Colorado Code § 24-72-101

Records destroyed - certified copies rerecorded. Whenever it appears that
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the records, or any material part thereof, of any county in this state have been destroyed by fire
or otherwise, any map, plat, deed, conveyance, contract, mortgage, deed of trust, or other
instrument in writing of whatever nature or character affecting real estate or irrigation ditches in
such county, or certified copies thereof, may be rerecorded, and in recording the same the
recorder shall record the certificate of the previous record, and the date of filing for record
appearing in said original certificate so recorded shall be deemed and taken as the date of the
record thereof, and copies of any such record so authorized to be made under this section, duly
certified by the recorder of any such county under his seal of office, shall be received in
evidence and have the same force and effect as certified copies of the original record.

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