Colorado § 31-4-204 - Prior laws applicable - rights and liabilities continue.
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§ 31-4-204. Prior laws applicable - rights and liabilities continue.
(1) All laws of the state applicable to the city before the adoption of the city council-city manager form of government and not inconsistent with the provisions of this part 2 shall apply to and govern such reorganized city.
(2) Any bylaw, ordinance, or resolution lawfully passed and in force in such city at the time of its reorganization shall remain in force and continue to be in effect until duly amended or repealed.
(3) The territorial limits of such city shall remain the same as under its former organization.
(4) All rights of whatever description which were vested in such city under its former organization shall be vested in the city after reorganization.
(5) No valid and legally subsisting right or liability either in favor of or against the city and no judicial proceedings, civil or criminal, shall be affected by such change of government unless otherwise provided in this part 2.
(6) No change in the form of government as provided in this part 2, either by adopting or abandoning the form of government as provided in this part 2, shall release or affect any debts, bonds, warrants, or other obligations, however evidenced, which shall continue as valid obligations of the city under the succeeding form of government.
Source: L. 75: Entire title R&RE, p. 1028, § 1, effective July 1.
Editor's note: This section is similar to former §§ 31-3-204 and 31-3-222 as they existed prior to 1975. For a detailed comparison, see the comparative tables located in the back of the index.
Source: official Colorado text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 31-4-204 ("Prior laws applicable - rights and liabilities continue.") 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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