C.R.S. Section 31-15-101
Municipalities bodies politic

  • powers

(1)

Municipalities:

(a)

Shall be bodies politic and corporate, under such name as they are organized;

(b)

May sue or be sued;

(c)

May enter into contracts;

(d)

May acquire, hold, lease, and dispose of property, both real and personal;

(e)

May have a common seal which they may alter at their pleasure; and

(f)

May accept the transfer of federal land for public purposes, including but not limited to municipal expansion and residential purposes.

(2)

All such municipalities shall have the powers, authority, and privileges granted by this title and by any other law of this state together with such implied and incidental powers, authority, and privileges as may be reasonably necessary, proper, convenient, or useful to the exercise thereof. All such powers, authority, and privileges are subject to the restrictions and limitations provided for in this title and in any other law of this state.

(3)

Each municipality may coordinate, pursuant to 43 U.S.C. sec. 1712, the “National Environmental Policy Act of 1969”, 42 U.S.C. sec. 4321 et seq., 40 U.S.C. sec. 3312, 16 U.S.C. sec. 530, 16 U.S.C. sec. 1604, and 40 CFR parts 1500 to 1508, with the United States secretary of the interior and the United States secretary of agriculture to develop management plans that address hazardous fuel removal and other forest management practices, water development and conservation measures, watershed protection, public utilities protection, private property protection, and the protection of air quality on federal lands within such municipality’s jurisdiction.

Source: Section 31-15-101 — Municipalities bodies politic - powers, https://leg.­colorado.­gov/sites/default/files/images/olls/crs2023-title-31.­pdf (accessed Oct. 20, 2023).

31‑15‑101
Municipalities bodies politic - powers 31‑15‑102
Review without bond 31‑15‑103
Making of ordinances 31‑15‑104
Powers not exclusive 31‑15‑201
Administrative powers 31‑15‑301
Definitions 31‑15‑302
Financial powers - legislative declaration 31‑15‑401
General police powers 31‑15‑402
Liability for violation of nuisance ordinance 31‑15‑403
Prohibition against the use of restraints on pregnant women in custody 31‑15‑404
Menstrual hygiene products for a person in custody 31‑15‑405
Opioid treatment for a person in custody 31‑15‑406
Incarceration of a person with the capacity for pregnancy 31‑15‑407
Access to criminal history record information - illicit massage businesses - human trafficking - definitions 31‑15‑501
Powers to regulate businesses 31‑15‑601
Building and fire regulations - emission performance standards required - reporting 31‑15‑602
Energy efficient building codes - legislative declaration - definitions - repeal 31‑15‑603
Charging station rules prohibited 31‑15‑701
Necessary buildings 31‑15‑702
Streets and alleys 31‑15‑703
Improvements - petition - construction 31‑15‑704
Collection of assessments 31‑15‑705
Construction of highway - petition - notice - election - tax 31‑15‑706
Railroad track 31‑15‑707
Municipal utilities 31‑15‑708
Water and water systems 31‑15‑709
Sewers and sewer systems 31‑15‑710
Water pollution control 31‑15‑711
Other public improvements 31‑15‑711.5
Municipal jails - sanitary standards 31‑15‑712
Public improvements by contract - cities 31‑15‑713
Power to sell public works - real property 31‑15‑714
Oil and gas leases - unit agreements 31‑15‑715
Legislative declaration concerning landfill gas 31‑15‑716
Municipal authority relating to landfill gas 31‑15‑801
Agreements - ordinance - financing 31‑15‑802
Tax exemption 31‑15‑803
Enforceability 31‑15‑901
Miscellaneous powers 31‑15‑902
Deferred compensation plans 31‑15‑903
Legislative declaration - municipalities - new business facilities - expanded or existing business facilities - incentives - limitations - authority to exceed revenue-raising limitation 31‑15‑904
Third-party food delivery service fee restrictions - definitions 31‑15‑905
Regulation of pesticide use - definitions 31‑15‑1001
Legislative declaration 31‑15‑1002
Definitions 31‑15‑1003
Municipal authority relating to solid waste-to-energy incineration systems 31‑15‑1004
Department of public health and environment rules 31‑15‑1101
Mobile home parks - definition
Green check means up to date. Up to date

Current through Fall 2024

§ 31-15-101’s source at colorado​.gov