Colorado Statutes
§ 38-5-105 — Companies, cities, and towns have eminent domain right
Colorado § 38-5-105
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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 38-5-105 (2026).
Text
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telegraph, telephone, electric light power, gas, or pipeline company or such city or
town is vested with the power of eminent domain, and authorized to proceed to
obtain rights-of-way for poles, wires, pipes, regulator stations, substations, and
systems for such purposes by means thereof. Whenever such company or such city
or town is unable to secure by deed, contract, or agreement such rights-of-way for
such purposes over, under, across, and upon the lands, property, privileges, rights-of-way, or easements of persons or corporations, it shall be lawful for such
telegraph, telephone, electric light power, gas, or pipeline company or any city or
town owning electric power producing or distribution facilities to acquire such title
in the manner now provided by law for the exerc
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Legislative History
Source: L. 07: p. 386, � 5. R.S. 08: � 2455. C.L. � 6356. CSA: C. 61, � 46. CRS
53: � 50-5-5. L. 63: p. 480, � 5. C.R.S. 1963: � 50-5-5.
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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