Colorado § 38-36-109 - Registrars of titles - rules.
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§ 38-36-109. Registrars of titles - rules.
The county clerk and recorders of the several counties of this state shall be registrars of titles in their respective counties, and their deputies shall be deputy registrars. All acts performed by registrars and deputy registrars under this article shall be performed under rules and instructions established and given by the district court having jurisdiction of the county in which they act.
Source: L. 03: p. 316, § 9. R.S. 08: § 722. C.L. § 4932. CSA: C. 40, § 177. CRS 53: § 118-10-9. C.R.S. 1963: § 118-10-9.
ANNOTATION
Law reviews. For article, "Oil and Gas Problems and the Torrens System", see 33 Dicta 194 (1956).
Article does not confer judicial powers on the registrar. See People ex rel. Smith v. Crissman, 41 Colo. 450, 92 P. 949 (1907); White v. Ainsworth, 62 Colo. 513, 163 P. 959 (1917).
Article simply confers upon court certain judicial duties incident to the plan of registering land titles provided by this article. People ex rel. Smith v. Crissman, 41 Colo. 450, 92 P. 949 (1907); White v. Ainsworth, 62 Colo. 513, 163 P. 959 (1917).
Article does not create a new county office, since only additional duties are imposed upon said clerk. People ex rel. Smith v. Crissman, 41 Colo. 450, 92 P. 949 (1907).
Article does not devolve executive duties on the court, in violation of art. III, Colo. Const., dividing the powers of government into three distinct departments and declaring that no person charged with the exercise of powers properly belonging to one department shall exercise any power properly belonging to either of the others. People ex rel. Smith v. Crissman, 41 Colo. 450, 92 P. 949 (1907).
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