Colorado § 24-70-102 - Legal publications.
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§ 24-70-102. Legal publications.
Every newspaper printed and published daily, or daily except Sundays and legal holidays, or on each of any five days in every week excepting legal holidays and including or excluding Sundays shall be considered and held to be a daily newspaper; every newspaper printed and published at regular intervals three times each week shall be considered and held to be a triweekly newspaper; every newspaper printed and published at regular intervals twice each week shall be considered and held to be a semiweekly newspaper; and every newspaper printed and published at regular intervals once each week shall be considered and held to be a weekly newspaper. No publication, no matter how frequently published, shall be considered a legal publication unless it has been admitted to the United States mails with periodicals mailing privileges.
Source: L. 21: p. 569, § 2. C.L. § 5393. L. 35: p. 687, § 1. CSA: C. 130, § 2. L. 45: p. 449, § 1. CRS 53: § 109-1-2. C.R.S. 1963: § 109-1-2. L. 97: Entire section amended, p. 1021, § 38, effective August 6.
Cross references: For certificates of printers, see § 13-25-114.
ANNOTATION
Section is clear and unambiguous, and the courts must enforce it as written. Highland Chief, Inc. v. Wilkinson, 132 Colo. 281, 288 P.2d 198 (1955).
Source: official Colorado text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 24-70-102 ("Legal publications.") 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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