15-18-214 . Effect of deed. (1) Subject to 15-18-411 and 15-18-413 , a deed issued under this chapter conveys to the grantee absolute title to the property described in the deed as of the date of the tax deed, except: (a) when the claim is payable after the execution of the deed and: (i) a subsequent property tax lien is attached; or (ii) a lien of any special, rural, local improvement, irrigation, or drainage assessment is levied against the property; (b) when the claim is an easement, servitude, covenant, restriction, reservation, or similar burden lawfully imposed on the property; or (c) when the land is owned by the United States, this state, or a subdivision of this state. (2) Under the conditions described in subsection (1), the deed is prima facie evidence of the right of possession accrued as of the date on which a tax deed was issued.
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