C.R.S. Section 31-2-225
Unlawful acts

  • penalty

(1)

With respect to any petition to initiate the adoption, amendment, or repeal of a home rule charter, including the formation of a new charter commission, it is unlawful:

(a)

For any person willfully and knowingly to circulate or cause to be circulated or sign or procure to be signed any petition bearing the name, device, or motto of any person, organization, association, league, or political party, or purporting in any way to be endorsed, approved, or submitted by any person, organization, association, league, or political party, without the written consent, approval, and authorization of such person, organization, association, league, or political party;

(b)

For any person to sign any name other than his own to any such petition or knowingly to sign his name more than once for the same measure at one election;

(c)

For any person to sign any such petition who is not a registered elector of the municipality or of the territory proposed to be incorporated at the time of signing the same;

(d)

For any person to sign any affidavit as circulator without knowing or reasonably believing the statements made in such affidavit to be true;

(e)

For any person to certify that an affidavit attached to such petition was subscribed or sworn to before him unless it was so subscribed and sworn to before him and unless such person so certifying is duly qualified under the laws of this state to administer an oath; or

(f)

For any person to do willfully any act in reviewing the petition or setting the ballot title which shall confuse or tend to confuse the issues submitted or proposed to be submitted at any election held under this part 2 or to refuse to submit any such petition in the form presented for submission at any election held under this part 2.

(2)

Any person who violates any of the provisions of this section commits a class 2 misdemeanor and shall be punished as provided in section 18-1.3-501, C.R.S.

Source: Section 31-2-225 — Unlawful acts - penalty, https://leg.­colorado.­gov/sites/default/files/images/olls/crs2023-title-31.­pdf (accessed Oct. 20, 2023).

31‑2‑101
Petition to district court 31‑2‑102
Incorporation election 31‑2‑103
Approval of incorporation election 31‑2‑104
Organization of new city or town 31‑2‑105
Incorporation complete - first ordinances - when effective 31‑2‑106
Legal incorporation - validation - dedication of public property 31‑2‑107
Adoption of home rule charter upon incorporation 31‑2‑108
Continued county services 31‑2‑109
Assessment - taxes - collection 31‑2‑201
Short title 31‑2‑202
Legislative declaration 31‑2‑203
Definitions 31‑2‑204
Initiation of home rule 31‑2‑205
Election on formation of charter commission and designation of members 31‑2‑206
Charter commission 31‑2‑207
Charter election - notice 31‑2‑208
Filings - effect 31‑2‑209
Special procedure for adopting a charter upon incorporation 31‑2‑210
Procedure to amend or repeal charter 31‑2‑211
Elections - general 31‑2‑212
Initiative, referendum, and recall 31‑2‑213
Determination of population 31‑2‑214
Time limit on submission of similar proposals 31‑2‑215
Conflicting or alternative charter proposals 31‑2‑216
Change in classification of municipalities 31‑2‑217
Vested rights saved 31‑2‑218
Finality 31‑2‑219
Additional petition requirements 31‑2‑220
Warning on petition - signatures - affidavits - circulators 31‑2‑221
Form of petition - representatives of signers 31‑2‑222
Ballot 31‑2‑223
Affidavit - evidence - protest procedure 31‑2‑225
Unlawful acts - penalty 31‑2‑301
Procedure 31‑2‑302
Petition - election 31‑2‑303
Notice of election 31‑2‑304
Ballot 31‑2‑305
Election of officers - terms 31‑2‑306
No similar proposal for one year 31‑2‑307
Property remains vested - rights - cumulative remedy 31‑2‑308
Duty of county treasurer - sale - redemption 31‑2‑309
Ordinances remain effective 31‑2‑401
Petition to change name 31‑2‑402
Name filed with secretary of state 31‑2‑403
Secretary to keep alphabetical list 31‑2‑404
Notice of hearing on petition 31‑2‑405
Hearing postponed 31‑2‑406
Secretary to give notice 31‑2‑407
Change does not affect liability
Green check means up to date. Up to date

Current through Fall 2024

§ 31-2-225’s source at colorado​.gov