{"data":{"id":"us-co/c.r.s.-38-39-101","jurisdiction":"us-co","citation":"C.R.S. § 38-39-101","heading":"Effect of deed of trust to private trustee - nature of obligation secured.","body":"Any deed of trust that names any person other than a public trustee as trustee therein or that secures an obligation other than an evidence of debt shall be deemed and taken to be a mortgage for all purposes and foreclosed only as mortgages are foreclosed in and through the courts; except that any deed of trust that names a public trustee as trustee therein and secures an obligation other than an instrument evidencing a debt shall be released as provided in section 38-39-102 (5).","path":["Title 38 - PROPERTY - REAL AND PERSONAL","Article 39 - Mortgages, Deeds of Trust, and Other Liens","Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://olls.info/crs/crs2026-title-38.htm","current_through":"Colorado Revised Statutes 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:37:45Z","sha256":"fecbe77c051e0c8c7b6b762516e77bcb0f54f820084d668ab952f2b84923f2df","source_id":"us-co","stale":false,"prev":"us-co/c.r.s.-38-39-100.5","next":"us-co/c.r.s.-38-39-102"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}