements entered into as authorized by this part 4.
L. 69: p. 241, § 9. C.R.S. 1963: § 36-27-9.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 30 - GOVERNMENT - COUNTY (§§ 30-1-101 — 30-35-906) › COUNTY POWERS AND FUNCTIONS (§§ 30-11-101 — 30-26-513) › GENERAL (§§ 30-11-101 — 30-24-104) › Article 11 - COUNTY POWERS AND FUNCTIONS (§§ 30-11-101 — 30-11-605) › Part 4 - LAW ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITIES (§§ 30-11-401 — 30-11-411) › Section 30-11-410 - Power to contract for provision of law enforcement services

(1)
The governing body of a municipality and the board of county commissioners may contract for the purpose of providing law enforcement, including enforcement of municipal ordinances, by the sheriff within the boundaries of the municipality.
(2)
The law enforcement authority and the sheriff may contract with other law enforcement agencies or with municipalities for the provision of law enforcement services within the unincorporated areas of the county.
L. 71: p. 347, § 8. C.R.S. 1963: § 36-27-10. L. 89: Entire section amended, p. 1270, § 3, effective April 23.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 30 - GOVERNMENT - COUNTY (§§ 30-1-101 — 30-35-906) › COUNTY POWERS AND FUNCTIONS (§§ 30-11-101 — 30-26-513) › GENERAL (§§ 30-11-101 — 30-24-104) › Article 11 - COUNTY POWERS AND FUNCTIONS (§§ 30-11-101 — 30-11-605) › Part 4 - LAW ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITIES (§§ 30-11-401 — 30-11-411) › Section 30-11-411 - Inclusion of land

An additional area may be included in a law enforcement authority, upon petition of all electors and landowners in such area, by resolution of the board of county commissioners or by such resolution and a vote of a majority of electors of such area in the same manner as provided for the organization of a law enforcement authority.
L. 71: p. 348, § 8. C.R.S. 1963: § 36-27-11.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 30 - GOVERNMENT - COUNTY (§§ 30-1-101 — 30-35-906) › COUNTY POWERS AND FUNCTIONS (§§ 30-11-101 — 30-26-513) › GENERAL (§§ 30-11-101 — 30-24-104) › Article 11 - COUNTY POWERS AND FUNCTIONS (§§ 30-11-101 — 30-11-605) › Part 5 - COUNTY HOME RULE CHARTERS (§§ 30-11-501 — 30-11-513) › Section 30-11-501 - County home rule charters

Any county in this state, pursuant to the provisions of this part 5, may establish the organization and structure of county government which shall be submitted to and adopted by a majority vote of the registered electors of the county which shall be known as a county home rule charter.
L. 71: p. 349, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 36-28-1. L. 85: Entire section amended, p. 1344, § 8, effective April 30.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 30 - GOVERNMENT - COUNTY (§§ 30-1-101 — 30-35-906) › COUNTY POWERS AND FUNCTIONS (§§ 30-11-101 — 30-26-513) › GENERAL (§§ 30-11-101 — 30-24-104) › Article 11 - COUNTY POWERS AND FUNCTIONS (§§ 30-11-101 — 30-11-605) › Part 5 - COUNTY HOME RULE CHARTERS (§§ 30-11-501 — 30-11-513) › Section 30-11-502 - Charter commission

(1)
Following the adoption of a resolution by the board of county commissioners, or upon the submission of a petition of not less than five percent of the registered electors of the county, requesting that a charter commission be established, the board of county commissioners shall call an election to be held on or before the next general election for the purpose of determining whether or not a charter commission shall be elected. The board of county commissioners shall publish notice of the election at least sixty days prior to the election.
(2)
(a)
At least sixty days before the election provided for in section
30-11-503
, the board of county commissioners shall divide the county into three compact districts; such districts to be as nearly equal in population as possible, for the purpose of electing charter commission members by district according to subsection (4) of this section.
(b)
If the provisions of paragraph (a) of this subsection (2) are not met before sixty days prior to the election provided for in section
30-11-503
, no member of the board of county commissioners of the county shall thereafter be entitled to or earn any compensation for his services or receive any payment for salary or expenses, nor shall any member be eligible to succeed himself in office.
(3)
(a)
The charter commission shall consist of the following members and be elected from the district as follows:
(I)
In counties having a population of less than fifty thousand, eleven members, three of whom shall reside in and be elected from each commissioner district within the county and two to be elected at large;
(II)
In counties having a population of fifty thousand or more, twenty-one members, six of whom shall reside in and be elected from each commissioner district and three to be elected at large.
(b)
Eligibility to serve on the commission shall extend to all qualified electors of the county. Any vacancy in the charter commission shall be filled by majority vote of the members of the charter commission.
(4)
Candidates for the charter commission shall be nominated by filing with the county clerk and recorder, on forms supplied by the county clerk and recorder, a nomination petition signed by at least twenty-five registered electors of the county and a statement by the candidate consenting to serve if elected. Said petition and statement must be filed within thirty days after publication of the election notice. A second notice of the election shall be published by the said commissioners and include the names of candidates for the charter commission.
L. 71: p. 349, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 36-28-2. L. 85: (1) and (4) amended, p. 1344, § 9, effective April 30.
In 2004, the provisions within subsection (3) were renumbered on revision to conform to statutory format.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 30 - GOVERNMENT - COUNTY (§§ 30-1-101 — 30-35-906) › COUNTY POWERS AND FUNCTIONS (§§ 30-11-101 — 30-26-513) › GENERAL (§§ 30-11-101 — 30-24-104) › Article 11 - COUNTY POWERS AND FUNCTIONS (§§ 30-11-101 — 30-11-605) › Part 5 - COUNTY HOME RULE CHARTERS (§§ 30-11-501 — 30-11-513) › Section 30-11-503 - Election on formation of charter convention and designation of members

(1)
At the election, voters shall cast ballots for or against forming the charter commission. If a majority of the registered electors voting thereon vote for forming the charter commission, a commission to frame a charter shall be deemed formed.
(2)
At the election voters shall also cast ballots for electing the requisite number of charter commission members. Those candidates receiving the highest number of votes shall be elected. In the event of tie votes for the last available vacancy, the clerk shall determine by lot the person who shall be elected.
L. 71: p. 350, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 36-28-3. L. 85: (1) amended, p. 1345, § 10, effective April 30.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 30 - GOVERNMENT - COUNTY (§§ 30-1-101 — 30-35-906) › COUNTY POWERS AND FUNCTIONS (§§ 30-11-101 — 30-26-513) › GENERAL (§§ 30-11-101 — 30-24-104) › Article 11 - COUNTY POWERS AND FUNCTIONS (§§ 30-11-101 — 30-11-605) › Part 5 - COUNTY HOME RULE CHARTERS (§§ 30-11-501 — 30-11-513) › Section 30-11-505 - Referendum election on charter - adoption or rejection

(1)
Upon submission to the board of county commissioners of a charter by the charter commission, the board of county commissioners shall call a special election, to be paid for from the special county charter fund and held pursuant to the Colorado election laws. The special election shall be held not more than ninety days nor less than forty-five days after the board of county commissioners receives the proposed charter; however, if a coordinated election or general election is to be held within sixty days after the board of county commissioners receives the proposed charter, the special election shall be held as part of the coordinated election or general election. The board of county commissioners shall publish in a newspaper of general circulation within the county a complete text of the proposed charter not less than ten days prior to the special election. At the special election a referendum of the registered electors of the county shall be held to determine the question of whether the proposed charter as submitted shall be adopted. Notice of the election on the proposed charter shall be published at least thirty days prior to the election.
(2)
If a majority of those voting on the question favor the adoption of the charter, the said charter shall become effective January 1 of the succeeding year or at such other time as the charter may provide. Such charter, once adopted by the electors, may be amended only by the registered electors of the county.
(3)
If a majority of the voters disapprove the proposed charter, the charter commission may proceed to prepare a revised proposed charter in the same manner provided for preparation, submission, and election on the proposed charter. The election on any revised proposed charter must be held not less than ninety nor more than one hundred eighty days after the election rejecting the proposed charter. The charter commission shall not submit more than one proposed charter and one revised proposed charter. If a majority of the voters disapprove the proposed charter, or the revised proposed charter, if one is submitted, no new referendum may be held during the next twelve months following the date of the last disapproval.
(4)
Upon acceptance or rejection of the proposed charter or the revised proposed charter, if one is submitted by the registered electors of the county, the charter commission shall be dissolved, and all property of the charter commission shall thereupon become the property of the county, and the board of county commissioners shall adopt a resolution to that effect.
L. 71: p. 351, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 36-28-5. L. 85: (1), (2), and (4) amended, p. 1345, § 11, effective June 4. L. 2006: (1) amended, p. 2036, § 25, effective June 6.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 30 - GOVERNMENT - COUNTY (§§ 30-1-101 — 30-35-906) › COUNTY POWERS AND FUNCTIONS (§§ 30-11-101 — 30-26-513) › GENERAL (§§ 30-11-101 — 30-24-104) › Article 11 - COUNTY POWERS AND FUNCTIONS (§§ 30-11-101 — 30-11-605) › Part 5 - COUNTY HOME RULE CHARTERS (§§ 30-11-501 — 30-11-513) › Section 30-11-506 - Procedure to amend or repeal charter

(1)
Action to amend a charter shall be initiated by:
(a)
A petition signed by at least five percent of the registered electors of the county; or
(b)
A resolution adopted by the board of county commissioners submitting the proposed amendment to the registered electors.
(2)
Action to repeal a charter or to form a new charter commission may be initiated by a petition signed by at least fifteen percent of the registered electors of the county.
(3)
(a)
Within thirty days of initiation of a proposed amendment, repeal, or charter convention measure, the board of county commissioners shall publish notice of and call an election to be held not less than thirty nor more than one hundred twenty days after said publication. The text of any proposed amendment shall be published with said notice.
(b)
If the proposal is for a charter commission, the election shall be scheduled at least sixty days after publication of the notice. The procedure for the forming and functioning of a new charter commission shall comply as nearly as practicable with provisions relating to formation and functioning of an initial charter commission.
(4)
If a majority of the registered electors voting thereon vote for a proposed amendment, the amendment shall be deemed approved. If a majority of the registered electors voting thereon vote for repeal of the charter, the charter shall be deemed repealed, and the county shall proceed to organize and operate pursuant to the statutes applicable to statutory counties.
L. 71: p. 352, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 36-28-6. L. 85: (1)(a), (1)(b), (2), and (4) amended, p. 1345, § 12, effective June 4.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 30 - GOVERNMENT - COUNTY (§§ 30-1-101 — 30-35-906) › COUNTY POWERS AND FUNCTIONS (§§ 30-11-101 — 30-26-513) › GENERAL (§§ 30-11-101 — 30-24-104) › Article 11 - COUNTY POWERS AND FUNCTIONS (§§ 30-11-101 — 30-11-605) › Part 5 - COUNTY HOME RULE CHARTERS (§§ 30-11-501 — 30-11-513) › Section 30-11-507 - Filings - effect of

(1)
Within twenty days after voter approval, a certified copy of the charter shall be filed with the division of local government and with the county clerk and recorder.
(2)
This section shall also apply to an amendment or repeal of a charter.
L. 71: p. 353, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 36-28-7.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 30 - GOVERNMENT - COUNTY (§§ 30-1-101 — 30-35-906) › COUNTY POWERS AND FUNCTIONS (§§ 30-11-101 — 30-26-513) › GENERAL (§§ 30-11-101 — 30-24-104) › Article 11 - COUNTY POWERS AND FUNCTIONS (§§ 30-11-101 — 30-11-605) › Part 5 - COUNTY HOME RULE CHARTERS (§§ 30-11-501 — 30-11-513) › Section 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.
L. 71: p. 353, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 36-28-8.