Colorado § 40-9-101 - Application of sections.
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§ 40-9-101. Application of sections.
Sections 40-9-101 to 40-9-110 apply to any common carrier engaged in the transportation of passengers or property by railroad from one point within the state to any other point within the state. These sections do not apply to the ownership or operation of street transportation public utilities conducted solely as common carriers in the transportation of passengers.
Source: L. 07: p. 531, § 1. R.S. 08: § 5445. L. 10: p. 45, § 1. C.L. § 2978. CSA: C. 29, § 1. CRS 53: § 115-12-1. C.R.S. 1963: § 115-12-1. L. 69: p. 963, § 73. L. 2019: Entire section amended, (HB 19-1034), ch. 45, p. 152, § 1, effective July 1.
Cross references: For lien of common carrier on goods and baggage, see § 38-20-105; for motor vehicle carriers, see article 10 of title 40; for railroads, see article 20 of title 40.
ANNOTATION
Section has no application to private carriers. Common carriers are authorized to accept freight originating on, or destined to points on, lines of connecting carriers, and the transportation of such shipments on joint through rates or otherwise, but no provision in the law authorizes such joint operations by private carriers. McKay v. Pub. Utils. Comm'n, 104 Colo. 402, 91 P.2d 965 (1939).
The objects and purposes of the act are broad and comprehensive in relation to common carriers. That title discloses that it was intended thereby to regulate common carriers in the state and to exercise a general supervision over their conduct and operation, and it must be taken that, by the act as framed and worded, the general assembly intended to accomplish the design thereof which it expressly stated in the title. Consumers' League v. Colo. & S. Ry., 53 Colo. 54, 125 P. 577 (1912).
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What does Colorado Revised Statutes § 40-9-101 cover?
Section 40-9-101 ("Application of sections.") 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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