State treasurer custodian of deposits

All surety bonds and negotiable certificates of deposit deposited in compliance with the provisions of this part 1 shall be delivered into the custody of the state treasurer and held by the treasurer subject to further order of the executive director of the department of revenue. In the event any licensee ceases operations, voluntarily or otherwise, the deposit made by the licensee, or any balance thereof, shall be returned to the licensee after all taxes, penalties, fees, and charges owing by said licensee, pursuant to this part 1, have been paid. Source: L. 73: p. 1456, § 6. C.R.S. 1963: § 138-2-29. L. 79: Entire section amended, p. 1487, § 18, effective January 1, 1980. L. 2000: Entire section amended, p. 1932, § 14, effective October 1.