Colorado § 24-13-109 - Release of sureties - notice.
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§ 24-13-109. Release of sureties - notice.
Any person who is the surety of any sheriff, coroner, county clerk and recorder, county treasurer, county surveyor, or other county officer shall have the power of releasing himself from further liability as such surety for such officer by filing in the office of the county clerk and recorder a notice that he is no longer willing to be surety for such officer. If the person so desiring to be released from such surety is suretyship for the county clerk and recorder, in addition to such filing of notice, he shall deliver a copy of the notice to the chairman of the board of county commissioners or, if he is absent, to some other member of said board.
Source: R.S. p. 486, § 11. G.L. § 1941. G.S. § 2487. R.S. 08: § 4688. C.L. § 7972. CSA: C. 117, § 10. CRS 53: § 99-1-9. C.R.S. 1963: § 99-1-9. L. 64: p. 294, § 237. L. 2013: Entire section amended, (HB 13-1053), ch. 41, p. 113, § 5, effective March 15.
ANNOTATION
Sufficient notice by the surety is a jurisdictional fact in a proceeding under § 24-13-108. People ex rel. Carr v. Brown, 23 Colo. 425, 48 P. 661 (1897).
Source: official Colorado text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 24-13-109 ("Release of sureties - notice.") 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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