Title 31, Government - Municipal
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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 31-16-101 Ordinance powers - penalty
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(1) (a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this subsection (1), the governing body of each municipality has power to provide for enforcement of ordinances adopted by it by a fine of not more than two thousand six hundred fifty dollars, or by imprisonment for not more than one…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 31-16-102 Style of ordinances
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The style of the ordinances in cities and towns shall be: Be it ordained by the city council or board of trustees of ............ . Source: L. 75: Entire title R&RE, p. 1123, � 1, effective July 1. Editor's note: This section is similar to former � 31-12-302 as it existed prior t…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 31-16-103 Majority must vote for appropriations - proving ordinances
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Ordinances, resolutions, and orders for the appropriation of money shall require for their passage or adoption the concurrence of a majority of the governing body of any city or town. Unless otherwise specifically provided by statute or ordinance, all other actions of the governi…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 31-16-104 Ordinances approved by mayor
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Only if an ordinance adopted pursuant to section 31-4-102 (3) or 31-4-302 so provides, any ordinance adopted and all resolutions authorizing the expenditure of money or the entering into of a contract require the approval and signature of the mayor before they become valid, excep…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 31-16-105 Record and publication of ordinances
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All ordinances, as soon as may be after their adoption, shall be recorded in a book kept for that purpose and shall be authenticated by the signature of the presiding officer of the governing body and the clerk. All ordinances of a general or permanent nature and those imposing a…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 31-16-106 Reading before city council - publication
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No ordinance shall be adopted by any city council of any city unless the same has been previously introduced and read at a preceding regular or special meeting of such city council and published in full in the manner provided in section 31-16-105 at least ten days before its adop…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 31-16-107 Reading - adoption of code
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Whenever the reading of an ordinance or of a code which is to be adopted by reference is required by statute, any such requirement shall be deemed to be satisfied if the title of the proposed ordinance is read and the entire text of the proposed ordinance or of any code which is …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 31-16-108 Majority of all members required - record
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On the adoption of an ordinance, resolution, or order for the appropriation of money or the entering into of a contract by the governing body of any city or town, the yeas and nays shall be called and recorded, and the concurrence of a majority of the governing body shall be requ…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 31-16-109 Disposition of fines and forfeitures
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All fines and forfeitures for the violation of ordinances and all moneys collected for licenses or otherwise shall be paid into the treasury of the city or town at such times and in such manner as may be prescribed by ordinance, or, if there is no ordinance referring to the case,…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 31-16-110 County officers may serve process
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Any sheriff of any county or city and county of this state may serve, within such sheriff's county, any process issued from any court or may make any arrest within such sheriff's county, authorized by law to be made by any municipal officers; but the only process or warrant for t…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 31-16-111 One-year limitation of suits
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All suits for the recovery of any fine and prosecutions for the commission of any offense made punishable under any ordinance of any municipality shall be barred one year after the commission of the offense for which the fine is sought to be recovered. Source: L. 75: Entire title…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 31-16-201 Definitions
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As used in this part 2, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) Adopting municipality means any municipality which has adopted or is in the process of adopting an ordinance pursuant to the provisions of this part 2. (2) Code means any published compilation of statutes, ordinan…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 31-16-202 Adoption by reference - title
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If all the procedures and requirements of this part 2 are complied with, any municipality may enact any ordinance which adopts any code by reference in whole or in part, and such primary code thus adopted may in turn adopt by reference, in whole or in part, any secondary codes du…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 31-16-203 Notice - hearing
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After the introduction of the adopting ordinance, the governing body of any municipality shall schedule a public hearing thereon. Notice of the hearing shall be published twice in a newspaper of general circulation in the adopting municipality, once at least fifteen days precedin…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 31-16-205 Publication of ordinance
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Nothing in this part 2 shall relieve any municipality from the requirement of publishing in full the ordinance which adopts any such code, and all provisions applicable to such publication shall be fully carried out. The adopting ordinance shall contain the same description of th…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 31-16-206 Filing of public record - sale of copies
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Not less than one copy of each primary code adopted by reference and of each secondary code pertaining thereto, all certified to be true copies by the mayor and the clerk, shall be filed in the office of the clerk at least fifteen days preceding the hearing and shall be kept ther…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 31-16-207 Amendments
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If at any time any code which any municipality has previously adopted by reference is amended by the agency or municipality which originally promulgated, adopted, or enacted it, the governing body may adopt such amendment by reference through the same procedure as required for th…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 31-16-208 Use as evidence
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Copies of such codes in published form, duly certified by the clerk and mayor of the municipality, shall be received without further proof as prima facie evidence of the provisions of such codes or public records in all courts and administrative tribunals of this state. Source: L…