Colorado § 37-20-107 - Hearing of petition.
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§ 37-20-107. Hearing of petition.
At the time and place designated in the notice, if it appears that the notice of presentation of the petition has been given as required by section 37-20-106 and that said petition has been signed by the number of petitioners required by section 37-20-102, the board of county commissioners shall hear said petition and applications for the exclusion of lands from said district and applications for the inclusion of lands therein and may adjourn such hearing from time to time not exceeding four weeks in all.
Source: L. 11: p. 313, § 7. C.L. § 2113. CSA: C. 57, § 7. CRS 53: § 47-1-7. C.R.S. 1963: § 47-1-7.
ANNOTATION
Board need not put persons who appear before them under oath. Boards of county commissioners are not courts nor a part of the judicial department, and, unless there is some requirement in the statute to that effect, they are not required to put under oath those who appear before them in hearings. Coates v. Bd. of Comm'rs, 74 Colo. 374, 221 P. 1090 (1923).
Source: official Colorado text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 37-20-107 ("Hearing of petition.") 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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