Colorado Code § 39-27-117

Filing with executive director - when deemed to have been made
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(1) 
Any report, claim, tax return, statement, or other document required or authorized under this part
1 to be filed with, or any payment made to, the executive director of the department of revenue,
which:
(a) Is transmitted through the United States mails, shall be deemed filed with and
received by the executive director on the date shown by the cancellation mark stamped on the
envelope or other wrapper containing the document required to be filed;
(b) Is mailed, but not received by the executive director, or where received and the
cancellation mark is not legible, or is erroneous or omitted, shall be deemed to have been filed
and received on the date it was mailed if the sender establishes by competent evidence that the
document was deposited in the United States mails on or before the date due for filing. In such
cases of nonreceipt of a document by the executive director, the sender shall file a duplicate copy
thereof within thirty days after written notification is given to the sender by the executive
director of the failure to receive such document.
(2) If any report, claim, tax return, statement, remittance, or other document is sent by
United States registered mail, certified mail, or certificate of mailing, a record authenticated by
the United States post office department of such registration, certification, or certificate shall be
considered competent evidence that the report, claim, tax return, statement, remittance, or other
document was mailed to the executive director, to the state officer or state agency to which it
was addressed, and the date of the registration, certification, or certificate shall be deemed to be
the postmark date.
(3) If the date for filing any report, claim, tax return, statement, remittance, or other
document, falls upon a Saturday, Sunday, or a legal holiday, it shall be deemed to have been
timely filed if filed on the next business day.
(4) Any report, claim, tax return, statement, or other document required or authorized
under this part 1 to be filed with the executive director of the department of revenue that is filed
electronically shall be treated for all purposes in the same manner as any other report or other
document filed electronically pursuant to section 39-21-120.

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