2022 Colorado Code
Title 11 - Financial Institutions
Article 61 - Legal Tender
§ 11-61-101. Gold and Silver Coin a Legal Tender

Universal Citation: CO Code § 11-61-101 (2022)

The gold and silver coin issued by the government of the United States shall be a legal tender for the payment of all debts contracted on or after April 5, 1893, between the citizens of this state. The same shall be received in payment of all debts due to the citizens of this state and in satisfaction of all taxes levied by the authority of the laws of this state.

Source: L. 1893: p. 306, § 1. R.S. 08: § 3941. C.L. § 3817. CSA: C. 98, § 1. CRS 53: § 83-2-1. C.R.S. 1963: § 83-2-1.

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