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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-52-102 (2026)

Property subject to execution - lien - real estate

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(1) All goods and chattels, lands, tenements, and real estate of every person against whom any judgment is obtained in any court of record in this state, either at law or in equity, or against whom any foreign judgment is filed with the clerk of any court of this state in accordance with the provisions of the "Uniform Enforcement of Foreign Judgments Act" pursuant to article 53 of this title, which judgment, in either case, is for any debt, damages, costs, or other sum of money are liable to be sold on execution to be issued upon such judgment. A transcript of the judgment record of such judgment, certified by the clerk of such court, may be recorded in any county; and from the time of recording such transcript, and not before, the judgment shall become a lien upon all the real estate, not exempt from execution in the county where such transcript of judgment is recorded, owned by such judgment debtor or which such judgment debtor may afterwards acquire in such county, until such lien expires. The lien of such judgment shall expire six years after the entry of judgment unless, prior to the expiration of such six-year period, such judgment is revived as provided by law and a transcript of the judgment record of such revived judgment, certified by the clerk of the court in which such revived judgment was entered, is recorded in the same county in which the transcript of the original judgment was recorded, in which event the lien shall continue for six years from the entry of the revived judgment. A lien may be obtained with respect to a revived judgment in the same manner as an original judgment and the lien of a revived judgment may be continued in the same manner as the lien of an original judgment. The lien of any judgment shall expire if the judgment is satisfied or considered as satisfied as provided in this section. The lien created by recording a notice of lien of a judgment for child support or maintenance or arrears thereof or child support debt pursuant to section 14-10-122, C.R.S., shall be governed by such section. The lien created by recording a transcript of an order for restitution pursuant to section 16-18.5-104 (5)(a), C.R.S., shall be governed by article 18.5 of title 16, C.R.S.

(2) (a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this subsection (2), execution may issue on any judgment described in subsection (1) of this section to enforce the same at any time within twenty years from the entry thereof, but not afterwards, unless revived as provided by law, and, after twenty years from the entry of final judgment in any court of this state, the judgment shall be considered as satisfied in full, unless so revived.

(b) (I) With respect to judgments entered in county courts on or after July 1, 1981, the time limitation within which execution may issue is six years from the entry thereof, but not afterwards, unless revived as provided by law, and, after six years from the entry of final judgment in any county court of this state, the judgment shall be considered as satisfied in full, unless so revived.

(II) The twenty-year limitation contained in paragraph (a) of this subsection (2) shall not apply to judgments entered for restitution pursuant to article 18.5 of title 16, C.R.S. Execution may issue on judgments for restitution at any time until paid in full.

(c) If, after the date that a transcript of judgment is recorded in a county, some portion or all of such county is merged with, annexed to, or otherwise becomes part of some other county or city and county, whether then existing or newly formed, then:

(I) It shall not be necessary to record the transcript of judgment in such other county or city and county in order to continue the lien of the judgment and the priority thereof as to any real estate that the judgment debtor acquired before or acquires after the date of recording of the transcript of judgment if such real estate was in the county in which the transcript of judgment was recorded on or after the date of recording of the transcript of judgment; and

(II) If such judgment is revived as provided by law, timely recording of a transcript of the revived judgment in such other county or city and county is necessary to continue the lien of the original judgment and the priority thereof with respect to any real estate that was in the county in which the transcript of the original judgment was recorded on or after the date of recording the transcript of the original judgment but, at the time of recording of the transcript of the revived judgment, is in such other county or city and county.

(3) The term "real estate" as used in this section includes all interests of the defendant or any person to his use held or claimed by virtue of any deed, bond, covenant, or otherwise for a conveyance or as mortgagor of lands in fee, for life, or for years.

(4) (a) Any person, including a title insurance company as defined by article 11 of title 10, C.R.S., who makes representations concerning the existence of any judgment lien on the real property of another shall have the duty to make a bona fide good faith effort, prior to the making of such representations, to determine whether the person against whom the judgment was obtained is the same person as the person who holds an interest in the real property which is the subject of the representation. If a bona fide good faith effort is made and such effort fails to disclose satisfactory information as to whether or not the person against whom the judgment was obtained is the same person as the person who holds an interest in the real property which is the subject of the representation, then, in that event, the person or title insurance company who makes the representation may require the person who holds an interest in the real property which is the subject of the representation to provide satisfactory evidence or information that he is not the same person as the judgment debtor.

(b) Any person, including a title insurance company as defined by article 11 of title 10, C.R.S., who makes representations concerning the existence of any judgment lien on the real property of another without making a bona fide good faith effort, prior to the making of such representations, to determine whether the person against whom the judgment was obtained is the same person as the person who holds an interest in the real property which is the subject of the representation is liable to any person damaged by the failure to make such effort in a sum of not less than one hundred dollars nor more than one thousand dollars for his actual and exemplary damages. The prevailing party shall recover the costs of the action together with reasonable attorney fees, as determined by the court. No action pursuant to this paragraph (b) shall be brought more than one year after the date of the representation concerning the existence of the judgment lien.

(c) As used in this subsection (4), "bona fide good faith effort" means honesty in fact in the effort to discover and determine the actual and true identity of the judgment debtor against whom the judgment lien attaches. The effort shall include but need not be limited to an examination of the judgment debtor's social security number, his driver's license, his address, his birth record, and the court record in the action which resulted in the judgment lien, if available.

Source: R.S. p. 370, § 1. G.L. § 1409. G.S. § 1835. L. 1891: p. 246, § 1. L. 01: p. 231, § 1. R.S. 08: § 3609. L. 17: p. 329, § 1. C.L. § 5898. CSA: C. 93, § 2. CRS 53: § 77-1-2. C.R.S. 1963: § 77-1-2. L. 80: (4) added, p. 517, § 1, effective July 1. L. 81: (2) amended, p. 889, § 1, effective July 1. L. 92: (1) amended, p. 218, § 24, effective August 1. L. 93: (1) amended, p. 1563, § 14, effective September 1. L. 2000: (1) and (2) (b) amended, p. 1051, § 23, effective September 1. L. 2002: (1), (2) (a), and (2) (b) (II) amended and (2) (c) added, p. 49, § 1, effective March 21.

Cross references: For procedures in execution and other proceedings after judgment, see C.R.C.P. 69.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 58 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1977–2025 · leading case: Wells Fargo Bank, Nat'l Ass'n Ex Rel. Kopfman v. Kopfman, 226 P.3d 1068 (Colo. 2010).
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Wells Fargo Bank, Nat'l Ass'n Ex Rel. Kopfman v. Kopfman, 226 P.3d 1068 (Colo. 2010). · cites it 32× “Whether the court of appeals erred in holding that a judgment creditor who has domesticated a foreign judgment and established a judgment lien on Colorado real property under section 13-52-102, C.R.S. (2008), must revive that judgment in the foreign court, re-domesticate that…”
Credit Servs., LLC v. Hulterstrom, 2019 COA 7 (Colo. Ct. App. 2019). · cites it 18× “Section 13-52-102 says, in relevant part: (1) .”
Indep. Bank v. Pandy, 383 P.3d 64 (Colo. Ct. App. 2015). · cites it 11× “Rather, it determined that under section 13-52-102(1), *66 C.R.S.2014, the Bank had six years from the date of the Michigan judgment to enforce its judgment lien on Joseph Pandy’s property.”
First Nat'l Bank v. Energy Fuels Corp., 618 P.2d 1115 (Colo. 1980). · cites it 18× “Section 13-52-102(1), C.R.S. 1973. A judgment lienor is entitled to redeem property from a public trustee sale.”
First Nat'l Bank of Denver v. Dist. Court Ex Rel. the City & Cnty. of Denver, 652 P.2d 613 (Colo. 1982). · cites it 7× “3 Section 13-52-102, supra, states the rule that all property of the debtor is sub *618 ject to execution and sale pursuant to a writ in order to satisfy the judgment debt.”
In re Marriage of Kann, 2017 COA 94 (Colo. Ct. App. 2017). · cites it 3× “13 ¶ 36 Based on the rationales advanced by courts elsewhere, the following considerations persuade us that allowing laches under these circumstances is the better reasoned view:  the only applicable statutory limitations period — twenty years under section 13-52-102(2)(a),…”
Franklin Bank, N.A. v. Bowling, 74 P.3d 308 (Colo. 2003). · cites it 8× “The search period for liens is as set out in section 13-52-102 and clearly would include March of 1999 when these liens were recorded.”
Shepler v. Whalen, 119 P.3d 1084 (Colo. 2005). · cites it 10× “Analysis Section 13-52-102, C.R.S. (2004), provides a means for creditors to collect debts owed to them.”
Ruscitti v. Sackheim, 817 P.2d 1046 (Colo. Ct. App. 1991). · cites it 5× “Section 13-52-102(1), C.R.S. (1987 Repl. Vol.”
Rocky Mountain Ass'n of Credit Mgmt. v. Dist. Court, 565 P.2d 1345 (Colo. 1977). · cites it 3× “Section 13-52-102, C.R.S. 1973. And his priority in relation to other creditors is established by the date of filing.”
Kellogg v. First Land Dev., LLC (In re Kellogg), 601 B.R. 537 (Bankr.D. Colo. 2019). · cites it 14× “These recordings created judgment liens on the Debtor's home pursuant to Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-52-102 . Under that statute, a judgment lien does not last indefinitely.”
Baum v. Baum, 820 P.2d 1122 (Colo. Ct. App. 1991). · cites it 9× “Under § 13-52-102(1), C.R.S. (1987 Repl.Vol. 6A), the filing of plaintiff’s transcript of judgment created a lien for six years “from the entry of judgment” on all of defendant’s owned or after-acquired real property in Jefferson County.”
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— Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-52-102(1) — 33 cases
Wells Fargo Bank, Nat'l Ass'n Ex Rel. Kopfman v. Kopfman, 226 P.3d 1068 (Colo. 2010). “Whether the court of appeals erred in holding that a judgment creditor who has domesticated a foreign judgment and established a judgment lien on Colorado real property under section 13-52-102, C.R.S. (2008), must revive that judgment in the foreign court, re-domesticate that…”
Indep. Bank v. Pandy, 383 P.3d 64 (Colo. Ct. App. 2015). “Rather, it determined that under section 13-52-102(1), *66 C.R.S.2014, the Bank had six years from the date of the Michigan judgment to enforce its judgment lien on Joseph Pandy’s property.”
First Nat'l Bank v. Energy Fuels Corp., 618 P.2d 1115 (Colo. 1980). “Section 13-52-102(1), C.R.S. 1973. A judgment lienor is entitled to redeem property from a public trustee sale.”
Credit Servs., LLC v. Hulterstrom, 2019 COA 7 (Colo. Ct. App. 2019). “Section 13-52-102 says, in relevant part: (1) .”
Ruscitti v. Sackheim, 817 P.2d 1046 (Colo. Ct. App. 1991). “Section 13-52-102(1), C.R.S. (1987 Repl. Vol.”
— Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-52-102(2) — 3 cases
Credit Servs., LLC v. Hulterstrom, 2019 COA 7 (Colo. Ct. App. 2019). “Section 13-52-102 says, in relevant part: (1) .”
Mark v. Mark, 697 P.2d 799 (Colo. Ct. App. 1984).
Leavitt v. Smith, 736 P.2d 1269 (Colo. Ct. App. 1987).
— Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-52-102(2)(a) — 7 cases
In re Marriage of Kann, 2017 COA 94 (Colo. Ct. App. 2017). “13 ¶ 36 Based on the rationales advanced by courts elsewhere, the following considerations persuade us that allowing laches under these circumstances is the better reasoned view:  the only applicable statutory limitations period — twenty years under section 13-52-102(2)(a),…”
Credit Servs., LLC v. Hulterstrom, 2019 COA 7 (Colo. Ct. App. 2019). “Section 13-52-102 says, in relevant part: (1) .”
In Re the Marriage of Johnson, 2016 CO 67 (Colo. 2016).
Est. of Guido v. Exempla, Inc., 292 P.3d 996 (Colo. Ct. App. 2012).
In Re the Marriage of Morris, 32 P.3d 625 (Colo. Ct. App. 2001).
— Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-52-102(4)(a) — 1 case
Franklin Bank, N.A. v. Bowling, 74 P.3d 308 (Colo. 2003). “The search period for liens is as set out in section 13-52-102 and clearly would include March of 1999 when these liens were recorded.”
— Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-52-102(4)(c) — 1 case
Franklin Bank, N.A. v. Bowling, 74 P.3d 308 (Colo. 2003). “The search period for liens is as set out in section 13-52-102 and clearly would include March of 1999 when these liens were recorded.”
— Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-52-102(8) — 1 case
Shearton Serv. Corp. v. Johnson, 5 P.3d 395 (Colo. Ct. App. 2000).
— Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-52-102(a)(2)(a) — 1 case
In Re the Marriage of Aragon, 773 P.2d 1110 (Colo. Ct. App. 1989).
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