C.R.S. Section 39-3-110
Property

  • integral part of child care center
  • charitable purposes
  • exemption
  • limitations

(1)

Property, real and personal, that is used solely and exclusively for strictly charitable purposes is exempt from the levy and collection of property tax if such property is used as an integral part of a child care center:

(a)

Which is licensed pursuant to part 3 of article 5 of title 26.5;

(b)

Which is maintained for the whole or part of a day for the care of five or more children who are not sixteen years of age or older;

(c)

Which is not owned or operated for private gain or corporate profit;

(d)

The costs of operation of which, including salaries, are reasonable based upon the services and facilities provided and as compared with the costs of operation of any comparable public institution;

(e)

Which provides its services to an indefinite number of persons free of charge or at reduced rates equal to five percent of the gross revenues of such child care center or equal to ten percent of the amount of tuition charged by such child care center to the financially needy or charges on the basis of ability to pay;

(f)

The operation of which does not materially enhance, directly or indirectly, the private gain of any individual except as reasonable compensation for services rendered or goods furnished; and

(g)

The property of which is claimed for exemption does not exceed the amount of property reasonably necessary for the accomplishment of the exempt purpose.

(h)

Repealed.

(1.5)

Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a)

No requirement shall be imposed that use of property, which is otherwise exempt pursuant to the provisions of this section, shall benefit the people of Colorado in order to qualify for said exemption.

(b)

If a child care center is operated by a person other than the owner of the property, then the other person’s use of the property is the sole basis for determining whether the property meets the requirements for the exemption set forth in subsection (1) of this section.

(c)

To the extent that real property taxes are shared and payable by one or more tenants under the lease of property that are not the child care center, real property taxes otherwise due but for the application of this section are deemed taxes paid by the property owner or the landlord of a property leased in part to the child care center.

(2)

Any exemption claimed pursuant to the provisions of subsection (1) of this section shall comply with the provisions of section 39-2-117.

(3)

The provisions of subsection (1) of this section shall not apply to any child care center which is operated for religious purposes and which is exempt from the levy and collection of property tax pursuant to the provisions of section 39-3-106 or 39-3-106.5.

Source: Section 39-3-110 — Property - integral part of child care center - charitable purposes - exemption - limitations, https://leg.­colorado.­gov/sites/default/files/images/olls/crs2023-title-39.­pdf (accessed Oct. 20, 2023).

39‑3‑101
Legislative declaration - presumption of charitable purpose 39‑3‑102
Household furnishings - exemption 39‑3‑103
Personal effects - exemption 39‑3‑104
Ditches, canals, and flumes - exemption 39‑3‑105
Public libraries - governments - school districts - exemption 39‑3‑106
Property - religious purposes - exemption - legislative declaration 39‑3‑106.5
Tax-exempt property - incidental use - exemption - limitations 39‑3‑107
Property - not-for-profit schools - exemption 39‑3‑108
Property - nonresidential - health-care facility - water company - charitable purposes - exemption - limitations 39‑3‑108.5
Property - community corrections facility - exemption 39‑3‑109
Residential property - integral part of tax-exempt entities - charitable purposes - exemption - limitations 39‑3‑110
Property - integral part of child care center - charitable purposes - exemption - limitations 39‑3‑111
Property - used by fraternal or veterans’ organization - charitable purposes - exemption - limitations 39‑3‑111.5
Property - health-care services - charitable purposes - exemption - limitations 39‑3‑112
Residential property - orphanage - low-income elderly or individuals with disabilities - homeless or abused - low-income households - charitable purposes - exemption - limitations - definitions 39‑3‑112.5
Residential property - homeless - charitable purposes - exempt - limitations 39‑3‑113
Residential property - while being constructed - charitable purposes - exemption - limitations 39‑3‑113.5
Property acquired by nonprofit housing provider for low-income housing - use for charitable purposes - exemption - limitations - definitions 39‑3‑114
Burden - claim for charitable exemption 39‑3‑115
Statutes not applicable 39‑3‑116
Combination use of property - charitable, religious, and educational purposes - exemption - limitations 39‑3‑117
Cemeteries - not-for-profit - exemption 39‑3‑118
Intangible personal property - exemption 39‑3‑118.5
Business personal property - exemption - exemption authority for local governments 39‑3‑118.7
Community solar garden - partial business personal property tax exemption - definitions 39‑3‑119
Inventories - materials and supplies - held for consumption or primarily for sale - exemption 39‑3‑119.5
Personal property - exemption - reimbursement to local governments - legislative declaration - definitions 39‑3‑120
Livestock - exemption 39‑3‑121
Agricultural and livestock products - exemption 39‑3‑122
Agricultural equipment used in production of agricultural products - CEA facilities - exemption - definition 39‑3‑123
Works of art, literary materials, and artifacts - on loan - exemption - limitations - definitions 39‑3‑124
Property used by state entity - installment sales or lease agreement - financed purchase of an asset, certificate of participation, or leveraged lease agreement - exemption 39‑3‑126
Horticultural improvements - exemption - limitation - exception 39‑3‑126.5
Mobile homes - low-value - exemption - legislative declaration - definition 39‑3‑127
County fair property - exemption - limitation 39‑3‑127.5
Qualifying business entities - participation in federal tax credit transactions - exemption - requirements - definitions 39‑3‑127.7
Community land trust property - nonprofit affordable homeownership developer property - exemption - requirements - legislative declaration - definitions 39‑3‑128
Exempt property listed and valued 39‑3‑129
Proportional valuation - exempt property 39‑3‑130
Change in tax status of property - effective date - tax liability 39‑3‑131
Entire property becomes tax-exempt 39‑3‑132
Portion of property becomes tax-exempt 39‑3‑133
Payment of property taxes extinguishes lien 39‑3‑134
Condemnation by tax-exempt agency - duties of treasurer 39‑3‑137
Organizations with tax-exempt status - forgiveness of taxes owed 39‑3‑138
EV supply equipment - exemption 39‑3‑201
Legislative declaration 39‑3‑202
Definitions 39‑3‑203
Property tax exemption - qualifications 39‑3‑204
Notice of property tax exemption 39‑3‑205
Exemption applications - penalty for providing false information - confidentiality 39‑3‑206
Notice to individuals returning incomplete or nonqualifying exemption applications - denial of exemption - administrative remedies 39‑3‑207
Reporting of exemptions - reimbursement to local governmental entities 39‑3‑208
Auditing of property tax exemption program 39‑3‑209
State expenditure for property tax exemptions - mechanism for refunding of excess state revenue - legislative declaration 39‑3‑210
Reporting of property tax revenue reductions - reimbursement of local governmental entities - definitions - local government backfill cash fund - creation - repeal
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Current through Fall 2024

§ 39-3-110’s source at colorado​.gov