Colorado § 37-85-111 Action when corporation refuses to deliver water

Colorado Statutes

§ 37-85-111 — Action when corporation refuses to deliver water

Colorado § 37-85-111

Title 37Water and

Art.Charge for Delivery of Water

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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 37-85-111 (2026).

Text

When any
corporation, in defiance or by attempted evasion of the provisions of sections 37-85-101 and 37-85-108 to 37-85-111, after tender of the compensation, refuses to
deliver water, such as is mentioned in section 37-85-110, to any person lawfully
entitled to apply for water, it is the duty of the attorney general, upon request of
the board of county commissioners of the proper county or upon his or her
otherwise receiving due notice thereof, to institute and prosecute to judgment and
final determination proceedings in the nature of quo warranto for the forfeiture of
the corporate rights, privileges, and franchises of any such corporation so offending
or by mandamus or other proper proceedings to compel it to do its duty in that
behalf.

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When any
corporation, in defiance or by attempted evasion of the provisions of sections 37-85-101 and 37-85-108 to 37-85-111, after tender of the compensation, refuses to
deliver water, such as is mentioned in section 37-85-110, to any person lawfully
entitled to apply for water, it is the duty of the attorney general, upon request of
the board of county commissioners of the proper county or upon his or her
otherwise receiving due notice thereof, to institute and prosecute to judgment and
final determination proceedings in the nature of quo warranto for the forfeiture of
the corporate rights, privileges, and franchises of any such corporation so offending
or by mandamus or other proper proceedings to compel it to do its duty in that
behalf.

Legislative History

Source: L. 1887: p. 310, � 4. R.S. 08: � 3274. C.L. � 1750. CSA: C. 90, � 148. CRS 53: � 147-8-10. C.R.S. 1963: � 148-8-10. L. 2016: Entire section amended, (HB 16-1094), ch. 94, p. 269, � 22, effective August 10.