Colorado § 38-36-118 Examination of application and abstract - report of examiner

Colorado Statutes

§ 38-36-118 — Examination of application and abstract - report of examiner

Colorado § 38-36-118

Title 38Property -

Art.Torrens Title Registration Act

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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 38-36-118 (2026).

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Immediately after the filing of the abstract of title, the court shall enter an order
referring the application to an examiner of titles, who shall proceed to examine into
the title and into the truth of the matters set forth in the application, and
particularly whether the land is occupied, the nature of the occupation if occupied,
and by what right, and, also as to all judgments against the applicant or those
through whom he claims title, which may be a lien upon the lands described in the
application. He shall search the records and investigate all the facts brought to his
notice, and file in the case a report thereon, including a certificate of his opinion
upon the title. The clerk of the court shall thereupon give notice to the applicant of
the filing of such report. If the o

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Immediately after the filing of the abstract of title, the court shall enter an order
referring the application to an examiner of titles, who shall proceed to examine into
the title and into the truth of the matters set forth in the application, and
particularly whether the land is occupied, the nature of the occupation if occupied,
and by what right, and, also as to all judgments against the applicant or those
through whom he claims title, which may be a lien upon the lands described in the
application. He shall search the records and investigate all the facts brought to his
notice, and file in the case a report thereon, including a certificate of his opinion
upon the title. The clerk of the court shall thereupon give notice to the applicant of
the filing of such report. If the opinion of the examiner is adverse to the applicant,
he shall be allowed by the court a reasonable time in which to elect to proceed
further, or to withdraw his application. The election shall be made in writing and
filed with the clerk of the court.