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Home » US Law » 2022 Colorado Code » Title 39 - Taxation » Article 10 - Collection

§ 39-10-101. Collection of Taxes

Upon receipt of the tax list and warrant from the assessor, the treasurer shall proceed to collect the taxes therein levied, and such tax list and warrant shall be his authority and justification against any illegality in procedure prior to his receiving the same. If, after the tax list and warrant has been received by […]

§ 39-10-102. When Taxes Payable

Repealed. Except as otherwise provided in article 1.5 of this title, all property taxes shall become due and payable on January 1 of the year following that in which they are levied and shall become delinquent on June 16 of said year. This paragraph (b) is effective January 1, 1992. Except as otherwise provided in […]

§ 39-10-103. Tax Statement

As soon as practicable after January 1, the treasurer shall, at the treasurer’s discretion, mail or send electronic notification to each person whose name appears on the tax list and warrant a statement or true and actual notice of electronic statement availability, as applicable, showing the total amount of taxes payable by such person, which […]

§ 39-10-105. Receipt for Taxes

Upon request of an individual taxpayer or the taxpayer’s agent, the treasurer shall issue and shall mail, if additionally requested, a receipt for each payment of taxes received, which shall state the amount of taxes paid and any delinquent interest thereon, the year or portion thereof for which such taxes apply, the property upon which […]

§ 39-10-106. Payment of Taxes on Fractional Interests in Lands

Where oil, gas, or other hydrocarbon wells or fields belonging to multiple owners are operated as a unit, the owner of each fractional interest in such units shall be liable for the same proportion of the tax levied against the total unit that his net taxable revenues received therefrom bears to the total net taxable […]

§ 39-10-107. Apportionment of Taxes, Delinquent Interest – Payment

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, all taxes collected by the treasurer shall be apportioned, credited, and distributed to the county and the several towns, cities, school districts, and special districts within the county on the tenth day of each month for all taxes collected during the immediately preceding month; except that: If the amount […]

§ 39-10-109. Delinquent Tax List – Notice

Repealed. As soon as practicable after June 15, the treasurer shall prepare a list of all persons delinquent in the payment of taxes on personal property and shall notify each such person by mail of the amount of delinquent personal property taxes and delinquent interest due and owing thereon to and including the last day […]

§ 39-10-110. Publication of Delinquent Taxes

During the month of September, the treasurer shall publish for one time only in a newspaper published in his county a notice listing the names and addresses of all persons whose taxes on personal property are unpaid and delinquent, with the amount of such taxes and delinquent interest thereon to and including the last day […]

§ 39-10-110.5. Partial Payment of Delinquent Personal Property Taxes

Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the treasurer may accept partial payments for delinquent personal property taxes so long as the owner of the personal property has entered into a written payment plan with the treasurer. The payment plan shall specify the total amount due, including the amount of tax levied and […]

§ 39-10-111. Distraint, Sale of Personal Property

At any time after the first day of October, the treasurer shall enforce collection of delinquent taxes on personal property by commencing a court action for collection or employing a collection agency as provided in section 39-10-112 or by distraining, seizing, and selling the property; except that this section does not apply to the collection […]

§ 39-10-111.5. Distraint – Sale – Redemption – Mobile Homes

This section applies to the collection of delinquent taxes on mobile homes for which a certificate of title has been issued pursuant to part 1 of article 29 of title 38 and that does not have a certificate of permanent location pursuant to section 38-29-202. For purposes of this section, “mobile home” includes a manufactured […]

§ 39-10-112. Action to Collect Unpaid Taxes – Repeal

In order to collect delinquent personal property taxes and any delinquent interest thereon, the treasurer may, at the treasurer’s option, sue the owner of the personal property in any court in the treasurer’s county having jurisdiction, enter into a contract to employ the services of any collection agency that is duly licensed pursuant to section […]

§ 39-10-113. Removal or Transfer of Personal Property – Collection of Taxes

If at any time after the lien of general taxes has attached the treasurer believes for any reason that any taxable personal property may be removed from the county or may be dissipated or distributed, so that taxes to be levied for the current year may not be collectible, the treasurer may at once proceed […]

§ 39-10-113.5. Improvements Valued and Taxed Separately – Collection of Taxes

Notwithstanding any law to the contrary and except as otherwise provided in this section, if taxes become delinquent upon improvements that have been valued and taxed separately from land, the treasurer of the county in which such taxes are delinquent may proceed to collect such taxes pursuant to the provisions of sections 39-10-111, 39-10-112, and […]

§ 39-10-114. Abatement – Cancellation of Taxes

Except as otherwise provided in subsections (1)(a)(I)(D) and (1)(a)(I)(E) of this section, if taxes have been levied erroneously or illegally, whether due to erroneous valuation for assessment, irregularity in levying, clerical error, or overvaluation, the treasurer shall report the amount thereof to the board of county commissioners, which shall proceed to abate such taxes in […]

§ 39-10-114.5. Decision – Review – Judicial Review

If the board of county commissioners, pursuant to section 39-10-114 (1), or the property tax administrator, pursuant to section 39-2-116, denies the petition for refund or abatement of taxes in whole or in part, the petitioner may appeal to the board of assessment appeals pursuant to the provisions of section 39-2-125 within thirty days of […]

§ 39-10-115. Certificate of Taxes Due

Upon request, the treasurer shall certify in writing the full amount of taxes due upon any parcel of real property or mobile home in his or her county, and all outstanding sales for unpaid taxes as shown by the records of his or her office or the records of the department of revenue, with the […]

§ 39-10-116. Civil Penalty for Checks Not Paid Upon Presentment

The treasurer shall assess a penalty up to the amount authorized in section 13-21-109 (1)(b), C.R.S., against any person who issues a check to the treasurer in payment of taxes, interest, fees, or other charges collectible by the treasurer that is not paid upon its presentment. The penalty provided in this section shall be assessed […]