Colorado § 38-8-104 - Value.
Full text of Colorado Colorado Revised Statutes § 38-8-104 — Value., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 38-8-104. Value.
(1) Value is given for a transfer or an obligation if, in exchange for the transfer or obligation, property is transferred or an antecedent debt is secured or satisfied, but value does not include an unperformed promise made otherwise than in the ordinary course of the promisor's business to furnish support to the debtor or another person.
(2) For the purposes of sections 38-8-105 and 38-8-106, a person gives a reasonably equivalent value if the person acquires an interest of the debtor in an asset pursuant to a regularly conducted, noncollusive sale, foreclosing on assets subject to a lien, or pursuant to the execution of a power of sale for the acquisition or disposition of the interest of the debtor upon default under a mortgage, deed of trust, or security agreement.
(3) A transfer is made for present value if the exchange between the debtor and the transferee is intended by them to be contemporaneous and is in fact substantially contemporaneous.
Source: L. 91: Entire article added, p. 1684, § 1, effective July 1.
Editor's note - Colorado legislative change: This section was numbered as section 3 in the uniform act. In subsection (2), after "conducted,", the phrase "noncollusive foreclosure sale or execution" has been changed to "noncollusive sale, foreclosing on assets subject to a lien, or pursuant to the execution".
Frequently Asked Questions About Colorado § 38-8-104
What does Colorado Revised Statutes § 38-8-104 cover?
Section 38-8-104 ("Value.") 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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