Witnessed or notarized declaration

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 15-18-106, under Probate, Trusts, and Fiduciaries.

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 15-18-106

(1) Except as otherwise provided in section 15-18-105, a declaration must be:

(a) Signed by the declarant in the presence of two witnesses; or

(b) Signed by the declarant and acknowledged before a notary public or other individual authorized by law to take acknowledgments, unless a court determines that this subsection (1)(b) should not apply to the declaration in the interest of justice.

(2) For the purposes of this section, a person specified in section 15-18-105 shall not be a witness, notary public, or other individual authorized by law to take acknowledgments.

Source: L. 2010: Entire article R&RE, (HB 10-1025), ch. 113, p. 379, � 1, effective August 11. L. 2021: Entire section amended, (SB 21-195), ch. 115, p. 447, � 1, effective May 7.