Colorado § 38-36-149 - Effect of recording instruments.
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§ 38-36-149. Effect of recording instruments.
Every conveyance, lien, attachment, order, decree, judgment of a court of record, or instrument or entry which would under existing law, if recorded, filed, or entered in the office of the county clerk and recorder of the county in which the real estate is situate, affect the said real estate to which it relates, if the title thereto were not registered, shall, if recorded, filed, or entered in the office of the registrar of titles in the county where the real estate to which such instrument relates is situate, affect in like manner the title thereto if registered, and shall be notice to all persons from the time of such recording, filing, or entering.
Source: L. 03: p. 330, § 46. R.S. 08: § 762. C.L. § 4972. CSA: C. 40, § 217. CRS 53: § 118-10-49. C.R.S. 1963: § 118-10-49.
ANNOTATION
Applied in Arapahoe Land Title, Inc. v. Contract Financing, Ltd., 28 Colo. App. 393, 472 P.2d 754 (1970).
Source: official Colorado text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 38-36-149 ("Effect of recording instruments.") 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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