Colorado § 42-6-114 - Transfers by bequest, descent, or law.
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§ 42-6-114. Transfers by bequest, descent, or law.
Upon the transfer of ownership of a motor or off-highway vehicle by inheritance or by operation of law, as in proceedings in bankruptcy, insolvency, replevin, attachment, execution, or other judicial sale, or if the vehicle is sold to satisfy storage or repair charges or repossessed to satisfy a secured debt, the director or the authorized agent may issue, upon the surrender of any available certificate of title and presentation of such proof of ownership as the director may reasonably require or a court order, a new certificate of title on behalf of the new owner and dispose of the certificate as in other cases.
Source: L. 94: Entire title amended with relocations, p. 2455, § 1, effective January 1, 1995; entire section amended, p. 1041, § 21, effective July 1, 1995. L. 2000: Entire section amended, p. 1659, § 8, effective July 1, 2001. L. 2005: Entire section amended, p. 814, § 12, effective August 8. L. 2006: Entire section amended, p. 1513, § 77, effective June 1. L. 2013: Entire section amended, (SB 13-280), ch. 407, p. 2382, § 11, effective June 5.
Editor's note: (1) This section is similar to former § 42-6-112 as it existed prior to 1994, and the former § 42-6-114 was relocated to § 42-6-116.
(2) Amendments to this section by Senate Bill 94-043 were harmonized with Senate Bill 94-001.
ANNOTATION
Annotator's note. Since § 42-6-114 is similar to § 42-6-112 as it existed prior to the 1994 amending of title 42 as enacted by SB 94-1, a relevant case construing that provision has been included in the annotations to this section.
The physical act of transferring the title to the creditor is for the most part ministerial and does not add significantly to any state involvement that exists because of the statutory authorization. Kirksey v. Theilig, 351 F. Supp. 727 (D. Colo. 1972).
Source: official Colorado text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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