Colorado § 24-72-101 - Records destroyed - certified copies rerecorded.
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§ 24-72-101. Records destroyed - certified copies rerecorded.
Whenever it appears that the records, or any material part thereof, of any county in this state have been destroyed by fire or otherwise, any map, plat, deed, conveyance, contract, mortgage, deed of trust, or other instrument in writing of whatever nature or character affecting real estate or irrigation ditches in such county, or certified copies thereof, may be rerecorded, and in recording the same the recorder shall record the certificate of the previous record, and the date of filing for record appearing in said original certificate so recorded shall be deemed and taken as the date of the record thereof, and copies of any such record so authorized to be made under this section, duly certified by the recorder of any such county under his seal of office, shall be received in evidence and have the same force and effect as certified copies of the original record.
Source: L. 1889: p. 302, § 1. R.S. 08: § 5269. C.L. § 5026. CSA: C. 135, § 1. CRS 53: § 113-1-1. C.R.S. 1963: § 113-1-1.
Cross references: For certified copies of papers filed in office of county clerk and recorder as prima facie evidence, see § 30-10-413; for the rule of evidence relating certified copies of public records, see C.R.E. 902(4).
ANNOTATION
Law reviews. For note, "A Survey of the Colorado Torrens Act", see 5 Rocky Mt. L. Rev. 149 (1933).
Applied in Denver Policemen's Protective Ass'n v. Lichtenstein, 660 F.2d 432 (10th Cir. 1981).
Source: official Colorado text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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