Colorado § 38-6-205 Judge to set hearing - summons - service - publication

Colorado Statutes

§ 38-6-205 — Judge to set hearing - summons - service - publication

Colorado § 38-6-205

Title 38Property -

Art.Proceedings by Cities and Towns

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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 38-6-205 (2026).

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Upon the
filing of the petition, said court shall fix a date for hearing said petition, and the
attorney for the petitioner shall prepare and issue a summons, directed to the
defendants, notifying them of the date fixed by the court for the hearing.
Jurisdiction of said defendants shall be obtained by causing the summons to be
served on the defendants in like manner as is provided by the laws of this state for
the service of summons in civil actions, except as otherwise provided in this section.
The date for the hearing of the petition shall not be less than ten days after the
date of the service of the summons. In case any defendant does not reside in the
state or is a foreign corporation or in case the attorney for the petitioner files an
affidavit that he has endeavored to fin

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Upon the
filing of the petition, said court shall fix a date for hearing said petition, and the
attorney for the petitioner shall prepare and issue a summons, directed to the
defendants, notifying them of the date fixed by the court for the hearing.
Jurisdiction of said defendants shall be obtained by causing the summons to be
served on the defendants in like manner as is provided by the laws of this state for
the service of summons in civil actions, except as otherwise provided in this section.
The date for the hearing of the petition shall not be less than ten days after the
date of the service of the summons. In case any defendant does not reside in the
state or is a foreign corporation or in case the attorney for the petitioner files an
affidavit that he has endeavored to find such person for the purpose of causing the
person to be served and that after reasonable effort he has been unable to find said
person, the petitioner may cause the summons to be published for three
consecutive times in any daily or weekly newspaper published in the judicial
district. The date for the hearing of said petition shall not be less than ten days
after the date of the last publication of said summons.