Colorado § 38-36-186 - Fees paid registrar upon registration - disposition.
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§ 38-36-186. Fees paid registrar upon registration - disposition.
(1) Upon the original registration of land under this article, and also upon the entry of a certificate showing title as registered owners in heirs or devisees, there shall be paid to the registrar of titles one-tenth of one percent of the valuation for assessment of the real estate on the basis of the last assessment for general taxation, as an assurance fund.
(2) All sums of money received by the registrar, as provided for in subsection (1) of this section, shall be forthwith paid by the registrar to the county treasurer of the county in which the land lies for the purpose of an assurance fund under the terms of this article. It is the duty of the county treasurer, whenever the amount on hand in said assurance fund is sufficient, to invest the same, principal and income, and report annually to the district court the condition and income thereof. No investment of the funds, or any part thereof, shall be made without the approval of said court by order entered of record. Said fund shall be invested only in securities meeting the investment requirements established in part 6 of article 75 of title 24, C.R.S.
Source: L. 03: p. 345, §§ 83, 84. R.S. 08: §§ 799, 800. C.L. §§ 5009, 5010. CSA: C. 40, §§ 254, 255. CRS 53: §§ 118-10-86, 118-10-87. C.R.S. 1963: §§ 118-10-86, 118-10-87. L. 89: (2) amended, p. 1126, § 56, effective July 1.
ANNOTATION
Law reviews. For article, "Oil and Gas Problems and the Torrens System", see 33 Dicta 194 (1956). For article, "The Torrens Title System in Colorado", see 39 Dicta 40 (1962).
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