Colorado Code
Part 1 - Torrens Title Registration
§ 38-36-103. When Tax Title May Be Registered

No title derived through sale for any tax or assessment or special assessment shall be entitled to be registered unless it appears that the title of the applicant, or those through whom he claims title, has been adjudicated by a court of competent jurisdiction, and a decree of such court duly made and recorded decreeing the title of the applicant, or that the applicant or those through whom he claims title have been in the actual and undisputed possession of the land under such title at least seven years immediately prior to the application, and has paid all taxes and assessments legally levied thereon during said time; unless the same is vacant and unoccupied lands or lots, in which case, where title is derived through sale for any tax or assessments or special assessment for any such vacant and unoccupied lands or lots and the applicant, or those through whom he claims title, have paid all taxes and assessments legally levied thereon for eight successive years immediately prior to the application, in which case such lands and lots shall be entitled to be registered as other lands provided for by this section.
Source: L. 03: p. 312, § 3. R.S. 08: § 716. C.L. § 4926. CSA: C. 40, § 171. CRS 53: § 118-10-3. C.R.S. 1963: § 118-10-3.

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Colorado Code

Title 38 - Property - Real and Personal

Article 36 - Torrens Title Registration Act

Part 1 - Torrens Title Registration

§ 38-36-101. Application to Register Title - by Whom Made

§ 38-36-102. Lesser Estates - When Registered

§ 38-36-103. When Tax Title May Be Registered

§ 38-36-104. Contents of Application

§ 38-36-105. What Lands May Be Joined in One Application

§ 38-36-106. Amendment of Application

§ 38-36-107. Form of Application

§ 38-36-108. Application Made to District Court - Powers of Court

§ 38-36-109. Registrars of Titles - Rules

§ 38-36-110. Bond of Registrar

§ 38-36-111. Duties of Deputy Registrar - Vacancies

§ 38-36-112. Registrar Not to Practice Law - Neglect of Duty

§ 38-36-113. Examiner of Titles - Compensation - Oath or Affirmation - Bond

§ 38-36-114. Nonresident Applicant to Appoint Process Agent

§ 38-36-115. Filing and Service of Application - Land Registration Docket

§ 38-36-116. Abstract of Title Filed With Application

§ 38-36-117. Copy of Application Filed With County Clerk and Recorder - Lis Pendens

§ 38-36-118. Examination of Application and Abstract - Report of Examiner

§ 38-36-119. Issuance of Summons

§ 38-36-120. Parties Plaintiff and Defendant - Unknown Claimants

§ 38-36-121. Contents of Summons - Service

§ 38-36-122. Clerk to Mail Copy of Summons and Other Notices

§ 38-36-123. Form of Summons

§ 38-36-124. When Guardian Ad Litem Appointed - Compensation

§ 38-36-125. Who May Answer - Contents of Answer

§ 38-36-126. Decree, When No Answer Filed - Binds Unknown Claimants

§ 38-36-127. Cause Set for Trial - Default - Referee Appointed

§ 38-36-128. Court May Order Further Proof

§ 38-36-129. Title Not Proper for Registration Dismissed - Applicant May Dismiss

§ 38-36-130. Decree of Confirmation - Effect - Appeal

§ 38-36-131. When Decree May Be Opened

§ 38-36-132. Action to Recover Land - Limitation

§ 38-36-133. Certificate of Title Insures Freedom From Encumbrance - Exceptions

§ 38-36-134. Contents of Decree - Certified Copy Filed

§ 38-36-135. Party Acquiring Interest After Application Filed Made Defendant

§ 38-36-136. Registered Land to Remain Under This Article Unless Removed From Registration

§ 38-36-137. No Title by Prescription or Adverse Possession

§ 38-36-138. Title to Be Registered - Register of Titles

§ 38-36-139. Contents and Form of Certificate of Registration

§ 38-36-140. Owner's Duplicate Certificate of Ownership - Signature of Owner

§ 38-36-141. Two or More Owners

§ 38-36-142. Subsequent Certificates

§ 38-36-143. Exchange of Certificates - Platting Land

§ 38-36-144. When Certificate Takes Effect

§ 38-36-145. Certificates in Evidence - Variance

§ 38-36-146. Indexes Kept by Registrar - Adoption of Forms

§ 38-36-147. Tract and Alphabetical Indexes Kept by Registrar

§ 38-36-148. Registered Land May Be Conveyed or Encumbered

§ 38-36-149. Effect of Recording Instruments

§ 38-36-150. Records - Open to Inspection

§ 38-36-151. Duplicates - Certified Copies

§ 38-36-152. Title Not Divested - Interests Less Than Freehold

§ 38-36-153. When Owner's Certificate Must Be Presented - Effect of Presentation

§ 38-36-154. Certified Copy of Owner's Duplicate Certificates

§ 38-36-155. Mode of Conveying Registered Land

§ 38-36-156. Certificate That Taxes Have Been Paid

§ 38-36-157. Registered Land Subject to Same Laws as Unregistered Land

§ 38-36-158. Powers of Attorney

§ 38-36-159. Encumbrances Must Be Registered

§ 38-36-160. Trust Deed Deemed a Mortgage - How Registered

§ 38-36-161. Assignment, Cancellation, and Release of Mortgage

§ 38-36-162. Foreclosure of Mortgage

§ 38-36-163. Registration of Final Decree - New Certificate Issued

§ 38-36-164. Title Acquired by Action Registered - When Certificate Issues

§ 38-36-165. Petition to Court for New Certificate

§ 38-36-166. Registration of Leases

§ 38-36-167. How Transfer in Trust Registered

§ 38-36-168. New Trustee - New Certificate

§ 38-36-169. Trustee May Apply for Registration of Land

§ 38-36-170. Certificate of Title Number on All Filings and Registrations

§ 38-36-171. How Attachments, Liens, and Other Rights Enforced

§ 38-36-172. Name and Address of Plaintiff's Attorney

§ 38-36-173. When Judgment Becomes a Lien

§ 38-36-174. Title Acquired by Execution - New Certificate Issued

§ 38-36-175. Action Disposed of - Memorial Canceled

§ 38-36-176. Petition and Order for New Certificate After Redemption Period

§ 38-36-177. When Certificate Will Issue to Heir or Devisee

§ 38-36-178. Sale or Mortgage of Lands in Probate

§ 38-36-179. Trustees to File Copy of Authority - Effect

§ 38-36-180. Eminent Domain - Fees - Reversion

§ 38-36-181. Issuance of New Certificate - Amendment of Duplicates

§ 38-36-182. Court May Refer Application to Examiner of Titles

§ 38-36-183. Examiner of Titles to Advise Registrar - Other Powers

§ 38-36-184. Requirements of Instruments Filed for Registration

§ 38-36-185. Adverse Claim - Filed - Hearing - Costs

§ 38-36-186. Fees Paid Registrar Upon Registration - Disposition

§ 38-36-187. Indemnity for Loss Due to Mistake or Misfeasance

§ 38-36-188. Defendants to Indemnity Suit - Judgment - How Collected

§ 38-36-189. When Assurance Fund Not Liable - Maximum Judgment

§ 38-36-190. Action Must Be Brought Within Six Years - Exception

§ 38-36-191. Alteration of Certificate Only on Order of Court

§ 38-36-192. Theft of Certificate

§ 38-36-193. Perjury

§ 38-36-194. Fraudulently Procuring Certificate a Felony

§ 38-36-195. Forging Seal or Signature a Felony

§ 38-36-196. Remedy Against One Criminally Liable Not Affected

§ 38-36-197. Docket Fees - Expenses of Publication

§ 38-36-198. Fees to Be Paid Registrar - Application of Fees

§ 38-36-199. Article Liberally Construed