Colorado § 13-55-101 Defendant to file written claim

Colorado Statutes

§ 13-55-101 — Defendant to file written claim

Colorado § 13-55-101

Title 13Courts

Art.Method of Claiming Exemption

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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-55-101 (2026).

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Except in cases of garnishment
pursuant to article 54.5 of this title, in cases where a sheriff or other officer by
virtue of a writ of execution, writ of attachment, or other order of court issued by a
court of record or clerk thereof levies upon, seizes, or takes into his possession any
property of the defendant debtor, which said property, or part thereof, the
defendant claims as exempt under the provisions of the statutes of the state, said
defendant debtor, within fourteen days after being served with notice of such levy
or seizure, shall make and file with the clerk of the court of record out of which
such writ of execution, writ of attachment, or other order was issued a written claim
of such exemption setting forth with reasonable detail the description of the
property so

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Except in cases of garnishment
pursuant to article 54.5 of this title, in cases where a sheriff or other officer by
virtue of a writ of execution, writ of attachment, or other order of court issued by a
court of record or clerk thereof levies upon, seizes, or takes into his possession any
property of the defendant debtor, which said property, or part thereof, the
defendant claims as exempt under the provisions of the statutes of the state, said
defendant debtor, within fourteen days after being served with notice of such levy
or seizure, shall make and file with the clerk of the court of record out of which
such writ of execution, writ of attachment, or other order was issued a written claim
of such exemption setting forth with reasonable detail the description of the
property so claimed to be exempt together with the grounds of such claim of
exemption.

Legislative History

Source: L. 35: p. 244, � 1. CSA: C. 93, � 30. CRS 53: � 77-4-1. C.R.S. 1963: � 77-4-1. L. 64: p. 283, � 205. L. 85: Entire section amended, p. 582, � 3, effective May 3. L. 2012: Entire section amended, (SB 12-175), ch. 208, p. 828, � 19, effective July 1.