If the public trustee fails to meet the time requirements set forth in section 38-38-102 (1), 38-38-103 (1), or 38-38-501, the foreclosure sale and confirmation deed shall be valid notwithstanding such failure, and the public trustee shall forfeit five percent of the public trustee's fees provided for in section 38-37-104 (1)(b)(I) and (1)(b)(V) for each day the public trustee fails to meet the time requirements, and, if the fees have already been paid, the forfeited portion thereof shall be returned immediately to the person who paid them.
Source: L. 90: Entire article R&RE, p. 1652, § 1, effective October 1. L. 2006: Entire section amended, p. 1480, § 37, effective January 1, 2008.
Editor's note: (1) This section is similar to former § 38-37-143, as it existed prior to 1990.
(2) The effective date for amendments made to this section by chapter 305, Session Laws of Colorado 2006, was changed from July 1, 2007, to January 1, 2008, by section 27 of chapter 404, Session Laws of Colorado 2007. (See L. 2007, p. 1849.)