C.R.S. Section 38-22-132
Lien to be discharged


Notwithstanding any other provision of this article or section 38-35-110, upon court approval of a bond or undertaking as provided in section 38-22-131, and upon the issuance and recording of a certificate of release as specified in this section, the lien against the property, and any notice of lis pendens or notice of the commencement of any action relating to such lien, shall be immediately discharged and released in full; the real property described in such bond or undertaking shall be forever released from the lien, from any notice of lis pendens or notice of the commencement of any action relating to such lien, and from any action brought to foreclose such lien; the bond or undertaking shall be substituted; and no notice of lis pendens or notice of the commencement of any action relating to such lien or any action for the enforcement or foreclosure thereof shall thereafter be recorded against the property. The clerk of the district court with which such bond or undertaking has been filed shall issue a certificate of release which shall be recorded in the office of the clerk and recorder of the county wherein the original mechanic’s lien was filed, and the certificate of release shall show that the property has been forever released from the lien, from any notice of lis pendens or notice of the commencement of any action relating to such lien, and from any action brought to foreclose such lien.

Source: Section 38-22-132 — Lien to be discharged, https://leg.­colorado.­gov/sites/default/files/images/olls/crs2023-title-38.­pdf (accessed Oct. 20, 2023).

38‑22‑101
Liens in favor of whom - when filed - definition of person
38‑22‑102
Payments - effect
38‑22‑103
Attaching of lien - enforcement
38‑22‑104
Lien on mining property
38‑22‑105
Property subject to lien - notice
38‑22‑105.5
Notice of lien law
38‑22‑106
Priority of lien - attachments
38‑22‑107
Lien attaches to water rights and franchises
38‑22‑108
Rank of liens
38‑22‑109
Lien statement
38‑22‑110
Action commenced within six months
38‑22‑111
Joinder of parties - consolidation of actions
38‑22‑112
Allegations of complaint
38‑22‑113
Hearing - judgment - summons - defense
38‑22‑114
Disposition of proceeds - execution
38‑22‑115
Parties to action
38‑22‑116
Costs
38‑22‑117
Assignment of lien - failure to support lien
38‑22‑118
Satisfaction of lien - failure to release
38‑22‑119
Agreement to waive - effect
38‑22‑120
Rules of civil procedure apply
38‑22‑121
Liens of surveyors and engineers
38‑22‑122
Lien under two contracts - effect
38‑22‑123
Payment to avoid invalid
38‑22‑124
Other remedies not barred
38‑22‑125
Bona fide purchaser
38‑22‑126
Disburser - notice - duty of owner and disburser
38‑22‑127
Moneys for lien claims made trust funds - disbursements - penalty
38‑22‑128
Excessive amounts claimed
38‑22‑129
Principal contractor may provide bond prior to commencement of work
38‑22‑130
Payment of claims by surety
38‑22‑131
Substitution of bond allowed
38‑22‑132
Lien to be discharged
38‑22‑133
Action to be brought on bond or undertaking
Green check means up to date. Up to date

Current through Fall 2024

§ 38-22-132’s source at colorado​.gov