Colorado § 38-22-132 - Lien to be discharged.
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§ 38-22-132. Lien to be discharged.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this article or section 38-35-110, upon court approval of a bond or undertaking as provided in section 38-22-131, and upon the issuance and recording of a certificate of release as specified in this section, the lien against the property, and any notice of lis pendens or notice of the commencement of any action relating to such lien, shall be immediately discharged and released in full; the real property described in such bond or undertaking shall be forever released from the lien, from any notice of lis pendens or notice of the commencement of any action relating to such lien, and from any action brought to foreclose such lien; the bond or undertaking shall be substituted; and no notice of lis pendens or notice of the commencement of any action relating to such lien or any action for the enforcement or foreclosure thereof shall thereafter be recorded against the property. The clerk of the district court with which such bond or undertaking has been filed shall issue a certificate of release which shall be recorded in the office of the clerk and recorder of the county wherein the original mechanic's lien was filed, and the certificate of release shall show that the property has been forever released from the lien, from any notice of lis pendens or notice of the commencement of any action relating to such lien, and from any action brought to foreclose such lien.
Source: L. 75: Entire section added, p. 1426, § 5, effective October 1. L. 2011: Entire section amended, (SB 11-264), ch. 279, p. 1250, § 2, effective July 1.
Cross references: For the legislative declaration in the 2011 act amending this section, see section 1 of chapter 279, Session Laws of Colorado 2011.
Source: official Colorado text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 38-22-132 ("Lien to be discharged.") 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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