Colo. Rev. Stat. § 32-11-651

Current through 11/5/2024 election
Section 32-11-651 - Collection of delinquent assessments
(1) As soon as any assessment or any installment thereof pertaining to any improvement district becomes in default, the county treasurer shall mark the same delinquent on the assessment roll, together with the amount of unpaid principal shown on the assessment roll and accrued interest thereon to the date of delinquency, and the county treasurer shall within thirty days after such delinquency certify such amounts as shown thereon to the board of the urban district.
(2) The county treasurer shall collect the delinquent assessment, or the delinquent installment and all other unpaid installments of the assessment, if any, and accrued interest, all penalties, and costs of collection accrued, in accordance with section 32-11-643 and other provisions in this article supplemental thereto, in the same manner and with the same interest and penalties thereon as other taxes collected by the county treasurer on behalf of the urban district. All of the laws of the state for the assessment and collection of general taxes, including the laws for the sale of real property for taxes and redemption therefrom, shall be applicable to and shall have the same effect with respect to the collection of such assessments.
(3) If the board elects by resolution to have the urban district foreclose the lien on any assessable property and secure the payment of any delinquent assessment or delinquent installment thereof as provided in part 11 of article 25 of title 31, C.R.S., the secretary shall notify each county treasurer to whom there has been transmitted an assessment roll pertaining to such delinquent assessments and installments of such election and shall transmit thereto a copy of such resolution. Thereupon the county treasurer shall take no further action unless the board causes him to be informed subsequently that the owner of any tract has been restored the right to pay in installments in accordance with section 32-11-643 (2) and other provisions in this article supplemental thereto.

C.R.S. § 32-11-651

L. 69: p. 804, § 164. C.R.S. 1963: § 89-21-164. L. 81: (3) amended, p. 1626, § 37, effective July 1.

For collection of taxes, see article 10 of title 39; for the sale of tax liens, see article 11 of title 39; for redemptions, see article 12 of title 39.