Current through 11/5/2024 election
Section 4-9.7-103 - Definitions(a) As used in this article, unless the context otherwise requires:(1) "Claimant" means a person identified as a beneficiary or owner of a designated statutory lien in a notice of lien or notice of amendment filed in the office of the secretary of state pursuant to this article.(2) "Continue" means to renew or otherwise extend the effectiveness of a notice of lien.(3) "Designated statutory lien" means: (A) A harvester's lien pursuant to article 24.5 of title 38, C.R.S.;(B) An agistor's lien pursuant to part 2 of article 20 of title 38, C.R.S.;(C) A hospital lien pursuant to article 27 of title 38, C.R.S.;(D) A restitution lien pursuant to section 16-18.5-104, C.R.S.;(E) A child support lien pursuant to section 14-10-122, C.R.S.;(F) A security interest held by a housing authority pursuant to section 29-4-712, C.R.S.; or(G) Any other lien provided for by a statute of this state that requires or expressly permits a notice or other record creating, evidencing, or perfecting the lien to be filed in the office of the secretary of state, except as provided in section 4-9.7-102 (b) and (c).(4) "Notice of amendment" means a record filed in the office of the secretary of state pursuant to this article that changes, corrects, continues, terminates, subordinates, or otherwise modifies a notice of lien.(5) "Notice of lien" means a record filed in the office of the secretary of state pursuant to this article that identifies one or more claimants with respect to a designated statutory lien; identifies, to the extent required by the applicable substantive statute, the property asserted to be subject to the lien; identifies the owner or owners of the property; and otherwise complies with the requirements of this article.(6) "Owner" means a person identified in a notice of lien or notice of amendment in the office of the secretary of state pursuant to this article as an owner of property subject to a designated statutory lien.(7) "Record", except as used in the phrases "for record", "of record", "record or legal title", and "record owner", means information that is inscribed on a tangible medium or that is stored in an electronic or other medium and is retrievable in perceivable form.(8) "Substantive statute" means the statute creating, providing for, or giving rise to a designated statutory lien.(9) "Taxpayer identification number" means a social security number, an employer identification number, or an individual taxpayer identification number.(10) "Terminate" means to release or otherwise extinguish the effectiveness of a notice of lien.L. 2008: Entire article added, p. 269, § 8, effective 5/29/2012.