C.R.S. § 13-24-105 — CO Code / Title 13 / Article 24 / Section 13-24-105
13-24-105. Beginning and concluding collaborative law process
Status: in_force

13-24-105. Beginning and concluding collaborative law process. (1) A collaborative law process begins when the parties sign a collaborative law participation agreement.

(2) A tribunal may not order a party to participate in a collaborative law process over that party's objection.

(3) A collaborative law process is concluded by a:

(a) Resolution of a collaborative matter as evidenced by a signed record;

(b) Resolution of a part of the collaborative matter, evidenced by a signed record, in which the parties agree that the remaining parts of the matter will not be resolved in the process; or

(c) Termination of the process.

(4) A collaborative law process terminates:

(a) When a party gives notice to other parties in a record that the process is ended;

(b) When a party:

(I) Begins a proceeding related to a collaborative matter without the agreement of all parties; or

(II) In a pending proceeding related to the matter:

(A) Initiates a pleading, motion, order to show cause, or request for a conference with the tribunal;

(B) Requests that the proceeding be put on the tribunal's active calendar; or

(C) Takes similar action requiring notice to be sent to the parties; or

(c) Except as otherwise provided by subsection (7) of this section, when a party discharges a collaborative lawyer or a collaborative lawyer withdraws from further representation of a party.

(5) A party's collaborative lawyer shall give prompt notice to all other parties in a record of a discharge or withdrawal.

(6) A party may terminate a collaborative law process with or without cause.

(7) Notwithstanding the discharge or withdrawal of a collaborative lawyer, a collaborative law process continues if, not later than thirty days after the date that the notice of the discharge or withdrawal of a collaborative lawyer required by subsection (5) of this section is sent to the parties:

(a) The unrepresented party engages a successor collaborative lawyer; and

(b) In a signed record:

(I) The parties consent to continue the process by reaffirming the collaborative law participation agreement;

(II) The agreement is amended to identify the successor collaborative lawyer; and

(III) The successor collaborative lawyer confirms the lawyer's representation of a party in the collaborative process.

(8) A collaborative law process does not conclude if, with the consent of the parties, a party requests a tribunal to approve a resolution of the collaborative matter or any part thereof as evidenced by a signed record.

(9) A collaborative law participation agreement may provide additional methods of concluding a collaborative law process.
C.R.S. § 13-82-106 — CO Code / Title 13 / Article 82 / Section 13-82-106
13-82-106. Unfairness
Status: in_force

13-82-106. Unfairness. If the court determines that the limitation period of another state applicable under sections 13-82-104 and 13-82-105 is substantially different from the limitation period of this state and has not afforded a fair opportunity to sue upon or imposes an unfair burden in defending against the claim, the limitation period of this state applies.
C.R.S. § 13-53-101 — CO Code / Title 13 / Article 53 / Section 13-53-101
13-53-101. Short title
Status: in_force

13-53-101. Short title. This article shall be known and may be cited as the "Uniform Enforcement of Foreign Judgments Act".
C.R.S. § 13-5-142 — CO Code / Title 13 / Article 5 / Part 1 / Section 13-5-142
13-5-142. National instant criminal background check system - reporting
Status: in_force

13-5-142. National instant criminal background check system - reporting. (1) On and after March 20, 2013, the state court administrator shall send electronically the following information to the Colorado bureau of investigation created pursuant to section 24-33.5-401, referred to in this section as the "bureau":

(a) The name of each person who has been found to be incapacitated by order of the court pursuant to part 3 of article 14 of title 15, C.R.S.;

(b) The name of each person who has been committed by order of the court to the custody of the behavioral health administration in the department of human services pursuant to section 27-81-112; and

(c) The name of each person with respect to whom the court has entered an order for involuntary certification for short-term treatment of a mental health disorder pursuant to section 27-65-108.5 or 27-65-109, for extended certification for treatment of a mental health disorder pursuant to section 27-65-109 (10), or for long-term care and treatment of a mental health disorder pursuant to section 27-65-110.

(1.5) Not more than forty-eight hours after receiving notification of a person who satisfies the description in paragraph (a), (b), or (c) of subsection (1) of this section, the state court administrator shall report such fact to the bureau.

(2) Any report made by the state court administrator pursuant to this section shall describe the reason for the report and indicate that the report is made in accordance with 18 U.S.C. sec. 922 (g)(4).

(3) The state court administrator shall take all necessary steps to cancel a record made by the state court administrator in the national instant criminal background check system if:

(a) The person to whom the record pertains makes a written request to the state court administrator; and

(b) No less than three years before the date of the written request:

(I) The court entered an order pursuant to section 15-14-318, C.R.S., terminating a guardianship on a finding that the person is no longer an incapacitated person, if the record in the national instant criminal background check system is based on a finding of incapacity;

(II) The period of certification or commitment of the most recent order of certification, commitment, recertification, or recommitment expired, or a court entered an order terminating the person's incapacity or discharging the person from certification or commitment in the nature of habeas corpus, if the record in the national instant criminal background check system is based on an order of certification or commitment to the custody of the behavioral health administration in the department of human services; except that the state court administrator shall not cancel any record pertaining to a person with respect to whom two recommitment orders have been entered pursuant to section 27-81-112 (7) and (8), or who was discharged from treatment pursuant to section 27-81-112 (11) on the grounds that further treatment is not likely to bring about significant improvement in the person's condition; or

(III) The record in the case was sealed pursuant to section 27-65-109 (7), or the court entered an order discharging the person from certification in the nature of habeas corpus pursuant to section 27-65-115, if the record in the national instant criminal background check system is based on a court order for involuntary certification for short-term treatment of a mental health disorder.

(4) Pursuant to section 102 (c) of the federal "NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007" (Pub.L. 110-180), a court, upon becoming aware that the basis upon which a record reported by the state court administrator pursuant to subsection (1) of this section does not apply or no longer applies, shall:

(a) Update, correct, modify, or remove the record from any database that the federal or state government maintains and makes available to the national instant criminal background check system, consistent with the rules pertaining to the database; and

(b) Notify the attorney general that such basis does not apply or no longer applies.
C.R.S. § 13-1-205 — CO Code / Title 13 / Article 1 / Part 2 / Section 13-1-205
13-1-205. Grant applications - duties of counties
Status: in_force

13-1-205. Grant applications - duties of counties. (1) To be eligible for moneys from the fund, a local security team shall apply to the commission through the state court administrator for moneys to be used as specified in this part 2 and in accordance with the timelines and guidelines adopted by the commission and using the application form provided by the commission. For the commission to consider a grant application, the application shall be signed by the administrative authority of each entity that is represented on the local security team.

(2) Grants from the fund shall be used to fund counties that meet the criteria specified in subsection (4) of this section for:

(a) The provision of court security staffing at a facility containing a state court or probation office;

(b) The purchase of security equipment or related structural improvements for a facility containing a state court or probation office;

(c) The provision of training on issues of court security; or

(d) Miscellaneous funding needs associated with issues of court security or security equipment.

(3) Moneys credited to the fund that are available for grant distribution shall be awarded based on the following priority schedule:

(a) Requests from counties that meet the criteria specified in subsection (4) of this section shall have the highest priority; and

(b) Requests for moneys for personnel costs shall be given subsequent priority.

(4) Counties that meet at least two of the following criteria shall be given the highest priority for need-based grants for court security personnel services pursuant to this part 2:

(a) Counties in which the total population is below the state median, as determined by the most recent data published by the department of local affairs;

(b) Counties in which the per capita income is below the state median, as determined by the most recent data published by the department of local affairs;

(c) Counties in which property tax revenues are below the state median, as determined by the most recent data published by the department of local affairs; or

(d) Counties in which the total county population living below the federal poverty line is greater than the state median, as determined by the most recent census published by the United States bureau of the census.
C.R.S. § 13-21-204 — CO Code / Title 13 / Article 21 / Part 2 / Section 13-21-204
13-21-204. Limitation of actions
Status: in_force

13-21-204. Limitation of actions. All actions provided for by this part 2 shall be brought within the time period prescribed in section 13-80-102.
C.R.S. § 13-2-125 — CO Code / Title 13 / Article 2 / Section 13-2-125
13-2-125. Purchase, distribution, and sale of reports
Status: in_force

13-2-125. Purchase, distribution, and sale of reports. (1) Upon the publication of each volume of the reports of the supreme court and the court of appeals under contract with the judicial department, the publisher shall be responsible for distributing as many copies as are required to meet the needs of the state in accordance with a list provided by the librarian of the supreme court. Costs of mailing incurred in such distribution shall be borne by the state from appropriations made to the judicial department.

(2) The distribution pursuant to subsection (1) of this section shall include the following:

(a) State and territorial libraries, as directed by the librarian of the supreme court;

(b) The library of congress and of the United States supreme court;

(c) The attorney general and secretary of state of Colorado, and officials of the executive branch as required;

(d) District attorneys and judges of Colorado courts of record;

(e) The justices and reporter of the Colorado supreme court;

(f) The law library of the university of Colorado, and the library of any other accredited law school in Colorado;

(g) Copies for use in the supreme court library and by the general assembly;

(h) Copies to be used for exchange purposes in the maintenance of the supreme court library, as directed by the librarian of the supreme court;

(i) Office of legislative legal services.

(3) All copies distributed to offices and agencies of the state of Colorado are at all times the property of the state and not the personal property of the incumbents of the respective offices and shall be so marked as the property of the state. This shall not apply to the justices and reporter of the supreme court as to volumes prepared during their tenure of office.

(4) The publisher shall sell the reports of the supreme court and the court of appeals to the public at a price which is set at the cost of the report plus a twenty percent markup for handling. The publisher shall retain the markup charges and remit to the state the costs of the reports sold as reimbursement to the general fund for payment by the state of the expenses of publication thereof. The unsold copies of all reports shall remain the property of the state and shall be returned by the publisher to the secretary of state upon the termination of the contract for publication. Until otherwise designated by law or order of the chief justice of the Colorado supreme court, the secretary of state shall be the legal custodian of the reports of the supreme court and the court of appeals. The secretary of state shall sell any remaining copies of such reports to the public at such cost plus twenty percent and transmit the sale proceeds to the state treasurer for deposit to the credit of the general fund.
C.R.S. § 13-32-110 — CO Code / Title 13 / Article 32 / Section 13-32-110
13-32-110. Actions for funds barred in two years
Status: in_force

13-32-110. Actions for funds barred in two years. Any claim for such moneys shall be made within two years from and after the payment thereof into the state general fund and unless so presented to the court shall be forever barred unless the court by proper order made in any case otherwise decrees.
C.R.S. § 13-51-110 — CO Code / Title 13 / Article 51 / Section 13-51-110
13-51-110. When court may refuse
Status: in_force

13-51-110. When court may refuse. The court may refuse to render or enter a declaratory judgment or decree where such judgment or decree, if rendered or entered, would not terminate the uncertainty or controversy giving rise to the proceeding.
C.R.S. § 13-21-125 — CO Code / Title 13 / Article 21 / Part 1 / Section 13-21-125
13-21-125. Civil actions for theft in the mortgage lending process
Status: in_force

13-21-125. Civil actions for theft in the mortgage lending process. A person who suffers damages as a result of a violation of section 18-4-401, C.R.S., in the mortgage lending process, as defined by section 18-4-401 (9)(e)(I), C.R.S., shall have a private civil right of action against the perpetrator, regardless of whether the perpetrator was convicted of the crime. A claim arising under this section shall not be asserted against a bona fide purchaser of a mortgage contract.
C.R.S. § 13-22-303 — CO Code / Title 13 / Article 22 / Part 3 / Section 13-22-303
13-22-303. Office of dispute resolution - establishment
Status: in_force

13-22-303. Office of dispute resolution - establishment. There is hereby established in the judicial department the office of dispute resolution, the head of which shall be the director of the office of dispute resolution, who shall be appointed by the chief justice of the supreme court and who shall receive such compensation as determined by the chief justice.
C.R.S. § 13-5-114 — CO Code / Title 13 / Article 5 / Part 1 / Section 13-5-114
13-5-114. Thirteenth district
Status: in_force

13-5-114. Thirteenth district. (1) The thirteenth judicial district shall be composed of the counties of Kit Carson, Logan, Morgan, Phillips, Sedgwick, Washington, and Yuma.

(2) (a) The number of judges for the thirteenth judicial district shall be four.

(b) Subject to available appropriations, effective July 1, 2019, the number of judges for the thirteenth judicial district is five.
C.R.S. § 13-10-122 — CO Code / Title 13 / Article 10 / Section 13-10-122
13-10-122. Docket fee - dismissal
Status: in_force

13-10-122. Docket fee - dismissal. The appellant shall pay a docket fee as provided by law to the clerk of the appellate court, within fourteen days from the date he or she ordered the transcript of record. If he or she does not do so, his or her appeal may be dismissed on motion of the municipality.
C.R.S. § 13-40-107 — CO Code / Title 13 / Article 40 / Section 13-40-107
13-40-107. Notice to terminate tenancy
Status: in_force

13-40-107. Notice to terminate tenancy. (1) A landlord of nonresidential real property or a residential premises described in section 38-12-1302 (1)(a), (1)(b), (1)(d), (1)(e), or (1)(f) or a tenant of any property or premises may terminate a periodic tenancy at the end of the tenancy period or elect to not renew a fixed term tenancy at the end of the fixed term by serving written notice that expires at the end of the period or fixed term, based on the length of the applicable tenancy described in subsection (2) of this section.

(2) The written notice described in subsection (1) of this section must be served before the end of the period or fixed term, as follows:

(a) A tenancy for one year or longer, at least ninety-one days;

(b) A tenancy of six months or longer but less than a year, at least twenty-eight days;

(c) A tenancy of one month or longer but less than six months, at least twenty-one days;

(d) A tenancy of one week or longer but less than one month, or a tenancy at will, at least three days;

(e) A tenancy for less than one week, at least one day.

(3) The written notice described in subsection (1) of this section must:

(a) Describe the property and the particular date when the tenancy will terminate; and

(b) Be signed by the landlord or tenant, the party giving such notice, or the landlord's or tenant's agent or attorney.

(4) No written notice under subsection (1) of this section is necessary from a tenant with a fixed-term tenancy that is, by agreement, to end at a time certain.
C.R.S. § 13-21-202 — CO Code / Title 13 / Article 21 / Part 2 / Section 13-21-202
13-21-202. Action notwithstanding death
Status: in_force

13-21-202. Action notwithstanding death. When the death of a person is caused by a wrongful act, neglect, or default of another, and the act, neglect, or default is such as would, if death had not ensued, have entitled the party injured to maintain an action and recover damages in respect thereof, then, and in every such case, the person who or the corporation which would have been liable, if death had not ensued, shall be liable in an action for damages notwithstanding the death of the party injured.
C.R.S. § 13-5-116 — CO Code / Title 13 / Article 5 / Part 1 / Section 13-5-116
13-5-116. Fifteenth district
Status: in_force

13-5-116. Fifteenth district. (1) The fifteenth judicial district shall be composed of the counties of Baca, Cheyenne, Kiowa, and Prowers.

(2) The number of judges for the fifteenth judicial district shall be two.
C.R.S. § 13-9-102 — CO Code / Title 13 / Article 9 / Section 13-9-102
13-9-102. Court of record - powers
Status: in_force

13-9-102. Court of record - powers. The probate court shall be a court of record with such powers as are inherent in constitutionally created courts and with such legal and equitable powers to effectuate its jurisdiction and carry out its orders, judgments, and decrees as are possessed by the district courts.
C.R.S. § 13-64-213 — CO Code / Title 13 / Article 64 / Part 2 / Section 13-64-213
13-64-213. Effective date - applicability of part
Status: in_force

13-64-213. Effective date - applicability of part. This part 2 shall take effect July 1, 1988, and shall apply to acts or omissions occurring on or after said date.
C.R.S. § 13-10-111.5 — CO Code / Title 13 / Article 10 / Section 13-10-111.5
13-10-111.5. Notice to municipal courts of municipal holds
Status: in_force

13-10-111.5. Notice to municipal courts of municipal holds. (1) If a person is detained in a jail on a municipal hold and does not immediately receive a personal recognizance bond, the jail shall promptly notify the municipal court of any municipal hold; except that, if the municipal hold is the sole basis to detain the person, the jail shall notify the municipal court of the municipal hold within four hours. All municipal courts shall establish an e-mail address, if internet service is available, whereby the municipal court can receive notifications from jails. If internet service is not available, the municipal court shall establish a telephone line with voicemail for the same purpose. All jails shall be deemed to have met this notice requirement by sending an e-mail, fax, or teletype to the municipal court or, if these options are unavailable, leaving a voicemail with the municipal court, relaying the notice required in this section.

(2) Once a municipal court receives notice that the defendant is being held solely on the basis of a municipal hold, the municipal court shall hold a hearing within forty-eight hours after the receipt of such a notice. The county sheriff shall make the in-custody defendant available to appear in a timely manner before a municipal judge for a hearing required by this subsection (2) at the date and time mutually agreed to by the county sheriff and municipal court. This subsection (2) must not be construed to require the county sheriff to transport the in-custody defendant to the municipal court. It is not a violation of this section if a bond hearing is not held within forty-eight hours when the delay is caused by circumstances in which the defendant refuses to attend court, is unable to attend court due to drug or alcohol use, a serious medical or behavioral health emergency, or when the delay is caused by an emergency that requires the court to close. When the defendant is unable to attend court, the sheriff shall provide the court with a list of people subject to this section who did not timely attend court, the date of the person's arrest, and the location where the person is in custody. The sheriff shall document the length of the delay, the reason for the delay, and the efforts to abate the emergency. As soon as the emergency has sufficiently abated, the sheriff shall make the in-custody defendant available to appear before the municipal court at the next scheduled bond hearing. Use of audiovisual conferencing technology is permissible to expedite the hearing. When high-speed internet access is unavailable, making audiovisual conferencing impossible, the court may conduct the hearing telephonically.

(3) (a) At the hearing required in subsection (2) of this section, the municipal court shall either:

(I) Arraign the defendant; or

(II) If the defendant was arrested for failure to appear, conduct the proceedings for which the defendant failed to appear, unless that proceeding is a trial or an evidentiary hearing or requires the presence of a witness.

(b) If the case is not resolved at this hearing, the municipal court shall immediately conduct a bond hearing to consider and set the least restrictive conditions, if any, for the defendant's release on bond.

(4) If the defendant does not appear before the municipal court for a hearing within the time frames required by subsection (2) of this section, the jail holding the defendant shall release the defendant on an unsecured personal recognizance bond with no other conditions returnable to the municipal court. This subsection (4) does not apply if the defendant refused to cooperate with the court's attempts to hold the hearing in compliance with subsection (2) of this section.

(5) Each municipal court shall adopt standing orders to implement subsection (4) of this section and shall provide the orders to each jail in the county where the municipal court is located. In every arrest warrant issued by a municipal court, the municipal court shall order that the defendant be released on a personal recognizance bond with no other conditions if the defendant does not appear before the municipal court for a hearing within the time frames required by subsection (2) of this section.
C.R.S. § 13-1-303 — CO Code / Title 13 / Article 1 / Part 3 / Section 13-1-303
13-1-303. Underfunded courthouse facility cash fund commission - creation - membership
Status: in_force

13-1-303. Underfunded courthouse facility cash fund commission - creation - membership. (1) There is hereby created in the judicial department the underfunded courthouse facility cash fund commission to evaluate grant applications received pursuant to this part 3 and make recommendations to the state court administrator for awarding grants from the underfunded courthouse facility cash fund based on the statutory criteria set forth in section 13-1-305. The commission shall be appointed no later than July 1, 2014.

(2) (a) The commission has seven members, as follows:

(I) Two representatives of an association that represents county commissioners, appointed by the association;

(II) One member from the department of local affairs, appointed by the department of local affairs;

(III) Two members from the judicial branch, appointed by the chief justice;

(IV) One member from the court security cash fund commission, appointed by the chief justice; and

(V) A representative of the state historical society, appointed by the president of the state historical society.

(b) The commission membership described in paragraph (a) of this subsection (2) must include, at all times, at least one representative from a county in which the population is above the median population for the state, as determined by the most recent data published by the department of local affairs, and at least one representative from a county in which the population is below the median population for the state, as determined by the most recent data published by the department of local affairs.

(3) Each member of the commission serves a three-year term; except that, of those members first appointed, one member representing each entity that appoints two members is appointed for a one-year term and one member representing each entity that appoints two members is appointed for a two-year term. A vacancy must be filled by the respective appointing authority no later than thirty days after the vacating member's last day for the unexpired term only.

(4) Members of the commission serve without compensation and without reimbursement for expenses.

(5) Four member votes are required for any final commission recommendations. The commission's final recommendations are subject to final approval by the state court administrator and are not subject to any form of appeal.

(6) In accordance with the principles set out in section 13-1-305, the commission shall adopt guidelines prescribing the procedures to be followed in making, filing, and evaluating grant applications, the criteria for evaluation, and other guidelines necessary for administering the program.
C.R.S. § 13-82-105 — CO Code / Title 13 / Article 82 / Section 13-82-105
13-82-105. Rules applicable to computation of limitation period
Status: in_force

13-82-105. Rules applicable to computation of limitation period. If the statute of limitations of another state applies to the assertion of a claim in this state, the other state's relevant statutes and other rules of law governing tolling and accrual apply in computing the limitation period, but its statutes and other rules of law governing conflict of laws do not apply.
C.R.S. § 13-22-304 — CO Code / Title 13 / Article 22 / Part 3 / Section 13-22-304
13-22-304. Director - assistants
Status: in_force

13-22-304. Director - assistants. The director shall be an employee of the judicial department and shall be responsible to the chief justice for the administration of the office. The director may be but need not be an attorney and shall be hired on the basis of training and experience in management and mediation. The director, subject to the approval of the chief justice, may appoint such additional employees as deemed necessary for the administration of the office of dispute resolution.
C.R.S. § 13-25-104 — CO Code / Title 13 / Article 25 / Section 13-25-104
13-25-104. Proof of handwriting
Status: in_force

13-25-104. Proof of handwriting. Comparison of a disputed writing, with any writing proved to the satisfaction of the court to be genuine, shall be permitted to be made by witnesses in all trials and proceedings, and the evidence of witnesses respecting the same may be submitted to the court and jury as evidence of the genuineness or otherwise of the writing in dispute.
C.R.S. § 13-10-112 — CO Code / Title 13 / Article 10 / Section 13-10-112
13-10-112. Powers and procedures
Status: in_force

13-10-112. Powers and procedures. (1) The municipal judge of any municipal court has all judicial powers relating to the operation of his court, subject to any rules of procedure governing the operation and conduct of municipal courts promulgated by the Colorado supreme court. The presiding municipal judge of any municipal court has authority to issue local rules of procedure consistent with any rules of procedure adopted by the Colorado supreme court.

(2) The judicial powers of any municipal judge shall include the power to enforce subpoenas issued by any board, commission, hearing officer, or other body or officer of the municipality authorized by law or ordinance to issue subpoenas.
C.R.S. § 13-5.7-105 — CO Code / Title 13 / Article 5.7 / Part 1 / Section 13-5.7-105
13-5.7-105. Colorado access to justice cash fund - creation - funding sources - use of fund
Status: in_force

13-5.7-105. Colorado access to justice cash fund - creation - funding sources - use of fund. (1) (a) There is created in the state treasury the Colorado access to justice cash fund. The fund consists of money appropriated or transferred by the general assembly to the fund and any gifts, grants, or donations from private or public sources made to the commission for the purpose of this article 5.7.

(b) Money in the fund is continuously appropriated to the commission for the purposes of this article 5.7. The state treasurer shall credit to the fund all interest and income derived from the investment and deposit of money in the fund. Any unexpended and unencumbered money remaining in the fund at the end of any fiscal year shall remain in the fund and must not be credited or transferred to the general fund or any other fund.

(c) The commission may solicit, accept, and expend gifts, grants, or donations, including in-kind donations, from any source for the purposes of this article 5.7, and nothing in this title 13 prevents the commission from maintaining as a subsidiary or in other appropriate form an organization exempt from federal income tax under 26 U.S.C. sec. 501(c)(3).

(2) The commission may use money in the fund for the implementation of this article 5.7 and in furtherance of the commission's mission, including:

(a) To compensate the commission's staff and independent contractors;

(b) To pay the costs of obtaining data and analyses from organizations and entities; and

(c) To pay the commission members' necessary expenses in performance of their duties.
C.R.S. § 13-20-803.5 — CO Code / Title 13 / Article 20 / Part 8 / Section 13-20-803.5
13-20-803.5. Notice of claim process
Status: in_force

13-20-803.5. Notice of claim process. (1) No later than seventy-five days before filing an action against a construction professional, or no later than ninety days before filing the action in the case of a commercial property, a claimant shall send or deliver a written notice of claim to the construction professional by certified mail, return receipt requested, or by personal service.

(2) Following the mailing or delivery of the notice of claim, at the written request of the construction professional, the claimant shall provide the construction professional and its contractors or other agents reasonable access to the claimant's property during normal working hours to inspect the property and the claimed defect. The inspection shall be completed within thirty days of service of the notice of claim.

(3) Within thirty days following the completion of the inspection process conducted pursuant to subsection (2) of this section, or within forty-five days following the completion of the inspection process in the case of a commercial property, a construction professional may send or deliver to the claimant, by certified mail, return receipt requested, or personal service, an offer to settle the claim by payment of a sum certain or by agreeing to remedy the claimed defect described in the notice of claim. A written offer to remedy the construction defect shall include a report of the scope of the inspection, the findings and results of the inspection, a description of the additional construction work necessary to remedy the defect described in the notice of claim and all damage to the improvement to real property caused by the defect, and a timetable for the completion of the remedial construction work.

(4) Unless a claimant accepts an offer made pursuant to subsection (3) of this section in writing within fifteen days of the delivery of the offer, the offer shall be deemed to have been rejected.

(5) A claimant who accepts a construction professional's offer to remedy or settle by payment of a sum certain a construction defect claim shall do so by sending the construction professional a written notice of acceptance no later than fifteen days after receipt of the offer. If an offer to settle is accepted, then the monetary settlement shall be paid in accordance with the offer. If an offer to remedy is accepted by the claimant, the remedial construction work shall be completed in accordance with the timetable set forth in the offer unless the delay is caused by events beyond the reasonable control of the construction professional.

(6) If no offer is made by the construction professional or if the claimant rejects an offer, the claimant may bring an action against the construction professional for the construction defect claim described in the notice of claim, unless the parties have contractually agreed to a mediation procedure, in which case the mediation procedure shall be satisfied prior to bringing an action.

(7) If an offer by a construction professional is made and accepted, and if thereafter the construction professional does not comply with its offer to remedy or settle a claim for a construction defect, the claimant may file an action against the construction professional for claims arising out of the defect or damage described in the notice of claim without further notice.

(8) After the sending of a notice of claim, a claimant and a construction professional may, by written mutual agreement, alter the procedure for the notice of claim process described in this section.

(9) Any action commenced by a claimant who fails to comply with the requirements of this section shall be stayed, which stay shall remain in effect until the claimant has complied with the requirements of this section.

(10) A claimant may amend a notice of claim to include construction defects discovered after the service of the original notice of claim. However, the claimant must otherwise comply with the requirements of this section for the additional claims.

(11) For purposes of this section, actual receipt by any means of a written notice, offer, or response prepared pursuant to this section within the time prescribed for delivery or service of the notice, offer, or response shall be deemed to be sufficient delivery or service.

(12) Except as provided in section 13-20-806, a claimant shall not recover more than actual damages in an action.
C.R.S. § 13-22-706 — CO Code / Title 13 / Article 22 / Part 7 / Section 13-22-706
13-22-706. Penalties - damages - defenses
Status: in_force

13-22-706. Penalties - damages - defenses. (1) Any person who performs or attempts to perform an abortion in willful violation of this part 7 shall be liable for damages proximately caused thereby.

(2) It shall be an affirmative defense to any civil proceedings if the person establishes that:

(a) The person relied upon facts or information sufficient to convince a reasonable, careful and prudent person that the representations of the pregnant minor regarding information necessary to comply with this part 7 were bona fide and true; or

(b) The abortion was performed to prevent the imminent death of the minor child and there was insufficient time to provide the required notice.

(3) Any person who counsels, advises, encourages or conspires to induce or persuade any pregnant minor to furnish any physician with false information, whether oral or written, concerning the minor's age, marital status, or any other fact or circumstance to induce or attempt to induce the physician to perform an abortion upon such minor without providing written notice as required by this part 7 commits a class 5 felony and shall be punished as provided in section 18-1.3-401.
C.R.S. § 13-52-107 — CO Code / Title 13 / Article 52 / Section 13-52-107
13-52-107. What moneys may be levied on
Status: in_force

13-52-107. What moneys may be levied on. All paper currency, coins, bank bills, and other evidence of debt used or circulated or intended to be used or circulated as money and issued by any corporation or state, or by the United States, may be levied upon under any execution or writ of attachment as other personal property is levied upon or attached and shall be returned by the officer making such levy as so much money collected without sale.
C.R.S. § 13-2-104 — CO Code / Title 13 / Article 2 / Section 13-2-104
13-2-104. Quorum - adjournment
Status: in_force

13-2-104. Quorum - adjournment. If a quorum of the justices of the supreme court is not present on the first day of any term, the court shall stand adjourned from day to day until a quorum attends; and said court, if a quorum is present, may adjourn to any day specified, as may be deemed advisable.
C.R.S. § 13-14-107 — CO Code / Title 13 / Article 14 / Section 13-14-107
13-14-107. Enforcement of protection order - duties of peace officer
Status: in_force

13-14-107. Enforcement of protection order - duties of peace officer. (1) A person failing to comply with any order of the court issued pursuant to this article is in contempt of court or may be prosecuted for violation of a civil protection order pursuant to section 18-6-803.5, C.R.S.

(2) The duties of peace officers enforcing a civil protection order shall be in accordance with section 18-6-803.5, C.R.S., and any rules adopted by the Colorado supreme court pursuant to that section.

(3) If a respondent has not been personally served with a protection order, a peace officer responding to a call for assistance shall serve a copy of the protection order on the respondent named in the protection order, shall write the time, date, and manner of service on the protected person's copy of the order, and shall sign the statement.
C.R.S. § 13-64-211 — CO Code / Title 13 / Article 64 / Part 2 / Section 13-64-211
13-64-211. Settlement agreements and consent judgments
Status: in_force

13-64-211. Settlement agreements and consent judgments. Nothing in this part 2 is to be construed to limit or affect the settlement of actions triable under this part 2 nor shall it apply to the settlement of actions except as otherwise agreed to by the parties. Parties to an action on a claim for personal injury may, but are not required to, file with the clerk of the court in which the action is pending or, if none is pending, with the clerk of a court of competent jurisdiction over the claim a settlement agreement for future damages payable in periodic payments. The settlement agreement may provide that one or more sections of this part 2 apply to it.
C.R.S. § 13-2-112 — CO Code / Title 13 / Article 2 / Section 13-2-112
13-2-112. Duties of bailiff
Status: in_force

13-2-112. Duties of bailiff. (1) The bailiff appointed shall attend upon the court and the judges thereof. It is the duty of the bailiff to assist the librarian of the supreme court, when not otherwise engaged.

(2) In case of the absence of the bailiff, the court or judges may appoint some suitable person to act in his stead, and the person so appointed shall perform like services and shall receive the same salary as the bailiff.
C.R.S. § 13-16-107 — CO Code / Title 13 / Article 16 / Section 13-16-107
13-16-107. Costs on motion to dismiss
Status: in_force

13-16-107. Costs on motion to dismiss. If, in any action, judgment upon motion to dismiss by either party to the action is given against the plaintiff, the defendant shall recover costs against the plaintiff; if such judgment is given for the plaintiff, he shall recover costs against the defendant.
C.R.S. § 13-81-104 — CO Code / Title 13 / Article 81 / Section 13-81-104
13-81-104. Right of trustee
Status: in_force

13-81-104. Right of trustee. If by virtue of any agreement, trust indenture, will, or other instrument in writing a trustee or other representative is or has been designated and appointed for any such person under disability and by the terms of such agreement, trust indenture, will, or other instrument in writing said trustee or other representative is vested with the right and power to take action, then the right to take action for any right which a person under disability may have arising in any way from said trust or agency shall vest in the trustee or other representative, and the applicable statute of limitations shall run against such person under disability and against such trustee or other representative as to all rights to take such action in the same manner, for the same period, and with the same effect as it runs against persons not under disability. After the expiration of the period fixed by such applicable statute of limitations, neither the person under disability, nor his trustee or other representative, nor anyone for him shall be permitted or allowed to take action based on any such right.
C.R.S. § 13-62.1-101 — CO Code / Title 13 / Article 62.1 / Section 13-62.1-101
13-62.1-101. Definitions
Status: in_force

13-62.1-101. Definitions. In this article:

(1) "Action" means a judicial proceeding or arbitration in which a payment in money may be awarded or enforced with respect to a foreign-money claim.

(2) "Bank-offered spot rate" means the spot rate of exchange at which a bank will sell foreign money at a spot rate.

(3) "Conversion date" means the banking day next preceding the date on which money, in accordance with this article, is:

(a) Paid to a claimant in an action or distribution proceeding;

(b) Paid to the official designated by law to enforce a judgment or award on behalf of a claimant; or

(c) Used to recoup, set-off, or counterclaim in different moneys in an action or distribution proceeding.

(4) "Distribution proceeding" means a judicial or nonjudicial proceeding for the distribution of a fund in which one or more foreign-money claims is asserted and includes an accounting, an assignment for the benefit of creditors, a foreclosure, the liquidation or rehabilitation of a corporation or other entity, and the distribution of an estate, trust, or other fund.

(5) "Foreign money" means money other than money of the United States of America.

(6) "Foreign-money claim" means a claim upon an obligation to pay, or a claim for recovery of a loss, expressed in or measured by a foreign money.

(7) "Money" means a medium of exchange for the payment of obligations or a store of value authorized or adopted by a government or by intergovernmental agreement.

(8) "Money of the claim" means the money determined as proper pursuant to section 13-62.1-104.

(9) "Person" means an individual, a corporation, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, joint venture, partnership, association, two or more persons having a joint or common interest, or any other legal or commercial entity.

(10) "Rate of exchange" means the rate at which money of one country may be converted into money of another country in a free financial market convenient to or reasonably usable by a person obligated to pay or to state a rate of conversion. If separate rates of exchange apply to different kinds of transactions, the term means the rate applicable to the particular transaction giving rise to the foreign-money claim.

(11) "Spot rate" means the rate of exchange at which foreign money is sold by a bank or other dealer in foreign exchange for immediate or next day availability or for settlement by immediate payment in cash or equivalent, by charge to an account, or by an agreed delayed settlement not exceeding two days.

(12) "State" means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or a territory or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States.
C.R.S. § 13-10-105 — CO Code / Title 13 / Article 10 / Section 13-10-105
13-10-105. Municipal judge - appointment - removal
Status: in_force

13-10-105. Municipal judge - appointment - removal. (1) (a) Unless otherwise provided in the charter of a home rule city, the municipal court shall be presided over by a municipal judge who shall be appointed by the municipal governing body for a specified term of not less than two years and who may be reappointed for a subsequent term; except that the initial appointment under this section may be for a term of office which expires on the date of the next election of the municipal governing body. Any vacancy in the office of municipal judge shall be filled by appointment of the municipal governing body for the remainder of the unexpired term.

(b) The municipal governing body may appoint such assistant judges as may be necessary to act or such substitute judges as circumstances may require in case of temporary absence, sickness, disqualification, or other inability of the presiding or assistant municipal judges to act.

(c) In the event that more than one municipal judge is appointed, the municipal governing body shall designate a presiding municipal judge, who shall serve in this capacity during the term for which he was appointed.

(2) A municipal judge may be removed during his or her term of office only for cause. A judge may be removed for cause if:

(a) He is found guilty of a felony or any other crime involving moral turpitude;

(b) He has a disability which interferes with the performance of his duties and which is or is likely to become of a permanent character;

(c) He has willfully or persistently failed to perform his duties;

(d) He or she has a substance use disorder that is not in remission; or

(e) The municipality required the judge, at the time of appointment, to be a resident of the municipality, or county in which the municipality is located, and he subsequently becomes a nonresident of the municipality or the county during his term of office.
C.R.S. § 13-91-106 — CO Code / Title 13 / Article 91 / Section 13-91-106
13-91-106. Guardian ad litem fund - court-appointed special advocate (CASA) fund - created
Status: repealed

13-91-106. Guardian ad litem fund - court-appointed special advocate (CASA) fund - created. (1) There is created in the state treasury the guardian ad litem fund, referred to in this subsection (1) as the "fund". The fund consists of general fund money as may be appropriated by the general assembly and any money received pursuant to section 13-91-105 (1)(a)(IX). The money in the fund is subject to annual appropriation by the general assembly to the state judicial department for allocation to the office of the child's representative for the purposes of funding the work of the office of the child's representative relating to the provision of guardian ad litem or counsel for youth services and for the provision of guardian ad litem or counsel for youth services in Colorado. All interest derived from the deposit and investment of money in the fund must be credited to the fund. Any money not appropriated remains in the fund and must not be transferred or revert to the general fund of the state at the end of any fiscal year.

(2) Repealed.
C.R.S. § 13-80-112 — CO Code / Title 13 / Article 80 / Section 13-80-112
13-80-112. When action survives death
Status: in_force

13-80-112. When action survives death. If any person entitled to bring any action dies before the expiration of the time limited therefor and if the cause of action does by law survive, the action may be commenced by the personal representative of the deceased person at any time within one year after the date of death and not afterwards if barred by provision of this article.
C.R.S. § 13-10-103 — CO Code / Title 13 / Article 10 / Section 13-10-103
13-10-103. Applicability
Status: in_force

13-10-103. Applicability. This article 10 applies to and governs the operation of municipal courts in the cities and towns of this state. Except for the provisions relating to the method of salary payment for municipal judges, the incarceration of children pursuant to sections 19-2.5-305 and 19-2.5-1511, the appearance of the parent, guardian, or lawful custodian of any child under eighteen years of age who is charged with a municipal offense as required by section 13-10-111, the right to a trial by jury for petty offenses pursuant to section 16-10-109, relief from improperly entered guilty pleas pursuant to section 18-1-410.6, the prosecution of an alleged act of domestic violence, as defined in section 18-6-800.3, making a criminal court proceeding conducted in open court available for remote public viewing and listening in real time, rules of procedure promulgated by the supreme court, and appellate procedure, this article 10 may be superseded by charter or ordinance enacted by a home rule city.
C.R.S. § 13-24-114 — CO Code / Title 13 / Article 24 / Section 13-24-114
13-24-114. Appropriateness of collaborative law process - informed consent
Status: in_force

13-24-114. Appropriateness of collaborative law process - informed consent. (1) Before a prospective party signs a collaborative law participation agreement, a prospective collaborative lawyer shall:

(a) Assess with the prospective party factors the lawyer reasonably believes relate to whether a collaborative law process is appropriate for the prospective party's matter;

(b) Provide the prospective party with information that the lawyer reasonably believes is sufficient for the party to make an informed decision about the material benefits and risks of a collaborative law process as compared to the material benefits and risks of other reasonably available alternatives for resolving the proposed collaborative matter, such as litigation, mediation, arbitration, or expert evaluation, and other alternative dispute resolution options; and

(c) Advise the prospective party in writing:

(I) That after signing an agreement if a party initiates a proceeding or seeks tribunal intervention in a pending proceeding related to the collaborative matter, the collaborative law process terminates;

(II) That participation in a collaborative law process is voluntary and any party has the right to terminate unilaterally a collaborative law process with or without cause;

(III) That the collaborative lawyer and any lawyer in a law firm with which the collaborative lawyer is associated may not appear before a tribunal to represent a party in a proceeding related to the collaborative matter, except as authorized by section 13-24-109; and

(IV) Of the privileged nature of collaborative communications as reflected in this article 24.
C.R.S. § 13-52-109 — CO Code / Title 13 / Article 52 / Section 13-52-109
13-52-109. Property sold in parcels
Status: in_force

13-52-109. Property sold in parcels. When any real or personal property is taken in execution, if such property is susceptible of division, it shall be sold in such quantities as may be necessary to satisfy such execution and costs.
C.R.S. § 13-5-119 — CO Code / Title 13 / Article 5 / Part 1 / Section 13-5-119
13-5-119. Eighteenth district
Status: repealed

13-5-119. Eighteenth district. (1) The eighteenth judicial district shall be composed of Arapahoe county.

(2) (a) The number of judges for the eighteenth judicial district shall be fourteen.

(b) Subject to available appropriations, effective July 1, 2002, the number of judges for the eighteenth judicial district shall be fifteen.

(c) Subject to available appropriations, effective July 1, 2003, the number of judges for the eighteenth judicial district shall be sixteen.

(d) (I) Subject to available appropriations, effective July 1, 2004, the number of judges for the eighteenth judicial district shall be seventeen.

(II) Subject to available appropriations, effective July 1, 2007, the number of judges for the eighteenth judicial district shall be eighteen.

(III) Subject to available appropriations, effective July 1, 2008, the number of judges for the eighteenth judicial district shall be twenty.

(IV) Subject to available appropriations, effective July 1, 2009, the number of judges for the eighteenth judicial district shall be twenty-one.

(V) Subject to available appropriations, effective July 1, 2014, the number of judges for the eighteenth judicial district is twenty-three.

(VI) Subject to available appropriations, effective January 1, 2020, the number of judges for the eighteenth judicial district is twenty-four.

(VII) Subject to available appropriations, effective January 1, 2025, the number of judges for the eighteenth judicial district is seventeen.

(e) The district judges regularly assigned to Arapahoe county shall maintain their offices in one location within Arapahoe county.

(3) Repealed.
C.R.S. § 13-24-106 — CO Code / Title 13 / Article 24 / Section 13-24-106
13-24-106. Proceedings pending before tribunal - status report
Status: in_force

13-24-106. Proceedings pending before tribunal - status report. (1) Persons in a proceeding pending before a tribunal may sign a collaborative law participation agreement to seek to resolve a collaborative matter related to the proceeding. The parties shall file promptly with the tribunal a notice of the collaborative law participation agreement after it is signed. Subject to subsection (3) of this section and sections 13-24-107 and 13-24-108 and the parties and the collaborative lawyers inform the court that the parties are engaging in good faith in the collaborative law process, any pending proceeding in the action filed by the parties shall be continued to a date certain.

(2) The parties shall file promptly with the tribunal notice in a record when a collaborative law process concludes. The stay of the proceeding under subsection (1) of this section is lifted when the notice is filed. The notice may not specify any reason for termination of the process.

(3) A tribunal in which a proceeding is stayed under subsection (1) of this section may require the parties and collaborative lawyers to provide a status report on the collaborative law process and the proceeding. A status report may include only information on whether the process is ongoing or concluded. It may not include a report, assessment, evaluation, recommendation, finding, or other communication regarding a collaborative law process or collaborative law matter.

(4) A tribunal may not consider a communication made in violation of subsection (3) of this section.

(5) A tribunal shall provide parties notice and an opportunity to be heard before dismissing a proceeding in which a notice of collaborative process is filed based on delay or failure to prosecute.
C.R.S. § 13-5.7-205 — CO Code / Title 13 / Article 5.7 / Part 2 / Section 13-5.7-205
13-5.7-205. Imposition and collection of the equal justice fee
Status: in_force

13-5.7-205. Imposition and collection of the equal justice fee. (1) Beginning January 1, 2025, the authority shall impose, and the court shall collect on behalf of the authority, an equal justice fee in the amount specified in sections 13-4-112 (3), 13-32-101 (9), and 13-32-102 (7) on the court filings specified in sections 13-4-112 (1)(a) and (1)(b); 13-32-101 (1), except filings in small claims court; and 13-32-102 (1)(a), (1)(b), and (1)(f). For the purpose of minimizing compliance costs for court users and administrative costs for the authority, the court shall collect the equal justice fee on behalf of the authority in the same manner in which it collects court filing fees imposed by sections 13-4-112, 13-32-101, and 13-32-102; except that the court shall not transmit the collected equal justice fees to the state treasurer for deposit to any state fund but shall instead remit the fees collected to the authority in accordance with the process developed pursuant to subsection (2) of this section.

(2) The authority shall maintain an account in a financial institution to which all money collected for the equal justice fee is deposited. The authority shall work with the judicial department to develop a process that ensures that each court is able to promptly and efficiently deposit all equal justice fees collected directly to the account or otherwise promptly and efficiently remit such fees to the authority.

(3) Equal justice fees collected and remitted to the authority pursuant to this section are not state revenue.
C.R.S. § 13-17-302 — CO Code / Title 13 / Article 17 / Part 3 / Section 13-17-302
13-17-302. Legislative declaration
Status: in_force

13-17-302. Legislative declaration. (1) The general assembly hereby finds, determines, and declares that:

(a) In recent years, it has become increasingly common for governmental entities to retain attorneys pursuant to contingent fee contracts and disputes have arisen in several states regarding the amount and propriety of contingent fees;

(b) Contingent fees are intended to enable persons of modest means to obtain legal representation that they might not otherwise be able to afford but governmental entities have resources that are unavailable to individual citizens;

(c) Governmental entities should be required to fully consider the costs and risks of litigation before retaining an attorney pursuant to a contingent fee contract;

(d) The department of law ordinarily represents the interests of the state of Colorado;

(e) Governmental officials, including attorneys who represent governmental entities on a contractual basis, are entrusted to protect the health, safety, and well-being of citizens and it is the policy of the state that a person who exercises authority on behalf of a governmental entity generally should not have a personal financial stake in the outcome of litigation initiated on behalf of the governmental entity;

(f) A contingent fee contract that gives an attorney who is retained to represent a governmental entity a direct personal stake in the outcome of legal proceedings is potentially unfair to the citizens or businesses against whom the governmental entity has filed suit and may not serve the best interests of the citizens or businesses on whose behalf the governmental entity initiates legal proceedings;

(g) Because contingent fee contracts do not require the appropriation of moneys, such contracts circumvent the system of checks and balances that ordinarily provides accountability for decisions of governmental entities and it is appropriate to limit contingent fee contracts to ensure that the decision-making process is protected;

(h) A contingent fee contract may result in the payment of excessive attorney fees by a governmental entity, thereby denying citizens represented by government the full measure of justice awarded by the courts;

(i) It is in the best interest of the people of Colorado to limit the circumstances in which governmental entities may retain private attorneys pursuant to contingent fee contracts.
C.R.S. § 13-80-107.5 — CO Code / Title 13 / Article 80 / Section 13-80-107.5
13-80-107.5. Limitation of actions for uninsured or underinsured motorist insurance - definit
Status: in_force

13-80-107.5. Limitation of actions for uninsured or underinsured motorist insurance - definitions. (1) Except as described in section 13-80-102 (2), but notwithstanding any other statutory provision to the contrary, all actions or arbitrations under sections 10-4-609 and 10-4-610, C.R.S., pertaining to insurance protection against uninsured or underinsured motorists shall be commenced within the following time limitations and not thereafter:

(a) An action or arbitration of an "uninsured motorist" insurance claim, as defined in sections 10-4-609 and 10-4-610, C.R.S., shall be commenced or demanded by arbitration demand within three years after the cause of action accrues; except that, if the underlying bodily injury liability claim against the uninsured motorist is preserved by commencing an action against the uninsured motorist within the time limit specified in sections 13-80-101 (1)(n) and 13-80-102 (1)(d), then an action or arbitration of an uninsured motorist claim shall be timely if such action is commenced or such arbitration is demanded within two years after the insured knows that the particular tortfeasor is not covered by any applicable insurance. In no event shall the insured have less than three years after the cause of action accrues within which to commence such action or demand arbitration.

(b) An action or arbitration of an "underinsured motorist" insurance claim, as defined in section 10-4-609 (4), C.R.S., shall be commenced or demanded by arbitration demand within three years after the cause of action accrues; except that, if the underlying bodily injury liability claim against the underinsured motorist is preserved by commencing an action against the underinsured motorist or by payment of either the liability claim settlement or judgment within the time limit specified in sections 13-80-101 (1)(n) and 13-80-102 (1)(d), then an action or arbitration of an underinsured motorist claim shall be timely if such action is commenced or such arbitration is demanded within two years after the insured received payment of the settlement or judgment on the underlying bodily injury liability claim. In no event shall the insured have less than three years after the cause of action accrues within which to commence such action or demand arbitration.

(2) As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires:

(a) "Action" means a lawsuit commenced in a court of competent jurisdiction; and

(b) "Arbitration demand" means a written demand for arbitration delivered to the insurer that reasonably identifies the person making the claim, the identity of the uninsured or underinsured motorist, if known, and the fact that an uninsured or underinsured motorist insurance arbitration is being demanded.

(3) An uninsured or underinsured motorist cause of action accrues after both the existence of the death, injury, or damage giving rise to the claim and the cause of the death, injury, or damage are known or should have been known by the exercise of reasonable diligence.
C.R.S. § 13-17-201 — CO Code / Title 13 / Article 17 / Part 2 / Section 13-17-201
13-17-201. Award of reasonable attorney fees in certain cases
Status: in_force

13-17-201. Award of reasonable attorney fees in certain cases. (1) In all actions brought as a result of a death or an injury to person or property occasioned by the tort of any other persons, where any such action is dismissed on motion of the defendant prior to trial under rule 12 (b) of the Colorado rules of civil procedure, such defendant shall have judgment for his reasonable attorney fees in defending the action. This subsection (1) does not apply if a motion under rule 12 (b) of the Colorado rules of civil procedure is treated as a motion for summary judgment and disposed of as provided in rule 56 of the Colorado rules of civil procedure.

(2) Subsection (1) of this section does not apply to any claim that is a good faith, non-frivolous claim filed for the express purpose of extending, limiting, modifying, or reversing existing precedent, law, or regulation; or for the express purpose of establishing the meaning, lawfulness, or constitutionality of a law, regulation, or United States or state constitutional right and the meaning, lawfulness, or constitutionality has not been determined by the Colorado supreme court, or for cases presenting questions under the United States constitution, to the Supreme Court of the United States. This subsection (2) applies so long as the party that brought the dismissed claim has pleaded, in its complaint, counterclaim, or cross claim, that the dismissed claim was made for one of the express purposes stated in this subsection (2) and identified the precedent, law, or regulation the party seeks to extend, limit, modify, or reverse, or whether the issue to be decided is a matter of first impression.
C.R.S. § 13-62-111 — CO Code / Title 13 / Article 62 / Section 13-62-111
13-62-111. Saving clause
Status: in_force

13-62-111. Saving clause. This article does not prevent the recognition under principles of comity or otherwise of a foreign-country judgment not within the scope of this article.
C.R.S. § 13-71-140 — CO Code / Title 13 / Article 71 / Section 13-71-140
13-71-140. Irregularity in selecting, summoning, and managing jurors
Status: in_force

13-71-140. Irregularity in selecting, summoning, and managing jurors. The court shall not declare a mistrial or set aside a verdict based upon allegations of any irregularity in selecting, summoning, and managing jurors, or in limiting the length of any term of juror service, or based upon any other defect in any procedure performed under this article unless the moving party objects to such irregularity or defect as soon as possible after its discovery and demonstrates specific injury or prejudice.
C.R.S. § 13-1.5-103 — CO Code / Title 13 / Article 1.5 / Section 13-1.5-103
13-1.5-103. Forum
Status: in_force

13-1.5-103. Forum. An action or other proceeding for injury or threatened injury to property or person in a reciprocating jurisdiction caused by pollution originating, or that may originate, in this jurisdiction may be brought in this jurisdiction.
C.R.S. § 13-22-230 — CO Code / Title 13 / Article 22 / Part 2 / Section 13-22-230
13-22-230. Saving clause
Status: in_force

13-22-230. Saving clause. This part 2 shall not affect an action or proceeding commenced or a right accrued before this part 2 takes effect. Except as otherwise provided in section 13-22-203, an arbitration agreement made before August 4, 2004, is governed by the "Uniform Arbitration Act of 1975".
C.R.S. § 13-25-106 — CO Code / Title 13 / Article 25 / Section 13-25-106
13-25-106. Judicial notice of laws of other jurisdictions
Status: in_force

13-25-106. Judicial notice of laws of other jurisdictions. (1) Every court of this state shall take judicial notice of the common law and statutes of every state, territory, and other jurisdiction of the United States.

(2) The court may inform itself of such laws in such manner as it may deem proper, and the court may call upon counsel to aid it in obtaining such information.

(3) The determination of such laws shall be made by the court and not by the jury and is reviewable.

(4) Any party may also present to the trial court any admissible evidence of such laws, but, to enable a party to offer evidence of the law in another jurisdiction or to ask that judicial notice be taken thereof, reasonable notice shall be given to the adverse parties either in the pleadings or otherwise.

(5) The law of a jurisdiction other than those referred to in subsection (1) of this section is an issue for the court but shall not be subject to the foregoing provisions concerning judicial notice.

(6) This section shall be so interpreted and construed as to effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the law of those states which enact it and may be cited as the "Uniform Judicial Notice of Foreign Law Act".
C.R.S. § 13-62.3-106 — CO Code / Title 13 / Article 62.3 / Section 13-62.3-106
13-62.3-106. Notice of registration
Status: in_force

13-62.3-106. Notice of registration. (1) A person that registers a Canadian judgment under section 13-62.3-104 shall cause notice of registration to be served on the person against whom the judgment has been registered.

(2) Notice under this section must be served in the same manner that a summons and complaint must be served in an action under section 13-62-106 seeking recognition of a foreign-country judgment.

(3) Notice under this section must include:

(a) The date of registration and court in which the judgment was registered;

(b) The docket number assigned to the registration;

(c) The name and address of:

(I) The person registering the judgment; and

(II) The person's attorney, if any;

(d) A copy of the registration, including the documents required under section 13-62.3-104 (2); and

(e) A statement that:

(I) The person against whom the judgment has been registered has thirty-five days after the date of service of notice in which to petition the court to vacate the registration; and

(II) The court for cause may provide for a shorter or longer time.

(4) Proof of service of notice under this section must be filed with the clerk of the court.
C.R.S. § 13-52-101 — CO Code / Title 13 / Article 52 / Section 13-52-101
13-52-101. Property first levied on
Status: in_force

13-52-101. Property first levied on. The judgment creditor in execution may elect on what property he will have the same levied except the land on which the judgment debtor resides, which shall be last taken in execution, excepting and reserving, however, to the judgment debtor in execution such property as is, or may be, by law exempted from execution.
C.R.S. § 13-21-132 — CO Code / Title 13 / Article 21 / Part 1 / Section 13-21-132
13-21-132. Civil liability for misuse of gametes - definitions
Status: in_force

13-21-132. Civil liability for misuse of gametes - definitions. (1) As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires:

(a) "Assisted reproduction" means a method of causing pregnancy through means other than by sexual intercourse. "Assisted reproduction" includes, but is not limited to:

(I) Intrauterine or intracervical insemination;

(II) Donation of eggs or sperm;

(III) Donation of embryos;

(IV) In vitro fertilization and embryo transfer; and

(V) Intracytoplasmic sperm injection.

(b) "Donor" means an individual who expressly provides consent to provide donated eggs, sperm, or embryos for a patient for assisted reproduction.

(c) "Gametes" means one or more cells containing a haploid complement of DNA that has the potential to form an embryo when combined with another gamete. Sperm and eggs are gametes. A gamete may consist of nuclear DNA from one human being combined with the cytoplasm, including cytoplasmic DNA, of another human being.

(d) "Health care provider" means any individual who is authorized to practice some component of the healing arts by license, certificate, or registration pursuant to title 12.

(2) Any of the following may bring an action against a health care provider who, in the course of performing or assisting an assisted reproduction procedure on a patient, knowingly uses gametes from a donor that the patient did not expressly consent to the use of that donor's gametes:

(a) A patient who gives birth to a child after being treated through assisted reproduction by the health care provider;

(b) A spouse or partner of a patient described in subsection (2)(a) of this section;

(c) A surviving spouse or partner of a patient described in subsection (2)(a) of this section; or

(d) A child born as a result of the actions of the health care provider.

(3) A plaintiff who prevails in an action pursuant to this section is entitled to reasonable attorney fees and either:

(a) All damages reasonably necessary to compensate the plaintiff for any injuries suffered as a result of the health care provider's actions, including but not limited to emotional or mental distress; or

(b) Liquidated damages of fifty thousand dollars.

(4) A person who brings an action pursuant to subsection (2) of this section has a separate cause of action for each child born as the result of the assisted reproduction procedure.

(5) Nothing in this section prohibits a person from pursuing any other remedy provided by law.
C.R.S. § 13-93-305 — CO Code / Title 13 / Article 93 / Part 3 / Section 13-93-305
13-93-305. Clerk of supreme court keeps roll of licensed legal paraprofessionals
Status: in_force

13-93-305. Clerk of supreme court keeps roll of licensed legal paraprofessionals. The clerk of the supreme court shall make and keep a roll or record of individuals who are licensed to practice law as a licensed legal paraprofessional within this state and who have taken the prescribed oath.
C.R.S. § 13-71-131 — CO Code / Title 13 / Article 71 / Section 13-71-131
13-71-131. Special awards of compensation and reimbursement
Status: in_force

13-71-131. Special awards of compensation and reimbursement. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this article, the court is authorized to make special awards of compensation and reimbursement to any juror based upon unusual circumstances or to effect the purposes of this article. By appropriate order, the court may make special arrangements for physically impaired and elderly jurors and may provide for the other needs of jurors. The court shall provide for reasonable costs of jury sequestration.
C.R.S. § 13-58-105 — CO Code / Title 13 / Article 58 / Section 13-58-105
13-58-105. Administrator to buy on execution
Status: in_force

13-58-105. Administrator to buy on execution. When it is necessary in order to secure the collection of any judgment in favor of any executor or administrator, it is the duty of such executor or administrator to bid for and become the purchaser of real estate at a sheriff's sale, which real estate so purchased shall be assets in his hands and may be again sold by him upon the order of the court of probate, and the moneys arising from such sale shall be paid over and accounted for as other moneys in his hands.
C.R.S. § 13-61-102 — CO Code / Title 13 / Article 61 / Section 13-61-102
13-61-102. Other salaries, wages, and fees
Status: in_force

13-61-102. Other salaries, wages, and fees. It is declared that no provision of this article is contrary to public policy and that the provisions of this article are meant to apply to all salaries, wages, fees, credits, and choses in action other than such as are exempt under the provisions of section 13-61-101, whether collection of the same might be enforced under any action in court, by an action in the nature of mandamus, or in any manner whatsoever.
C.R.S. § 13-14.5-103 — CO Code / Title 13 / Article 14.5 / Section 13-14.5-103
13-14.5-103. Temporary extreme risk protection orders
Status: in_force

13-14.5-103. Temporary extreme risk protection orders. (1) (a) A family or household member of the respondent, a community member, or a law enforcement officer or agency may request a temporary extreme risk protection order without notice to the respondent by including in the petition for the extreme risk protection order an affidavit, signed under oath and penalty of perjury, supporting the issuance of a temporary extreme risk protection order that sets forth the facts tending to establish the grounds of the petition or the reason for believing they exist and, if the petitioner is a family or household member or community member, attesting that the petitioner is a family or household member or community member. The petition must comply with the requirements of section 13-14.5-104 (3). If the petitioner is a law enforcement officer or law enforcement agency, the law enforcement officer or law enforcement agency shall concurrently file a sworn affidavit for a search warrant pursuant to section 16-3-301.5 to search for any firearms in the possession or control of the respondent at a location or locations to be named in the warrant. If a petition filed pursuant to section 27-65-106 is also filed against the respondent, a court of competent jurisdiction may hear that petition at the same time as the hearing for a temporary extreme risk protection order or the hearing for a continuing extreme risk protection order.

(b) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, a licensed health-care professional or mental health professional authorized to file a petition for a temporary extreme risk protection order, upon filing the petition for a temporary extreme risk protection order, is authorized to disclose protected health information of the respondent as necessary for the full investigation and disposition of the request for a temporary extreme risk protection order. When disclosing protected health information, the licensed health-care professional or mental health professional shall make reasonable efforts to limit protected health information to the minimum necessary to accomplish the filing of the petition. Upon receipt of a petition by a licensed health-care professional or mental health professional, and for good cause shown, the court may issue orders to obtain any records or documents relating to diagnosis, prognosis, or treatment, and clinical records, of the respondent as necessary for the full investigation and disposition of the petition for a temporary extreme risk protection order. When protected health information is disclosed or when the court receives any records or documents related to diagnosis, prognosis, or treatment or clinical records, the court shall order that the parties are prohibited from using or disclosing the protected health information for any purpose other than the proceedings for a petition for a temporary extreme risk protection order and shall order the return to the covered entity or destroy the protected health information, including all copies made, at the end of the litigation or proceeding. The court shall seal all records and other health information received that contain protected health information. The decision of a licensed health-care professional or mental health professional to disclose or not to disclose records or documents relating to the diagnosis, prognosis, or treatment, and clinical records of a respondent, when made reasonably and in good faith, shall not be the basis for any civil, administrative, or criminal liability with respect to the licensed health-care professional or licensed mental health professional.

(c) (I) Venue for filing a petition pursuant to this section if the petitioner is a family or household member is proper in any county where the acts that are the subject of the petition occur, in any county where one of the parties resides, or in any county where one of the parties is employed. This requirement for venue does not prohibit the change of venue to any other county appropriate under applicable law.

(II) A petition for an extreme risk protection order by a petitioner who is not a family or household member must be filed in the county where the respondent resides.

(2) In considering whether to issue a temporary extreme risk protection order pursuant to this section, the court shall consider all relevant evidence, including the evidence described in section 13-14.5-105 (3).

(3) If a court finds by a preponderance of the evidence that, based on the evidence presented pursuant to section 13-14.5-105 (3), the respondent poses a significant risk of causing personal injury to self or others in the near future by having in the respondent's custody or control a firearm or by purchasing, possessing, or receiving a firearm, the court shall issue a temporary extreme risk protection order.

(4) The court shall hold a temporary extreme risk protection order hearing in person or by telephone on the day the petition is filed or on the court day immediately following the day the petition is filed. The court may schedule a hearing by telephone pursuant to local court rule to reasonably accommodate a disability or, in exceptional circumstances, to protect a petitioner from potential harm. The court shall require assurances of the petitioner's identity before conducting a telephonic hearing. A copy of the telephone hearing must be provided to the respondent prior to the hearing for an extreme risk protection order.

(5) (a) In accordance with section 13-14.5-105 (1), the court shall schedule a hearing within fourteen days after the issuance of a temporary extreme risk protection order to determine if a three-hundred-sixty-four-day extreme risk protection order should be issued pursuant to this article 14.5. Notice of that hearing date must be included with the temporary extreme risk protection order that is served on the respondent. The court shall provide notice of the hearing date to the petitioner.

(b) Any temporary extreme risk protection order issued expires on the date and time of the hearing on the extreme risk protection order petition or the withdrawal of the petition.

(6) A temporary extreme risk protection order must include:

(a) A statement of the grounds asserted for the order;

(b) The date and time the order was issued;

(c) The date and time the order expires;

(d) The address of the court in which any responsive pleading should be filed;

(e) The date and time of the scheduled hearing;

(f) The requirements for surrender of firearms pursuant to section 13-14.5-108; and

(g) The following statement:

To the subject of this temporary extreme risk protection order: This order is valid until the date and time noted above. You may not have in your custody or control a firearm or purchase, possess, receive, or attempt to purchase or receive a firearm while this order is in effect. You must immediately surrender to the (insert name of law enforcement agency in the jurisdiction where the respondent resides) all firearms in your custody or possession, and any concealed carry permit issued to you. A hearing will be held on the date and at the time noted above to determine if an extreme risk protection order should be issued. Failure to appear at that hearing may result in a court entering an order against you that is valid for three hundred sixty four days. An attorney will be appointed to represent you, or you may seek the advice of your own attorney at your own expense as to any matter connected with this order.

(7) A law enforcement officer shall serve a temporary extreme risk protection order concurrently with the notice of hearing and petition and a notice that includes referrals to appropriate resources, including domestic violence, behavioral health, and counseling resources, in the same manner as provided for in section 13-14.5-105 for service of the notice of hearing where the respondent resides.

(8) (a) If the court issues a temporary extreme risk protection order, the court shall state the particular reasons for the court's issuance.

(b) If the court declines to issue a temporary extreme risk protection order, the court shall state the particular reasons for the court's denial.
C.R.S. § 13-71-145 — CO Code / Title 13 / Article 71 / Section 13-71-145
13-71-145. Expense of meals and provisions to be taxed
Status: in_force

13-71-145. Expense of meals and provisions to be taxed. In all civil cases if any expenses are incurred in furnishing meals or provisions to jurors impaneled to try such causes, such expenses shall be taxed as costs in the suit against the unsuccessful party. When collected, the same shall be paid to the clerk of the court for deposit in the state general fund or to reimburse an employer in an amount not to exceed fifty dollars per day for the first three days served by the employee. In the first instance the same shall be paid by the court pursuant to the provisions of section 13-3-106.
C.R.S. § 13-90-204 — CO Code / Title 13 / Article 90 / Part 2 / Section 13-90-204
13-90-204. Appointment of auxiliary services providers
Status: in_force

13-90-204. Appointment of auxiliary services providers. (1) An appointing authority shall provide a qualified auxiliary services provider to interpret the proceedings to a person who is deaf, hard of hearing, or deafblind and to interpret the statements of the person who is deaf, hard of hearing, or deafblind in the following instances:

(a) When a person who is deaf, hard of hearing, or deafblind is present and participating as the principal party of interest or a witness at any civil or criminal proceeding, including but not limited to any criminal or civil court proceeding in the state court system; a court-ordered or court-provided alternative dispute resolution, mediation, arbitration, or treatment; an administrative, commission, or agency hearing; or a hearing of a licensing authority of the state;

(b) When a person who is deaf, hard of hearing, or deafblind is involved in any stage of grand jury or jury proceedings as a potential or selected juror;

(c) When a juvenile whose parent or parents are deaf, hard of hearing, or deafblind is brought before a court for any reason;

(d) When a person who is deaf, hard of hearing, or deafblind is arrested and taken into custody for an alleged violation of a criminal law of the state or any of its political subdivisions. Such appointment shall be made prior to any attempt to notify the arrestee of his or her constitutional rights and prior to any attempt to interrogate or to take a statement from the person; except that a person who is deaf, hard of hearing, or deafblind and who is otherwise eligible for release shall not be held pending the arrival of a qualified interpreter.

(e) (Deleted by amendment, L. 2006, p. 1088, § 4, effective May 25, 2006.)

(f) When effective communication cannot be established without an auxiliary service and when an alleged victim or witness is a person who is deaf, hard of hearing, or deafblind, who uses sign language for effective communication, and who is questioned or otherwise interviewed by a person having a law enforcement or prosecutorial function in any criminal investigation, except where the length, importance, or complexity of the communication does not warrant provision of an auxiliary service. Assessment of whether the length, importance, or complexity of the communication warrants provision of an auxiliary service shall be made in accordance with United States department of justice regulations effectuating Title II of the federal "Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990", as from time to time may be amended, Pub.L. 101-336, codified at 42 U.S.C. sec. 12101 et seq., including regulations, analysis, and technical assistance.

(g) (Deleted by amendment, L. 2007, p. 2026, § 29, effective June 1, 2007.)

(1.5) Nothing in this part 2 shall be construed to provide less than is required by Title II of the federal "Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990", as from time to time may be amended, Pub.L. 101-336, codified at 42 U.S.C. sec. 12101 et seq., and its implementing regulations.

(2) Nothing contained in this section shall be construed to preclude the use of services of an interpreter in civil proceedings.
C.R.S. § 13-94-104.1 — CO Code / Title 13 / Article 94 / Section 13-94-104.1
13-94-104.1. Office of public guardianship board - members - duties - appointment of director
Status: repealed

13-94-104.1. Office of public guardianship board - members - duties - appointment of director - repeal. (1) (a) On September 1, 2023, the board of directors for the office of public guardianship is created within the judicial department. The board includes seven members, appointed as follows:

(I) The chief justice of the Colorado supreme court shall appoint three members who are attorneys admitted to practice law in this state; and

(II) The governor shall appoint four non-attorney members as follows:

(A) Three members who have lived experience with a family member who is an at-risk adult or who have expertise and experience in advocating for the at-risk adult population, including advocacy and representation in the areas of aging, mental health, substance use disorders, homelessness, veterans issues, intellectual and developmental disabilities, health care, and law enforcement and criminal justice. At least one of the members appointed pursuant to this subsection (1)(a)(II)(A) must be a person with lived experience with a family member who is an at-risk adult.

(B) One member who has not served directly in an advocacy role for at-risk adults.

(b) (I) Each of the members appointed by the chief justice must reside in a different congressional district, and no more than two members appointed by the chief justice may be from the same political party.

(II) Each of the members appointed by the governor must reside in a different congressional district, and no more than three members appointed by the governor may be from the same political party.

(c) In making appointments to the board, the chief justice and the governor shall consider place of residence, including rural or urban residency; disability; sex; race; and ethnic background.

(d) Each member of the board serves without compensation but is entitled to receive reimbursement from the office of public guardianship cash fund created in section 13-94-108 for actual and necessary expenses the member incurs in the performance of the member's duties.

(2) (a) Each member of the board serves at the pleasure of the member's appointing authority. Except for the initial appointments made pursuant to subsection (2)(b) of this section, each member's term of appointment is four years. A member shall not serve more than two consecutive terms.

(b) (I) The chief justice and governor shall make initial appointments to the board no later than August 1, 2023, as follows:

(A) The chief justice and governor shall each appoint one member to a term of four years from among the membership of the public guardianship commission created in section 13-94-104 as it exists on May 30, 2023;

(B) The chief justice and governor shall each appoint one member to a term of two years;

(C) The chief justice and governor shall each appoint one member to a term of three years; and

(D) The governor shall appoint one member to a term of four years.

(II) This subsection (2)(b) is repealed, effective December 31, 2027.

(3) The board shall:

(a) Appoint the director of the office of public guardianship, who serves at the pleasure of the board;

(b) Establish bylaws and operating policies for the board; and

(c) Work collaboratively with the director to provide governance of the office, fiscal oversight of the general operating budget of the office, and programmatic oversight, as established in the bylaws and operating procedures of the board.

(4) Repealed.
C.R.S. § 13-90-203 — CO Code / Title 13 / Article 90 / Part 2 / Section 13-90-203
13-90-203. Powers and duties of the department of human services
Status: in_force

13-90-203. Powers and duties of the department of human services. The department of human services shall promulgate rules pursuant to article 4 of title 24, C.R.S., which have been proposed by the commission as necessary for the implementation of this part 2. The rule-making process shall be open and available for input from the public, including but not limited to interpreters and consumers of interpreter services.
C.R.S. § 13-17.5-107 — CO Code / Title 13 / Article 17.5 / Section 13-17.5-107
13-17.5-107. Construction of article - severability
Status: in_force

13-17.5-107. Construction of article - severability. Nothing in this article shall be construed to impede an inmate's constitutional right of access to the courts. If any provision of this section or the application thereof to any person or circumstances is held invalid or unconstitutional, such invalidity or unconstitutionality shall not affect other provisions or applications of this section which can be given effect without the invalid or unconstitutional provision or application, and to this end the provisions of this section are declared to be severable.
C.R.S. § 13-3-115 — CO Code / Title 13 / Article 3 / Section 13-3-115
13-3-115. Diversion funding committee
Status: in_force

13-3-115. Diversion funding committee. (1) The state court administrator shall establish a diversion funding committee, referred to in this section as the "committee". The committee shall consist of:

(a) The attorney general or his or her designee;

(b) The executive director of a statewide organization representing district attorneys or his or her designee;

(c) The state public defender or his or her designee;

(d) The director of the division of criminal justice in the department of public safety; and

(e) The state court administrator or his or her designee;

(2) (a) The committee shall develop funding guidelines, including permissible uses for the funding, and an application process for elected district attorneys to request funds appropriated by the general assembly in order to operate an adult diversion program consistent with section 18-1.3-101, C.R.S.

(b) The committee shall also develop an application that includes but is not limited to:

(I) A description of the adult pretrial diversion program, including the project's goals, objective, and timeline for implementation;

(II) The number of adults that could be enrolled in a pretrial diversion program using the funds requested and a description of the eligibility criteria developed by the district attorney;

(III) The process and method by which a participant's treatment or services needs will be assessed;

(IV) Outcomes and performance measures that the program will use in its evaluation;

(V) Itemized expenses for the amount of the funding request and whether the funding request is for a new adult pretrial diversion program or funding to continue or expand an existing adult pretrial diversion program;

(VI) The diversion supervision fees, if any, that the district attorney will require as a condition of participation in a pretrial diversion program; and

(VII) A list of any other agencies, organizations, service providers, or planning groups that would be involved in the planning and implementation of the project.

(3) The committee must review all funding requests submitted by a district attorney to support an adult pretrial diversion program. By majority vote, the committee may approve all or a portion of a funding request that meets the guidelines established pursuant to paragraph (a) of subsection (2) of this section or deny a request.

(4) The judicial department shall execute the contract and allocate the funding requests approved by the committee.

(5) A district attorney who receives funding pursuant to this section shall collect data and provide a status report to the judicial department by a date prescribed by the committee that includes but is not limited to:

(a) The number of people screened and the number of people who met the diversion program criteria;

(b) The number of people enrolled in the adult pretrial diversion program;

(c) Demographic information on those enrolled in the adult pretrial diversion program including age, gender, and ethnicity;

(d) Participant status, including the number of people who have successfully completed the diversion program, the number of people still under active supervision in the diversion program, the number of people terminated from the diversion program, and the reason for their termination;

(e) The accounting of the funds expended and the amount of any funds unexpended and unencumbered at the end of the funding period;

(f) The number of people screened for behavioral health treatment; and

(g) The number of people referred to behavioral health treatment.

(6) Notwithstanding section 24-1-136 (11)(a)(I), by January 31, 2015, and each January 31 thereafter, the judicial department shall provide to the joint budget committee a status report that includes the information required by subsection (5) of this section.

(7) Any funds provided to a district attorney for purposes of operating an adult pretrial diversion program pursuant to this section shall not be reverted to the general fund if unexpended by the end of the fiscal year in which the funds were received.
C.R.S. § 13-1-203 — CO Code / Title 13 / Article 1 / Part 2 / Section 13-1-203
13-1-203. Court security cash fund commission - creation - membership
Status: in_force

13-1-203. Court security cash fund commission - creation - membership. (1) There is created in the judicial department the court security cash fund commission to evaluate grant applications received pursuant to this part 2 and make recommendations to the state court administrator for awarding grants from the court security cash fund.

(2) (a) The commission shall be composed of seven members, as follows:

(I) Two representatives of an association that represents county commissioners who are recommended by the association and who are appointed by the governor;

(II) Two representatives of an association that represents county sheriffs who are recommended by the association and who are appointed by governor;

(III) Two members of the judicial branch who are appointed by the chief justice; and

(IV) One member of the general public who is appointed by the chief justice.

(b) The commission membership described in paragraph (a) of this subsection (2) shall include, at all times, at least one representative from a county in which the population is above the median population for the state of Colorado, as determined by the most recent data published by the department of local affairs, and at least one representative from a county in which the population is below the median population for the state of Colorado, as determined by the most recent data published by the department of local affairs.

(3) The term of office of each member of the commission is three years; except that the terms shall be staggered so that no more than four members' terms expire in the same year. A vacancy shall be filled by the respective appointing authority for the unexpired term only.

(4) Members of the commission shall serve without compensation and without reimbursement for expenses.
C.R.S. § 13-52-103 — CO Code / Title 13 / Article 52 / Section 13-52-103
13-52-103. Change of name of debtor - record
Status: in_force

13-52-103. Change of name of debtor - record. If a transcript of judgment is placed of record against any judgment debtor who, after the rendition of the judgment, changes his name and by such new name acquires real estate, the judgment creditor, or someone in his behalf, shall record in the office of the recorder of the county where such real estate is located notice of such judgment and change of name. Unless such notice and change of name are recorded, such judgment shall not be operative against an innocent purchaser of such property for value without actual or constructive notice of such lien and change of name.
C.R.S. § 13-58-102 — CO Code / Title 13 / Article 58 / Section 13-58-102
13-58-102. Execution to issue after one year
Status: in_force

13-58-102. Execution to issue after one year. When any judgment becomes a lien and the defendant dies before execution is issued thereon, the remedy of the person in whose favor the judgment has been rendered shall not be delayed nor suspended by reason of the nonage of any heir of such defendant. No execution shall issue upon such judgment until the expiration of one year after the death of the defendant, nor shall any law of this state which gives no preference to the claims of a creditor of a deceased debtor be so construed as to impair or affect the lien of any judgment.
C.R.S. § 13-22-215 — CO Code / Title 13 / Article 22 / Part 2 / Section 13-22-215
13-22-215. Arbitration process
Status: in_force

13-22-215. Arbitration process. (1) An arbitrator may conduct an arbitration in a manner that the arbitrator considers appropriate for a fair and expeditious disposition of the proceeding. The authority conferred upon the arbitrator by this part 2 shall include, but not be limited to, the power to hold conferences with the parties to the arbitration proceeding before the hearing and the power to determine the admissibility, relevance, materiality, and weight of any evidence.

(2) An arbitrator may decide a request for summary disposition of a claim or particular issue:

(a) If all interested parties agree; or

(b) Upon request of one or more parties to the arbitration proceeding if that party gives notice to all other parties to the proceeding and the other parties have a reasonable opportunity to respond.

(3) If an arbitrator orders a hearing, the arbitrator shall set a time and place and give notice of the hearing not less than five days before the hearing begins. Unless a party to the arbitration proceeding makes an objection to lack or insufficiency of notice not later than the beginning of the hearing, the party's appearance at the hearing shall waive the objection. Upon the request of a party to the arbitration proceeding and for good cause shown, or upon the arbitrator's own initiative, the arbitrator may adjourn the hearing from time to time as necessary but may not postpone the hearing to a time later than that fixed by the agreement to arbitrate for making the award unless the parties to the arbitration proceeding consent to a later date. The arbitrator may hear and decide the controversy upon the evidence produced even if a party who was duly notified of the arbitration proceeding does not appear. The court, on motion, may direct the arbitrator to conduct the hearing promptly and render a timely decision.

(4) At a hearing under subsection (3) of this section, a party to the arbitration proceeding has a right to be heard, to present evidence material to the controversy, and to cross-examine witnesses appearing at the hearing.

(5) If an arbitrator ceases or is unable to act during the arbitration proceeding, a replacement arbitrator shall be appointed in accordance with section 13-22-211 to continue the proceeding and to resolve the controversy.
C.R.S. § 13-25-123 — CO Code / Title 13 / Article 25 / Section 13-25-123
13-25-123. Report deemed pursuant to law
Status: in_force

13-25-123. Report deemed pursuant to law. For purposes of sections 13-25-121 and 13-25-122, any finding, report, or record, or duly certified copy thereof, purporting to have been signed by an officer or employee of the United States as described in sections 13-25-121 and 13-25-122 shall prima facie be deemed to have been signed and issued by such officer or employee pursuant to law, and the person signing same shall prima facie be deemed to have acted within the scope of his authority. If a copy purports to have been certified by a person authorized by law to certify the same, that certified copy shall be prima facie evidence of his authority to so certify.
C.R.S. § 13-25-132 — CO Code / Title 13 / Article 25 / Section 13-25-132
13-25-132. Criminal actions - video tape depositions - use at trial
Status: in_force

13-25-132. Criminal actions - video tape depositions - use at trial. (1) (a) In any criminal action, if the court finds, upon application of the prosecution, that there is substantial risk of physical harm or intimidation of a witness, the court may enter an order that a deposition be taken of that witness' testimony and that the deposition be recorded and preserved on video tape.

(b) For the purposes of this section, "intimidation" means to, directly or indirectly, by oneself or through any other person in one's behalf, make use of any force, violence, restraint, abduction, duress, or forcible or fraudulent device or contrivance, or to inflict or threaten the infliction of any injury, damage, harm, or loss, or in any manner to practice intimidation upon or against any person in order to impede, prevent, or otherwise interfere with the testimony of the witness, or to compel, induce, or prevail upon any witness to give or refrain from giving testimony in any criminal action.

(2) The prosecution shall apply for the order specified in subsection (1) of this section in writing at least three days prior to the taking of the deposition. The defendant shall receive reasonable notice of the taking of the deposition. The defendant shall have a right to be present and represented by counsel at the deposition.

(3) Upon timely receipt of the application, the court shall make a preliminary finding regarding whether, at the time of trial, there is likely to be a substantial risk of physical harm or intimidation of a witness. If the court so finds, it shall order that the deposition be taken, pursuant to rule 15 (d) of the Colorado rules of criminal procedure, and preserved on video tape. The prosecution shall transmit the video tape to the clerk of the court in which the action is pending.
C.R.S. § 13-40-121 — CO Code / Title 13 / Article 40 / Section 13-40-121
13-40-121. When deposit of rent is paid
Status: in_force

13-40-121. When deposit of rent is paid. The rent money deposited, as provided for in this article, shall be paid to the landlord entitled thereto, upon the order of the court wherein the same is deposited and at such time and in such manner as the court determines necessary to protect the rights of the parties.
C.R.S. § 13-4-102 — CO Code / Title 13 / Article 4 / Section 13-4-102
13-4-102. Jurisdiction
Status: repealed

13-4-102. Jurisdiction. (1) Any provision of law to the contrary notwithstanding, the court of appeals shall have initial jurisdiction over appeals from final judgments of, and interlocutory appeals of certified questions of law in civil cases pursuant to section 13-4-102.1 from, the district courts, the probate court of the city and county of Denver, and the juvenile court of the city and county of Denver, except in:

(a) Repealed.

(b) Cases in which a statute, a municipal charter provision, or an ordinance has been declared unconstitutional;

(c) Cases concerned with decisions or actions of the public utilities commission;

(d) Water cases involving priorities or adjudications;

(e) Writs of habeas corpus;

(f) Cases appealed from the county court to the district court, as provided in section 13-6-310;

(g) Review actions of the Colorado dental board in refusing to issue or renew or in suspending or revoking a license to practice dentistry, dental therapy, or dental hygiene, as provided in section 12-220-208;

(h) Cases appealed from the district court granting or denying postconviction relief in a case in which a sentence of death has been imposed for an offense charged prior to July 1, 2020.

(2) The court of appeals has initial jurisdiction to:

(a) Review awards or actions of the industrial claim appeals office, as provided in articles 43 and 74 of title 8, C.R.S.;

(b) Review orders of the banking board granting or denying charters for new state banks, as provided in article 102 of title 11, C.R.S.;

(c) (Deleted by amendment, L. 2006, p. 761, § 19, effective July 1, 2006.)

(d) Review all final actions and orders appropriate for judicial review of the Colorado podiatry board, as provided in section 12-290-115;

(e) Review all final actions and orders appropriate for judicial review of the Colorado state board of chiropractic examiners, as provided in section 12-215-122;

(f) Review actions of the Colorado medical board in refusing to grant or in revoking or suspending a license or in placing the holder thereof on probation, as provided in section 12-240-127;

(g) Review actions of the Colorado dental board in refusing to issue or renew or in suspending or revoking a license to practice dentistry, dental therapy, or dental hygiene, as provided in section 12-220-208;

(h) Review all final actions and orders appropriate for judicial review of the state board of nursing, as provided in articles 255 and 295 of title 12;

(i) Review actions of the state board of optometry in refusing to grant or renew, revoking, or suspending a license, issuing a letter of admonition, or placing a licensee on probation or under supervision, as provided by section 12-275-122 (2);

(j) Review all final actions and orders appropriate for judicial review of the director of the division of professions and occupations, as provided in article 285 of title 12;

(k) Review all final actions and orders appropriate for judicial review of the state board of pharmacy, as provided in section 12-280-128;

(l) Review decisions of the board of education of a school district in proceedings for the dismissal of a teacher, as provided in section 22-63-302 (10), C.R.S.;

(m) Review final decisions or orders of the Colorado real estate commission, as provided in parts 2 and 5 of article 10 of title 12;

(m.5) Repealed.

(n) Review final decisions and orders of the Colorado civil rights commission, as provided in parts 3, 4, and 7 of article 34 of title 24, C.R.S.;

(o) Repealed.

(p) Review decisions of the state personnel board, as provided in section 24-50-125.4, C.R.S.;

(q) Review final actions and orders appropriate for judicial review of the state electrical board, as provided in article 115 of title 12;

(r) Review all final actions and orders appropriate for judicial review of the state board of licensure for architects, professional engineers, and professional land surveyors, as provided in section 12-120-407 (4);

(s) Review final actions and orders of the boards, as defined in section 12-245-202 (1), that are appropriate for judicial review and final actions;

(t) (Deleted by amendment, L. 2008, p. 426, § 25, effective August 5, 2008.)

(u) Review all final actions and orders appropriate for judicial review of the coal mine board of examiners, as provided in section 34-22-107 (8), C.R.S.;

(v) Review final actions and orders of the director of the division of professions and occupations appropriate for judicial review, as provided in section 12-145-116;

(w) Review final actions and orders appropriate for judicial review of the examining board of plumbers;

(x) Review decisions of the board of assessment appeals, as provided in section 39-8-108 (2), C.R.S.;

(y) and (z) Repealed.

(aa) (Deleted by amendment, L. 98, p. 818, § 14, effective August 5, 1998.)

(bb) Repealed.

(cc) Review final actions and orders appropriate for judicial review of the securities commissioner, as provided in section 11-59-117, C.R.S.;

(dd) Review final actions and orders appropriate for judicial review of the commissioner of insurance, pursuant to title 10, C.R.S.;

(ee) Review final actions and orders appropriate for judicial review of the Colorado racing commission, as provided in section 44-32-507 (4);

(ff) Review final actions and orders appropriate for judicial review of the Colorado passenger tramway safety board, as provided in section 12-150-109;

(gg) Repealed.

(hh) Review final actions and orders appropriate for judicial review of the state board of veterinary medicine, as provided in section 12-315-113;

(ii) Review all final actions and orders appropriate for judicial review of the director of the division of professions and occupations, as provided in section 12-225-109 (4);

(jj) Review all final actions and orders appropriate for judicial review of the executive director of the department of labor and employment, as provided in section 8-20-104, C.R.S.;

(kk) Review all final actions and orders appropriate for judicial review of the director of the division of professions and occupations in the department of regulatory agencies, as provided in section 12-270-114 (8);

(ll) Repealed.

(mm) Review final decisions or orders of the administrator as provided in article 20 of title 5; and

(nn) Review final decisions or orders of the administrator as provided in article 21 of title 5.

(3) The court of appeals shall have authority to issue any writs, directives, orders, and mandates necessary to the determination of cases within its jurisdiction.

(4) (Deleted by amendment, L. 95, p. 235, § 4, effective April 17, 1995.)
C.R.S. § 13-6-415 — CO Code / Title 13 / Article 6 / Part 4 / Section 13-6-415
13-6-415. Service of process
Status: in_force

13-6-415. Service of process. Every defendant shall be notified that an action has been filed against that defendant in the small claims court either by certified mail, return receipt requested, or by personal service of process, as provided by the rules of procedure for the small claims court. The clerk of the small claims court shall collect, in advance, the fee provided for in section 13-32-104 (1)(i) for each service of process attempted by certified mail.
C.R.S. § 13-62.1-117 — CO Code / Title 13 / Article 62.1 / Section 13-62.1-117
13-62.1-117. Effective date
Status: in_force

13-62.1-117. Effective date. This article becomes effective on January 1, 1991.
C.R.S. § 13-17-103 — CO Code / Title 13 / Article 17 / Part 1 / Section 13-17-103
13-17-103. Procedure for determining reasonable fee - judicial discretion
Status: in_force

13-17-103. Procedure for determining reasonable fee - judicial discretion. (1) In determining the amount of an attorney fee or licensed legal paraprofessional fee award, the court shall exercise sound discretion. When granting an award of attorney fees or licensed legal paraprofessional fees, the court shall specifically set forth the reasons for the award and must consider the following factors, among others, in determining whether to assess attorney fees or licensed legal paraprofessional fees and the amount of fees to be assessed against any offending attorney, licensed legal paraprofessional, or party:

(a) The extent of any effort made to determine the validity of any action or claim before said action or claim was asserted;

(b) The extent of any effort made after the commencement of an action to reduce the number of claims or defenses being asserted or to dismiss claims or defenses found not to be valid within an action;

(c) The availability of facts to assist a party in determining the validity of a claim or defense;

(d) The relative financial positions of the parties involved;

(e) Whether or not the action was prosecuted or defended, in whole or in part, in bad faith;

(f) Whether or not issues of fact determinative of the validity of a party's claim or defense were reasonably in conflict;

(g) The extent to which the party prevailed with respect to the amount of and number of claims in controversy;

(h) The amount and conditions of any offer of judgment or settlement as related to the amount and conditions of the ultimate relief granted by the court.
C.R.S. § 13-20-101 — CO Code / Title 13 / Article 20 / Part 1 / Section 13-20-101
13-20-101. What actions survive
Status: in_force

13-20-101. What actions survive. (1) All causes of action, except actions for slander or libel, shall survive and may be brought or continued notwithstanding the death of the person in favor of or against whom such action has accrued, but punitive damages shall not be awarded nor penalties adjudged after the death of the person against whom such punitive damages or penalties are claimed; and, in tort actions based upon personal injury, the damages recoverable after the death of the person in whose favor such action has accrued shall be limited to loss of earnings and expenses sustained or incurred prior to death and shall not include damages for pain, suffering, or disfigurement, nor prospective profits or earnings after date of death. An action under this section shall not preclude an action for wrongful death under part 2 of article 21 of this title.

(2) Any action under this section may be brought or the court on motion may allow the action to be continued by or against the personal representative of the deceased. Such action shall be deemed a continuing one and to have accrued to or against such personal representative at the time it would have accrued to or against the deceased if he had survived. If such action is continued against the personal representative of the deceased, a notice shall be served on him as in cases of original process, but no judgment shall be collectible against a deceased person's estate or personal representative unless a claim, for the amount of such judgment as may be recovered in such continuing action, has been presented within the time and in the manner required for other claims against an estate.
C.R.S. § 13-62.1-107 — CO Code / Title 13 / Article 62.1 / Section 13-62.1-107
13-62.1-107. Judgments and awards on foreign-money claims; times of money conversion; form of
Status: in_force

13-62.1-107. Judgments and awards on foreign-money claims; times of money conversion; form of judgment. (1) Except as provided in subsection (3) of this section, a judgment or award on a foreign-money claim must be stated in an amount of the money of the claim.

(2) A judgment or award on a foreign-money claim is payable in that foreign money or, at the option of the debtor, in the amount of United States dollars which will purchase that foreign money on the conversion date at a bank-offered spot rate.

(3) Assessed costs must be entered in United States dollars.

(4) Each payment in United States dollars must be accepted and credited on a judgment or award on a foreign-money claim in the amount of the foreign money that could be purchased by the dollars at a bank-offered spot rate of exchange at or near the close of business on the conversion date for that payment.

(5) A judgment or award made in an action or distribution proceeding on both (i) a defense, set-off, recoupment, or counterclaim and (ii) the adverse party's claim, must be netted by converting the money of the smaller into the money of the larger, and by subtracting the smaller from the larger, and specify the rates of exchange used.

(6) A judgment substantially in the following form complies with subsection (1) of this section:

[IT IS ADJUDGED AND ORDERED, that Defendant (insert name) pay to Plaintiff (insert name) the sum of (insert amount in the foreign money) plus interest on that sum at the rate of (insert rate - see Section 9) percent a year or, at the option of the judgment debtor, the number of United States dollars which will purchase the (insert name of foreign money) with interest due, at a bank-offered spot rate at or near the close of business on the banking day next before the day of payment, together with assessed costs of (insert amount) United States dollars.] [Note: States should insert their customary forms of judgment with appropriate modifications.]

(7) If a contract claim is of the type covered by section 13-62.1-105 (1) or (2), the judgment or award must be entered for the amount of money stated to measure the obligation to be paid in the money specified for payment or, at the option of the debtor, the number of United States dollars which will purchase the computed amount of the money of payment on the conversion date at a bank-offered spot rate.

(8) A judgment must be [filed] [docketed] [recorded] and indexed in foreign money in the same manner, and has the same effect as a lien, as other judgments. It may be discharged by payment.
C.R.S. § 13-24-108 — CO Code / Title 13 / Article 24 / Section 13-24-108
13-24-108. Approval of agreement by tribunal
Status: in_force

13-24-108. Approval of agreement by tribunal. A tribunal may approve an agreement resulting from a collaborative law process.
C.R.S. § 13-32-109 — CO Code / Title 13 / Article 32 / Section 13-32-109
13-32-109. Report of unclaimed funds - district court
Status: in_force

13-32-109. Report of unclaimed funds - district court. (1) Within sixty days from January 1 in each year, the clerk of the district court of every judicial district shall report to the judge what sums of money are held unclaimed in the clerk's accounts or the registry of the court, for a period of more than two years after the final determination of the case in which said moneys have been paid or deposited, and, if it appears to the court sitting en banc that no claim for said moneys has been presented to the clerk of the court for more than two years, then the court may order that said moneys be paid by the clerk to the state treasurer for deposit in the state general fund; but, if it appears to the court by specific order made in any case, or from any other cause or circumstances, the court in its discretion may withhold making such order in any case.

(2) On and after July 1, 2010, all moneys paid to the state treasurer pursuant to subsection (1) of this section shall be deposited in the judicial stabilization cash fund created in section 13-32-101 (6).
C.R.S. § 13-21-106.7 — CO Code / Title 13 / Article 21 / Part 1 / Section 13-21-106.7
13-21-106.7. Civil damages for preventing passage to and from a health-care facility and enga
Status: in_force

13-21-106.7. Civil damages for preventing passage to and from a health-care facility and engaging in prohibited activity near facility. (1) A person is entitled to recover damages and to obtain injunctive relief from any person who commits or incites others to commit the offense of preventing passage to or from a health-care facility or engaging in prohibited activity near a health-care facility, as defined in section 18-9-122 (2), C.R.S.

(2) A conviction for criminal obstruction of passage to or from a health-care facility pursuant to section 18-9-122, C.R.S., shall not be a condition precedent to maintaining a civil action pursuant to the provisions of this section.
C.R.S. § 13-32-104 — CO Code / Title 13 / Article 32 / Section 13-32-104
13-32-104. Additional fees of clerks of courts
Status: repealed

13-32-104. Additional fees of clerks of courts. (1) On and after July 1, 2008, in addition to the fees provided in sections 13-32-101, 13-32-103, and 13-32-105 (1), the following fees shall be paid to the clerk of the court by the party ordering the same:

(a) For preparing any record on appellate review, or for a copy of any record, proceeding, or paper on file, where the copy is not furnished by the party ordering the same, thirty cents per folio or seventy-five cents per page for photographic copies;

(b) For issuing and docketing each execution, and for filing the sheriff's return of the same, a fee of forty-five dollars;

(c) For a certificate of dismissal or no suit pending, a fee of twenty dollars;

(d) For a certificate of satisfaction of judgment, a fee of twenty dollars;

(e) For taking acknowledgment of any deed or other conveyance, including clerk's certificate thereof, a fee of one dollar;

(f) For certifying a copy of any record, proceeding, or paper on file, a fee of twenty dollars;

(g) For preparing and issuing a transcript of judgment, a fee of twenty-five dollars; except that this fee shall not be charged for a judgment entered pursuant to section 18-1.3-701, C.R.S.;

(h) For a certificate of exemplification of any record, proceeding, or paper on file, a fee of twenty dollars;

(i) For each service of process attempted pursuant to section 13-6-415, a fee of the actual charge of the United States postal service for certified mail;

(j) For issuing a writ of garnishment, a fee of forty-five dollars for each garnishee named in the writ;

(k) For issuing a writ of attachment, a fee of sixty-five dollars.

(2) The clerk of the court shall assess a fifty-dollar penalty against any person who issues a check returned for insufficient funds in payment of any court fees. The penalty provided in this section shall be assessed in addition to any other penalties or interest provided by law. For purposes of this section, the term "insufficient funds" means not having a sufficient balance in account with a bank or other drawee for the payment of a check when presented for payment within thirty days after issue.

(3) (a) Each fee collected pursuant to paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of this section shall be transmitted to the state treasurer and divided as follows:

(I) Repealed.

(II) On and after July 1, 2009, the entire fee amount shall be deposited in the judicial stabilization cash fund created in section 13-32-101 (6).

(b) Each fee collected pursuant to paragraph (b) of subsection (1) of this section shall be transmitted to the state treasurer and divided as follows:

(I) Repealed.

(II) On and after July 1, 2009, thirty-five dollars shall be deposited in the judicial stabilization cash fund created in section 13-32-101 (6) and ten dollars shall be deposited in the justice center cash fund created in section 13-32-101 (7)(a).

(c) Each fee collected pursuant to paragraph (c) of subsection (1) of this section shall be transmitted to the state treasurer and divided as follows:

(I) Repealed.

(II) On and after July 1, 2009, fifteen dollars shall be deposited in the judicial stabilization cash fund created in section 13-32-101 (6) and five dollars shall be deposited in the justice center cash fund created in section 13-32-101 (7)(a).

(d) Each fee collected pursuant to paragraph (d) of subsection (1) of this section shall be transmitted to the state treasurer and divided as follows:

(I) Repealed.

(II) On and after July 1, 2009, fifteen dollars shall be deposited in the judicial stabilization cash fund created in section 13-32-101 (6) and five dollars shall be deposited in the justice center cash fund created in section 13-32-101 (7)(a).

(e) Each fee collected pursuant to paragraph (e) of subsection (1) of this section shall be transmitted to the state treasurer and divided as follows:

(I) Repealed.

(II) On and after July 1, 2009, the entire fee amount shall be deposited in the judicial stabilization cash fund created in section 13-32-101 (6).

(f) Each fee collected pursuant to paragraph (f) of subsection (1) of this section shall be transmitted to the state treasurer and divided as follows:

(I) Repealed.

(II) On and after July 1, 2009, fifteen dollars shall be deposited in the judicial stabilization cash fund created in section 13-32-101 (6) and five dollars shall be deposited in the justice center cash fund created in section 13-32-101 (7)(a).

(g) Each fee collected pursuant to paragraph (g) of subsection (1) of this section shall be transmitted to the state treasurer and divided as follows:

(I) Repealed.

(II) On and after July 1, 2009, twenty dollars shall be deposited in the judicial stabilization cash fund created in section 13-32-101 (6) and five dollars shall be deposited in the justice center cash fund created in section 13-32-101 (7)(a).

(h) Each fee collected pursuant to paragraph (h) of subsection (1) of this section shall be transmitted to the state treasurer and divided as follows:

(I) Repealed.

(II) On and after July 1, 2009, fifteen dollars shall be deposited in the judicial stabilization cash fund created in section 13-32-101 (6) and five dollars shall be deposited in the justice center cash fund created in section 13-32-101 (7)(a).

(i) Each fee collected pursuant to paragraph (i) of subsection (1) of this section shall be transmitted to the state treasurer and divided as follows:

(I) Repealed.

(II) On and after July 1, 2009, the entire fee amount shall be deposited in the judicial stabilization cash fund created in section 13-32-101 (6).

(j) Each fee collected pursuant to paragraph (j) of subsection (1) of this section shall be transmitted to the state treasurer and divided as follows:

(I) Repealed.

(II) On and after July 1, 2009, thirty-five dollars shall be deposited in the judicial stabilization cash fund created in section 13-32-101 (6) and ten dollars shall be deposited in the justice center cash fund created in section 13-32-101 (7)(a).

(k) Each fee collected pursuant to paragraph (k) of subsection (1) of this section shall be transmitted to the state treasurer and divided as follows:

(I) Repealed.

(II) On and after July 1, 2009, fifty-five dollars shall be deposited in the judicial stabilization cash fund created in section 13-32-101 (6) and ten dollars shall be deposited in the justice center cash fund created in section 13-32-101 (7)(a).

(4) Each penalty collected pursuant to subsection (2) of this section shall be transmitted to the state treasurer and divided as follows:

(a) Repealed.

(b) On and after July 1, 2009, forty dollars shall be deposited in the judicial stabilization cash fund created in section 13-32-101 (6) and ten dollars shall be deposited in the justice center cash fund created in section 13-32-101 (7)(a).
C.R.S. § 13-56-101 — CO Code / Title 13 / Article 56 / Part 1 / Section 13-56-101
13-56-101. Certificate of levy - notice
Status: in_force

13-56-101. Certificate of levy - notice. When in any case a writ of attachment or a writ of execution is issued from any district or county court and a levy thereunder is made upon real estate, it is the duty of the sheriff or officer making the levy to file a certificate of such fact with the recorder of the county where such real estate is situate, and, from and after the filing, such levy shall take effect as to creditors and bona fide purchasers without notice and not before.
C.R.S. § 13-8-121 — CO Code / Title 13 / Article 8 / Section 13-8-121
13-8-121. Appearance by district attorney and city attorney
Status: in_force

13-8-121. Appearance by district attorney and city attorney. Upon the request of the court, the district attorney shall represent the state in the interest of the child in any proceedings brought under section 19-1-104 (1)(a), C.R.S., and the city attorney shall represent the state in the interest of the child in any other proceedings.
C.R.S. § 13-1-125 — CO Code / Title 13 / Article 1 / Part 1 / Section 13-1-125
13-1-125. Service of process
Status: in_force

13-1-125. Service of process. (1) Service of process upon any person subject to the jurisdiction of the courts of Colorado may be made by personally serving the summons upon the defendant or respondent outside this state, in the manner prescribed by the Colorado rules of civil procedure, with the same force and effect as if the summons had been personally served within this state.

(2) No service of any summons or other process upon any corporation shall be made outside the state in the manner provided in subsection (1) of this section when such corporation maintains an agent for process upon whom service may be made as provided in rule 4 of the Colorado rules of civil procedure.

(3) Nothing in this section shall limit or affect the right to serve any process as prescribed by the Colorado rules of civil procedure.
C.R.S. § 13-54.5-109 — CO Code / Title 13 / Article 54.5 / Section 13-54.5-109
13-54.5-109. Hearing on objection or claim of exemption
Status: in_force

13-54.5-109. Hearing on objection or claim of exemption. (1) (a) Upon the filing of an objection pursuant to section 13-54.5-108 (1)(a) or the filing of a claim of exemption pursuant to section 13-54.5-108 (1)(b), the court in which the judgment was entered shall set a time for the hearing of such objection or claim, which shall be not more than fourteen days after filing. The clerk of the court where such objection or claim is filed shall immediately inform the judgment creditor or his or her attorney of record and the judgment debtor or his or her attorney of record by telephone, by mail, or in person of the date set for such hearing.

(b) The certificate of the clerk of the court that service of notice of such hearing has been made in the manner and form stated in paragraph (a) of this subsection (1), which certificate has been attached to the court file, shall constitute prima facie evidence of such service, and such certificate of service filed with the clerk of the court is sufficient return of such service.

(2) Upon such hearing, the court shall summarily try and determine whether the amount of the judgment debtor's exempt earnings was correctly calculated by the garnishee or whether the property held by the garnishee is exempt and shall enter an order or judgment setting forth the determination of the court. If the amount of exempt earnings is found to have been miscalculated or if said property is found to be exempt, the court shall order the clerk of the court to remit the amount of over-garnished earnings, or the garnishee to remit such exempt property, to the judgment debtor within seven days.

(3) Where the judgment debtor moves the court to hear an objection or claim of exemption within the time provided by section 13-54.5-108 (3) and the judgment giving rise to such claim has been satisfied against property or earnings of the judgment debtor, the court shall hear and summarily try and determine whether the amount of the judgment debtor's earnings paid to the judgment creditor was correctly calculated and whether the judgment debtor's property sold in execution was exempt and shall issue an order setting forth the determination of the court. If such amount of earnings is found to have been miscalculated or if such property is found to be exempt, the court shall order the judgment creditor to remit the amount of the over-garnished earnings or such exempt property or the value thereof to the judgment debtor within seven days.

(4) Any order or judgment entered by the court as provided for in subsections (2) and (3) of this section is a final judgment or order for the purpose of appellate review.
C.R.S. § 13-9-107 — CO Code / Title 13 / Article 9 / Section 13-9-107
13-9-107. Appointment and term of office
Status: in_force

13-9-107. Appointment and term of office. (1) The term of office of a probate judge shall be six years.

(2) A probate judge shall be appointed for the probate court of the city and county of Denver in the same manner provided for the appointment of district judges.
C.R.S. § 13-52-106 — CO Code / Title 13 / Article 52 / Section 13-52-106
13-52-106. Certificate holders included
Status: in_force

13-52-106. Certificate holders included. The legal holder by record of any certificate of purchase of lands of the United States shall be deemed to be within the true intent and meaning of articles 51 to 61 of this title and part 2 of article 41 of title 38, C.R.S.
C.R.S. § 13-21-122.5 — CO Code / Title 13 / Article 21 / Part 1 / Section 13-21-122.5
13-21-122.5. Civil liability for trading in telephone records
Status: in_force

13-21-122.5. Civil liability for trading in telephone records. (1) In addition to any other remedies provided under this article, a person who suffers damages as a result of a violation of section 18-13-125, C.R.S., shall have a private civil right of action against the perpetrator who committed the crime, regardless of whether the perpetrator was convicted of the crime. In such action, the plaintiff shall be entitled to actual damages, including, but not limited to, damage to reputation or credit rating, punitive damages, and attorney fees and costs. If such damages are less than five thousand dollars per telephone record, the plaintiff shall be entitled to statutory damages of five thousand dollars per telephone record procured, bought, sold, possessed, or received in violation of section 18-13-125, C.R.S.

(2) No telecommunications provider shall be liable for damages in a claim based, in whole or in part, on acts of third parties that violate section 18-13-125, C.R.S.

(3) This section shall not be construed to create a new duty or expand the existing duty of a telecommunications provider to protect telephone records beyond those otherwise established by Colorado law, any other state law, or federal law, including, without limitation, the rules promulgated by the federal communications commission.

(4) This section shall not apply to a telecommunications provider or its agents or representatives who reasonably and in good faith act pursuant to Colorado law, any other state law, or federal law, including, without limitation, the rules promulgated by the federal communications commission, notwithstanding a later determination that the act was not authorized by such law.
C.R.S. § 13-22-311 — CO Code / Title 13 / Article 22 / Part 3 / Section 13-22-311
13-22-311. Court referral to mediation - duties of mediator
Status: in_force

13-22-311. Court referral to mediation - duties of mediator. (1) Any court of record may, in its discretion, refer any case for mediation services or dispute resolution programs, subject to the availability of mediation services or dispute resolution programs; except that the court shall not refer the case to mediation services or dispute resolution programs where one of the parties claims that the party has been the victim of physical or psychological abuse by the other party, at any time and regardless of prior participation, and states that the party is thereby unwilling to enter into mediation services or dispute resolution programs. In addition, the court may exempt from referral any case in which a party files with the court, within five days of a referral order, a motion objecting to mediation and demonstrating compelling reasons why mediation should not be ordered. Compelling reasons may include, but are not limited to, that the costs of mediation would be higher than the requested relief and previous attempts to resolve the issues were not successful. Parties referred to mediation services or dispute resolution programs may select said services or programs from mediators or mediation organizations or from the office of dispute resolution. This section shall not apply in any civil action where injunctive or similar equitable relief is the only remedy sought.

(2) Upon completion of mediation services or dispute resolution programs, the mediator shall supply to the court, unless counsel for a party is required to do so by local rule or order of the court, a written statement certifying that parties have met with the mediator.

(3) In the event the mediator and the parties agree and inform the court that the parties are engaging in good faith mediation, any pending hearing in the action filed by the parties shall be continued to a date certain.

(4) In no event shall a party be denied the right to proceed in court in the action filed because of failure to pay the mediator.
C.R.S. § 13-6-216 — CO Code / Title 13 / Article 6 / Part 2 / Section 13-6-216
13-6-216. Judges to sit separately
Status: in_force

13-6-216. Judges to sit separately. In each county court which has more than one county judge, each judge shall sit separately for the trial of cases and the transaction of judicial business, and each court so held shall be known as the county court of the county wherein held. Each judge shall have all of the powers which he might have if he were the sole judge of the court, including the power to vacate his own judgments, decrees, or orders, or those of a predecessor when permitted by law, but not county court orders of another judge of the same county court who is still in office.
C.R.S. § 13-22-219 — CO Code / Title 13 / Article 22 / Part 2 / Section 13-22-219
13-22-219. Award
Status: in_force

13-22-219. Award. (1) An arbitrator shall make a record of an award. The record shall be signed or otherwise authenticated by an arbitrator who concurs with the award. The arbitrator or the arbitration organization shall give notice of the award, including a copy of the award, to each party to the arbitration proceeding.

(2) An award must be made within the time specified by the agreement to arbitrate or, if not specified therein, within the time ordered by the court. The court may extend the time or the parties to the arbitration proceeding may agree in a record to extend the time. The court or the parties may do so within or after the time specified or ordered. A party shall be deemed to have waived any objection that an award was not timely made unless the party gives notice of the objection to the arbitrator before receiving notice of the award.
C.R.S. § 13-71-141 — CO Code / Title 13 / Article 71 / Section 13-71-141
13-71-141. Authority to contract and accept gifts
Status: in_force

13-71-141. Authority to contract and accept gifts. The state court administrator, and district administrators with the approval of the state court administrator, may enter into contracts and agreements with, and accept gifts, grants, contributions, and bequests of funds from, any department, agency, or political subdivision of the federal, state, county, or municipal government or from any individual, foundation, corporation, association, or public authority to implement the provisions of this article or to improve the jury system.
C.R.S. § 13-25-131 — CO Code / Title 13 / Article 25 / Section 13-25-131
13-25-131. Civil actions - sexual assault - certain evidence presumed irrelevant
Status: in_force

13-25-131. Civil actions - sexual assault - certain evidence presumed irrelevant. (1) In any civil action for damages by an alleged victim which alleges damages resulting from a sexual assault on a client by any person who enters into a professional-client relationship that permits professional physical access to the client's person or the opportunity to affect or influence the thought processes or emotions of such client, including, but not limited to, actions for professional malpractice or assault and battery, evidence of specific instances of the victim's prior or subsequent sexual conduct, opinion evidence of the victim's sexual conduct, and reputation evidence of the victim's sexual conduct shall be presumed to be irrelevant, except as provided in subsections (2) and (4) of this section. The persons to whom this subsection (1) applies in a civil action against such persons shall include any psychotherapist as defined in section 18-3-405.5, C.R.S., any medical professional, any member of the clergy, or any person acting under the color of a religious organization. This subsection (1) shall also apply in a civil action against a parent or other person in a position of trust, power, or authority over any child or other person, in a civil action by or on behalf of such child or such other person.

(2) Subsection (1) of this section notwithstanding, in any of the civil actions described in such subsection (1), evidence of the following shall be presumed to be relevant:

(a) Evidence of the victim's prior or subsequent sexual conduct with the defendant in such civil action;

(b) Evidence of specific instances of sexual activity showing the source or origin of semen, pregnancy, disease, or any similar evidence of sexual intercourse, including, but not limited to, genetic testing pursuant to section 13-25-126, offered for the purpose of showing that the act or acts alleged were or were not committed by the defendant in such civil action.

(3) In any civil action described in subsection (1) of this section, evidence of specific instances of the alleged victim's prior or subsequent sexual conduct is not subject to discovery.

(4) Notwithstanding subsections (1) and (3) of this section, evidence of specific instances of the alleged victim's prior or subsequent sexual conduct may be determined to be subject to discovery or offered as evidence, if the defendant or plaintiff requests a hearing prior to conducting discovery or attempting to admit such evidence and makes an offer of proof of the relevancy of such evidence and the court finds that the evidence is relevant and the probative value of such evidence outweighs its prejudicial effect. Such hearing shall be held no later than thirty days prior to trial. In making an order that such evidence is relevant, the court shall detail the information or conduct that is subject to discovery or which may be admitted into evidence.
C.R.S. § 13-64-207 — CO Code / Title 13 / Article 64 / Part 2 / Section 13-64-207
13-64-207. Form of funding
Status: in_force

13-64-207. Form of funding. (1) A judgment for periodic payments entered in accordance with this part 2 shall provide for payments to be funded in one or more of the following forms approved by the court:

(a) Annuity contract issued by a company licensed to do business as an insurance company under the laws of this state;

(b) An obligation or obligations of the United States;

(c) Evidence of applicable and collectible liability insurance from one or more qualified insurers;

(d) An agreement by one or more personal injury liability assignees to assume the obligation of the judgment debtor;

(e) An obligation of the state of Colorado or of a public entity other than the state which is self-insured as provided in section 24-10-115, 24-10-115.5, or 24-10-116, C.R.S.; or

(f) Any other satisfactory form of funding.

(2) The court shall require that the annuity contract or other form of funding permitted by subsection (1) of this section show that portion of each periodic payment which is attributable to loss of future earnings and that portion attributable to all other future damages.
C.R.S. § 13-8-108 — CO Code / Title 13 / Article 8 / Section 13-8-108
13-8-108. Vacancies
Status: in_force

13-8-108. Vacancies. If the office of juvenile court judge becomes vacant because of death, resignation, failure to be retained in office pursuant to section 25 of article VI of the state constitution, or other cause, the vacancy shall be filled by the governor as provided in section 20 of article VI of the state constitution.
C.R.S. § 13-6-501 — CO Code / Title 13 / Article 6 / Part 5 / Section 13-6-501
13-6-501. County court magistrates - qualifications - duties
Status: in_force

13-6-501. County court magistrates - qualifications - duties. (1) In Class A counties, as defined in section 13-6-201, county court magistrates may be appointed by the presiding judge.

(2) In Class B counties, as defined in section 13-6-201, county court magistrates may be appointed pursuant to section 13-3-105, if approved by the chief justice.

(3) Any county court magistrate shall be a qualified attorney-at-law admitted to practice in the state of Colorado and in good standing; except that a county court magistrate who hears only class A and class B traffic infraction matters need not be an attorney-at-law and except that any duly appointed county judge may act as a traffic magistrate regardless of whether he is an attorney-at-law.

(4) Subject to the provision that no magistrate may preside in any trial by jury, county court magistrates have power to hear the following matters:

(a) Class 2 misdemeanor traffic offenses and class A and class B traffic infractions, as defined in section 42-4-1701, C.R.S.;

(a.5) Civil infractions, as described in section 16-2.3-101;

(b) Such other matters as determined by rule of the supreme court.

(4.5) County court magistrates shall have the power to solemnize marriages pursuant to the procedures in section 14-2-109, C.R.S.

(4.7) County court magistrates shall have the power to preside over matters specified in section 13-17.5-105.

(5) Except in class A and class B traffic infraction matters and civil infraction matters, before a county court magistrate may hear any matter, all parties shall have waived, on the record, their right to proceed before a county judge. If any party fails to waive such right, or objects to the magistrate, that party's case must be rereferred to a county judge.

(6) Magistrates, when handling county court matters, class A and class B traffic infraction matters, and civil infraction matters, and where the parties to such proceedings, other than traffic infraction matters, have waived their right to proceed before a county judge, have all the jurisdiction and power of a county judge, and their orders and judgments are those of the county court.

(7) Procedure in matters heard by a county court magistrate shall be determined by statute and by rules promulgated by the supreme court and by local rules.

(8) The duties, qualifications, compensation, conditions of employment, and other administrative details concerning magistrates who hear traffic infraction matters and civil infraction matters not set forth in this part 5 are established pursuant to section 13-3-105.

(9) The supreme court shall adopt such rules and regulations as it deems necessary or proper to carry out the provisions of this part 5 relating to traffic infraction matters and civil infraction matters, including, but not limited to, procedural matters.

(10) Existing space provided by a county, including already existing courtroom and administrative space, shall be used to the maximum extent possible for hearings on traffic infraction matters.

(11) Before any county court magistrate is appointed pursuant to the provisions of this part 5, the judicial department shall consult with the board of county commissioners of the affected county or counties regarding any additional space or facilities that may be required. All feasible alternatives shall be considered and the least costly alternative shall be accepted by the department whenever practicable.
C.R.S. § 13-40-120 — CO Code / Title 13 / Article 40 / Section 13-40-120
13-40-120. Appellate review
Status: in_force

13-40-120. Appellate review. Appellate review of the judgment of the district courts of this state, in proceedings under this article, is allowed as provided by law and the Colorado appellate rules. In cases of appeal from judgments founded upon causes of action embraced in section 13-40-104 (1)(d), the deposit of rent money during pendency of appeal shall be made, or judgment of affirmance shall be entered, in the manner provided in section 13-40-118.
C.R.S. § 13-17.5-102 — CO Code / Title 13 / Article 17.5 / Section 13-17.5-102
13-17.5-102. Definitions
Status: in_force

13-17.5-102. Definitions. As used in this article only:

(1) "Civil action" means the filing of a complaint, petition, writ, or motion with any court within the state, including any appellate court; except that "civil action" does not include any criminal action or an action for habeas corpus under article 45 of this title.

(1.5) "Detaining facility" means any state correctional facility, as defined in section 17-1-102 (1.7), C.R.S., including the youthful offender system, any private correctional facility housing state prisoners pursuant to part 2 of article 1 of title 17, C.R.S., any local jail, as defined in section 16-11-308.5 (1.5), C.R.S., or any community corrections program, established in article 27 of title 17, C.R.S. A detaining facility shall not include any juvenile detention facility that detains only juveniles.

(2) "Inmate" means a person who is sentenced or is awaiting sentencing to any detaining facility.

(3) "Public defendant" means any state, county, or municipal agency, any state, county, or municipal official or employee acting within the scope of his or her authority, or any agent acting on behalf of any state, county, or municipal agency.
C.R.S. § 13-22-206 — CO Code / Title 13 / Article 22 / Part 2 / Section 13-22-206
13-22-206. Validity of agreement to arbitrate
Status: in_force

13-22-206. Validity of agreement to arbitrate. (1) An agreement contained in a record to submit to arbitration any existing or subsequent controversy arising between the parties to the agreement is valid, enforceable, and irrevocable except on a ground that exists at law or in equity for the revocation of a contract.

(2) The court shall decide whether an agreement to arbitrate exists or a controversy is subject to an agreement to arbitrate.

(3) An arbitrator shall decide whether a condition precedent to arbitrability has been fulfilled and whether a contract containing a valid agreement to arbitrate is enforceable.

(4) If a party to a judicial proceeding challenges the existence of, or claims that a controversy is not subject to, an agreement to arbitrate, the arbitration proceeding may continue pending final resolution of the issue by the court, unless the court otherwise orders.
C.R.S. § 13-1-305 — CO Code / Title 13 / Article 1 / Part 3 / Section 13-1-305
13-1-305. Grant applications - duties of counties
Status: in_force

13-1-305. Grant applications - duties of counties. (1) To be eligible for moneys from the fund, a county must apply to the commission through the state court administrator, using the application form provided by the commission, in accordance with the timelines and guidelines adopted by the commission. For the commission to consider a grant application, the application must first be reviewed and approved by the chief judge of the county and the board of county commissioners.

(2) (a) Grants from the fund may only be used to fund counties that meet the requirements set forth in paragraph (b) of this subsection (2) and the criteria specified in subsection (4) of this section to:

(I) Commission master planning services;

(II) Serve as matching funds or leverage grant funding opportunities; or

(III) Address emergency needs due to the imminent closure of a court facility.

(b) Grants from the fund may only be awarded to a county when:

(I) The county has demonstrated good faith in attempting to resolve the issues before seeking a grant from the fund;

(II) The county has agreed to disclose pertinent financial statements to the commission or the state court administrator for review; and

(III) The state court administrator is satisfied that the county does not have significant uncommitted reserves.

(c) Grants from the fund may not supplant any county funding for a county that has the means to support its court facility.

(d) The approval of a grant shall not result in the state or commission assuming ownership or liability for a county courthouse or other county facility that houses county offices and employees. The county shall continue to have ownership and liability for all such facilities.

(e) Once a county is awarded a grant, the county shall complete the project as designated and described in the grant award.

(f) The commission shall develop a compliance review process to ensure that counties are using each grant as specified in the grant award.

(3) Counties that meet all four of the criteria specified in subsection (4) of this section must be given the highest priority for need-based grants for underfunded courthouse facilities pursuant to this part 3.

(4) Counties that meet at least two of the following criteria qualify for need-based grants for underfunded courthouse facilities pursuant to this part 3:

(a) Counties in which the total population is below the state median, as determined by the most recent data published by the department of local affairs;

(b) Counties in which the per capita income is below the state median, as determined by the most recent data published by the department of local affairs;

(c) Counties in which property tax revenues are below the state median, as determined by the most recent data published by the department of local affairs; or

(d) Counties in which the total county population living below the federal poverty line is greater than the state median, as determined by the most recent census published by the United States bureau of the census.
C.R.S. § 13-62.3-101 — CO Code / Title 13 / Article 62.3 / Section 13-62.3-101
13-62.3-101. Short title
Status: in_force

13-62.3-101. Short title. This article 62.3 may be cited as the "Uniform Registration of Canadian Money Judgments Act".
C.R.S. § 13-58-103 — CO Code / Title 13 / Article 58 / Section 13-58-103
13-58-103. Death of plaintiff - substitution
Status: in_force

13-58-103. Death of plaintiff - substitution. The collection of the judgments of courts of record shall not be delayed nor hindered by the death of the plaintiff or person in whose name the judgment exists, but the executor or administrator, as the case may be, may cause the letters testamentary or of administration to be recorded in the court in which the judgment exists, after which execution may issue and proceedings had thereon in the name of the executor or administrator as such, in the same manner that could or might be done, if the judgment exists or remains in the name and in favor of the executor or administrator in his capacity as such executor or administrator.
C.R.S. § 13-80-109 — CO Code / Title 13 / Article 80 / Section 13-80-109
13-80-109. Limitations apply to noncompulsory counterclaims and setoffs
Status: in_force

13-80-109. Limitations apply to noncompulsory counterclaims and setoffs. Except for causes of action arising out of the transaction or occurrence which is the subject matter of the opposing party's claim, the limitation provisions of this article shall apply to the case of any debt, contract, obligation, injury, or liability alleged by a defending party as a counterclaim or setoff. A counterclaim or setoff arising out of the transaction or occurrence which is the subject matter of the opposing party's claim shall be commenced within one year after service of the complaint by the opposing party and not thereafter.
C.R.S. § 13-6-219 — CO Code / Title 13 / Article 6 / Part 2 / Section 13-6-219
13-6-219. Judge as party to a case - recusal of judge upon motion
Status: in_force

13-6-219. Judge as party to a case - recusal of judge upon motion. (1) If a judge or former judge of a county court is a party in his or her individual and private capacity in a case that is to be tried within any county court in the same judicial district in which the judge or former judge is or was a judge of a county court, any party to the case may file a timely motion requesting that the judge who is appointed to preside over the case recuse himself or herself from the case.

(2) If a county court receives a motion filed by a party pursuant to subsection (1) of this section, the judge who is appointed to preside over the case shall recuse himself or herself if he or she is a judge of a county court in the same judicial district in which the judge or former judge who is a party to the case in his or her individual and private capacity is or was a judge of a county court.

(3) If a judge recuses himself or herself pursuant to subsection (2) of this section, the chief justice of the Colorado supreme court or his or her designee shall appoint a judge from outside the judicial district to preside over the case.
C.R.S. § 13-95-102 — CO Code / Title 13 / Article 95 / Section 13-95-102
13-95-102. Definitions
Status: repealed

13-95-102. Definitions. As used in this article 95, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) "Behavioral health challenge" refers to mental health and co-occurring challenges that may or may not have been previously diagnosed, including substance use challenges and mental disabilities.

(2) "Behavioral health services" or "behavioral health systems" means service systems that encompass prevention and promotion of emotional health, prevention and treatment services for behavioral health challenges, and recovery support.

(2.5) "Bridges court liaison" means a person who is hired or contracted by the office as a court liaison pursuant to this article 95.

(2.6) "Bridges court liaison program" or "court liaison program" means the court liaison program created pursuant to section 13-95-105.

(2.7) "Bridges wraparound care coordinator" means a person who is hired or contracted by the office as a wraparound care coordinator pursuant to section 13-95-105 (2).

(2.8) "Bridges wraparound care program" means the bridges wraparound care program created pursuant to section 16-8.6-103.

(3) "Co-occurring challenge" means a disorder that may or may not have been previously diagnosed that commonly coincides with behavioral health challenges and may include, but is not limited to, substance abuse and substance use disorders, intellectual and developmental disabilities, fetal alcohol syndrome, and traumatic brain injury.

(4) "Commission" means the bridges of Colorado commission created in section 13-95-104.

(5) Repealed.

(6) "Director" means the director of the office described in section 13-95-103.

(7) "Mental disability" means a psychiatric disability, developmental disability, learning disability, or cognitive impairment, including a traumatic brain injury and dementia diseases and related disabilities as defined in section 25-1-502.

(8) "Office" means the office of bridges of Colorado established in section 13-95-103.

(9) "Participant" means an individual with behavioral health challenges who is involved with the criminal or juvenile justice system and for whom a bridges court liaison or bridges wraparound care coordinator has been appointed pursuant to a court order.

(10) Repealed.

(11) "Social determinants of health" means the non-medical factors that influence health outcomes, including health-care access and quality, education access and quality, social and community context, economic stability, housing, and transportation.

(12) "State court administrator" means the state court administrator established pursuant to section 13-3-101.
C.R.S. § 13-1-201 — CO Code / Title 13 / Article 1 / Part 2 / Section 13-1-201
13-1-201. Legislative declaration
Status: in_force

13-1-201. Legislative declaration. (1) The general assembly hereby finds that:

(a) Ensuring the safety of employees and users of state court facilities is a significant component of ensuring access to justice for the people of the state of Colorado;

(b) Responsibility for providing security for state court facilities lies with the county governments; and

(c) Colorado is a geographically, demographically, and economically diverse state and this diversity affects the funding and services of individual counties. Although the provision of security for state court facilities is a county responsibility, the variation in funds available to individual counties may not allow fundamental security measures to be met in each county.

(2) The general assembly, therefore, determines and declares that:

(a) The creation of the court security cash fund commission and the court security cash fund will be beneficial to, and in the best interests of, the people of the state of Colorado; and

(b) The goals of the commission and the cash fund shall be to:

(I) Provide supplemental funding for ongoing security staffing in the counties with the most limited financial resources; and

(II) Provide moneys to counties for court security equipment costs, training of local security teams on issues of state court security, and emergency needs related to court security.
C.R.S. § 13-93-111 — CO Code / Title 13 / Article 93 / Part 1 / Section 13-93-111
13-93-111. Solicitation of accident victims - waiting period - definition
Status: in_force

13-93-111. Solicitation of accident victims - waiting period - definition. (1) Except as permitted by section 13-21-301 (3) or 10-3-1104 (1)(h), no person shall engage in solicitation for professional employment or for any release or covenant not to sue concerning personal injury or wrongful death from an individual with whom the person has no family or prior professional relationship unless the incident for which employment is sought occurred more than thirty days prior to the solicitation.

(2) No person shall accept a referral for professional employment concerning personal injury or wrongful death from any person who engaged in solicitation of an individual with whom the person had no family or prior professional relationship unless the incident for which employment is sought occurred more than thirty days prior to the solicitation.

(3) As used in this section, "solicitation" means an initial contact initiated in person, through any form of written communication, or by telephone, telegraph, or facsimile, any of which is directed to a specific individual, unless requested by the individual, a member of the individual's family, or the authorized representative of the individual. "Solicitation" shall not include radio, television, newspaper, or yellow pages advertisements.

(4) Any agreement made in violation of this section is voidable at the option of the individual suffering the personal injury or death or the individual's personal or other authorized representative.
C.R.S. § 13-59-104 — CO Code / Title 13 / Article 59 / Section 13-59-104
13-59-104. Finding - term - release
Status: repealed

13-59-104. Finding - term - release. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 13-6-210 — CO Code / Title 13 / Article 6 / Part 2 / Section 13-6-210
13-6-210. Assistant county judges - designated counties
Status: repealed

13-6-210. Assistant county judges - designated counties. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 13-65-101 — CO Code / Title 13 / Article 65 / Section 13-65-101
13-65-101. Definitions
Status: in_force

13-65-101. Definitions. As used in this article 65, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) (a) "Actual innocence" means a finding by clear and convincing evidence by a district court pursuant to section 13-65-102 that a person is actually innocent of a crime such that:

(I) His or her conviction was the result of a miscarriage of justice;

(II) He or she presented reliable evidence that he or she was factually innocent of any participation in the crime at issue;

(III) He or she did not solicit, pursuant to 18-2-301, C.R.S., the commission of the crime at issue or any crime factually related to the crime at issue;

(IV) He or she did not conspire, pursuant to 18-2-202, C.R.S., to commit the crime at issue or any crime factually related to the crime at issue;

(V) He or she did not act as a complicitor, pursuant to 18-1-603, C.R.S., in the commission of the crime at issue or any crime factually related to the crime at issue;

(VI) He or she did not act as an accessory, pursuant to 18-8-105, C.R.S., in the commission of the crime at issue or any crime factually related to the crime at issue; and

(VII) He or she did not attempt to commit, pursuant to 18-2-101, C.R.S., the crime at issue or any crime factually related to the crime at issue.

(b) A court may not reach a finding of actual innocence pursuant to this section merely:

(I) Because the court finds the evidence legally insufficient to support the petitioner's conviction;

(II) Because the court reversed or vacated the petitioner's conviction because of a legal error unrelated to the petitioner's actual innocence or because of uncorroborated witness recantation alone; or

(III) On the basis of uncorroborated witness recantation alone.

(c) As used in this subsection (1), "reliable evidence" may include but is not limited to exculpatory scientific evidence, trustworthy eyewitness accounts, and critical physical evidence.

(2) "Custodial child" means any individual:

(a) Who was conceived or adopted prior to the date upon which the exonerated person was incarcerated for the act or offense that served as the basis for his or her conviction, which conviction and incarceration is the subject of his or her petition;

(b) Whose principal residence is the home of an exonerated person;

(c) Who receives more than half of his or her financial support from the exonerated person each year; and

(d) Who is either:

(I) Less than nineteen years of age at the end of the current year; or

(II) Less than twenty-four years of age at the end of the current year and a full-time student.

(3) "Exonerated person" means a person who has been determined by a district court pursuant to section 13-65-102 to be actually innocent.

(4) "Immediate family member" means a spouse, a parent, a child, a grandparent, or a sibling of a deceased person who would be eligible for relief pursuant to section 13-65-102 if he or she were alive. The provisions of article 11 of title 15, C.R.S., shall govern which immediate family member or members have proper standing to act as a petitioner.

(5) "Incarceration" means a person's custody in a county jail or a correctional facility while he or she serves a sentence issued pursuant to a felony conviction in this state or pursuant to the person's adjudication as a juvenile delinquent for the commission of one or more offenses that would be felonies if committed by a person eighteen years of age or older. For the purposes of this section, "incarceration" includes placement as a juvenile to the custody of the state department of human services or a county department of human or social services pursuant to such an adjudication.

(6) "Personal financial management instruction course" means a personal financial management instruction course that has been approved by the United States trustee's office pursuant to 11 U.S.C. sec. 111.

(7) "Petition" means a petition for compensation based on actual innocence filed pursuant to the provisions of section 13-65-102.

(8) "Petitioner" means a person who petitions for relief pursuant to section 13-65-102. "Petitioner" includes the immediate family members of a deceased person who would be eligible for relief pursuant to section 13-65-102 if he or she were alive.

(9) "Qualified health plan" means a health plan that satisfies the definition of a qualified health plan set forth in the federal "Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act", P.L. 111-148, 42 U.S.C. 18021 (a)(1).

(10) "State's duty of monetary compensation" means the total amount of monetary compensation owed by the state to an exonerated person.
C.R.S. § 13-54.5-108 — CO Code / Title 13 / Article 54.5 / Section 13-54.5-108
13-54.5-108. Judgment debtor to file written objection or claim of exemption
Status: in_force

13-54.5-108. Judgment debtor to file written objection or claim of exemption. (1) (a) In a case of continuing garnishment where the judgment debtor objects to the calculation of the amount of exempt earnings, the judgment debtor shall have seven days from receipt of the copy of the writ of continuing garnishment required by section 13-54.5-105 within which to resolve the issue of such miscalculation, by agreement with the garnishee, during which time the garnishee shall not tender any money to the clerk of the court or judgment creditor. If such objection is not resolved within seven days and after good faith effort, the judgment debtor may file a written objection with the clerk of the court in which the judgment was entered setting forth with reasonable detail the grounds for such objection. The judgment debtor may also file a written objection with the clerk of the court in which the judgment was obtained pursuant to section 13-54-104 (2)(a)(I)(D). The judgment debtor shall, by certified mail, return receipt requested, deliver immediately a copy of such objection to the judgment creditor or his or her attorney of record.

(b) In a case where a garnishee, pursuant to a writ of garnishment, holds any personal property of the judgment debtor other than earnings which the judgment debtor claims to be exempt, said judgment debtor, within fourteen days after being served with the notice of exemption and pending levy required by section 13-54.5-106, shall make and file with the clerk of the court in which the judgment was entered a written claim of exemption setting forth with reasonable detail a description of the property claimed to be exempt, together with the grounds for such exemption. The judgment debtor shall, by certified mail, return receipt requested, deliver immediately a copy of such claim to the judgment creditor or his or her attorney of record.

(2) Upon the filing of a written objection or claim of exemption, all further proceedings with relation to the sale or other disposition of said property or earnings shall be stayed until the matter of such objection or claim of exemption is determined.

(3) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (1) of this section, a judgment debtor failing to make a written objection or claim of exemption may, at any time within one hundred eighty-two days from receipt of a copy of the writ of continuing garnishment required by section 13-54.5-105 or from service of the notice of exemption and pending levy required by section 13-54.5-106 and for good cause shown, move the court in which the judgment was entered to hear an objection or a claim of exemption as to any earnings or property levied in garnishment, the amount of which the judgment debtor claims to have been miscalculated or which the judgment debtor claims to be exempt. Such hearing may be granted upon a showing of mistake, accident, surprise, irregularity in proceedings, newly discovered evidence, events not in the control of the judgment debtor, or such other grounds as the court may allow.
C.R.S. § 13-62.3-103 — CO Code / Title 13 / Article 62.3 / Section 13-62.3-103
13-62.3-103. Applicability
Status: in_force

13-62.3-103. Applicability. (1) This article 62.3 applies to a Canadian judgment to the extent the judgment is within the scope of section 13-62-103, if recognition of the judgment is sought to enforce the judgment.

(2) A Canadian judgment that grants both recovery of a sum of money and other relief may be registered under this article 62.3, but only to the extent of the grant of a sum of money.

(3) A Canadian judgment regarding subject matter both within and not within the scope of this article 62.3 may be registered under this article 62.3, but only to the extent the judgment relates to subject matter within the scope of this article 62.3.
C.R.S. § 13-72-108 — CO Code / Title 13 / Article 72 / Section 13-72-108
13-72-108. Sealing of indictment
Status: in_force

13-72-108. Sealing of indictment. The court, upon motion of the district attorney, shall order the indictment to be sealed and no person may disclose the existence of the indictment until the defendant is in custody or has been admitted to bail except when necessary for the issuance or execution of a warrant or summons.
C.R.S. § 13-16-109 — CO Code / Title 13 / Article 16 / Section 13-16-109
13-16-109. Costs on several counts
Status: in_force

13-16-109. Costs on several counts. Where there are several counts in any declaration, and any of them are adjudged insufficient, or a verdict on any issue joined thereon is found for the defendant, costs shall be awarded in the discretion of the court.
C.R.S. § 13-8-126 — CO Code / Title 13 / Article 8 / Section 13-8-126
13-8-126. Supervision by supreme court
Status: in_force

13-8-126. Supervision by supreme court. The supervisory powers of the supreme court established by article 3 of this title shall extend to the juvenile court.
C.R.S. § 13-21-1409 — CO Code / Title 13 / Article 21 / Part 14 / Section 13-21-1409
13-21-1409. Uniformity of application and construction
Status: in_force

13-21-1409. Uniformity of application and construction. In applying and construing this part 14, consideration must be given to the need to promote uniformity of the law with respect to its subject matter among states that enact it.
C.R.S. § 13-58-104 — CO Code / Title 13 / Article 58 / Section 13-58-104
13-58-104. Lien of judgment not abated by death
Status: in_force

13-58-104. Lien of judgment not abated by death. The lien created by law on property shall not abate or cease by reason of the death of any plaintiff, but the same shall survive in favor of the executor or administrator of the testator or intestate, whose duty it is to have the judgment enforced in the manner provided in section 13-58-103.
C.R.S. § 13-71-108 — CO Code / Title 13 / Article 71 / Section 13-71-108
13-71-108. Master juror wheel
Status: in_force

13-71-108. Master juror wheel. (1) The state court administrator shall use an electronic automated system to compile and maintain a master juror wheel. The wheel shall consist of names, addresses, dates of birth, identifying numbers, and jury histories for prospective jurors taken from the master juror list. Each year, the master juror wheel shall be emptied and refilled in compliance with the provisions of this article. Jurors receiving cancellations or postponements of juror appearance and service may be replaced on the master juror wheel for the succeeding year and shall receive new summonses for their new dates in the succeeding year.

(2) In order to more equitably distribute the responsibility for juror appearance and service throughout the qualified population of each county and to avoid repeatedly summoning the same individuals for jury appearance and service, the state court administrator shall implement reasonable procedures to match prior year records of juror selection, appearance, and service in the state courts with the prospective juror names included in the master juror wheel. To the extent practical, the prior juror selection and service records shall be used to prioritize the juror names in the master juror wheel. To the extent practical, individuals with the least amount of jury appearances or service in the most recent years shall be summoned prior to individuals who have appeared or served more recently.
C.R.S. § 13-21-811 — CO Code / Title 13 / Article 21 / Part 8 / Section 13-21-811
13-21-811. Stay of action
Status: in_force

13-21-811. Stay of action. On motion by a governmental agency involved in a drug investigation or prosecution, an action brought under this part 8 shall be stayed until the completion of the criminal investigation or prosecution that gave rise to the motion for a stay of the action.
C.R.S. § 13-62.1-114 — CO Code / Title 13 / Article 62.1 / Section 13-62.1-114
13-62.1-114. Uniformity of application and construction
Status: in_force

13-62.1-114. Uniformity of application and construction. This article shall be applied and construed to effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the law with respect to the subject of this article among states enacting it.
C.R.S. § 13-100-103 — CO Code / Title 13 / Article 100 / Section 13-100-103
13-100-103. Office of administrative services for independent agencies - created - repeal
Status: repealed

13-100-103. Office of administrative services for independent agencies - created - repeal. (1) There is created in the judicial department the office of administrative services for independent agencies to act as an independent agency that provides centralized administrative and fiscal support services for the included agencies.

(2) (a) On or before June 30, 2025, the office and the judicial department shall enter into a memorandum of understanding that contains, at a minimum, requirements related to the establishment of fiscal rules and ongoing access to, or the use of, judicial department systems, contracts, or resources that are in the interest of providing administrative and fiscal support services efficiently and at low cost to the state, which includes the judicial department's systems for administering payroll, benefits, and leave for employees of the agencies served by the office.

(b) Beginning January 1, 2026, if the included agencies' use of the judicial department's systems, contracts, or resources creates additional costs to the judicial department, those costs must be identified, quantified, negotiated, and incorporated into the memorandum of understanding, and paid for by the office.

(c) The office may negotiate shared resources for the included agencies, and the included agencies may participate in an office-negotiated agreement or may negotiate their own agreements independently of the office concerning the shared resources.

(3) The office consists of a director and any other staff position deemed necessary by the director within existing appropriations.

(4) The office is governed by an advisory board that consists of the director of each included agency and the director of any independent agency that is added to the judicial department on or after July 1, 2024. The director of an included agency may appoint a designee to serve on the advisory board on the director's behalf. In order to maintain board discussion and decision continuity and consistency, a designee is a full voting member of the board, must serve for at least one full fiscal year, and may not be replaced during that period by either a substitute designee or by the director, unless the designee is no longer employed by the included agency.

(5) Through June 30, 2025, the chairperson of the advisory board is the director of the office of the child protection ombudsman. Thereafter, the advisory board shall appoint its chair and officers, as necessary.

(6) (a) The advisory board is responsible for the following:

(I) On or before July 1, 2024, hiring an office director, by majority vote of the advisory board; and

(II) Securing a review of the functions and performance of the office and the director that occurs at least biannually beginning no later than July 1, 2026, to be performed by a third party and used by the board to effectively provide credible, documented, and supported supervisory oversight by the advisory board, as necessary.

(b) The advisory board may remove the director with or without cause by a two-thirds vote of the advisory board.

(c) The chair, acting for the advisory board, may contract with a human resources consultant to provide recruiting assistance to hire an office director, as necessary.

(7) The office director shall:

(a) On or before October 1, 2024, in consultation with the technical support liaisons pursuant to subsection (9) of this section, establish a workload capacity and staff resource plan for the office for fiscal years 2024-25 and 2025-26;

(b) On or before November 1, 2024, prepare a budget request for the office that includes necessary budget request amendments to fund the workload capacity and staff resource plan for fiscal years 2024-25 and 2025-26;

(c) On or before October 1, 2024, begin recruiting and hiring staff positions;

(d) Work in partnership with the judicial department to guide and support the transition of services provided to the included agencies until the transition to the office is completed;

(e) Administer the office in accordance with a memorandum of understanding with the judicial department pursuant to subsection (2) of this section and memorandums of understanding with each of the included agencies pursuant to subsection (10) of this section;

(f) On or before June 30, 2025, and on or before June 30 of each year thereafter, if necessary, update the office operating policies; and

(g) Meet with each director of the included agencies individually at least once per month to maintain consistent and regular communication regarding the provision of services provided by the office to each included agency.

(8) Once the transition of services is completed, the office is responsible for providing the following to the included agencies:

(a) Budget; accounting; payroll, including time and leave tracking; and human resources services, including policy guidance, documentation assistance, and coordination of records for all specialized leave situations;

(b) Centralized budget support that preserves the included agencies' independence concerning budget request amendments and provides a consolidated and streamlined budget submission process for all included agencies pursuant to section 13-100-104;

(c) Guidance, but not the execution or primary provision of direct services, for contracts, purchasing, and procurement, except as otherwise specified within an included agency's memorandum of understanding;

(d) Maintenance of a single, consolidated compensation plan for all occupational classes in the included agencies pursuant to section 13-100-104. The included agencies retain independence in defining each included agency's organizational staff positions, structures, and personnel rules.

(e) Beginning July 1, 2025, information technology technical consultation for, or assistance with, the following:

(I) Information technology systems' access to statewide networks and systems and compliance with security standards established by the governor's office of information technology for included agency information technology systems; and

(II) Information technology vendor and consultant procurement.

(9) (a) To establish the workload capacity and staff resource plan required in subsection (7)(a) of this section and maintain an ongoing statewide systems support network for the office, the office director must be assigned technical support liaisons from executive branch agencies involved in the primary provision of statewide support services policy and systems. This technical support network is primarily intended to assist the director in establishing workload capacity metrics for the initial staff resource plan for the office. Technical support liaisons must be assigned from the following state agencies:

(I) A budget systems access and support liaison from the office of state planning and budgeting;

(II) Human resources, payroll, accounting, and procurement liaisons from the department of personnel; and

(III) A statewide information technology network, security, and systems support liaison or liaisons, as necessary, from the governor's office of information technology.

(b) The state court administrator's office is encouraged to assign equivalent technical support liaisons across these administrative support functions in order to enhance the transition of support services to the office, maintain an ongoing judicial systems support network for the office, and encourage clear communication and understanding of judicial department systems and policies.

(10) (a) On or before June 30, 2025, the director shall enter into a memorandum of understanding with each included agency. Each memorandum of understanding must establish a timeline for the provision of services and expectations for discrete support services. The memorandum of understanding serves as a statement of rights and responsibilities for the included agency and the office.

(b) Included agencies shall not receive additional direct appropriations for the provision of services described in subsection (8) of this section.

(11) (a) (I) The judicial department shall provide the office with office space in the Ralph L. Carr Colorado judicial center. Beginning January 1, 2026, the judicial department may require leased space payments for the office or for included agencies, consistent with established judicial center tenant policies.

(II) Included agencies that currently occupy office space in the Ralph L. Carr Colorado judicial center must remain located in the Ralph L. Carr Colorado judicial center.

(b) Through December 31, 2025, the judicial department shall provide the office with access to, or the use of, department systems, contracts, and resources that are related to providing administrative and fiscal support services efficiently and at low cost to the state, which must include judicial department systems for administering payroll, benefits, and leave for included agency employees.

(c) Beginning January 1, 2026, if the included agencies' use of the judicial department's systems, contracts, or resources creates additional costs to the judicial department, those costs must be identified, quantified, negotiated, and incorporated into the memorandum of understanding and paid for by the office.

(12) (a) The judicial department shall work in partnership with the office to guide and support the transition of support services provided to the included agencies. The judicial department is responsible for effectuating a successful transfer of support services to the office in a way that enables the office to independently deliver support services.

(b) The judicial department shall provide the office with accounting support, information technology support, human resources and payroll services, and similar support services, without cost to the office until the transition of services is complete.

(c) Notwithstanding any provision of law for the included agencies and memoranda of understanding between the judicial department and each included agency, and notwithstanding more limited interpretations of required administrative support services provisions by the judicial department, the judicial department, through the office of the state court administrator, shall provide the services detailed in subsection (8)(a) of this section to the included agencies until the transition of services is complete.

(d) The director shall notify the revisor of statutes in the office of legislative legal services in writing that the transition of services is complete using the e-mail address revisorofstatutes.ga@coleg.gov.

(e) This subsection (12) is repealed upon receipt of the notification described in subsection (12)(d) of this section that the transition of services is complete.
C.R.S. § 13-53-105 — CO Code / Title 13 / Article 53 / Section 13-53-105
13-53-105. Stay
Status: in_force

13-53-105. Stay. (1) If the judgment debtor shows the court that an appeal from the foreign judgment is pending or will be taken or that a stay of execution has been granted, the court shall stay enforcement of the foreign judgment until the appeal is concluded, the time for appeal expires, or the stay of execution expires or is vacated upon proof that the judgment debtor has furnished the security for the satisfaction of the judgment required by the state in which it was rendered.

(2) If the judgment debtor shows the court any ground upon which enforcement of a judgment of a court of this state would be stayed, the court shall stay enforcement of the foreign judgment for an appropriate period upon requiring the same security for satisfaction of the judgment which is required in this state.
C.R.S. § 13-1-124 — CO Code / Title 13 / Article 1 / Part 1 / Section 13-1-124
13-1-124. Jurisdiction of courts
Status: in_force

13-1-124. Jurisdiction of courts. (1) Engaging in any act enumerated in this section by any person, whether or not a resident of the state of Colorado, either in person or by an agent, submits such person and, if a natural person, such person's personal representative to the jurisdiction of the courts of this state concerning any cause of action arising from:

(a) The transaction of any business within this state;

(b) The commission of a tortious act within this state;

(c) The ownership, use, or possession of any real property situated in this state;

(d) Contracting to insure any person, property, or risk residing or located within this state at the time of contracting;

(e) The maintenance of a matrimonial domicile within this state with respect to all issues relating to obligations for support to children and spouse in any action for dissolution of marriage, legal separation, declaration of invalidity of marriage, or support of children if one of the parties of the marriage continues without interruption to be domiciled within the state;

(f) The engaging of sexual intercourse in this state as to an action brought under article 4 or article 6 of title 19, C.R.S., with respect to a child who may have been conceived by that act of intercourse, as set forth in verified petition; or

(g) The entering into of an agreement pursuant to part 2 or 5 of article 22 of this title.
C.R.S. § 13-62.1-111 — CO Code / Title 13 / Article 62.1 / Section 13-62.1-111
13-62.1-111. Determining United States dollar value of foreign-money claims for limited purpo
Status: in_force

13-62.1-111. Determining United States dollar value of foreign-money claims for limited purposes. (1) Computations under this section are for the limited purposes of the section and do not affect computation of the United States dollar equivalent of the money of the judgment for the purpose of payment.

(2) For the limited purpose of facilitating the enforcement of provisional remedies in an action, the value in United States dollars of assets to be seized or restrained pursuant to a writ of attachment, garnishment, execution, or other legal process, the amount of United States dollars at issue for assessing costs, or the amount of United States dollars involved for a surety bond or other court-required undertaking, must be ascertained as provided in subsections (3) and (4) of this section.

(3) A party seeking process, costs, bond, or other undertaking under subsection (2) of this section shall compute in United States dollars the amount of the foreign money claimed from a bank-offered spot rate prevailing at or near the close of business on the banking day next preceding the filing of a request or application for the issuance of process or for the determination of costs, or an application for a bond or other court-required undertaking.

(4) A party seeking the process, costs, bond, or other undertaking under subsection (2) of this section shall file with each request or application an affidavit or certificate executed in good faith by its counsel or a bank officer, stating the market quotation used and how it was obtained, and setting forth the calculation. Affected court officials incur no liability, after a filing of the affidavit or certificate, for acting as if the judgment were in the amount of United States dollars stated in the affidavit or certificate.
C.R.S. § 13-94-111 — CO Code / Title 13 / Article 94 / Section 13-94-111
13-94-111. Repeal - wind-up
Status: repealed

13-94-111. Repeal - wind-up. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 13-10-110 — CO Code / Title 13 / Article 10 / Section 13-10-110
13-10-110. Court facilities and supplies
Status: in_force

13-10-110. Court facilities and supplies. (1) The municipal governing body shall furnish the municipal court with suitable courtroom facilities and sufficient funds for the acquisition of all necessary books, supplies, and furniture for the proper conduct of the business of the court.

(2) In order to carry out the provisions of subsection (1) of this section, the municipal governing body may locate court facilities outside of the municipality or county in which the municipality is located, if such facilities are in reasonable proximity to the municipality and the governing body determines that suitable facilities cannot be provided within the municipality.

(3) Any two or more governments may cooperate or contract, pursuant to part 2 of article 1 of title 29, C.R.S., to provide joint court facilities and supplies. Such joint facilities may be located outside of any or all of the cooperating or contracting governments but shall be located within reasonable proximity to each of the cooperating or contracting governments.

(4) Where, pursuant to this section, a municipality locates its court facilities outside of its boundaries, any reference in this article to the municipality in which the court is located shall mean the municipality creating the municipal court, and any reference in this article to the county in which the municipal court is located shall mean the county in which the municipality creating the court is located.
C.R.S. § 13-21-405 — CO Code / Title 13 / Article 21 / Part 4 / Section 13-21-405
13-21-405. Report to general assembly
Status: repealed

13-21-405. Report to general assembly. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 13-20-804 — CO Code / Title 13 / Article 20 / Part 8 / Section 13-20-804
13-20-804. Restriction on construction defect negligence claims
Status: in_force

13-20-804. Restriction on construction defect negligence claims. (1) No negligence claim seeking damages for a construction defect may be asserted in an action if such claim arises from the failure to construct an improvement to real property in substantial compliance with an applicable building code or industry standard; except that such claim may be asserted if such failure results in one or more of the following:

(a) Actual damage to real or personal property;

(b) Actual loss of the use of real or personal property;

(c) Bodily injury or wrongful death; or

(d) A risk of bodily injury or death to, or a threat to the life, health, or safety of, the occupants of the residential real property.

(2) Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit, limit, or impair the following:

(a) The assertion of tort claims other than claims for negligence;

(b) The assertion of contract or warranty claims; or

(c) The assertion of claims that arise from the violation of any statute or ordinance other than claims for violation of a building code.
C.R.S. § 13-93-205 — CO Code / Title 13 / Article 93 / Part 2 / Section 13-93-205
13-93-205. Qualifications of supervising lawyer
Status: in_force

13-93-205. Qualifications of supervising lawyer. (1) A supervising lawyer, under whose supervision an eligible law student intern appears and participates pursuant to section 13-93-202, shall be authorized to practice law in this state and:

(a) Shall be a lawyer in the public sector as provided in section 13-93-202 (1)(b) and (1)(c);

(b) Shall assume personal professional responsibility for the conduct of the law student intern; and

(c) Shall assist the law student intern in his or her preparation to the extent the supervising lawyer considers it necessary.
C.R.S. § 13-21-1002 — CO Code / Title 13 / Article 21 / Part 10 / Section 13-21-1002
13-21-1002. Computer dissemination of indecent material to a child - prohibition
Status: in_force

13-21-1002. Computer dissemination of indecent material to a child - prohibition. (1) A person commits computer dissemination of indecent material to a child when:

(a) Knowing the character and content of the communication which, in whole or in part, depicts actual or simulated nudity, or sexual conduct, as defined in section 19-1-103, the person willfully uses a computer, computer network, telephone network, data network, or computer system allowing the input, output, examination, or transfer of computer data or computer programs from one computer to another or a text-messaging or instant-messaging system to initiate or engage in such communication with a person he or she believes to be a child; and

(b) By means of such communication the person importunes, invites, entices, or induces a person he or she believes to be a child to engage in sexual contact, sexual intrusion, or sexual penetration with the person, or to engage in a sexual performance or sexual conduct, as defined in section 19-1-103, for the person's benefit.

(2) Computer dissemination of indecent material to a child is prohibited. A person who violates the provisions of subsection (1) of this section shall be subject to a civil penalty as provided in section 13-21-1003.

(3) It shall not be an affirmative defense in a civil action brought under this part 10 that the person the defendant believed to be a child in fact was not a child.