Colorado § 39-11-116 - Procedure when purchaser fails to pay.
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§ 39-11-116. Procedure when purchaser fails to pay.
If a person bidding fails to pay the amount due, the treasurer may again offer the tax lien on such property for sale if the tax lien sale has not closed, and, if the sale has closed, the treasurer may again advertise it specially in the same manner as in the original advertisement and for not less than one week, after which the treasurer may again offer and sell the tax liens on the property as provided in section 39-11-115; or at the treasurer's option, the treasurer may recover the amount bid by civil action brought in the name of the county in any court of competent jurisdiction. In a tax lien sale conducted by means of the internet or other electronic medium, if a person bidding fails to pay the amount due, the treasurer may offer the tax lien, without additional advertisement, to another bidder, whether or not the tax lien sale has closed; or at the treasurer's option, the treasurer may recover the amount bid by civil action brought in the name of the county in any court of competent jurisdiction. The treasurer may prohibit a person who fails to pay the amount due from bidding on sales under this article for up to five years.
Source: L. 64: R&RE, p. 727, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 137-11-16. L. 85: Entire section amended, p. 1238, § 12, effective July 1. L. 2005: Entire section amended, p. 1238, § 10, effective June 3. L. 2026: Entire section amended, (SB 26-144), ch. 135, p. 608, § 20, effective June 1.
Editor's note: Section 55(1) of chapter 135 (SB 26-144), Session Laws of Colorado 2026, provides that the act changing this section applies to any fee imposed, assessed, or collected by a county treasurer on or after June 1, 2026.
Source: official Colorado text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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