Colorado § 24-1-130 - Actions, suits, or proceedings not to abate by reorganization - maintenance by or against successors.
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§ 24-1-130. Actions, suits, or proceedings not to abate by reorganization - maintenance by or against successors.
(1) No suit, action, or other proceeding, judicial or administrative, lawfully commenced, or which could have been lawfully commenced, by or against any department, institution, or other agency or by or against any officer of the state in his official capacity or in relation to the discharge of his official duties shall abate by reason of the taking effect of any reorganization under the provisions of this article. The court may allow the suit, action, or other proceeding to be maintained by or against the successor of any department, institution, or other agency, or any officer affected.
(2) No criminal action commenced or which could have been commenced by the state shall abate by the taking effect of this article.
Source: L. 68: p. 92, § 29. C.R.S. 1963: § 3-28-29.
Source: official Colorado text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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