Colorado § 39-13-105 - No deed recorded unless documentary fee paid.
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§ 39-13-105. No deed recorded unless documentary fee paid.
No deed or instrument in writing to which a documentary fee applies shall be recorded until and unless the documentary fee payable thereon has been paid and evidence of its payment has been imprinted, typed, stamped, or written in ink thereon as provided in section 39-13-103. Any county clerk and recorder who willfully and knowingly records any document to which a documentary fee applies without having first collected such fee and evidenced payment thereof as provided in this article is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine of fifty dollars.
Source: L. 67: p. 944, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 137-13-5. L. 68: p. 32, § 3.
Source: official Colorado text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 39-13-105 ("No deed recorded unless documentary fee paid.") 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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