Colorado § 31-12-705 - Land not exempt from prior taxes.
Full text of Colorado Colorado Revised Statutes § 31-12-705 — Land not exempt from prior taxes., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 31-12-705. Land not exempt from prior taxes.
The land so disconnected shall not be exempt from the payment of any taxes lawfully assessed against it for the purpose of paying any indebtedness lawfully contracted by the governing body of said town while said land was within the limits thereof and which remains unpaid and for the payment of which said land could be lawfully taxed.
Source: L. 75: Entire title R&RE, p. 1104, § 1, effective July 1.
Editor's note: This section is similar to former § 31-8-505 as it existed prior to 1975.
Source: official Colorado text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 31-12-705 ("Land not exempt from prior taxes.") 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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