Colorado § 13-55-102 Service of notice of levy

Colorado Statutes

§ 13-55-102 — Service of notice of levy

Colorado § 13-55-102

Title 13Courts

Art.Method of Claiming Exemption

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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-55-102 (2026).

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Notice of such levy or seizure of any
property under a writ of execution, writ of attachment, or other order of court shall
be served upon the defendant debtor by delivering a copy of such notice to the
defendant debtor personally or by leaving a copy of such notice at the usual abode
of the defendant debtor with some member of his family over the age of fifteen
years. In the event the defendant is a nonresident, or absent from the state or
conceals himself or herself so personal service cannot be had upon him or her, then
service of such notice of levy or seizure shall be made by publication thereof for a
period of fourteen days in some newspaper published in the county in which said
property was so levied upon or seized, or, if there is no newspaper published in such
county, th

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Notice of such levy or seizure of any
property under a writ of execution, writ of attachment, or other order of court shall
be served upon the defendant debtor by delivering a copy of such notice to the
defendant debtor personally or by leaving a copy of such notice at the usual abode
of the defendant debtor with some member of his family over the age of fifteen
years. In the event the defendant is a nonresident, or absent from the state or
conceals himself or herself so personal service cannot be had upon him or her, then
service of such notice of levy or seizure shall be made by publication thereof for a
period of fourteen days in some newspaper published in the county in which said
property was so levied upon or seized, or, if there is no newspaper published in such
county, then like publication shall be made in a newspaper in an adjoining county,
and the clerk of the court of record shall mail a copy of such notice to the
defendant debtor directed to him or her at his or her last-known address, postage
prepaid. Such notice, with proof of service thereof and, in case of publication,
affidavit of publication and affidavit of mailing of notice shall be filed with the clerk
of the court of record from which such writ of execution, writ of attachment, or
other order of court was issued.

Legislative History

Source: L. 35: p. 245, � 2. CSA: C. 93, � 31. CRS 53: � 77-4-2. C.R.S. 1963: � 77-4-2. L. 64: p. 283, � 206. L. 2012: Entire section amended, (SB 12-175), ch. 208, p. 828, � 20, effective July 1.