Constitution · Colorado

Colo. Const. art. II, § 14

Constitution
Constitution of Colorado
Text as of
October 2026

What does this section say?

Taking private property for private use. 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.

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