Colorado § 38-36-157 - Registered land subject to same laws as unregistered land.
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§ 38-36-157. Registered land subject to same laws as unregistered land.
Registered land and ownership therein shall in all respects be subject to the same burdens and incidents which attach by law to unregistered land. Nothing in this article shall in any way be construed to relieve registered land or the owners thereof from any rights incident to the relation of husband and wife, or from liability to attachment on mesne process, or levy on execution, or from liability of any lien of any description established by law on land and the improvements thereon, or the interest of the owner in such land or improvements, or to change the laws of descent, or the rights of partition between cotenants, or the right to take the same by eminent domain, or to relieve such land from liability to be recovered by an assignee in insolvency or trustee in bankruptcy under the provisions of law relating thereto, or to change or affect in any way any other rights or liabilities created by law and applicable to unregistered land, except as otherwise expressly provided in this article.
Source: L. 03: p. 334, § 54. R.S. 08: § 770. C.L. § 4980. CSA: C. 40, § 225. CRS 53: § 118-10-57. C.R.S. 1963: § 118-10-57.
Source: official Colorado text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Colorado Revised Statutes § 38-36-157 cover?
Section 38-36-157 ("Registered land subject to same laws as unregistered 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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