Colorado § 40-7.5-103 Presumptions

Colorado Statutes

§ 40-7.5-103 — Presumptions

Colorado § 40-7.5-103

Title 40Utilities

Art.Civil Remedies Available to Utilities

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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 40-7.5-103 (2026).

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(1)There is a rebuttable presumption that a tenant or occupant of any premises where bypassing, tampering, or unauthorized metering is proven to exist caused or had knowledge of such bypassing, tampering, or unauthorized metering if the tenant or occupant had controlled access to the part of the utility supply system on the premises where the bypassing, tampering, or unauthorized metering is proven to exist and if said tenant or occupant was responsible or partially responsible for payment, either directly or indirectly, to the utility or to any other person for utility services provided for the premises.

(2)There is a rebuttable presumption that a utility customer at any premises where bypassing, tampering, or unauthorized metering is proven to exist caused or had knowledge of

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(1) There is a rebuttable presumption that a
tenant or occupant of any premises where bypassing, tampering, or unauthorized
metering is proven to exist caused or had knowledge of such bypassing, tampering,
or unauthorized metering if the tenant or occupant had controlled access to the
part of the utility supply system on the premises where the bypassing, tampering,
or unauthorized metering is proven to exist and if said tenant or occupant was
responsible or partially responsible for payment, either directly or indirectly, to the
utility or to any other person for utility services provided for the premises.

(2) There is a rebuttable presumption that a utility customer at any premises
where bypassing, tampering, or unauthorized metering is proven to exist caused or
had knowledge of such bypassing, tampering, or unauthorized metering if the
customer had controlled access to the part of the utility supply system on the
premises where the bypassing, tampering, or unauthorized metering is proven to
exist.

(3) The presumptions provided in this section shall only shift the burden of
going forward with evidence and shall in no event shift the burden of proof to the
defendant in any action brought pursuant to this article.