Article II. Bill of Rights
Article II, Section 14. Taking private property for private use
Constitution of the State of Colorado
Official text
Private property shall not be taken for private use unless by consent of the owner, except for private ways of necessity, and except for reservoirs, drains, flumes or ditches on or across the lands of others, for agricultural, mining, milling, domestic or sanitary purposes.
Source: Entire article added, effective August 1, 1876, see L. 1877, p. 30.
Source: Colorado Revised Statutes 2024, Constitution (Colorado Office of Legislative Legal Services)
In plain English
Private property may not be taken for another private party's use without the owner's consent, except for "private ways of necessity" and for reservoirs, drains, flumes or ditches for agricultural, mining, milling, domestic or sanitary purposes, a reflection of Colorado's water and mining needs.
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