Colorado Statutes
§ 38-1-119 — Preference on docket
Colorado § 38-1-119
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Bluebook
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 38-1-119 (2026).
Text
To assure that property owners receive
compensation for the taking of their property at the earliest practical time and to
reduce the interest obligation of petitioners, all courts wherein such actions are
pending shall give such actions preference over other civil actions therein in the
manner of setting the same for trial.
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Legislative History
Source: L. 61: p. 375, � 7. CRS 53: � 50-1-21. C.R.S. 1963: � 50-1-20.
Nearby Sections
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§ 38-1-101.5
Necessity of taking land for pipelines§ 38-1-101.7
Limitations on the use of right-of-way§ 38-1-102
Petition - contents - parties§ 38-1-103
Summons - return - publication§ 38-1-104
Trial - amendments - rules§ 38-1-106
Jury§ 38-1-108
Order of possession§ 38-1-109
Intervention - cross petition§ 38-1-110
Appellate review§ 38-1-111
Possession pending appeal§ 38-1-112
Payment to clerk or owner§ 38-1-113
Verdict recorded§ 38-1-115
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