2020 Colorado Revised Statutes
Title 32 - Special Districts
Article 1. Special District Provisions

• Section 32-1-101. Short title.
• Section 32-1-102. Legislative declaration.
• Section 32-1-103. Definitions.
• Section 32-1-104. Establishment of a special districts file.
• Section 32-1-104.5. Audit and budget requirements - election results - description on state websites.
• Section 32-1-104.8. Information statement regarding taxes and debt.
• Section 32-1-105. Notice of organization, dissolution, name change, or boundary change.
• Section 32-1-106. Repetitioning of elections - time limits.
• Section 32-1-107. Service area of special districts.
• Section 32-1-108. Correction of faulty notices.
• Section 32-1-109. Early hearings.
• Section 32-1-110. Construction with other laws.
• Section 32-1-111. Validation of special districts - bonds.
• Section 32-1-112. Validation of boundaries of metropolitan districts.
• Section 32-1-113. Liberal construction.

Law reviews: For article, "Metropolitan District Service Plans: An Overview of Municipal Review", see 33 Colo. Law. 63 (April 2004).

• Section 32-1-201. Applicability.
• Section 32-1-202. Filing of service plan required - report of filing - contents - fee.
• Section 32-1-203. Action on service plan - criteria.
• Section 32-1-204. Public hearing on service plan - procedures - decision.
• Section 32-1-204.5. Approval by municipality.
• Section 32-1-204.7. Approval by an annexing municipality.
• Section 32-1-205. Resolution of approval required.
• Section 32-1-206. Judicial review.
• Section 32-1-207. Compliance - modification - enforcement.
• Section 32-1-208. Statement of purposes - districts without service plans.
• Section 32-1-209. Submission of information.

• Section 32-1-301. Petition for organization.
• Section 32-1-302. Bond of petitioners.
• Section 32-1-303. Court jurisdiction - transfer of file - judge not disqualified.
• Section 32-1-304. Notice of court hearing.
• Section 32-1-304.5. Court hearing not required - health service district - health assurance district.
• Section 32-1-305. Court hearing - election - declaration of organization.
• Section 32-1-305.5. Organizational election - new special district - first directors.
• Section 32-1-306. Filing decree.
• Section 32-1-307. Park and recreation districts - metropolitan districts providing parks and recreational facilities or programs - exclusion proviso.
• Section 32-1-308. Applicability of article to existing districts and validation - districts being organized.

• Section 32-1-401. Inclusion of territory - procedure.
• Section 32-1-401.5. Fire protection districts - inclusion of personalty.
• Section 32-1-402. Effect of inclusion order.

• Section 32-1-501. Exclusion of property by fee owners or board - procedure.
• Section 32-1-502. Exclusion of property within municipality - procedure.
• Section 32-1-503. Effect of exclusion order.

Law reviews: For article, "Consolidation of Fire Protection Districts: A Case Study", see 24 Colo. Law. 813 (1995).

• Section 32-1-601. Definitions.
• Section 32-1-602. Procedure for consolidation.
• Section 32-1-602.5. Consolidation and review by administrative action.
• Section 32-1-603. Procedure after consolidation election.
• Section 32-1-604. Advisory board members.
• Section 32-1-605. Special election provisions for consolidated districts.
• Section 32-1-606. Bonded indebtedness of consolidated districts.
• Section 32-1-606.5. Elector approval of financial obligations of consolidating districts.
• Section 32-1-607. Powers.
• Section 32-1-608. Subsequent consolidations.

• Section 32-1-701. Initiation - petition - procedure.
• Section 32-1-702. Requirements for dissolution petition.
• Section 32-1-703. Notice of filing petition.
• Section 32-1-704. Conditions necessary for dissolution - permissible provisions - hearings court powers.
• Section 32-1-705. Election notice.
• Section 32-1-706. Conduct of election.
• Section 32-1-707. Order of dissolution - conditions attached.
• Section 32-1-708. Disposition of remaining funds - unpaid tax or levies.
• Section 32-1-709. Dissolution of health service district - limitation.
• Section 32-1-710. Dissolution by administrative action.

Editor's note: This article was repealed and reenacted in 1981, and this part 8 was subsequently repealed and reenacted in 1992, resulting in the addition, relocation, and elimination of sections as well as subject matter. For amendments to this part 8 prior to 1992, consult the Colorado statutory research explanatory note and the table itemizing the replacement volumes and supplements to the original volume of C.R.S. 1973 beginning on page vii in the front of this volume and the editor's note following the article heading. Former C.R.S. section numbers prior to 1992 are shown in editor's notes following those sections that were relocated.

• Section 32-1-801. Legislative declaration - applicability.
• Section 32-1-802. Acts and elections conducted pursuant to provisions which refer to qualified electors.
• Section 32-1-803. Acts and elections conducted pursuant to provisions which refer to registered electors.
• Section 32-1-803.5. Organizational election - new special district.
• Section 32-1-804. Board to conduct elections - combined election - time for special election.
• Section 32-1-804.1. Call for nominations. (Repealed)
• Section 32-1-804.3. Candidates for director - self-nomination and acceptance form. (Repealed)
• Section 32-1-805. Time for holding elections - type of election - manner of election - notice.
• Section 32-1-805.5. Ranked voting methods.
• Section 32-1-806. Persons entitled to vote at special district elections.
• Section 32-1-807. Nonapplicability of criminal penalties.
• Section 32-1-808. Transfer of property title to qualify electors - limitations - validation.
• Section 32-1-809. Notice to electors.

• Section 32-1-901. Oath or affirmation and bond of directors.
• Section 32-1-902. Organization of board - compensation - disclosure.
• Section 32-1-902.5. Increasing the number of board members.
• Section 32-1-903. Meetings.
• Section 32-1-904. Office.
• Section 32-1-905. Vacancies.
• Section 32-1-906. Directors subject to recall - applicability of laws.
• Section 32-1-907. Recall election - resignation.
• Section 32-1-908. Recall procedures.
• Section 32-1-909. Recall petition - designated election official - approval as to form definition.
• Section 32-1-910. Petition in sections - signing - affidavit - review - tampering with petition.
• Section 32-1-911. Resignation - vacancy filled - election - ballot - nomination.
• Section 32-1-912. Incumbent not recalled - reimbursement - definition.
• Section 32-1-913. Second recall petition.
• Section 32-1-914. Powers of designated election official and county clerk and recorder.
• Section 32-1-915. Costs of recall.

• Section 32-1-1001. Common powers - definitions.
• Section 32-1-1002. Fire protection districts - additional powers and duties.
• Section 32-1-1003. Health service districts - additional powers.
• Section 32-1-1003.5. Health assurance districts - additional powers - legislative declaration definitions.
• Section 32-1-1004. Metropolitan districts - additional powers and duties.
• Section 32-1-1005. Park and recreation districts - additional powers - limitations.
• Section 32-1-1006. Sanitation, water and sanitation, or water districts - additional powers special provisions.
• Section 32-1-1007. Ambulance districts - additional powers - special provisions.
• Section 32-1-1008. Tunnel districts - additional powers - special provisions.
• Section 32-1-1009. Regional tourism projects.

Cross references: For the constitutional provision that establishes limitations on spending, the imposition of taxes, and the incurring of debt, see section 20 of article X of the Colorado constitution.

• Section 32-1-1101. Common financial powers.
• Section 32-1-1101.5. Special district debt - quinquennial findings of reasonable diligence.
• Section 32-1-1101.7. Establishment of special improvement districts within the boundaries of a special district.
• Section 32-1-1102. Special financial provisions - fire protection districts. (Repealed)
• Section 32-1-1103. Special financial provisions - health service districts.
• Section 32-1-1104. Special financial provisions - park and recreation districts. (Repealed)
• Section 32-1-1105. Special financial provisions - tunnel districts.
• Section 32-1-1106. Special financial provisions - metropolitan districts that provide fire protection, street improvement, safety protection, or transportation services.

Cross references: For the constitutional provision that establishes limitations on spending, the imposition of taxes, and the incurring of debt, see § 20 of article X of the Colorado constitution.

• Section 32-1-1201. Procedure.
• Section 32-1-1202. County officers to levy and collect - lien.
• Section 32-1-1203. Sale for delinquencies.
• Section 32-1-1204. Liability of property included or excluded from district.

• Section 32-1-1301. Legislative declaration - applicability.
• Section 32-1-1302. Refunding bonds.
• Section 32-1-1303. Limitations upon issuance.
• Section 32-1-1304. Use of proceeds of refunding bonds.
• Section 32-1-1305. Combination of refunding and other bonds.
• Section 32-1-1306. Board's determination final.
• Section 32-1-1307. Construction of part 13.

• Section 32-1-1401. Legislative declaration.
• Section 32-1-1402. Definitions.
• Section 32-1-1403. Petition.
• Section 32-1-1403.5. Notice and hearing by board.
• Section 32-1-1404. Powers.
• Section 32-1-1405. Powers not limited by this part 14.
• Section 32-1-1406. Validation of bankruptcy filings and approvals.
• Section 32-1-1407. Repeal of part. (Repealed)

• Section 32-1-1501 to 32-1-1505. (Repealed).

• Section 32-1-1601. Legislative declaration.
• Section 32-1-1602. Definitions.
• Section 32-1-1603. Separate mill levies - certification to county commissioners.
• Section 32-1-1604. Recording.
• Section 32-1-1605. Limitations on actions - prior law.

• Section 32-1-1701. Legislative declaration.
• Section 32-1-1702. New business facilities - expanded or existing business facilities incentives - limitations - authority to exceed revenue-raising limitation.

• Section 32-1-1801. Short title.
• Section 32-1-1802. Legislative declaration.
• Section 32-1-1803. Definitions.
• Section 32-1-1804. Integrated project delivery contracts - authorization - effect of other laws.
• Section 32-1-1805. Integrated project delivery contracting process - prequalification of participating entities - apprentice training.
• Section 32-1-1806. Requests for proposals - evaluation and award of integrated project delivery contracts.
• Section 32-1-1807. Supplemental provisions.