C.R.S. Section 38-6-102
Petition

The attorney for said city or city and county, in the name of such city or city and county, shall apply to the district court of the district in which said city or city and county is situated, by petition, which petition shall state the general nature of the improvement proposed to be established or made, a correct description of the property required, and the name of the owner of said property as shown on the records of the county clerk and recorder of the county or city and county in which said property is situated. Said petition shall pray for the appointment of three disinterested commissioners, freeholders of real estate in and residents of said city or city and county, to appraise and award the damages which said owner may sustain by reason of the appropriation and condemnation of such property by the city or city and county and to perform such other duties as are in this part 1 enumerated.

Source: Section 38-6-102 — Petition, https://leg.­colorado.­gov/sites/default/files/images/olls/crs2023-title-38.­pdf (accessed Oct. 20, 2023).

38‑6‑101
Power of towns and cities 38‑6‑102
Petition 38‑6‑103
Defendants - guardian ad litem 38‑6‑104
Judge to set hearing - summons - service - publication 38‑6‑105
Answer - hearing - commissioners 38‑6‑106
Commissioners - oaths - hearing 38‑6‑107
Assessment of damages - lien - fund 38‑6‑108
Commissioners’ report 38‑6‑109
Cost assessed against block 38‑6‑110
Property need not be in city limits 38‑6‑111
Hearing - notice - publication 38‑6‑112
Objections - default - burden of proof - findings - reappraisement 38‑6‑113
Jury trial - motion for new trial - appellate proceedings 38‑6‑114
Costs - compensation 38‑6‑115
Amendments - new parties - notice 38‑6‑116
Decree - copy to city clerk - payments - collection of assessments 38‑6‑117
City may dismiss proceedings 38‑6‑118
Ownership in controversy - award 38‑6‑119
Possession - award paid 38‑6‑120
Review - deposit - possession 38‑6‑121
Lis pendens 38‑6‑122
Eminent domain beyond city limits 38‑6‑201
Condemnation of water rights by municipalities 38‑6‑202
Petition 38‑6‑203
Condemnation - municipal - water supplies - standards and procedures for evaluations 38‑6‑204
Defendants - guardian ad litem 38‑6‑205
Judge to set hearing - summons - service - publication 38‑6‑206
Answer - hearing - jury 38‑6‑207
Duty of commissioners, determination of necessity 38‑6‑208
Commissioners - oaths - hearing 38‑6‑209
Hearing - notice - publication 38‑6‑210
Objections - default - burden of proof - findings - reappraisement 38‑6‑211
Jury trial - motion for new trial - appellate proceedings 38‑6‑212
Costs - compensation 38‑6‑213
Amendments - new parties - notice 38‑6‑214
Decree - copy to municipality - payments - collection of assessments 38‑6‑215
Municipality may dismiss proceedings 38‑6‑216
Ownership in controversy - award
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Current through Fall 2024

§ 38-6-102’s source at colorado​.gov