Title 29, Government - Local

After the preparation of the proposed assessment list, the governing body shall cause to be prepared for adoption at the hearing provided for in section 29-8-117, a resolution declaring the entire cost of improvement, including the cost of construction as determined from the cost…

(1) After the preparation of the aforesaid resolution, notice of a public hearing on the proposed assessments shall be given. Such notice shall be published one time in a newspaper in which the first notice of hearing was published at least twenty days before the date fixed for t…

(1) On the date and at the time and place specified in the aforesaid notice, the governing body shall, in open and public session, hear all arguments relating to the benefits accruing to any tract, block, lot, or parcel of land therein and the amounts proposed to be assessed agai…

After the public hearing has been concluded and all corrections made to the assessment list, the governing body shall proceed to adopt the assessment resolution. The adoption of such resolution shall be prima facie evidence of the fact that the property assessed is benefited in t…

The clerk of the governing body shall prepare a local assessment roll in book form showing in suitable columns each piece of land assessed, the total amount of assessment, the amount of each installment of principal and interest if, in pursuance of this article, the same is payab…

All assessments shall be due and payable within thirty days after the final publication of the assessing resolution without demand; except that all such assessments may be paid, at the election of the owner, in installments, with interest, as provided in section 29-8-121. Source:…

Failure to pay the whole assessment within said period of thirty days shall be conclusively considered to be an election on the part of all persons interested, whether under disability or otherwise, to pay in such installments. In case of such election, the assessment shall be pa…

Failure to pay any installment, whether of principal or interest, when due shall cause the whole of the unpaid principal to become due and collectable immediately, and the whole amount of the unpaid principal and accrued interest shall thereafter draw interest at the rate of one …

Payment may be made to the city or town treasurer at any time within thirty days after the final publication of the assessing resolution and an allowance of five percent shall be made on all payments made during such period, but not thereafter. In the case of cities and towns, at…

The county treasurer shall receive payment of all installment payments of assessments appearing upon the assessment roll, with interest. In case of default in the payment of any installment of principal or interest when due, the county treasurer shall advertise and sell any prope…

The owner of any divided or undivided interest in the property assessed may pay his share of any assessment, upon producing evidence of the extent of his interest, satisfactory to the treasurer having the roll in charge. Source: L. 71: p. 996, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 89-23-25.

In the case of improvement districts located within cities or towns, all collections made by the county treasurer upon such assessment roll in any calendar month shall be accounted for and paid over to the city or town treasurer on or before the tenth day of the next succeeding c…

All assessments made under this article, together with all interest thereon and penalties for default in payment thereof, and all costs in collecting the same, shall constitute, from the date of the final publication of the assessing resolution, a perpetual lien in the several am…

The governing body may, in the resolution levying the assessments, provide that all unpaid installments of assessments levied against any piece of property may (but only in their entirety) be paid prior to the dates on which they become due, if the property owner paying such inst…

(1) After the expiration of thirty days from the effective date of the resolution levying the assessments, the governing body may borrow money and issue negotiable interest-bearing bonds in a principal amount not exceeding the unpaid balance of the assessments levied. The bonds s…

(1) No civil action shall be brought or maintained to enjoin the collection of assessments or otherwise test the validity of assessments levied under this article except upon the following grounds: (a) That notice of a hearing upon the amount of the assessment was not given as re…

(1) In determining the conversion costs included in the costs and feasibility report required by section 29-8-108, the public utility shall be entitled to amounts sufficient to repay them, with a reasonable allowance for overhead expense, for the following, as computed and reflec…

The public utility has the duty to maintain, repair, and replace all underground facilities installed under this article. There shall be no competitive bidding as to the construction of the converted facilities since existing facilities are owned, maintained, and operated by the …

(1) The public utility performing the conversion shall, at the expense of the property owner, convert to underground all electric and communication service facilities located upon any lot or parcel of land within the improvement district and not within the easement for distributi…

There shall be included in the notice of the public hearing concerning the improvements required by section 29-8-110 notice that all owners of land within the local improvement district may file written requests for inclusion of the cost of conversion of utility facilities upon t…

If the owner or person in possession of any lot or parcel of land prevents entrance upon the lot or parcel for conversion purposes, or fails to perform under section 29-8-133 and has not otherwise provided for underground service connections to the property in a manner satisfacto…

Upon completion of the conversion contemplated by this article, the public utility shall present the governing body with its verified bill for conversion costs, as computed under section 29-8-131, but based upon the actual cost of constructing the underground facility rather than…

Once removed, no overhead electric or communication facilities may be installed in a local improvement district for conversion of overhead electric and communication facilities. Source: L. 71: p. 1000, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 89-23-37.

This article shall apply to the overhead communication facilities of cable operators, and those provisions that refer to a public utility or public utilities shall also apply to cable operators. Source: L. 99: Entire section added, p. 373, § 5, effective April 22.

Nothing contained in this article shall vest any jurisdiction over any public utility in the governing bodies. The public utilities commission shall retain all jurisdiction conferred on it by law. Nothing contained in this article shall be interpreted in such a way as to be in co…

If any provision of this article is held invalid, such invalidity shall invalidate this article in its entirety, and to this end the provisions of this article are declared to be nonseverable. Source: L. 71: p. 1001, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 89-23-39.

If an improvement district is established under this article, the public utility involved shall not be required to commence conversion until the resolution, the assessment roll, and issuance of bonds have become final and no civil action has been filed, or if civil action has bee…

All cases in which there may arise a question of validity of the organization of a 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 …

This article, being necessary to secure and preserve the public health, safety, and general welfare, shall be liberally construed to effect its purpose. Source: L. 71: p. 1001, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 89-23-42.

Whenever this title requires the use of a seal in the performance of any duties, it shall be sufficient that a rubber stamp with a facsimile affixed thereon of the seal required to be used is placed or stamped upon the document requiring the seal with indelible ink. Source: L. 75…

(1) The general assembly hereby finds and declares that dialing 911 is the most effective and familiar way the public has of seeking emergency assistance. Basic emergency service and public safety is fundamentally a government concern and the exercise of police powers for the pro…

As used in this part 1, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) "911" means a three-digit abbreviated dialing code used to report an emergency situation requiring a response by an emergency service provider. (2) "911 access connection" means any communications service includin…

Basic emergency service is regulated by the commission under article 15 of title 40. The commission may promulgate rules to implement this part 1 and to resolve disputes regarding the collection, payment, remittance, and audit of the emergency telephone charge, 911 surcharge. The…

(1) (a) In addition to any other powers for the protection of the public health, safety, and welfare, a governing body may incur any equipment, installation, and other directly related costs for the continued operation of an emergency telephone service as described in section 29-…

(1) (a) Effective January 1, 2021, a 911 surcharge, referred to in this section as the "surcharge", is hereby imposed on service users in an amount to be established annually by the commission but not to exceed fifty cents per month per 911 access connection together with the 911…

(1) As used in this section: (a) "Consumer" means a person who purchases prepaid wireless telecommunications service in a retail transaction. (b) "Department" means the department of revenue. (c) "Prepaid wireless 911 charge" means the charge imposed under subsection (2) of this …

(1) As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires: (a) "Consumer" means a person who purchases prepaid wireless telecommunications service in a retail transaction. (b) "Department" means the department of revenue. (c) "Prepaid wireless TRS charge" means the charg…

(1) Every service supplier providing service within a governing body's jurisdiction shall collect an emergency telephone charge imposed in accordance with section 29-11-102 and the 911 surcharge imposed in accordance with section 29-11-102.3 from its service users. (2) The duty t…

(1) Repealed. (2) (a) (I) Money collected from the emergency telephone charge imposed pursuant to section 29-11-102, the 911 surcharge imposed pursuant to section 29-11-102.3, and the prepaid wireless 911 charge imposed pursuant to section 29-11-102.5 shall be spent by or on beha…

(1) No basic emergency service provider or service supplier and no employee or agent of a basic emergency service provider or service supplier shall be liable to any person for infringement or invasion of the right of privacy of any person caused or claimed to have been caused, d…

(1) Installers, managers, or operators of MLTS in Colorado shall meet the requirements set forth in 47 U.S.C. sec. 623 and any other applicable federal law. (2) The commission, by rule, shall create a mechanism for members of the public to report violations of this section and sh…

(1) The general assembly finds and declares that: (a) The 911 services enterprise provides valuable benefits and services to telephone service users statewide by funding expenses and costs related to providing emergency telephone service and providing training, education, and oth…

The general assembly hereby finds and declares that obtaining access to appropriate community-based organizations and governmental agencies providing for human services is a critical first step for many individuals and families of Colorado to receiving the help and assistance the…

As used in this part 2, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) "Behavioral health administration" or "BHA" means the behavioral health administration established in section 27-50-102. (1.5) "Colorado 2-1-1 collaborative" means the group authorized by the public utilities comm…

(1) The Colorado 2-1-1 collaborative, human services referral service provider, or employee, agent, or financial supporter thereof is not liable to any person or entity for any damages in a civil action for injuries, death, or loss to person or property incurred as a result of an…

(1) Any unit of local government, which for purposes of this article includes counties, municipalities, school and special districts, and every other type of local government having the power to own property and impose taxes, may insure its property against all types of risk of l…