Colorado § 38-36-143 - Exchange of certificates - platting land.
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§ 38-36-143. Exchange of certificates - platting land.
A registered owner holding one duplicate certificate for several distinct parcels of land may surrender it and take out several certificates for portions thereof. A registered owner holding several duplicate certificates for several distinct parcels of land may surrender them and take out a single duplicate certificate for all of said parcels, or several certificates for different portions thereof. Such exchange of certificates, however, shall only be made by the order of the court upon petition therefor duly made by the owner. An owner of registered land who subdivides such land into lots, blocks, or acre tracts shall file with the registrar of titles a plat of said land so subdivided, in the same manner and subject to the same rules of law and restrictions as is provided for platting land that is not registered.
Source: L. 03: p. 329, § 40. R.S. 08: § 756. C.L. § 4966. CSA: C. 40, § 211. CRS 53: § 118-10-43. C.R.S. 1963: § 118-10-43.
Source: official Colorado text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 38-36-143 ("Exchange of certificates - platting land.") 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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