# C.R.S. § 24-72-104: 24-72-104. Purchase abstracts

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CO_T24_A72_P1_S24-72-104

## Section

- **Citation:** C.R.S. § 24-72-104
- **Heading:** 24-72-104. Purchase abstracts
- **Jurisdiction:** Colorado
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** CO Code / Title 24 / Article 72 / Part 1 / Section 24-72-104

## Text

24-72-104. Purchase abstracts. (1) It is the duty of the judge of such court to examine into the state of such records in such county, and, in case he finds any abstracts, copies, minutes, or extracts from said records existing after such loss or destruction and finds that said abstracts, copies, minutes, or extracts were fairly made before such destruction of the records by any person in the ordinary course of business and that they contain a material and substantial part of said records, the judge of such court shall certify the facts found by him in respect to such abstracts, copies, minutes, and extracts and also, if he is of the opinion, that such abstracts, copies, minutes, and extracts tend to show a connected chain of title to the land in said county; and, upon filing such certificate of such judge with the county clerk of the proper county, the board of county commissioners, with the approval of such judge, may purchase from the owners thereof such abstracts, copies, minutes, or extracts, or such part thereof as may tend to show a connected chain of title to the lands in such county, including all such judgments and decrees as form part of any such chain of title, paying therefor such fair and reasonable price as may be agreed upon between such board and such owner.

(2) The amount thus agreed to be paid for such abstracts, copies, minutes, or extracts shall be paid by such county in money, bonds, or warrants, to be issued by such county as the board of county commissioners may determine; or said board, with the approval of said judge, may procure a copy of said abstracts, copies, minutes, and extracts, instead of the originals, to be paid for in like manner. If no agreement can be made between said board and the owners of such abstracts, copies, minutes, or extracts as to the amount that should be paid for the same, the board may apply to the judge of the court by filing with the clerk a petition for the purpose of ascertaining the compensation that shall be paid to the owners of said abstracts, copies, minutes, or extracts to be assessed, and the proceedings thereunder shall be in like manner, as near as may be, as provided in articles 1 to 7 of title 38, C.R.S.

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