Colorado § 38-36-205 - Certificate of title - recording - notice.
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§ 38-36-205. Certificate of title - recording - notice.
(1) On or before January 1, 2020, the registrar shall remove all the remaining registered land from registration by recording in the office of the county clerk and recorder under article 35 of this title 38 a certificate of title, with all notations, certifications, memorials, and endorsements thereon, for each parcel of registered land within the county.
(2) (a) At least ninety days prior to recording a certificate of title under this section, a registrar shall mail a notice to each owner at the residence of the owner identified on the certificate of title or to the address for the owner in the records maintained by the county assessor. If there is no known address for the owner or if the notice is returned as undeliverable, the registrar shall place a legal notice that meets the requirements set forth in section 24-70-103 in a newspaper in the county where the property is located.
(b) The registrar shall include the following information in the notice required under subsection (2)(a) of this section:
(I) A description of the registered land;
(II) The name of each owner of the registered land that is listed on the certificate of title;
(III) The certificate of title number;
(IV) A statement that the torrens title registration system is being repealed and that, on or before January 1, 2020, the registered land will be removed from the torrens title registration system and recorded with the clerk and recorder, but prior to the removal, the owner may remove the registered land under section 38-36-136; and
(V) The address and telephone number for the registrar's office.
(3) Before recording a certificate of title under this section, the registrar shall memorialize on the certificate any instruments, documents, papers, or orders that have been filed with the registrar and that have not yet been memorialized.
Source: L. 2017: Entire part added, (SB 17-140), ch. 212, p. 828, § 3, effective August 9.
Source: official Colorado text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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