Colorado Revised Statutes Title 38. Property Real and Personal § 38-13-905. Allowance of claim for property

(1) Not later than thirty days after a claim is allowed under section 38-13-904(2) or, in the case of a security, not later than forty-five days after the claim is allowed under section 39-13-904(2), the administrator shall pay or deliver to the owner the property or pay to the owner the net proceeds of a sale of the property, together with income or gain to which the owner is entitled under section 38-13-606.

(2) Before delivery or payment to an owner under subsection (1) of this section of property or payment to the owner of net proceeds of a sale of the property, the administrator first shall apply the property or net proceeds in accordance with sections 38-13-902.2 to 38-13-902.4. The administrator shall pay the amount to the appropriate state agency and notify the owner of the payment.

(3) The administrator may make periodic inquiries of state agencies in the absence of a claim filed under section 38-13-903 to determine whether an apparent owner included in the unclaimed property records of this state has an enforceable debt described in sections 38-13-902.2 to 38-13-902.4. The administrator first shall apply the property or net proceeds of a sale of property held by the administrator to a debt under sections 38-13-902.2 to 38-13-902.4 of an apparent owner that appears in the records of the administrator and deliver the amount to the appropriate state agency. The administrator shall notify the apparent owner of the payment.