Colorado § 38-13-1203 - Action involving another state or foreign country.
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§ 38-13-1203. Action involving another state or foreign country.
(1) The administrator may join another state or foreign country to examine and seek enforcement of this article 13 against a putative holder.
(2) On request of another state or foreign country, the attorney general may commence an action on behalf of the other state or country to enforce, in this state, the law of the other state or country against a putative holder subject to a claim by the other state or country, if the other state or country agrees to pay costs incurred by the attorney general in the action.
(3) The administrator may request the official authorized to enforce the unclaimed property law of another state or foreign country to commence an action to recover property in the other state or country on behalf of the administrator. This state shall pay the costs, including reasonable attorney fees and expenses, incurred by the other state or foreign country in an action under this subsection (3).
(4) The administrator may pursue an action on behalf of this state to recover property subject to this article 13 but delivered to the custody of another state if the administrator believes the property is subject to the custody of the administrator.
(5) The administrator may retain an attorney in this state, another state, or a foreign country to commence an action to recover property on behalf of the administrator and may agree to pay attorney fees based in whole or in part on a fixed fee, hourly fee, or percentage of the amount or value of property recovered in the action.
(6) Expenses incurred by this state in an action under this section may be paid from property received under this article 13 or the net proceeds of the property. Expenses paid to recover property shall not be deducted from the amount that is subject to a claim under this article 13 by the owner.
Source: L. 2019: Entire article R&RE, (SB 19-088), ch. 110, p. 453, § 1, effective July 1, 2020.
Source: official Colorado text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Colorado Revised Statutes § 38-13-1203 cover?
Section 38-13-1203 ("Action involving another state or foreign country.") 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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