Colorado § 8-20-228 - Hazardous, dangerous conditions - duty of director.
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§ 8-20-228. Hazardous, dangerous conditions - duty of director.
(1) It is the duty of the director of the division of oil and public safety, whenever the director has reasonable and probable grounds to believe that a hazardous or dangerous condition exists due to deterioration of fuel products storage and piping facilities which are endangering human and environmental life to determine the reason for the condition. The director may order the person responsible for the hazardous or dangerous condition to take corrective measures within a reasonable period of time to alleviate or eliminate the condition, and if the measures are not taken within such time, the director may act to alleviate or eliminate the same.
(2) If any person fails or refuses to comply with any such order of the director of the division of oil and public safety, the director, in the name of the people of the state of Colorado and through the attorney general, may apply to any district court having jurisdiction for a mandatory injunction to compel compliance with such order to alleviate or eliminate such hazardous or dangerous condition.
(3) The provisions of this part 2 shall not extend to nor be applicable to cities which are organized under article XX of the state constitution. If any such city desires to become subject to this part 2, the same may be accomplished by a resolution of the legislative body of such city adopted in the usual manner.
Source: L. 67: p. 144, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 100-2-29. L. 73: p. 1067, § 5. L. 2001: (1) and (2) amended, p. 1119, § 19, effective June 5.
Source: official Colorado text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 8-20-228 ("Hazardous, dangerous conditions - duty of director.") 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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