Colorado § 38-36-110 - Bond of registrar.

Full text of Colorado Colorado Revised Statutes § 38-36-110 — Bond of registrar., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.

§ 38-36-110. Bond of registrar.

(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, every county clerk and recorder shall, before entering upon the duties as registrar of titles, give a bond with sufficient sureties, to be approved by a judge of the district court of the county, payable to the people of the state of Colorado in such sum as is fixed by the said judge of the district court, conditioned for the faithful discharge of duties and to deliver up all papers, books, records, and other property belonging to the county or appertaining to the office as registrar of titles, whole, safe, and undefaced, when lawfully required to do so. The bond shall be filed in the office of the secretary of state and a copy thereof shall be filed and entered upon the records of the district court in the county wherein the county clerk and recorder holds office.

(2) In lieu of the bond required by subsection (1) of this section, a county may purchase crime insurance coverage on behalf of the county clerk and recorder to protect the people of the county from any malfeasance on the part of the county clerk and recorder while in office.

Source: L. 03: p. 316, § 10. R.S. 08: § 723. C.L. § 4933. CSA: C. 40, § 178. CRS 53: § 118-10-10. C.R.S. 1963: § 118-10-10. L. 2010: Entire section amended, (HB 10-1062), ch. 161, p. 565, § 31, effective August 11.

Source: official Colorado text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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