All instruments executed for the purpose of releasing any lien or encumbrance against real property shall be considered only as discharging and canceling such lien or encumbrance. No such release shall convey to any person, except the record owner of the property, any right, title, or interest in the property. Words of conveyance used in any such release shall be construed only as provided in this section.
Source: L. 27: p. 593, § 14. CSA: C. 40, § 120. CRS 53: § 118-6-19. C.R.S. 1963: § 118-6-19.
Structure Colorado Code
Title 38 - Property - Real and Personal
Article 35 - Conveyancing and Recording
§ 38-35-101. Acknowledgments - Form - Prima Facie Evidence
§ 38-35-102. When Unacknowledged Instruments Prima Facie Evidence
§ 38-35-103. Acknowledgment Before Notary
§ 38-35-104. Acknowledged Instruments as Evidence
§ 38-35-105. Foreign Instruments, Prima Facie Evidence
§ 38-35-106. Deeds - Acknowledgment, Absent or Defective - Notice - Deemed Proper, When
§ 38-35-106.5. Written Instruments - Information Regarding Property Description
§ 38-35-107. Recitals in Deeds Prima Facie Evidence - When
§ 38-35-108. Reference to Some Other Instrument Affects Only the Parties Thereto
§ 38-35-109.5. Recording of Instruments Conveying Real Property to Public Entities
§ 38-35-110. Lis Pendens as Notice - Issuance of Certificate - Expiration
§ 38-35-111. Option to Purchase - Notice for One Year Only
§ 38-35-112. Certificate of Death When Properly Recorded May Be Admitted as Evidence
§ 38-35-113. Affidavits Referring to Death, Intestacy, Heirship, Accepted as Prima Facie Evidence
§ 38-35-114. Actions - Parties to Be Named
§ 38-35-116. Variances in Names in Instruments Affecting the Title to Real Property
§ 38-35-117. Mortgages, Not a Conveyance - Lien Theory
§ 38-35-118. Homestead, How Conveyed - Claimant Insane
§ 38-35-119. Release Not a Conveyance
§ 38-35-120. Record of First and Last Parcels Includes Intervening Parcels
§ 38-35-121. Conveyance or Reservation of a Mineral Interest - Geothermal Resources
§ 38-35-123. Liens - Notice - Current Address
§ 38-35-124. Requirements Upon Satisfaction of Indebtedness
§ 38-35-124.5. Effect of Written Payoff Statement
§ 38-35-125. Closing and Settlement Services - Disbursement of Funds
§ 38-35-126. Contract for Deed - Escrow of Tax Moneys - Written Notice