Colorado § 24-80-401 - Title to historical, prehistorical, and archaeological resources.
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§ 24-80-401. Title to historical, prehistorical, and archaeological resources.
(1) The state of Colorado reserves to itself title to all historical, prehistorical, and archaeological resources in all lands, rivers, lakes, reservoirs, and other areas owned by the state or any county, city and county, city, town, district, or other political subdivision of the state. Historical, prehistorical, and archaeological resources shall include all deposits, structures, or objects which provide information pertaining to the historical or prehistorical culture of people within the boundaries of the state of Colorado, as well as fossils and other remains of animals, plants, insects, and other objects of natural history within such boundaries.
(2) Repealed.
Source: L. 73: R&RE, p. 1381, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 131-12-1. L. 90: (1) amended, p. 1278, § 1, effective May 9. L. 2025: (2) repealed, (SB 25-275), ch. 377, p. 2109, § 336, effective August 6.
Editor's note: Subsection (2) was relocated to § 24-80-400.3 in 2025.
ANNOTATION
Law reviews. For article, "1974 Land Use Legislation in Colorado", see 51 Den. L. J. 467 (1974). For note, "NAGPRA in Colorado: A Success Story", see 83 U. Colo. L. Rev. 593 (2012).
Source: official Colorado text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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