Colorado § 35-3-104 - Department - designation as state agency.
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§ 35-3-104. Department - designation as state agency.
(1) The department is designated and authorized as the state agency to carry out the policy and purposes of this article 3 and to formulate and administer state plans pursuant to the terms of this article 3.
(2) The department shall perform its duties and functions as such agency under this article separately and distinctly from the performance of its duties and functions under any other law or in any other capacity; except that the department may utilize the services and the assistance of its personnel and facilities normally used in the performance of such other functions if it finds that the utilization of such services and assistance is necessary to, or is calculated to assist substantially in, the effective administration of this article and that such facilities may be utilized without interference with the effective performance of such other duties and functions.
Source: L. 37: p. 259, § 4. CSA: C. 5, § 64. CRS 53: § 6-3-4. C.R.S. 1963: § 6-3-4. L. 2025: (1) amended, (SB 25-275), ch. 377, p. 2096, § 283, effective August 6.
Source: official Colorado text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 35-3-104 ("Department - designation as state agency.") is part of the Colorado Revised Statutes, the codified statutory law of Colorado. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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