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2020 Colorado Revised Statutes
Title 15 - Probate, Trusts, And Fiduciaries
Article 12. Probate of Wills and Administration
Section 15-12-606. Terms and conditions of bonds.

Universal Citation: CO Rev Stat § 15-12-606 (2020)
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(1) The following requirements and provisions apply to any bond required by sections 15-12-604 and 15-12-605:

  1. Bonds shall name the people of the state of Colorado as obligee for the benefit of thepersons interested in the estate and shall be conditioned upon the faithful discharge by the fiduciary of all duties according to law;

  2. Unless otherwise provided by the terms of the approved bond, sureties are jointly andseverally liable with the personal representative and with each other. The address of sureties shall be stated in the bond.

  3. By executing an approved bond of a personal representative, the surety consents tothe jurisdiction of the probate court which issued letters to the primary obligator in any proceedings pertaining to the fiduciary duties of the personal representative and naming the surety as a party. Notice of any such proceeding shall be delivered to the surety or mailed to him by registered or certified mail at his address as listed with the court where the bond is filed and to his address as then known to the petitioner.

  4. On petition of a successor personal representative, any other personal representativeof the same decedent, or any interested person, a proceeding in the court may be initiated against a surety for breach of the obligation of the bond of the personal representative;

  5. The bond of the personal representative is not void after the first recovery but may beproceeded against from time to time until the whole penalty is exhausted;

  6. Unless expressly stated in the bond to the contrary, no surety shall be liable for anyactions of the personal representative taken prior to the date of such bond.

(2) No action or proceeding may be commenced against the surety on any matter as to which an action or proceeding against the primary obligor is barred by adjudication or limitation.

Source: L. 73: R&RE, p. 1581, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 153-3-606. L. 75: (1)(f) added, p. 595, § 26, effective July 1.

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