Title 39
Valuation and Taxation
ARTICLE 10
Collection
39-10-101. Collection of taxes.
(1) 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.
(2) (a) (I) If, after the tax list and warrant has been received by the treasurer, the treasurer discovers that any taxable property then located in the treasurer’s county has been omitted from the tax list and warrant for the current year or for any prior year and has not been valued for assessment, the treasurer shall forthwith list and value such property for assessment in the same manner as the assessor might have done and shall enter such valuation for assessment on the tax list and warrant and extend the levy. Such entry shall be designated as an additional assessment and shall be valid for all purposes, the same as though performed by the assessor.
(II) Notwithstanding subparagraph (I) of this paragraph (a) or section 39-5-125, neither the assessor nor the treasurer shall treat any possessory interest in exempt property as taxable property omitted from the tax list and warrant for any property tax year prior to 2001.
(b) (I) Except as provided in subparagraph (II) of this paragraph (b), the taxes for any period, together with interest thereon, imposed by this section shall not be assessed, nor shall any lien be filed or distraint warrant issued or suit for collection be instituted or any other action to collect the same be commenced, more than six years after the date on which the tax was or is payable. Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (d) of this subsection (2), interest shall not be charged prior to the date on which additional assessment is made.
(II) Effective January 1, 1996, the taxes for any period, together with interest thereon, imposed by this section shall not be assessed, nor shall any lien be filed or distraint warrant issued or suit for collection be commenced, more than two years after the date on which the tax was or is payable when the failure to collect the tax is due to an error or omission of a governmental entity. The provisions of this subparagraph (II) shall not apply to taxes imposed on oil and gas leaseholds and lands.
(c) In the case of fraudulent action with intent to evade tax, the tax, together with interest thereon, may be assessed, or proceedings for the collection of such taxes may be begun, at any time.
(d) Taxes levied upon additional assessments on mines and on oil and gas leaseholds and lands which had been previously omitted from the tax list and warrant due to the failure of an owner or operator of any mine or of any oil and gas leaseholds and lands to comply with section 39-6-106, 39-6-113, or 39-7-101 shall be subject to the delinquent interest provisions of section 39-10-104.5. Delinquent interest shall be calculated to accrue from the date the taxes were due pursuant to section 39-1-105 and section 39-6-106, 39-6-113, or 39-7-101. This paragraph (d) shall apply to omitted property or production but shall not apply to valuation disputes, protests, or appeals therefrom filed pursuant to section 39-5-122.
(3) If on the tax list and warrant there is any error in the name of a person owing taxes, the treasurer may correct such error and collect the taxes from the person intended.
(4) and (5) Repealed.
39-10-102. When taxes payable.
(1) (a) Repealed.
(b) (I) 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.
(II) This paragraph (b) is effective January 1, 1992.
(2) Except as otherwise provided in article 1.5 of title 39, the treasurer shall accept payment of taxes tendered by any person and, upon request of the person who tendered the payment of taxes or the person’s agent, issue a receipt therefor at any time after the tax list and warrant have been received by the treasurer.
39-10-103. Tax statement.
(1) (a) 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 statement shall separately list the amount of taxes levied on real and personal property and shall recite the actual value of the property and the amount of valuation for assessment upon which such taxes were levied. If any of the personal property upon which taxes are to be levied is a mobile home, the tax statement shall contain the following notice: “This property may not be moved without a valid permit or prorated tax receipt and a transportable manufactured home permit from the county treasurer’s office. Violators shall be prosecuted.” Failure of any person to receive such statement or true and actual notice of an electronic statement, as applicable, shall not preclude collection by the treasurer of the amount of taxes due from and payable by such person. Such statement shall include a notice that, if such person desires a receipt for payment of taxes, the person shall request such receipt. The statement may also state what each mill levy would have been for each taxing district for the prior tax year based upon the current year’s valuation for assessment.
(b) On and after January 1, 1988, each taxpayer’s statement required by paragraph (a) of this subsection (1) shall also separately list the mill levies and the amount of taxes to be credited to the county, municipalities, school districts, special districts, and other districts within the county which are applicable to his property. This paragraph (b) shall be applicable for statements for 1987 taxes payable in 1988 and for each statement thereafter.
(2) Each tax notice shall contain information regarding the actual school district general fund mill levy and the school district general fund mill levy in absence of funds estimated to be received by school districts pursuant to the “Public School Finance Act of 1994”, article 54 of title 22, and the estimated funds to be received for the general funds of districts from the state.
(3) Repealed.
(4) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a taxpayer may request to receive by electronic transmission the statement required by subsection (1) of this section. The taxpayer shall submit along with the request an electronic address to which the treasurer may send future statements. The treasurer, upon receipt of such request by a taxpayer to receive statements electronically, may send all future statements by electronic transmission to the electronic address supplied by the taxpayer; except that, if a taxpayer subsequently requests to cease the electronic transmission of such statements and requests to receive future statements by mail, the treasurer shall comply with the request. Failure of a taxpayer to receive the electronic statement shall not preclude collection by the treasurer of the amount of taxes due from and payable by the taxpayer.
39-10-104. Payment dates – optional payment dates – failure to pay – penalty – repeal. (Repealed)
39-10-104.5. Payment dates – optional payment dates – failure to pay – delinquency.
(1) The provisions of this section, as amended, are effective January 1, 1994.
(2) Except as provided in subsections (6) and (7) of this section, at the option of the taxpayer, property taxes may be paid in full or in two equal installments, the first such installment to be paid on or before the last day of February and the second installment to be paid no later than the fifteenth day of June.
(3) (a) If the first installment is not paid on or before the last day of February, then delinquent interest on the first installment shall accrue at the rate of one percent per month from the first day of March until the date of payment; except that, if payment of the first installment is made after the last day of February but not later than thirty days after the mailing by the treasurer of the tax statement, or true and actual notification of an electronic statement, pursuant to section 39-10-103 (1) (a), no such delinquent interest shall accrue. If the second installment is not paid by the fifteenth day of June, delinquent interest on the second installment shall accrue at the rate of one percent per month from the sixteenth day of June until the date of payment. Interest on the first installment shall continue to accrue at the same time that interest is accruing on the unpaid portion of the second installment. The taxpayer shall continue to have the option of paying delinquent property taxes in two equal installments until one day prior to the sale of the tax lien on such property pursuant to article 11 of this title.
(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (a) of this subsection (3), if the full amount of taxes is paid in a single payment on or before the last day of April, then no delinquent interest shall accrue on any portion of the taxes. If the full amount of taxes is paid in a single payment after the last day of April, interest shall be added to the full amount of taxes due in the amount of one percent per month which shall accrue from the first day of May until the date of payment.
(c) Interest shall be calculated on delinquent taxes as provided in paragraphs (a) and (b) of this subsection (3) as specified in the following table:
| Required Date of Payment | Last Day of February | June 15th | April 30th |
| Month Paid |
Half Tax Option 1st Installment 2nd Installment |
Full Tax Option | |
| March | 1% | —- | —- |
| April | 2% | —- | —- |
| May | 3% | —- | 1% |
| June 1-15 | 4% | —- | 2% |
| June 16-30 | 4% | 1% | 2% |
| July | 5% | 2% | 3% |
| August | 6% | 3% | 4% |
| September | 7% | 4% | 5% |
| October | 8% | 5% | 6% |
| November | 9% | 6% | 7% |
| December | 10% | 7% | 8% |
*Total taxes less than $25.00 must be paid using the Full Tax Option.
(4) (Deleted by amendment, L. 93, p. 303, § 1, effective April 7, 1993.)
(5) In computing the amount of delinquent interest due under this section, portions of months shall be counted as whole months.
(6) There shall be no installment payment of property taxes totaling less than twenty-five dollars, and such taxes shall be paid in full no later than the last day of April. If such taxes are not paid prior to the last day of April, delinquent interest on the amount thereof shall accrue at the rate of one percent per month from the first day of May until the date of payment.
(7) The treasurer shall be authorized to accept funds paid by the seller and accepted by the dealer as a partial payment of taxes which have not yet been levied and which are not yet due but which have been prorated between the buyer and the seller at the time of the sale of a mobile home. A dealer shall remit taxes collected under this subsection (7) to the treasurer within ten days.
(8) Any payment under this section shall be deemed received by the treasurer on the date that the installment or full payment, including any penalties or fees due, is actually received in the treasurer’s office, and actual receipt will be presumed as of the date of the United States postal service postmark. Where a payment is received through the mail or a common carrier but has no United States postal service postmark and the payment is actually received in the treasurer’s office no later than five days after the due date, the treasurer shall record the date of payment as the due date of the payment. Where the payment is received through the mail or a common carrier but has no United States postal service postmark and the payment is actually received in the treasurer’s office six or more days after the due date, the treasurer shall record the date of payment as the date the payment was received. If the date for filing any tax return or remittance falls upon a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday, it shall be deemed to have been timely filed if filed on the next business day.
(9) An additional charge may be added to any delinquent taxes totaling less than fifty dollars including all delinquent interest and other charges. Such charge shall be for the purpose of covering the administrative costs and fees incurred by the county in collecting such delinquencies and shall be determined by the board of county commissioners or such other body as authorized by the city and county of Denver or as authorized by the city council of the city and county of Broomfield. Such charge shall not exceed twenty-five dollars in any case and shall be limited to such amount less than twenty-five dollars as
may be necessary to limit the total charges against such property, including taxes, delinquent interest, and the charge authorized by this subsection (9), to no more than fifty dollars. Charges imposed under the authorization of this subsection (9) shall be a lien under section 39-1-107
(10) The treasurer may refrain from collecting any penalty, delinquent interest, or costs where the amount to be collected is fifty dollars or less. Nothing in this subsection (10) shall be construed as releasing any person from the payment of any tax, assessment, penalty, delinquent interest, or costs or any other moneys which are due and owing and which the treasurer is authorized by law to collect.
(11) Repealed.
(12) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a county treasurer may accept an estimated prepayment of property taxes due for the current tax year prior to the treasurer’s receipt of the tax warrant pursuant to section 39-5-129. the treasurer has broad authority to establish the conditions and terms under which estimated prepayments will be accepted.
(13) (a) The board of county commissioners or the city council of a county or city and county may, upon approval of the county treasurer, by resolution temporarily reduce or waive the interest rate specified in subsection (3) of this section or entirely suspend the accrual of interest under said subsection (3) of this section for any specified period of time between June 15, 2020, and October 1, 2020. Notice of intent to reduce or waive the interest rate shall be delivered to at least three executives or board officers in local taxing jurisdictions. if a local taxing jurisdiction is unable to meet bond payment obligations due to, and within the period of, the waiver or reduction of the interest rate, such jurisdiction shall provide notice to the county or city and county within three business days of receipt of notice from the county or city and county.
(b) This subsection (13) is repealed, effective December 31,2020.
(14) (a) For any specified period of time between June 16, 2021, and September 30, 2021, the board of county commissioners of any county, or the city council of any city and county may, upon approval of the county treasurer, by resolution:
(I) Temporarily reduce the rate at which delinquent interest accrues under subsection (3) of this section;
(II) Temporarily suspend the accrual of delinquent interest under subsecton (3) of this section entirely.
(b) Any board of county commissioners or city council that intends to reduce, waive, or suspend delinquent interest in accordance with this subsection (14) shall give notice of its intent to at least three executives or board officers in local taxing jurisdictions.
(c) If a local taxing jurisdiction would be unable to meet its bond payment due to, and within the period of, the proposed reduction, waiver, or suspension of delinquent interest, the local taxing jurisdiction shall notify the board of county commissioners or city council within three business days of receiving the notice required by subsection (14) (b) of this section.
(d) This subsection (14) is repealed, effective December 31, 2021.
39-10-105. Receipt for taxes.
(1) 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 such taxes are paid, and a notation of any taxes levied thereon for prior years which are unpaid and delinquent. A copy of the statement specified in section 39-10-103, when stamped “paid” by the treasurer, shall suffice for such receipt. The apportionment of the total tax levy may be printed or stamped on the reverse side of each tax receipt issued or may be separately furnished to the taxpayer. The mortgagee or beneficiary of a deed of trust is not required to retain a tax receipt for the property which is the subject of the mortgage or the deed of trust.
(1.5) In lieu of issuing and mailing individual receipts, the treasurer may issue and mail a certified listing of taxes paid and any delinquent interest thereon, the year or portion thereof for which such taxes apply, and sufficient identification of the property upon which such taxes are paid to those taxpayers or their agents for combined tax payments on ten or more assessed parcels.
(2) The treasurer shall retain in the office as part of the records thereof a copy of every receipt issued by the treasurer for taxes paid, which copies shall be recorded or filed in the order of issuance. The original tax receipt, or a copy thereof, or a copy of any entry in the treasurer’s records concerning the same shall, when certified by the treasurer or the treasurer’s deputy, be received in all places as prima facie evidence of payments of the taxes. For purposes of this section, “copy” means a reproduction of the original by any means, including, but not limited to, a photograph, a microfilm or optical imaging record, a computer disk image, or any other means of record retention chosen by the treasurer.
(3) When request is made of the treasurer for copies of tax receipts, a fee shall be collected for each copy of a receipt issued, as provided in section 30-1-102, C.R.S. (deleted in 2020)
39-10-106. Payment of taxes on fractional interests in lands.
(1) 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 revenues received from such unit. In the event a fractional interest owner who takes production in kind does not provide the information to the operator which is required under section 39-7-101 (1.5), such fractional interest owner’s tax liability shall be calculated using the net taxable revenues reported by the operator.
(2) The unit operator shall collect from the owners of the fractional interests and remit to the treasurer of the county in which the unit is located the tax levied against the entire unit. The unit operator may deduct and withhold from royalty payments or any other payments made to any fractional interest owner, either in kind or in money, the estimated amount of the tax to be paid by such fractional interest owner. Any difference between the estimated tax so withheld and the actual tax payable by any owner of a fractional interest may be accounted for by adjustments in royalty or other payments made to such owner subsequent to the time the actual tax is determined. Failure of the unit operator to remit to the treasurer the tax levied against the entire unit shall make the unit operator liable for such tax.
(3) At the request of any unit operator who does not disburse payments to fractional interest owners, the first purchaser shall collect the tax from the fractional interest owners as provided for in this section and transfer such proceeds to the unit operator who shall in turn be responsible for remitting to the treasurer the total tax levied against the entire unit.
(3.5) (a) Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (b) of this subsection (3.5), the unit operator shall place in an account in a federally insured bank or savings and loan association located in the state of Colorado which requires two signatures, one of which shall be the signature of the county treasurer of the county in which the unit is located, in order to make a withdrawal, an amount equal to the tax collected from the owners of fractional interests in the unit by the unit operator pursuant to the provisions of this section plus the proportional share of tax levied on the fractional interest in the unit owned by the unit operator. Such account shall be owned by the owners of fractional interests in the unit, but the unit operator shall be responsible for managing such account. The moneys shall be deposited in such account within thirty days from the date the unit operator receives payment for the sale of any oil or gas from such lease.
(b) The treasurer may waive the requirement of placing the tax in such account or fund as required in paragraph (a) of this subsection (3.5) and allow the unit operator to file a statement with the treasurer declaring that a sufficient amount of moneys or other assets is available to ensure the payment of the tax if:
(I) The unit operator has made timely payment of the tax to the treasurer during the previous three property tax years;
(II) The unit operator has been in operation in the county for less than three property tax years and has made timely payment of the tax to the treasurer during such period of time; or
(III) The unit operator has been in operation in the county for less than one property tax year.
(c) Upon the completion of all production of oil and gas from the unit and after all wells within the unit are plugged and abandoned, all moneys remaining in the account after full payment of all ad valorem taxes due on the unit shall be distributed to the owners of fractional interests in the unit based upon each owner’s proportional contribution to the moneys remaining in the account. Any interest accruing to the account shall be credited to the account and shall be distributed with such other moneys in the account as specified in this paragraph (c).
(4) (a) Failure of the unit operator or first purchaser to collect the tax as provided in this section shall not preclude the treasurer from utilizing lawful collection and enforcement remedies and procedures against the owner of any fractional interest to collect the tax owed by such owner; but an owner shall not be subject to penalty or interest upon the tax owed unless he fails to remit such tax within twenty days after notification to him by the treasurer of the default of the first purchaser or unit operator.
(b) (I) When the tax has been collected from the owners of fractional interests by the unit operator pursuant to the provisions of this section but the unit operator fails to remit such tax collected, the unit operator shall remain liable for the amount of tax owed. The treasurer shall send a notice by registered mail to the first purchaser of the amount of such delinquent taxes and the name of the unit operator owing such delinquent tax. After receiving such notice, the first purchaser shall withhold payments to the unit operator owing the taxes of any of the proceeds of the sale of any oil and gas from such lease. The first purchaser shall remit such withheld payments to the treasurer until the amount of such taxes and penalties are paid in full, after which the first purchaser may resume such payments to the unit operator for such oil and gas.
(II) If the first purchaser fails to collect the tax after receiving notice from the treasurer pursuant to the provisions of this paragraph (b) or when the tax has been collected by the first purchaser pursuant to the provisions of this section but the first purchaser fails to transfer the tax to the unit operator pursuant to subsection (3) of this section or to the treasurer pursuant to subparagraph (I) of this paragraph (b), the first purchaser shall remain liable for the amount of tax owed. The treasurer may utilize lawful collection and enforcement remedies and procedures against any first purchaser to collect the amount of such taxes and penalties owed by such first purchaser.
(III) The tax liability of the owner of any fractional interest in such unit whose proportionate share of tax was withheld from royalty or working interest payments by the unit operator or the first purchaser but was not remitted by the unit operator or by the first purchaser to the treasurer shall be deemed satisfied to the extent of the amount withheld, and such owner shall not be subject to any collection and enforcement remedies and procedures provided by law for the collection of such delinquent tax for which an amount was withheld from royalty or working interest payments pursuant to the provisions of this section. Any unit operator or first purchaser who has collected the tax from the fractional interest owners pursuant to the provisions of this section but has failed to remit such tax collected commits a class 2 misdemeanor.
(IV) Upon audit, the unit operator shall not be liable for any tax or any penalty interest levied against any amount of production taken in kind from the property for which the fractional interest owner taking production in kind provided inaccurate information regarding net taxable revenues to be used for tax reporting.
(4.5) (a) If the unit operator fails to remit the proportional share of tax levied on the fractional interest in the unit owned by the unit operator, the treasurer shall send a notice by registered mail to the first purchaser of the name of the unit operator owing such tax and the amount the first purchaser shall withhold from any of the unit operator’s proceeds of the sale of any oil and gas from such lease. After receiving such notice, the first purchaser shall withhold payments to the unit operator of any of the proceeds of the sale of any oil and gas from such lease. The first purchaser shall remit such withheld payments to the treasurer until the amount of such tax and penalties are paid in full, after which the first purchaser may resume such payments to the unit operator for such oil and gas.
(b) The tax liability of the unit operator whose proportional share of tax levied on the fractional interest in the unit owned by the unit operator was withheld from payments by the first purchaser pursuant to paragraph (a) of this subsection (4.5) but was not remitted by the first purchaser to the treasurer shall be deemed satisfied to the extent of the amount withheld, and such unit operator shall not be subject to any collection and enforcement remedies and procedures provided by law for the collection of such delinquent tax for which an amount was withheld by a first purchaser from oil and gas sale proceeds pursuant to the provisions of this section.
(c) If the first purchaser fails to collect the tax or when the tax has been collected by the first purchaser pursuant to the provisions of this subsection (4.5) but the first purchaser fails to transfer the tax to the treasurer pursuant to paragraph (a) of this subsection (4.5), the first purchaser shall remain liable for the amount of tax owed. The treasurer may utilize lawful collection and enforcement remedies and procedures against any first purchaser to collect the amount of such taxes and penalties owed by such first purchaser.
(5) For the purposes of this section, “unit” means any single oil, gas, or other hydrocarbon well or field which has multiple ownership, or any combination of oil, gas, or other hydrocarbon wells, fields, and properties consolidated into a single operation, whether by a formal agreement or otherwise; “owner” means the holder of any interest or interests in such properties or units, including royalty interest; and “first purchaser” means either the first purchaser to buy oil or gas from a new producing well or the current purchaser of oil or gas from a producing well.
39-10-107. Apportionment of taxes, delinquent interest – payment.
(1) (a) 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:
(I) If the amount of taxes collected for the month equals less than one hundred dollars for any town, city, school district, or special district, the treasurer may elect to distribute the amount on a quarterly basis to the town, city, school district, or special district; and
(II) If the amount of taxes collected for the month equals less than fifty dollars for any town, city, school district, or special district, the treasurer may elect to distribute the amount on an annual basis to the town, city, school district, or special district.
(b) Any prior years’ taxes collected during any given year on oil and gas leaseholds and lands that had previously been omitted from the assessment roll due to underreporting of the selling price or the quantity of oil and gas sold therefrom shall be placed in escrow by the treasurer to be apportioned, credited, and distributed during January of the subsequent year.
(c) Prior to being apportioned, credited, and distributed, all taxes collected by the treasurer shall be reduced by an amount equal to the costs incurred by the treasurer and the assessor; except that such costs shall not include any contingency fee paid to any person for the audit review and collection of such prior years’ taxes as such contingency fees are prohibited. Prior to being apportioned, credited, and distributed, all taxes shall be reduced by an amount equal to an entity’s pro rata share of any tax refunds granted subsequent to distribution by the treasurer if the amount has not otherwise been returned by the entity; except that this requirement to reduce taxes shall not apply to a city and county. All delinquent interest shall be apportioned, credited, and distributed in the same manner.
(2) Removed by Revisor’s Bill, SB 15-264 (8/5/2015)
(3) Whenever any school district elects, pursuant to law, to have the moneys of such district paid over to the district treasurer, the treasurer of any county wherein such school district is located shall, no later than the tenth day of each month, pay over to the district treasurer all taxes collected for said school district during the month immediately preceding; except that, on and after January 1, 1992, the county treasurer shall make an additional payment to the district treasurer during the months of March, May, and June, which payment shall consist of all taxes collected through the twentieth day of the respective month if the county has a population of at least five thousand persons and which payment shall consist of all taxes collected through the eighteenth day of the respective month if the county has a population of less than five thousand persons. Such additional payment shall be made no later than the twenty-fourth day of said month.
(4) No later than the tenth day of each month, the treasurer shall prepare and submit to the board of county commissioners and to the proper officer of each town, city, school district, and special district within his county a statement showing the amount collected by him for each such entity during the month immediately preceding from each separate levy imposed for such entity. No later than the tenth day of January of each year, he shall prepare and submit a similar statement showing the amount collected during the entire calendar year immediately preceding from each separate levy imposed for such entity.
39-10-108. Treasurer responsible for state tax levies.
Removed by Revisor’s Bill, SB 15-264 (8/5/2015)
39-10-109. Delinquent tax list – notice.
(1) Repealed.
(2) (a) 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 of the month in which such notice is mailed. Such notice shall also state that, unless payment of the amount of such unpaid personal property taxes and delinquent interest thereon are paid by August 31, publication of such delinquency will be made during the month of September.
(b) This subsection (2) is effective January 1, 1992.
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 of September, plus the fee prescribed in section 30-1-102, C.R.S. Such notice shall recite that, if the amount of such delinquent taxes, delinquent interest, and fee is not paid by the last day of September, the personal property upon which such taxes were levied shall be subject to distraint, seizure, and sale. If there is no newspaper published in the county, then the treasurer shall conspicuously post copies of such notice in the county courthouse, in the treasurer’s office, and in at least one other public place in the county seat.
39-10-110.5. Partial payment of delinquent personal property taxes.
(1) 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 any applicable interest, penalties, or fees; the amount of each payment; and payment due dates. The total amount due under a payment plan shall be paid in full no later than twenty-four months from the date the owner of the personal property enters into a written payment plan with the treasurer.
(2) The treasurer shall keep a copy of the payment plan until the owner of the personal property has paid the total amount identified in the payment plan. Once the owner of the personal property has paid the total amount due, the treasurer shall mark the plan “paid in full”.
(3) The treasurer may terminate the payment plan if the owner of the personal property fails to abide by the terms and conditions of the plan.
39-10-111. Distraint, sale of personal property – redemption of mobile home.
(1) (a) 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 of delinquent taxes on mobile homes or manufactured homes. The treasurer shall enforce the collection of delinquent taxes on mobile homes or manufactured homes pursuant to section 39-10-111.5. Whenever a distraint warrant is issued, it shall be served by the sheriff or a commissioned deputy or, at the discretion of the sheriff, by a private server of process hired for the purpose. Any cost incurred as a result of hiring a private server of process shall be paid by the sheriff’s office, and the cost shall not exceed the amount specified in section 30-1-104 (1) (a).
(b) When personal property upon which a distraint warrant has been issued or which is subject to such warrant by reason of delinquency has been removed to another county in the state, the treasurer of the county levying the tax may issue a certificate to the treasurer of the county to which the property has been removed, reciting the amount of taxes and delinquent interest unpaid and a description of the property to be distrained.
(c) The treasurer receiving such certificate shall thereupon proceed to distrain, seize, and sell such property in the same manner as if the property were originally taxed in his county and shall remit the net proceeds, after payment of any sheriff’s fees and other costs of seizure and sale, to the treasurer who certified the delinquency to him.
(2) Whenever any personal property is distrained and seized, the treasurer or his deputy shall make a list of such property and deliver a copy thereof to the owner of such property or to his or her agent, together with a statement of the amount demanded and notice of the time and place fixed for the sale of such property.
(3) No later than one hundred eighty days after the seizure of any personal property pursuant to this section, the treasurer shall publish a notice containing a description of the seized property, the reason for its being offered for sale, and the time and place fixed for the sale in a newspaper published in the county. If there is no such newspaper, the treasurer shall conspicuously post copies of such notice in the county courthouse and in at least two other public places in the county seat.
(4) The time fixed for the sale shall be not more than ten days from the date the notice is first published, but the sale may be adjourned from time to time if there are no bidders or if the treasurer deems such adjournment advisable for any reason, but in no event shall the sale be postponed for more than thirty days from the date the notice is first published.
(5) At the time and place fixed for the sale, the treasurer or deputy treasurer shall proceed to sell such property at public auction, offering it at a minimum price, which shall include the taxes, delinquent interest, and costs of making the seizure and advertising the sale. If the amount bid at the sale is not equal to the fixed minimum price, the treasurer or deputy treasurer may declare the property purchased by the county at the fixed minimum price, and it shall thereafter be sold within one hundred fifty days in such manner as may be determined by the board of county commissioners.
(6) (a) In any county wherein the treasurer has insufficient personnel to conduct said sale, upon demand of the treasurer, the sheriff shall conduct such sale, collect the proceeds thereof, and pay the same over to the treasurer. In such event, the sheriff shall receive such fees as are provided in section 30-1-104, C.R.S.
(b) The treasurer may enter into a contract to employ the services of any professional auctioneer or auction company to conduct such sale, collect the proceeds thereof, and pay the same over to the treasurer, when the treasurer deems such services to be appropriate and to be in the best interests of the public. Such contract shall be awarded by competitive bid, but the treasurer may reject any or all bids or parts of bids. The auctioneer or auction company conducting such sale shall provide the treasurer with an itemized list of all property sold, the amount paid for such property sold, and each purchaser’s name and address. The fees of the auctioneer or auction company shall be paid by the treasurer from the proceeds of the sale.
(7) In all cases of sale, the treasurer shall issue a certificate of sale to each purchaser, and such certificate shall be prima facie evidence of the right of the treasurer to make such sale and conclusive evidence of the regularity of the proceedings in conducting and making such sale. The treasurer’s certificate shall transfer to the purchaser all right, title, and interest of the owner in and to the property sold.
(8) Any surplus of the sale proceeds remaining over and above the taxes, delinquent interest, and costs of making the seizure and advertising the sale shall be paid over to the owner and a written account of the sale furnished him.
(9) If, prior to the time fixed for the sale, the amount demanded is paid to the treasurer, the property distrained upon and seized shall be restored to the owner thereof.
(10) Repealed.
(11) If taxes become delinquent upon the personal property of any public utility, as defined in article 4 of this title, the treasurer of the county in which the taxes are delinquent shall commence a court action for collection or employ a collection agency as provided in section 39-10-112 or distrain and sell any of the personal property of the utility wherever found in the manner that other personal property is to be distrained and sold for the nonpayment of taxes; except that, for taxes imposed pursuant to article 1 of title 32, C.R.S., that equal or exceed one hundred mills in any one year, only the personal property that is the subject of the taxes and located within the special district at the time of assessment of the taxes shall be subject to levy or distraint for the payment of the delinquent taxes.
(12) Repealed.
(13) When a county seizes property that is used in a business, the county shall not continue to operate the business.
39-10-111.5. Action to collect unpaid taxes.
(1) 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 home.
(2)(a) At any time after the first day of October, the treasurer may enforce collection of delinquent taxes on mobile homes 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 mobile home. Whenever a distraint warrant is issued, it shall be served by the sheriff or a commissioned deputy or, at the discretion of the sheriff, by a private server of process hired for the purpose. Any cost incurred as a result of hiring a private server of process shall be paid by the sheriff’s office, and the cost shall not exceed the amount specified in section 30-1-104 (1) (a).
(b) When a mobile home upon which a distraint warrant has been issued or which is subject to such warrant by reason of delinquency has been removed to another county in the state, the treasurer of the county levying the tax shall issue a certificate to the treasurer of the county to which the mobile home has been removed, reciting the amount of taxes and delinquent interest unpaid and a description of the mobile home to be distrained.
(c) The treasurer receiving such certificate shall thereupon proceed to distrain, seize, and sell such mobile home in the same manner as if the property were originally taxed in his or her county and if the treasurer proceeds, he or she shall remit the net proceeds, after payment of any sheriff’s fees and other costs of seizure and sale, to the treasurer who certified the delinquency.
(3) Whenever a mobile home is distrained and seized, the treasurer, the treasurer’s deputy, or an authorized agent of the treasurer shall deliver to the owner of the mobile home or to his or her agent, and to any lienholder of record, a statement of the amount demanded and notice of the time and place fixed for the sale of the mobile home.
(4) The treasurer, in his or her discretion, may sell tax liens on mobile homes or may strike off to the county the tax liens by declaring them county-held. If a tax lien on a mobile home will be sold, the sale shall be in accordance with article 11 of this title 39.
(5) Redemptions of mobile homes shall be in accordance with article 12 of this title 39; except that, at the discretion of the treasurer, liens on mobile homes may be withheld from sales to investors.
(6)(a)(I) A mobile home that is located on leased land or other land not owned by the owner of the mobile home, including, but not limited to, land that was previously owned by the owner of the mobile home and the ownership of which was subsequently acquired by foreclosure, and that is sold or stricken off to the county under the provisions of this section may be redeemed by the owner thereof within one year after the date of the sale upon payment to the treasurer of the proceeds of the sale, interest on such amount at the rate that is determined pursuant to section 39-12-103 (3), and all taxes due and payable on the mobile home subsequent to the tax sale, except as provided in subsection (7) of this section.
(II) A mobile home that is located on land owned by the owner of a mobile home and that is sold under the provisions of this section may be redeemed by the owner thereof within three years after the date of the sale upon payment to the treasurer of the proceeds of the sale, interest on such amount at the rate that is determined pursuant to section 39-12-103 (3), and all taxes due and payable on the mobile home subsequent to the tax sale, except as provided in subsection (7) of this section.
(b) The treasurer shall return the proceeds of the sale, interest, and all taxes due and payable on the mobile home subsequent to the tax sale to the purchaser or lawful holder of the certificate of sale. On or before thirty days prior to the close of the redemption period, the treasurer shall notify the owner of the mobile home and any lienholder of record in the department of revenue and secretary of state, by personal delivery or by certified or registered mail to his or her last-known address, that a treasurer’s certificate of ownership for the mobile home may be issued to the purchaser or lawful holder of the certificate of sale at the close of the redemption period unless such payment is made. Upon redemption, the treasurer shall notify the department of revenue that redemption has been made and thereafter release the tax sale lien filed against the mobile home.
(c) If the owner has not exercised his or her right of redemption and after the close of the redemption period, the purchaser or lawful holder of the certificate of sale may apply to the treasurer for a treasurer’s certificate of ownership for the mobile home. Upon receipt of such application, the treasurer shall issue a treasurer’s certificate of ownership to such purchaser or holder, and such certificate of ownership shall transfer to him or her all right, title, and interest in and to the mobile home. Such certificate of ownership shall, upon application, entitle the purchaser or holder thereof to a certificate of title to be issued and filed pursuant to part 1 of article 6 of title 42.
(d) Any surplus of the sale proceeds over and above the taxes, delinquent interest, and costs of making the seizure and advertising the sale of a mobile home shall be credited to the county general fund, and a written account of the sale shall be furnished to the owner.
(7) Where a mobile home has been declared to be purchased by or stricken off to the county at the tax sale and where the actual value of the mobile home as shown on the assessment roll has been determined by the assessor to be less than one thousand dollars, the redemption period for such mobile home shall be sixty days. The assessor’s determination of value shall be deemed accurate absent a showing of negligence on the part of the assessor. On or before ten days prior to the close of the redemption period, the treasurer shall notify the owner of the mobile home and any lienholder of record in the department of revenue and secretary of state, by personal delivery or by certified or registered mail to the last-known address, that the mobile home may be declared condemned and may be disposed of at the end of the redemption period. The treasurer has the authority to so declare a mobile home condemned after the redemption period has terminated. After the mobile home is declared condemned, it may be disposed of as the treasurer deems appropriate.
39-10-112. Action to collect unpaid taxes.
(1) (a) 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 5-16-119 or 5-16-120, or distrain, seize, and sell the personal property as provided in section 39-10-111.
(b) Any contract to employ the services of any duly licensed collection agency shall be awarded by competitive bid, but the treasurer may reject any or all bids or parts of bids. The fees of the collection agency shall be paid by the treasurer from the moneys recovered by the collection agency, but in no event shall the fees paid to the collection agency exceed one-third of the amount recovered.
(2) (Deleted by amendment, L. 96, p. 14, § 2, effective February 22, 1996.)
(3) Upon the trial of any court action brought pursuant to subsection (1) of this section, a certificate from the treasurer, reciting the amount of the taxes and any delinquent interest thereon and that the same has not been paid, shall be prima facie evidence that the amount claimed is due and unpaid, and judgment shall be given for the amount thereof, together with all costs, and execution shall issue as in other cases. Whenever the treasurer sues in court, the county attorney shall perform all legal work involved if requested by the treasurer, and the costs of the action shall be paid by the county.
(4) Nothing in this section shall be construed as relieving the treasurer of the duties of the office of county treasurer.
(5) (a) Any time between the effective date of this subsection (5) and October 1, 2020, the county treasurer or the officer responsible for the collection of property taxes for a city and county shall advance property tax amounts to a local taxing jurisdiction in the county or city and county to help pay bonded indebtedness payments or monthly operational costs, if the local taxing jurisdiction submits a letter to the board of county commissioners of the county or the city council of the city and county. In no case shall the advance property tax amount exceed ninety percent of the property tax due to the jurisdiction. Where an advance payment of property tax is necessary to help pay bonded indebtedness, and notice was given by the local taxing jurisdiction per section 39-10-104.5 (13), the advance property tax amount shall not exceed the jurisdiction’s shortfall of revenue due to the waiver or reduction of interest that is necessary to cover the bonded indebtedness payment and only those who are in receipt of less than ninety percent of the property taxes due at the time of the request qualify for advance payment for bonded indebtedness.
(b) This subsection (5) is repealed, effective December 31, 2020.
(6) (a) The county treasurer of other officer responsible for the collection of property taxes for a county or city and county that decides to reduce, waive, or suspend delinquent interest payments in accordance with section 39-10-104.5 (14) shall advance property tax amounts to a local taxing jurisdiction in the county or city and county to help pay the local taxing jurisdiction’s bonded indebtedness payments or monthly operational costs.
(b) No treasurer, or other officer responsible for the collection of property taxes for a county or city and county, shall advance property tax amounts to a local taxing jurisdiction for bonded indebtedness payments unless:
(I) The local taxing jurisdiction gave notice to the board of county commissioners or city council in accordance with section 39-10-104.5 (14) (c); and
(II) The local taxing jurisdiction has received less than ninety percent of the property taxes due at the time of the request.
(c) No treasurer, or other officer responsible for the collection of property taxes for a county or city and county, shall advance property tax amounts to a local taxing jurisdiction for bonded indebtedness payments in excess of either:
(I) Ninety percent of the total property tax due to the local taxing jurisdiction; or
(II) The reduction in the local taxing jurisdiction’s revenue due to the waiver, reduction, or suspension of delinquent interest pursuant to section 39-10-104.5 (14).
(d) This subsection (6) is repealed, effective December 31, 2021.
39-10-113. Removal or transfer of personal property – collection of taxes.
(1) (a) 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 to collect the taxes and, if the treasurer deems it necessary, may distrain, seize, and sell the personal property to enforce collection. Upon the treasurer’s request, the assessor shall certify to the treasurer the valuation for assessment of the personal property for the current year. If the levy for the current year has not then been fixed and made, the levy for the previous year shall be used to determine the amount of taxes due.
(b) Repealed.
(2) Whenever the assessor notifies the treasurer of the valuation of any taxable personal property, as provided in section 39-5-110 (2), which property the assessor believes might be removed from the county, the treasurer may proceed to collect the taxes on the 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 personal property as provided in section 39-10-111 if either the treasurer or the assessor deems it necessary. If the levy for the current year has not then been fixed and made, the levy for the previous year shall be used to determine the amount of taxes due.
(3) At such time as the levy for the current year has been fixed and made, the amount of any taxes collected on personal property pursuant to the provisions of subsection (1) of this section in excess of the amount correctly due and payable shall be refunded to the owner of such property forthwith; but in all cases where the amount of taxes so collected is less than the amount correctly due and payable, the amount uncollected shall be considered an erroneous assessment and shall be reported with other erroneous assessments in the manner prescribed by law.
39-10-113.5. Improvements valued and taxed separately – collection of taxes.
(1) 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 39-10-113 as if such improvements were personal property. The provisions of this section shall not apply to mobile homes, improvements other than buildings on land that is used solely and exclusively for agricultural purposes, and water rights, together with any dam, ditch, pipeline, canal, flume, reservoir, bypass, conduit, well, pump, or other associated structure or device, as defined in article 92 of title 37, C.R.S., being used to produce water or held to produce or exchange water to support uses of any item of real property specified in section 39-1-102 (14), including water rights used for agricultural purposes.
(2) (a) The provisions of this section shall not apply to any property classified by the assessor for property tax purposes as commercial property unless the treasurer:
(I) Finds that the improvements may be moved, dissipated, or distributed;
(II) Determines that the taxes may be uncollectible;
(III) Sets forth the reasons for such finding and determination in writing and either serves such writing upon the owner of such improvements or, if the owner cannot be located within the state, posts such writing conspicuously upon such improvements.
(b) Upon compliance with the requirements set forth in paragraph (a) of this subsection (2), the treasurer may proceed to collect such taxes pursuant to the provisions of subsection (1) of this section.
39-10-114. Abatement – cancellation of taxes.
(1) (a) (I) (A) Except as otherwise provided in subsections (1)(a)(I)(D) and (1)(a)(I)(E) of the 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 the manner provided by law. The assessor shall make such report if the assessor discovers that taxes have been levied erroneously or illegally. If such taxes have been collected by the treasurer, the board of county commissioners shall authorize refund of the same in the manner provided by law. Except as provided in subsections (1)(a)(I)(E) and (1)(a)(I)(F) of this section and section 39-5-124(4), in no case shall an abatement or refund of taxes be made unless a petition for abatement or refund is filed within two years after January 1 of the year following the year in which the taxes were levied. For purposes of this subsection (1)(a)(I)(A), “clerical error” shall include, but shall not be limited to, any clerical error made by a taxpayer in completing personal property schedules pursuant to the provisions of article 5 of this title. Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, for purposes of this subsection (1)(a)(I)(A), “erroneous valuation” shall include, but shall not be limited to: Any reclassification of property from agricultural land to any other classification of property for the property tax year commencing January 1, 1996, if the property in question qualifies for classification as agricultural land as determined pursuant to section 39-1-102 (1.6), as amended by Senate Bill 97-039, enacted at the first regular session of the sixty-first general assembly; and any denial of exemption from taxation for property claimed as agricultural and livestock products for the property tax year commencing January 1, 1996, if the property in question qualifies as agricultural and livestock products as determined pursuant to section 39-1-102 (1.1), as amended by Senate Bill 97-039, enacted at the first regular session of the sixty-first general assembly.
(B) The assessor shall certify the proportional amount of the total amount of abatements and refunds granted pursuant to the provisions of this section to the appropriate taxing entities at the same time that the certification of valuation for assessment is made pursuant to the provisions of section 39-5-128. Any taxing entity may adjust the amount of its tax levy authorized pursuant to the provisions of section 29-1-301, C.R.S., by an additional amount which does not exceed the proportional share of the total amount of abatements and refunds made pursuant to the provisions of this section. After calculating the amount of property tax revenues necessary to satisfy the requirements of the “Public School Finance Act of 1994”, article 54 of title 22, C.R.S., any school district shall add an amount equal to the proportional share of the total amount of abatements and refunds granted pursuant to the provisions of this section prior to the setting of the mill levy for such school district. Any additional amount added pursuant to the provisions of this subsection (1) shall not be included in the total amount of revenue levied in said year for the purposes of computing the limit for the succeeding year pursuant to the provisions of section 29-1-301, C.R.S. Where a final determination is made granting an abatement or refund pursuant to the provisions of this section, the abatement or refund granted shall be payable at such time as determined by the board of county commissioners after consultation with affected taxing entities but no later than upon the payment of property taxes for the property tax year in which said final determination was made. For the purposes of this sub-subparagraph (B), a taxing entity’s proportional share of the total amount of abatements and refunds granted shall be based upon the amount of tax levied by a taxing entity on such real property in proportion to the total amount of tax levied on such real property by such taxing entities.
(B.5) Notwithstanding the provisions of sub-subparagraph (B) of this subparagraph (I), no school district shall be required to levy additional amounts for abatements and refunds which are the result of any protests or appeals of valuation upon which final orders or judgments rendered by a court of competent jurisdiction have been issued and which reduce the valuation for assessment of the district by more than twenty percent. Any school district which is currently levying for abatements, refunds, or both and which would not be required to levy such amounts if this sub-subparagraph (B.5) had been in effect for the tax year in which the court orders or judgments were issued shall have no further obligation to levy for uncollected amounts.
(C) The change or adjustment of any ratio of valuation for assessment shall not constitute grounds for abatement of taxes as provided in subsection (1) (a) (I) (A) of this section.
(D) An abatement or refund of taxes must not be made based upon the ground of overvaluation of property if an objection or protest to such valuation has been made and a notice of determination has been mailed to the taxpayer pursuant to section 39-5-122; except that this prohibition does not apply to personal property when a notice of determination has been mailed to the taxpayer, an objection or protest is withdrawn or not pursued, and the county assessor has undertaken an audit of such personal property that shows that a reduction in value is warranted.
(E) Notwithstanding the periods of limitation for filing a petition for and determining the amount of an abatement or refund of taxes provided in sub-subparagraphs (A) and (D) of this subparagraph (I), when an audit of prior years’ taxes for the period described in section 39-10-101 (2) (b) discloses that taxes are due and owing on personal property or on mines and on oil and gas leaseholds, such taxes shall be subtracted from any overpayment of such taxes determined to be due pursuant to this subparagraph (I) for any years during such period and prior to computing delinquent interest.
(F) Notwithstanding the periods of limitation for filing a petition for and determining the amount of an abatement or refund of taxes provided in sub-subparagraph (A) or (D) of this subparagraph (I), an abatement or refund of taxes may be made to any common interest community for property taxes levied for property tax years commencing on or after January 1, 1985, but prior to January 1, 1996, on property not valued in accordance with section 39-1-103 (10), if a petition for abatement or refund is filed on or before June 1, 1997.
(II) Repealed.
(b) Any taxes illegally or erroneously levied and collected, and delinquent interest thereon, are refunded pursuant to this section, together with refund interest at the same rate as that provided for delinquent interest set forth in section 39-10-104.5; except that refund interest shall not be paid if the taxes were erroneously levied and collected as a result of an error made by the taxpayer in completing personal property schedules pursuant to the provisions of article 5 of this title 39. For abatements or refunds made pursuant to a petition for abatement or refund filed prior to January 1, 2018, refund interest accrues from the date payment of taxes and delinquent interest thereon was received by the treasurer from the taxpayer; except that refund interest accrues from the date a complete abatement petition is filed if the taxes were erroneously levied and collected as a result of an error or omission made by the taxpayer in completing the statements required pursuant to the provisions of article 7 of this title 39 and the county pays the abatement or refund within the time frame set forth in subsection (1)(a)(I)(B) of this section. For abatements or refunds made pursuant to a petition for abatement or refund filed on or after January 1, 2018, refund interest accrues from the date a complete abatement petition is filed. Beginning January 1, 2020, refund interest accrues from the date a complete abatement petition is filed or the date payment of taxes was received by the treasurer, whichever is later.
(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, if a county, board of assessment appeals, court of competent jurisdiction, or the property tax administrator determines that a property is exempt from taxation under sections 39-3-106 to 39-3-113.5 or section 39-3-116, and if the county, board, court, or administrator finds competent evidence that said property became or remained subject to taxation for a period as a result of an error or omission made by the taxpayer, then the county, the board of assessment appeals, court of competent jurisdiction, or the property tax administrator may award refund interest or any other type of interest for not greater than two property tax years. Any interest awarded pursuant to this paragraph (c) shall be at the same rate as provided in section 39-10-104.5.
(2) (a) Any taxes levied on personal property, including but not limited to mobile homes, which are determined to be uncollectible after a period of one year after the date of their becoming delinquent may be cancelled by the board of county commissioners.
(b) When any real property has been stricken off to a county by virtue of a tax sale and there has been no transfer by the county of a certificate of purchase thereon, the taxes on such property may be determined to be uncollectible after a period of six years from the date of becoming delinquent, and they may be cancelled by the board of county commissioners. Such cancellation shall not affect the rights of the county under article 11 of this title to subsequently transfer any tax sale certificate nor its right to receive a tax deed and to exercise its rights thereunder with respect to such property.
(3) The treasurer shall keep a complete record of all taxes abated, refunded, or determined to be uncollectible and cancelled by the board of county commissioners as provided in subsection (2) of this section. The treasurer shall file an annual report with the administrator by August 25 of each year that shall include all taxes abated, refunded, or determined to be uncollectible and cancelled. Such report shall include the name of each owner of taxable property granted such abatement, refund, or cancellation of property taxes, the amount of property taxes abated, refunded, or cancelled, and the date such abatement, refund, or cancellation was granted. The treasurer shall also file an annual report with the department of revenue by August 10 of each year that shall include all taxes on personal property abated or refunded. Such report shall include the name of each owner of taxable personal property granted such abatement or refund of personal property taxes, the schedule number that was the basis for the imposition of the taxes abated or refunded, if applicable, the amount of personal property taxes abated or refunded, and the date such abatement or refund was granted.
[Comment: Contacted Donna with the Dept of Revenue 7/10/2014 – this report is not currently required (since 2002). The State will send out a request should the reporting requirement become active. Delta County Treasurer]
39-10-114.5. Decision – review – judicial review.
(1) 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 the entry of any such decision.
(2) If the petitioner has appealed to the board of assessment appeals and the decision of the board of assessment appeals is against the petitioner, the petitioner may petition the court of appeals for judicial review according to the Colorado appellate rules and the provisions of section 24-4-106 (11), C.R.S. If the decision of the board is against the respondent, the respondent, upon the recommendation of the board that it either is a matter of statewide concern or has resulted in a significant decrease in the total valuation for assessment of the county wherein the property is located, may petition the court of appeals for judicial review according to the Colorado appellate rules and the provisions of section 24-4-106 (11), C.R.S. In addition, if the decision of the board is against the respondent, the respondent may petition the court of appeals for judicial review of alleged procedural errors or errors of law when the respondent alleges procedural errors or errors of law by the board of assessment appeals. If the board does not recommend its decision to be a matter of statewide concern or to have resulted in a significant decrease in the total valuation for assessment of the county in which the property is located, the respondent may petition the court of appeals for judicial review of such questions.
39-10-115. Certificate of taxes due.
(1) 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 amount required for redemption of such sales, if the same still are redeemable. The treasurer shall include on such certificate of taxes due an itemized list of the mill levies and amount of taxes and assessments imposed by each taxing jurisdiction and a statement that information regarding special taxing districts and the boundaries of such districts may be on file or deposit with the board of county commissioners, the county clerk and recorder, or the county assessor. A fee shall be collected for each such certificate issued by him or her, as provided in section 30-1-102, C.R.S.
(2) When signed by the treasurer, such certificate, showing payment of all taxes due and the redemption of all outstanding tax sales, shall be conclusive evidence for all purposes and against all persons that the parcel of real property or mobile home therein described was, at the time, free and clear of all property taxes due to the county and from all tax sales except tax sales whereon the time for redemption had already expired and the purchaser had received a deed.
(3) Any loss resulting to any person from an error in a tax certificate issued by the treasurer shall be paid by the county represented by the treasurer issuing such certificate.
(4) No person other than the treasurer or an authorized agent of the treasurer shall issue any property tax certificate.
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 in addition to any other penalties or interest provided by law.