Colorado Code § 38-13-701

Public sale of property
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(1) Subject to section 38-13-702, not earlier than
three years after receipt of property that is presumed abandoned, the administrator may sell the
property.
(2) Before selling property under subsection (1) of this section, the administrator shall
give notice to the public of:
(a) The date of sale; and
(b) A reasonable description of the property.
(3) A sale under subsection (1) of this section must be to the highest bidder:
(a) At public sale at a location in this state that the administrator determines to be the
most favorable market for the property; or
(b) On the internet; or
(c) On another forum the administrator determines is likely to yield the highest net
proceeds of sale.
(4) The administrator may decline the highest bid at a sale under subsection (1) of this
section and reoffer the property for sale if the administrator determines the highest bid is
insufficient.
(5) If a sale held under this section is to be conducted other than on the internet, the
administrator must publish at least one notice of the sale at least three weeks but not more than
five weeks before the sale in a newspaper of general circulation in the county in which the
property is sold.

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