Colorado Revised Statutes Title 38. Property Real and Personal § 38-3-102. Notice--service--publication

The court shall fix a time for the first hearing upon said petition. Notice directed to such owner of the filing of the petition and its object and containing a description of the property and of the time and place of the first hearing shall be published by such corporation in one or more newspapers of general circulation in the state of Colorado once a week for six weeks prior to the time set for the first hearing. At least two weeks before the time set for the first hearing, a copy of said notice shall be served on any party who is in actual possession of the land, and, in case the state is the owner, on the attorney general, and, in case the United States is the owner, on the United States attorney for the district in which the land or any part thereof is situated. The copy of such notice shall be deemed to have been sufficiently served if delivered during the usual hours of business at the residence of the party in possession or at the office of the attorney general or the United States attorney, as the case may be.