Colorado Revised Statutes Title 11. Financial Institutions § 11-42-109. Sale of delinquent stock

(1) If any stockholder refuses or neglects to pay the assessment specified in such notice within sixty days from the date of mailing, the directors of such association shall have the right to sell to the highest bidder at public auction any part or all of the stock necessary to pay the assessment of such stockholder, after giving a previous notice of such sale for ten days in a newspaper of general circulation published in the county where the principal office of such association in this state is located, and a copy of such notice of sale shall also be served on such stockholder by mailing a copy of the notice to his last known address ten days before the day fixed for such sale, or such stock may be sold at a private sale and without public notice;  but, before making such private sale thereof, an offer in writing shall first be obtained and a copy thereof served upon the owner of record of the stock to be sold by mailing a copy of such offer to his last known address, and, if, after service of such offer, such owner still refuses or neglects to pay such assessment within thirty days from the time of the service of such offer, the directors may accept the offer and sell such stock to the person making such offer or to any other person making a larger offer than the amount named in the offer submitted to the stockholder, but such stock in no event shall be sold for less than the amount of such assessment so called for and the expense of the sale.

(2) Out of the proceeds of the stock sold, the directors shall pay the amount of assessment levied thereon and the necessary cost of sale, and the balance, if any, shall be paid to the person whose stock has been sold. A sale of stock as provided in this section shall effect an absolute cancellation of the outstanding certificate evidencing the stock sold and shall make the same null and void, and a new certificate shall be issued by the association to the purchaser thereof.

(1) Stockholders, after their stock has been fully paid, are not liable to creditors or for assessments upon their stock issued on or after July 1, 1981, except as provided by this section. If the commissioner, as a result of any examination or from any report made to him, finds that the permanent stock of any association is impaired, he shall notify the association that such impairment exists. In the event the amount of the impairment, as determined by the commissioner, is questioned by the association, then, upon application filed within ten days, the value of the assets in question shall be determined by appraisals made by independent appraisers acceptable to the commissioner and the association.

(2) If the bylaws of an association expressly give the directors the authority to levy an assessment on permanent stock, then, subject to any limitations contained in the bylaws, the directors may levy and collect assessments upon permanent stock. The directors of an association which has received such notice may levy a pro rata assessment upon the permanent stock thereof to make good such impairment and shall cause notice of the finding of the commissioner and such levy to be given in writing to each stockholder of such association and the amount of assessment which the stockholder must pay for the purpose of making good such impairment;  but, in lieu of making such assessment, the impairment may be made good, without the consent of the commissioner, by the reduction of the permanent stock in the manner provided in section 11-42-107.