2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 13 - COURTS AND COURT PROCEDURE (§§ 13-1-101 — 13-100-104) › FEES AND SALARIES (§§ 13-30-101 — 13-33-106) › Article 32 - FEES OF CLERKS OF COURT (§§ 13-32-101 — 13-32-114) › Section 13-32-102 - Fees in probate proceedings - equal justice fee collection

(1)
On and after July 1, 2019, for services rendered by judges and clerks of district or probate courts in all counties of the state of Colorado in proceedings had pursuant to articles
10
to
17
of title
15
, the court shall charge the following fees:
(a)
Docket fee at the time of filing first papers in any decedent's estate eligible for summary administrative procedures under section
15-12-1203
, or in any small estate of a person under disability qualifying under section
15-14-118
, which estates involve no real property$ 83.00
(b)
Docket fee at time of filing first papers in any estate not coming within the provisions of subsection (1)(a) of this section 199.00
(c)
Additional fee payable by petitioner at time of filing petition for supervised administration of a decedent's estate pursuant to sections
15-12-501
and
15-12-502
, except for contested claims 198.00
(d)
Docket fee to be paid by the claimant prior to hearing on any contested claim, which fee is taxed by the district or probate court in the same manner as costs in civil actions 198.00
(e)
Registration fee for registration of trust pursuant to article
5
of title
15
198.00
(f)
Docket fee at time of filing first papers in each action relating to a trust 199.00
(g)
Nonrefundable fee for any demand for notice filed pursuant to section
15-12-20436.00
(h)
A fee to be paid by the testator at the time of depositing a will with the court during the testator's lifetime pursuant to section
15-11-51518.00
(2)
Repealed.
(3) to (5)
(Deleted by amendment, L. 2008, p. 2129, § 8, effective June 4, 2008.)
(6)
(a)
Each fee collected pursuant to subsection (1)(a) of this section shall be transmitted to the state treasurer and divided as follows:
(I)
Repealed.
(II)
On and after July 1, 2019, forty-eight dollars shall be deposited in the judicial stabilization cash fund created in section
13-32-101 (6)
, five dollars shall be deposited in the court security cash fund established pursuant to section
13-1-204
, fifteen dollars shall be deposited in the office of public guardianship cash fund established pursuant to section
13-94-108 (1)
, and fifteen dollars shall be deposited in the justice center cash fund created in section
13-32-101 (7)(a)
.
(b)
Each fee collected pursuant to subsection (1)(b) of this section shall be transmitted to the state treasurer and divided as follows:
(I)
Repealed.
(II)
On and after July 1, 2019, one hundred forty-three dollars shall be deposited in the judicial stabilization cash fund created in section
13-32-101 (6)
, five dollars shall be deposited in the court security cash fund established pursuant to section
13-1-204
, fifteen dollars shall be deposited in the justice center cash fund created in section
13-32-101 (7)(a)
, thirty-five dollars shall be deposited in the office of public guardianship cash fund established pursuant to section
13-94-108 (1)
, and one dollar shall be deposited in the general fund pursuant to section
2-5-119
.
(c)
Each fee collected pursuant to subsection (1)(c) of this section shall be transmitted to the state treasurer and divided as follows:
(I)
Repealed.
(II)
On and after July 1, 2019, one hundred forty-three dollars shall be deposited in the judicial stabilization cash fund created in section
13-32-101 (6)
, five dollars shall be deposited in the court security cash fund established pursuant to section
13-1-204
, thirty-five dollars shall be deposited in the office of public guardianship cash fund established pursuant to section
13-94-108 (1)
, and fifteen dollars shall be deposited in the justice center cash fund created in section
13-32-101 (7)(a)
.
(d)
Each fee collected pursuant to subsection (1)(d) of this section shall be transmitted to the state treasurer and divided as follows:
(I)
Repealed.
(II)
On and after July 1, 2019, one hundred forty-three dollars shall be deposited in the judicial stabilization cash fund created in section
13-32-101 (6)
, five dollars shall be deposited in the court security cash fund established pursuant to section
13-1-204
, thirty-five dollars shall be deposited in the office of public guardianship cash fund established pursuant to section
13-94-108 (1)
, and fifteen dollars shall be deposited in the justice center cash fund created in section
13-32-101 (7)(a)
.
(e)
Each fee collected pursuant to subsection (1)(e) of this section shall be transmitted to the state treasurer and divided as follows:
(I)
Repealed.
(II)
On and after July 1, 2019, one hundred forty-three dollars shall be deposited in the judicial stabilization cash fund created in section
13-32-101 (6)
, five dollars shall be deposited in the court security cash fund established pursuant to section
13-1-204
, thirty-five dollars shall be deposited in the office of public guardianship cash fund established pursuant to section
13-94-108 (1)
, and fifteen dollars shall be deposited in the justice center cash fund created in section
13-32-101 (7)(a)
.
(f)
Each fee collected pursuant to subsection (1)(f) of this section shall be transmitted to the state treasurer and divided as follows:
(I)
Repealed.
(II)
On and after July 1, 2019, one hundred forty-three dollars shall be deposited in the judicial stabilization cash fund created in section
13-32-101 (6)
, five dollars shall be deposited in the court security cash fund established pursuant to section
13-1-204
, fifteen dollars shall be deposited in the justice center cash fund created in section
13-32-101 (7)(a)
, thirty-five dollars shall be deposited in the office of public guardianship cash fund established pursuant to section
13-94-108 (1)
, and one dollar shall be deposited in the general fund pursuant to section
2-5-119
.
(g)
Each fee collected pursuant to subsection (1)(g) of this section shall be transmitted to the state treasurer and divided as follows:
(I)
Repealed.
(II)
On and after July 1, 2019, twenty-five dollars shall be deposited in the judicial stabilization cash fund created in section
13-32-101 (6)
, six dollars shall be deposited in the office of public guardianship cash fund established pursuant to section
13-94-108 (1)
, and five dollars shall be deposited in the court security cash fund established pursuant to section
13-1-204
.
(h)
Each fee collected pursuant to subsection (1)(h) of this section shall be transmitted to the state treasurer and divided as follows:
(I)
Repealed.
(II)
On and after July 1, 2019, ten dollars shall be deposited in the judicial stabilization cash fund created in section
13-32-101 (6)
, three dollars shall be deposited in the office of public guardianship cash fund established pursuant to section
13-94-108 (1)
, and five dollars shall be deposited in the court security cash fund established pursuant to section
13-1-204
.
(7)
Beginning January 1, 2025, the court shall collect the equal justice fee in the amount of thirty dollars on filings specified in subsections (1)(a), (1)(b), and (1)(f) of this section on behalf of the equal justice authority and transmit the equal justice fee in the manner specified in section 13-5.7-205 (2).
Amended by 2024 Ch. 339,§ 5, eff. 6/3/2024.
Amended by 2019 Ch. 366, §4, eff. 7/1/2019.
Amended by 2018 Ch. 169, §5, eff. 1/1/2019.
L. 45: p. 329, §§ 1 to 4. CSA: C. 66, § 23(1). CRS 53: § 56-5-2. L. 58: pp. 243, 249, §§ 8, 19, 20. L. 60: p. 142, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 56-5-2. L. 64: p. 464, § 5. L. 67: p. 992, § 3. L. 74: Entire section R&RE, p. 273, § 1, effective July 1. L. 75: (1)(e) amended and (1)(f) added, p. 587, § 5, effective July 1. L. 84: (1)(a) to (1)(f) amended, p. 456, § 7, effective July 1. L. 87: (1)(b) to (1)(d) and (1)(f) amended, p. 562, § 5, effective July 1. L. 91: IP(1) amended, (1)(g) and (1)(h) added, and (2) repealed, pp. 380, 1443, §§ 4, 3, 4, effective July 1. L. 94: (1)(h) amended, p. 1040, § 17, effective 7/1/1995. L. 95: (1)(b) to (1)(f) amended, p. 740, § 3, effective 7/1/1997. L. 2000: (1)(a) amended, p. 1833, § 5, effective 1/1/2001. L. 2003: (3) added, p. 571, § 2, effective March 18. L. 2007: (4) added, p. 1268, § 3, effective May 25; (5) added, p. 1534, § 20, effective May 31. L. 2008: Entire section amended, p. 2129, § 8, effective June 4. L. 2018: IP(1) and (1)(e) amended, (SB 18-180), ch. 1192, p. 1192, § 5, effective 1/1/2019. L. 2019: (1), IP(6)(a), (6)(a)(II), IP(6)(b), (6)(b)(II), IP(6)(c), (6)(c)(II), IP(6)(d), (6)(d)(II), IP(6)(e), (6)(e)(II), IP(6)(f), (6)(f)(II), IP(6)(g), (6)(g)(II), IP(6)(h), and (6)(h)(II) amended, (HB 19-1045), ch. 3363, p. 3363, § 4, effective July 1.
(1) Subsections (6)(a)(I)(B), (6)(b)(I)(B), (6)(c)(I)(B), (6)(d)(I)(B), (6)(e)(I)(B), (6)(f)(I)(B), and (6)(g)(I)(B) provided for the repeal of subsections (6)(a)(I), (6)(b)(I), (6)(c)(I), (6)(d)(I), (6)(e)(I), (6)(f)(I), and (6)(g)(I), respectively, effective July 1, 2010. (See L. 2008, p. 2129.)
(2) Subsection (6)(h)(I)(B) provided for the repeal of subsection (6)(h)(I), effective July 1, 2011. (See L. 2008, p. 2129.)
For the legislative declaration contained in the 2008 act amending this section, see section 1 of chapter 417, Session Laws of Colorado 2008.