Colorado § 31-35-417 - Effect of and limitations upon validation.
Full text of Colorado Colorado Revised Statutes § 31-35-417 — Effect of and limitations upon validation., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 31-35-417. Effect of and limitations upon validation.
This part 4 shall operate to supply such legislative authority as may be necessary to validate any such securities issued and other contracts executed prior to March 13, 1962, of such municipalities and any acts and proceedings taken appertaining to the issuance of such securities or execution of other contracts by such municipalities or otherwise prior to said date which the general assembly could have supplied or provided for in the law under which such securities were issued or such other contracts were executed and such acts or proceedings were taken; but this part 4 shall be limited to the validation of such securities, other contracts, acts, and proceedings to the extent to which the same can be effectuated under the state and federal constitutions. This part 4 shall not operate to validate, ratify, approve, confirm, or legalize any bond or coupon, other contract, act, proceeding, or other matter, the legality of which is being contested, or inquired into in any legal proceeding now pending and undetermined and shall not operate to confirm, validate, or legalize any bond or coupon, other contract, act, proceeding, or other matter which, prior to March 13, 1962, has been determined in any legal proceeding to be illegal, void, or ineffective.
Source: L. 75: Entire title R&RE, p. 1260, § 1, effective July 1.
Editor's note: This section is similar to former § 31-35-417 as it existed prior to 1975.
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Source: official Colorado text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 31-35-417 ("Effect of and limitations upon validation.") 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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