Colorado § 27-50-509 - Purchase of services by courts, counties, municipalities, school districts, and other political subdivisions.

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§ 27-50-509. Purchase of services by courts, counties, municipalities, school districts, and other political subdivisions.

Any county, city and county, municipality, school district, health service district, or other political subdivision of the state or any county, city and county, district, or juvenile court may enter into intergovernmental agreements with any county, municipality, school district, health service district, or other political subdivision of the state or may enter into contractual agreements with any provider licensed by the BHA for the purchase of behavioral health services. For the purchase of behavioral health services by counties or cities and counties as authorized by this section, the board of county commissioners of any county or the city council of any city and county may levy a tax not to exceed two mills upon real property within the county or city and county if the board first submits the question of the levy to a vote of the qualified electors at a general election and receives the electors' approval of the levy.

Source: L. 2022: Entire article added, (HB 22-1278), ch. 222, p. 1477, § 1, effective July 1.

Source: official Colorado text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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Section 27-50-509 ("Purchase of services by courts, counties, municipalities, school districts, and other political subdivisions.") 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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