Colorado § 24-80-903 - Secretary of state alone can affix - custodian.
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§ 24-80-903. Secretary of state alone can affix - custodian.
The secretary of state is alone authorized to use or affix the seal of this state to any document whatever, and he only in pursuance of law. The secretary is made the custodian of the seal of the state and responsible for its safekeeping.
Source: G.L. § 2424. G.S. § 3119. R.S. 08: § 6293. C.L. § 488. CSA: C. 152, § 3. CRS 53: § 131-8-3. C.R.S. 1963: § 131-8-3.
ANNOTATION
Secretary of state is the only officer authorized to affix seal. The plain meaning of this section is that the office of the secretary of state, as opposed to that of the attorney general or the state treasurer or any other state office, is alone authorized to affix the seal of the state of Colorado to any document. Hithe v. Nelson, 172 Colo. 179, 471 P.2d 596 (1970).
The act of affixing the seal is ministerial and can be delegated by the secretary of state to a deputy. Hithe v. Nelson, 172 Colo. 179, 471 P.2d 596 (1970).
Source: official Colorado text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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