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2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 12 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-315-310) › HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS (§§ 12-170-101 — 12-315-310) › Article 315 - VETERINARIANS AND VETERINARY TECHNICIANS (§§ 12-315-101 — 12-315-310) › Part 3 - USE OF TELEHEALTH TO PROVIDE VETERINARY SERVICES (§§ 12-315-301 — 12-315-310) › Section 12-315-308 - [Effective 8/7/2024] Emergency care - continuity of care

(1)
A licensed veterinarian who practices veterinary medicine through telemedicine shall be available in person at a veterinary premises that is accessible to the client and patient or shall arrange for another licensed veterinarian in Colorado to be at a veterinary premises that is accessible to the client and patient in case of an emergency or for necessary follow-up evaluations.
(2)
A licensed veterinarian shall provide the client with a plan for emergency or follow-up care when providing veterinary services through telemedicine.
Added by 2024 Ch. 110,§ 3, eff. 8/7/2024.
2024 Ch. 110, was passed without a safety clause. See Colo. Const. art. V, § 1(3).
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 12 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-315-310) › HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS (§§ 12-170-101 — 12-315-310) › Article 315 - VETERINARIANS AND VETERINARY TECHNICIANS (§§ 12-315-101 — 12-315-310) › Part 3 - USE OF TELEHEALTH TO PROVIDE VETERINARY SERVICES (§§ 12-315-301 — 12-315-310) › Section 12-315-309 - [Effective 8/7/2024] Medical records - definition

(1)
As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires, "animal care provider" has the meaning set forth in section 12-315-119 (1).
(2)
An animal care provider that uses telehealth to provide veterinary services shall maintain medical records pursuant to section 12-315-119.
(3)
An animal care provider that creates medical records during the provision of veterinary services, including the client's consent to telehealth services, shall include the records in the patient's medical record and make the records accessible to both the client and the animal care provider.
Added by 2024 Ch. 110,§ 3, eff. 8/7/2024.
2024 Ch. 110, was passed without a safety clause. See Colo. Const. art. V, § 1(3).
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 12 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-315-310) › HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS (§§ 12-170-101 — 12-315-310) › Article 315 - VETERINARIANS AND VETERINARY TECHNICIANS (§§ 12-315-101 — 12-315-310) › Part 3 - USE OF TELEHEALTH TO PROVIDE VETERINARY SERVICES (§§ 12-315-301 — 12-315-310) › Section 12-315-310 - [Effective 8/7/2024] Confidentiality and privacy

A licensed veterinarian shall ensure that a client's privacy and confidentiality are protected when the veterinarian is providing veterinary services using telehealth pursuant to the veterinarian's professional and legal obligations.
Added by 2024 Ch. 110,§ 3, eff. 8/7/2024.
2024 Ch. 110, was passed without a safety clause. See Colo. Const. art. V, § 1(3).
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 13 - COURTS AND COURT PROCEDURE (§§ 13-1-101 — 13-100-104) › COURTS OF RECORD (§§ 13-1-101 — 13-9-124) › Article 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 13-1-101 — 13-1-405) › Part 1 - ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS (§§ 13-1-101 — 13-1-142) › Section 13-1-101 - Clerks shall keep record books

The clerks of the courts of record in this state shall keep in their respective offices suitable books for indexing the records of their said offices, one to be known as the direct index and one as the inverse index.
L. 1889: p. 107, § 1. R.S. 08: § 1392. C.L. § 5610. CSA: C. 46, § 1. CRS 53: § 37-1-1. C.R.S. 1963: § 37-1-1.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 13 - COURTS AND COURT PROCEDURE (§§ 13-1-101 — 13-100-104) › COURTS OF RECORD (§§ 13-1-101 — 13-9-124) › Article 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 13-1-101 — 13-1-405) › Part 1 - ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS (§§ 13-1-101 — 13-1-142) › Section 13-1-102 - Entries in records

In said indexes, the clerks shall properly enter the title of each cause or matter instituted in said courts and the case number references to the various orders, rulings, judgments, papers, and other proceedings of the court in such cause or matter. Any case number reference may be to a file jacket, page in a record book, microfilm record, or computer record.
L. 1889: p. 107, § 2. R.S. 08: § 1393. C.L. § 5611. CSA: C. 46, § 2. CRS 53: § 37-1-2. C.R.S. 1963: § 37-1-2. L. 79: Entire section amended, p. 596, § 1, effective July 1.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 13 - COURTS AND COURT PROCEDURE (§§ 13-1-101 — 13-100-104) › COURTS OF RECORD (§§ 13-1-101 — 13-9-124) › Article 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 13-1-101 — 13-1-405) › Part 1 - ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS (§§ 13-1-101 — 13-1-142) › Section 13-1-103 - Lost or destroyed records

When the record of any judgment, or decree, or other proceeding of any judicial court of this state, or any part of the record of any judicial proceeding has been lost or destroyed, any party or person interested therein, on application by complaint in writing under oath to such court and on showing to the satisfaction of such court that the same has been lost or destroyed without fault or negligence of the party or person making such application, may obtain an order from such court authorizing the defect to be supplied by a duly certified copy of the original record, where the same can be obtained, which certificate shall thereafter have the same effect as the original record would have had in all respects.
L. 1889: p. 108, § 1. R.S. 08: § 1396. C.L. § 5614. CSA: C. 46, § 5. CRS 53: § 37-1-4. C.R.S. 1963: § 37-1-4.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 13 - COURTS AND COURT PROCEDURE (§§ 13-1-101 — 13-100-104) › COURTS OF RECORD (§§ 13-1-101 — 13-9-124) › Article 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 13-1-101 — 13-1-405) › Part 1 - ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS (§§ 13-1-101 — 13-1-142) › Section 13-1-104 - Application for new order or record

When the loss or destruction of any record or part thereof has happened, and such defects cannot be supplied as provided in section
13-1-103
, any party or person interested therein may make a written application to the court to which such record belonged, verified by affidavit, showing the loss or destruction thereof, and that certified copies thereof cannot be obtained by the party or person making such application, and the substance of the record so lost or destroyed, and that the loss or destruction occurred without the fault or negligence of the party or person making such application, and that the loss or destruction of the record, unless supplied, will or may result in damage to the party or person making such application. The court shall cause said application to be entered of record in said court, and due notice of said application shall be given by personal service of summons or by publication as in other cases; except that, in cases in which publication is required, the court may direct by order, to be entered of record, the form of the notice, and designate the newspaper in which the same shall be published. If, upon such hearing, said court is satisfied that the statements contained in said application are true, the court shall make an order embracing the substance and effect of the lost or destroyed record, which order shall be entered of record in said court and have the same effect which the original record would have had if the same had not been lost or destroyed insofar as concerns the party or person making such application and the persons who had been notified, as provided for in this section. The record in all cases where the proceeding was in rem and no personal service was had may be supplied upon like notice, as nearly as may be, as in the original proceeding.
L. 1889: p. 108, § 2. R.S. 08: § 1397. C.L. § 5615. CSA: C. 46, § 6. CRS 53: § 37-1-5. C.R.S. 1963: § 37-1-5.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 13 - COURTS AND COURT PROCEDURE (§§ 13-1-101 — 13-100-104) › COURTS OF RECORD (§§ 13-1-101 — 13-9-124) › Article 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 13-1-101 — 13-1-405) › Part 1 - ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS (§§ 13-1-101 — 13-1-142) › Section 13-1-105 - Procedure where probate records destroyed

In case of the destruction by fire or otherwise of the records, or a part thereof, of any court having probate jurisdiction, the court may proceed, upon its own motion or upon the application in writing of any party in interest, to restore the records, papers, and proceedings of the court relating to the estate of deceased persons, including recorded wills and wills probated or filed for probate in said court. The power of restoration granted in this section shall also extend to the records, papers, proceedings, and documents of any previous court of probate which are or should be in the custody of a probate or district court. For the purpose of restoring said records, wills, papers, or proceedings, or any part thereof, the court may cause citations to be issued to all parties to be designated by it and may compel the attendance in court of any witness whose testimony may be necessary to establish any such record, or part thereof, and the production of any and all written and documentary evidence which it deems necessary in determining the true import and effect of the original record, will, paper, or other document belonging to the files of the court, and may make such orders and decrees establishing such original record, will, paper, document, or proceeding, or the substance thereof, as to it seems just and proper. The court may make all such rules and regulations governing the proceedings for the restoration of the record, will, paper, document, and proceeding pertaining to the court as in its judgment will best secure the rights and protect the interests of all parties concerned.
L. 1889: p. 109, § 3. R.S. 08: § 1398. C.L. § 5616. CSA: C. 46, § 7. CRS 53: § 37-1-6. C.R.S. 1963: § 37-1-6. L. 64: p. 224, § 56.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 13 - COURTS AND COURT PROCEDURE (§§ 13-1-101 — 13-100-104) › COURTS OF RECORD (§§ 13-1-101 — 13-9-124) › Article 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 13-1-101 — 13-1-405) › Part 1 - ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS (§§ 13-1-101 — 13-1-142) › Section 13-1-106 - Certified copy of record in supreme court or court of appeals

In all causes which have been removed to the supreme court of this state or to the court of appeals, a duly certified copy of the record of such cause remaining in the supreme court or the court of appeals may be filed in the court from which said cause was removed, on motion of any party or person claiming to be interested therein, and the copy so filed shall have the same effect as the original record would have had if the same had not been lost or destroyed.
L. 1889: p. 110, § 4. R.S. 08: § 1399. C.L. § 5617. CSA: C. 46, § 8. CRS 53: § 37-1-7. C.R.S. 1963: § 37-1-7. L. 69: p. 269, § 3.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 13 - COURTS AND COURT PROCEDURE (§§ 13-1-101 — 13-100-104) › COURTS OF RECORD (§§ 13-1-101 — 13-9-124) › Article 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 13-1-101 — 13-1-405) › Part 1 - ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS (§§ 13-1-101 — 13-1-142) › Section 13-1-107 - Costs of replacement

The person making the application for the restoration of records shall pay all the costs thereof.
L. 1897: p. 151, § 1. R.S. 08: § 1400. C.L. § 5621. CSA: C. 46, § 9. CRS 53: § 37-1-8. C.R.S. 1963: § 37-1-8.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 13 - COURTS AND COURT PROCEDURE (§§ 13-1-101 — 13-100-104) › COURTS OF RECORD (§§ 13-1-101 — 13-9-124) › Article 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 13-1-101 — 13-1-405) › Part 1 - ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS (§§ 13-1-101 — 13-1-142) › Section 13-1-108 - Judge may order adjournment

When in the opinion of the judge of any district or county court it is unnecessary or inadvisable to hold or convene any term of court fixed by statute, he may by an order in writing signed by him and filed with the clerk of such court adjourn the same sine die, or to a day certain, and the judges of said courts respectively have power to adjourn said courts, from time to time as may seem advisable, by written order signed and filed with the clerk of the court which may be so adjourned.
L. 1897: p. 151, § 1. R.S. 08: § 1407. C.L. § 5621. CSA: C. 46, § 12. CRS 53: § 37-1-9. C.R.S. 1963: § 37-1-9.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 13 - COURTS AND COURT PROCEDURE (§§ 13-1-101 — 13-100-104) › COURTS OF RECORD (§§ 13-1-101 — 13-9-124) › Article 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 13-1-101 — 13-1-405) › Part 1 - ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS (§§ 13-1-101 — 13-1-142) › Section 13-1-109 - Court may appoint trustee

In all actions in any court of record of this state wherein any defendant is not found within the jurisdiction of the court and constructive service alone is had, and which is brought for the enforcement of an express, implied, or resulting trust, or for the removal of cloud from title to real estate, or for specific performance, or for the establishment of a lost or destroyed deed, conveyance, or instrument in writing, or for the establishment and proof of any conveyance, deed, or instrument in writing not properly proved and acknowledged, or in any other proceeding in rem, or affecting only specific property, where, according to the usual practice in courts of chancery, the court, if the defendant had been personally served, might direct or decree any act to be done or performed by the defendant in favor of plaintiff, the court may appoint a trustee for such defendant to do and perform in the place and stead of and for such defendant the acts required by the decree rendered in any such cause. Any act lawfully done by such trustee, under and in pursuance of any such decree, shall be as binding and effectual for all purposes as if done and performed by the defendant in pursuance of such decree.
L. 1887: p. 254, § 1. R.S. 08: § 1408. C.L. § 5622. CSA: C. 46, § 13. CRS 53: § 37-1-10. C.R.S. 1963: § 37-1-10.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 13 - COURTS AND COURT PROCEDURE (§§ 13-1-101 — 13-100-104) › COURTS OF RECORD (§§ 13-1-101 — 13-9-124) › Article 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 13-1-101 — 13-1-405) › Part 1 - ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS (§§ 13-1-101 — 13-1-142) › Section 13-1-110 - Appeal bond defective or insufficient

If, at any time pending an appeal in any action, suit, or other proceeding, it appears to the appellate court that the appeal bond or undertaking is defective or insufficient or that any surety thereon has died, or has removed or is about to remove from this state, or has become or is likely to become insolvent, such appellate court shall order another appeal bond or undertaking, or such other and further security as to the appellate court seems proper, if the appellant or his attorney of record has been served with at least twenty-four hours' written notice of an application of the appellee for such order. If the appellant fails to comply with said order within ten days after the making of the same, the appeal shall be dismissed.
L. 19: p. 113, § 1. C.L. § 5623. CSA: C. 46, § 14. CRS 53: § 37-1-11. C.R.S. 1963: § 37-1-11. L. 87: Entire section amended, p. 1575, § 11, effective July 10.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 13 - COURTS AND COURT PROCEDURE (§§ 13-1-101 — 13-100-104) › COURTS OF RECORD (§§ 13-1-101 — 13-9-124) › Article 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 13-1-101 — 13-1-405) › Part 1 - ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS (§§ 13-1-101 — 13-1-142) › Section 13-1-111 - Courts of record

(1)
Each of the following courts shall have a seal and shall be a court of record:
(a)
The supreme court;
(b)
The district courts;
(c)
The county courts;
(d)
The juvenile court in the city and county of Denver;
(e)
The probate court in the city and county of Denver;
(f)
Any court established by law and expressly denominated a court of record;
(g)
Repealed.
(h)
The court of appeals.
L. 1887: p. 212, § 412. Code 08: § 447. Code 21: § 449. Code 35: § 449. CRS 53: § 37-1-12. C.R.S. 1963: § 37-1-12. L. 64: p. 224, § 57. L. 72: p. 590, § 53. L. 77: (1)(h) added, p. 279, § 24, effective June 29. L. 79: IP(1) amended, p. 596, § 2, effective July 1. L. 85: (1)(g) repealed, p. 572, § 12, effective 11/14/1986.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 13 - COURTS AND COURT PROCEDURE (§§ 13-1-101 — 13-100-104) › COURTS OF RECORD (§§ 13-1-101 — 13-9-124) › Article 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 13-1-101 — 13-1-405) › Part 1 - ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS (§§ 13-1-101 — 13-1-142) › Section 13-1-112 - Clerk to keep seal

The clerk of each court of record shall keep the seal thereof.
L. 1887: p. 212, § 413. Code 08: § 448. Code 21: § 450. Code 35: § 450. CRS 53: § 37-1-13. C.R.S. 1963: § 37-1-13.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 13 - COURTS AND COURT PROCEDURE (§§ 13-1-101 — 13-100-104) › COURTS OF RECORD (§§ 13-1-101 — 13-9-124) › Article 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 13-1-101 — 13-1-405) › Part 1 - ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS (§§ 13-1-101 — 13-1-142) › Section 13-1-113 - Seal - how attached

(1)
A seal of a court or public officer, when required on any writ, process, or proceeding or to authenticate a copy of any record or document, may be impressed with wax, wafer, or any other substance and then attached to the writ, process, or proceeding or to the copy of the record or document, or it may be impressed on the paper alone or electronically attached to or logically associated with an electronic record or document. When jury summonses, subpoenas, or subpoenas duces tecum are prepared by means of mechanical reproduction, the seal of the summoning court may be printed thereon instead of being impressed.
(2)
A seal may also consist of a rubber stamp with a facsimile affixed thereon of the seal required to be used and may be placed or stamped upon the document requiring the seal with indelible ink.
L. 1887: p. 198, § 362. Code 08: § 396. Code 21: § 397. Code 35: § 397. CRS 53: § 37-1-14. C.R.S. 1963: § 37-1-14. L. 67: p. 70, § 1. L. 75: Entire section R&RE, p. 489, § 4, effective July 14. L. 80: (1) amended, p. 506, § 1, effective March 25. L. 2011: (1) amended, (HB 11-1018), ch. 18, p. 46, §1, effective March 11.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 13 - COURTS AND COURT PROCEDURE (§§ 13-1-101 — 13-100-104) › COURTS OF RECORD (§§ 13-1-101 — 13-9-124) › Article 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 13-1-101 — 13-1-405) › Part 1 - ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS (§§ 13-1-101 — 13-1-142) › Section 13-1-114 - Powers of court

(1)
Every court has power:
(a)
To preserve and enforce order in its immediate presence;
(b)
To enforce order in the proceedings before it or before a person empowered to conduct a judicial investigation under its authority;
(c)
To compel obedience to its lawful judgments, orders, and process and to the lawful orders of its judge out of court in action or proceeding pending therein;
(d)
To control, in furtherance of justice, the conduct of its ministerial officers; and
(e)
To preserve access to courthouses and court proceedings, prevent interruption of court proceedings, and enforce protection from civil arrest at a courthouse or on its environs pursuant to section
13-1-403
.
(2)
Any judge of any court, when he reasonably believes that there is a risk of violence in the court, shall immediately advise the law enforcement agency designated to provide security for the court, and the law enforcement agency shall determine and provide appropriate security measures consistent with the degree of risk present. For the purpose of this subsection (2), a district or county judge shall have the assistance of the county sheriff, and a municipal judge shall have the assistance of the municipal police department. The court shall have discretion to assess all or part of the expense incurred in implementing such security measures as costs to be paid by the party or parties or other person or persons determined by the court to have necessitated such security measures.
(3)
Any county sheriff or municipal peace officer providing security for persons involved in judicial proceedings in courts pursuant to subsection (2) of this section shall be immune from civil liability for damages except for gross negligence or reckless, wanton, or intentional misconduct.
Amended by 2020 Ch. 63, §2, eff. 3/23/2020.
L. 1887: p. 216, § 428. Code 08: § 463. Code 21: § 464. Code 35: § 464. CRS 53: § 37-1-15. C.R.S. 1963: § 37-1-15. L. 86: (2) and (3) added, p. 673, § 1, effective July 1.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 13 - COURTS AND COURT PROCEDURE (§§ 13-1-101 — 13-100-104) › COURTS OF RECORD (§§ 13-1-101 — 13-9-124) › Article 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 13-1-101 — 13-1-405) › Part 1 - ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS (§§ 13-1-101 — 13-1-142) › Section 13-1-115 - Courts may issue proper writs

The courts have power to issue all writs necessary and proper to the complete exercise of the power conferred on them by the constitution and laws of this state. The district courts have authority in ne exeat proceedings according to the usual practice in such cases in courts of chancery.
L. 1887: p. 217, § 434. L. 1891: p. 85, § 1. Code 08: § 469. Code 21: § 470. Code 35: § 470. CRS 53: § 37-1-16. C.R.S. 1963: § 37-1-16.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 13 - COURTS AND COURT PROCEDURE (§§ 13-1-101 — 13-100-104) › COURTS OF RECORD (§§ 13-1-101 — 13-9-124) › Article 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 13-1-101 — 13-1-405) › Part 1 - ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS (§§ 13-1-101 — 13-1-142) › Section 13-1-116 - Courts sit at county seat

Every court of record shall sit at the county seat of the county in which it is held, except as may be otherwise provided by law.
L. 1887: p. 214, § 418. Code 08: § 453. Code 21: § 455. Code 35: § 455. CRS 53: § 37-1-18. C.R.S. 1963: § 37-1-18.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 13 - COURTS AND COURT PROCEDURE (§§ 13-1-101 — 13-100-104) › COURTS OF RECORD (§§ 13-1-101 — 13-9-124) › Article 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 13-1-101 — 13-1-405) › Part 1 - ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS (§§ 13-1-101 — 13-1-142) › Section 13-1-117 - Juridical days

The courts of justice may be held and judicial business may be transacted on any day except as provided in section
13-1-118
.
L. 1887: p. 213, § 415. Code 08: § 450. Code 21: § 452. Code 35: § 452. CRS 53: § 37-1-19. C.R.S. 1963: § 37-1-19.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 13 - COURTS AND COURT PROCEDURE (§§ 13-1-101 — 13-100-104) › COURTS OF RECORD (§§ 13-1-101 — 13-9-124) › Article 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 13-1-101 — 13-1-405) › Part 1 - ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS (§§ 13-1-101 — 13-1-142) › Section 13-1-118 - Judicial holidays

(1)
No court shall be opened nor shall any judicial business be transacted on Sunday or any legal holiday except for the following purposes:
(a)
To give, upon their request, instruction to a jury then deliberating on their verdict;
(b)
To receive a verdict or discharge a jury;
(c)
For the exercise of the powers of a judge in a criminal action or in a proceeding of a criminal nature;
(d)
When it appears by the affidavit of the plaintiff, or someone in his behalf, in cases for the recovery of specific personal property, that the defendant is about to conceal, dispose of, or remove such property out of the jurisdiction of the court, an order for taking possession of the same may be issued and the writ or process executed on any day;
(e)
When an application for writ of attachment is made, if it shall appear by the affidavit of the plaintiff, or someone in his behalf, that the defendant is about to dispose of, conceal, or remove property subject to execution or attachment out of the jurisdiction of the court, a writ of attachment may be issued and executed on any day.
(2)
When the day fixed for the opening of a court falls on any of the days mentioned in this section, the court shall stand adjourned until the next succeeding day.
L. 1887: p. 213, § 416. Code 08: § 451. Code 21: §§ 451, 453. Code 35: § 453. CRS 53: § 37-1-20. C.R.S. 1963: § 37-1-20.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 13 - COURTS AND COURT PROCEDURE (§§ 13-1-101 — 13-100-104) › COURTS OF RECORD (§§ 13-1-101 — 13-9-124) › Article 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 13-1-101 — 13-1-405) › Part 1 - ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS (§§ 13-1-101 — 13-1-142) › Section 13-1-119 - Judgment record and register of actions open for inspection

The judgment record and register of actions shall be open at all times during office hours for the inspection of the public without charge, and it is the duty of the clerk to arrange the several records kept by him in such manner as to facilitate their inspection. In addition to paper records, such information may also be presented on microfilm or computer terminal.
L. 1887: p. 166, § 231. Code 08: § 250. Code 21: § 251. Code 35: § 251. CRS 53: § 37-1-21. C.R.S. 1963: § 37-1-21. L. 79: Entire section amended, p. 596, § 3, effective July 1.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 13 - COURTS AND COURT PROCEDURE (§§ 13-1-101 — 13-100-104) › COURTS OF RECORD (§§ 13-1-101 — 13-9-124) › Article 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 13-1-101 — 13-1-405) › Part 1 - ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS (§§ 13-1-101 — 13-1-142) › Section 13-1-119.5 - Electronic access to name index and register of actions

(1)
Statewide electronic read-only access to the name index and register of actions of public case types must be made available to the following agencies or attorneys appointed by the court:
(a)
County departments, as defined in section
19-1-103
, and attorneys who represent the county departments as county attorneys, as defined in section
19-1-103
, as it relates to the attorneys' work representing the county;
(b)
The office of the state public defender, created in section
21-1-101
, C.R.S.;
(c)
Guardians ad litem or counsel for youth under contract with the office of the child's representative, created in section
13-91-104
, or authorized by the office of the child's representative to act as a guardian ad litem or counsel for youth, as it relates to a case in which they are appointed by the court;
(d)
Attorneys under contract with the office of the alternate defense counsel, created in section
21-2-101
, C.R.S., as it relates to a case in which they are appointed by the court;
(e)
A respondent parent's counsel under contract with the office of the respondent parents' counsel, created in section
13-92-103
, or authorized by the office of the respondent parents' counsel to act as a respondent parent's counsel, as it relates to a case in which they are appointed by the court;
(f)
Criminal justice agencies as described in section
24-72-302 (3)
; and
(g)
A licensed attorney working with a nonprofit association pursuant to the provisions of section
19-1-304 (7)(f)
.
(2)
The supreme court may adopt rules regarding access to the name index and register of actions, including rules identifying confidential information maintained in the system and state requirements for using the confidential information. All agencies with access pursuant to subsection (1) of this section shall ensure that individuals who use the system receive training on appropriate usage and confidentiality of register of action information. Additionally, the state court administrator may monitor the use of the system and information through audits and the review of ad hoc queries or reports.
Amended by 2022 Ch. 92, §16, eff. 1/9/2023.
Amended by 2021 Ch. 136, §5, eff. 10/1/2021.
L. 2008: Entire section added, p. 1240, § 1, effective August 5. L. 2016: IP(1) and (1)(e) amended, (HB 16 -1193), ch. 207, p. 207, §1, effective July 1. L. 2017: (1)(e) and (1)(f) amended and (1)(g) added, (HB 17-1204), ch. 785, p. 785, § 8, effective November 1.
2022 Ch. 92, was passed without a safety clause. See Colo. Const. art. V, § 1(3).
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 13 - COURTS AND COURT PROCEDURE (§§ 13-1-101 — 13-100-104) › COURTS OF RECORD (§§ 13-1-101 — 13-9-124) › Article 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 13-1-101 — 13-1-405) › Part 1 - ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS (§§ 13-1-101 — 13-1-142) › Section 13-1-120 - Proceedings in English - abbreviations

Every written proceeding in a court of justice in this state, or before a judicial officer, shall be in the English language, but such abbreviations as are now commonly used in that language may be used, and numbers expressed by figures or numerals in the customary manner.
L. 1887: p. 212, § 411. Code 08: § 446. Code 21: § 448. Code 35: § 448. CRS 53: § 37-1-22. C.R.S. 1963: § 37-1-22.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 13 - COURTS AND COURT PROCEDURE (§§ 13-1-101 — 13-100-104) › COURTS OF RECORD (§§ 13-1-101 — 13-9-124) › Article 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 13-1-101 — 13-1-405) › Part 1 - ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS (§§ 13-1-101 — 13-1-142) › Section 13-1-121 - Action not affected by vacancy

No action or proceeding in a court of justice in this state shall be affected by a vacancy in the office of any of the judges, or by failure of a term thereof.
L. 1887: p. 212, § 410. Code 08: § 445. Code 21: § 447. Code 35: § 447. CRS 53: § 37-1-23. C.R.S. 1963: § 37-1-23.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 13 - COURTS AND COURT PROCEDURE (§§ 13-1-101 — 13-100-104) › COURTS OF RECORD (§§ 13-1-101 — 13-9-124) › Article 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 13-1-101 — 13-1-405) › Part 1 - ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS (§§ 13-1-101 — 13-1-142) › Section 13-1-122 - When judge shall not act unless by consent

A judge shall not act as such in any of the following cases: In an action or proceeding to which he is a party, or in which he is interested; when he is related to either party by consanguinity or affinity in the third degree; or when he has been attorney or counsel for either party in the action or proceeding, unless by consent of all parties to the action.
L. 1887: p. 216, § 429. Code 08: § 464. Code 21: § 465. Code 35: § 465. CRS 53: § 37-1-24. C.R.S. 1963: § 37-1-24.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 13 - COURTS AND COURT PROCEDURE (§§ 13-1-101 — 13-100-104) › COURTS OF RECORD (§§ 13-1-101 — 13-9-124) › Article 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 13-1-101 — 13-1-405) › Part 1 - ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS (§§ 13-1-101 — 13-1-142) › Section 13-1-123 - Transfer of civil actions

When in any civil action pending in any court of record, whether filed as a special statutory proceeding, or otherwise, if for any reason the proceedings could be more expeditiously continued in another county, with the express consent of all parties, the court may order the cause transferred to any other county wherein the court finds the proceedings could be more expeditiously continued. No additional docket fee shall be required. Upon such a transfer being ordered, the clerk shall transfer all files, books, and records of the cause, or, if that is not practicable, he shall make, at the expense of the parties, and send to the clerk of the court to which the cause is transferred a certified copy of all records in the cause which are necessary for the continuation of the proceedings in the court to which such cause is transferred, and the cause shall continue in the court to which it is transferred with the same effect and force as though such cause were originally docketed in such court.
L. 59: p. 349, § 1. CRS 53: § 37-1-25. C.R.S. 1963: § 37-1-25.
For venue and change of venue generally, see C.R.C.P. 98.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 13 - COURTS AND COURT PROCEDURE (§§ 13-1-101 — 13-100-104) › COURTS OF RECORD (§§ 13-1-101 — 13-9-124) › Article 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 13-1-101 — 13-1-405) › Part 1 - ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS (§§ 13-1-101 — 13-1-142) › Section 13-1-123.5 - Transfer of venue - actions involving related persons

In addition to the authority to change venue granted by sections
19-2.5-104
and
19-3-201
for good cause shown, a court, on its own motion, on the motion of another court in this state, or on the motion of a party or guardian ad litem, may order the transfer of a pending action brought pursuant to title 14 or title 19 or rule 365 of the Colorado rules of county court civil procedure to a court in another county when there is an action pending in the other county that names the parent, guardian, or legal custodian of a child who is the subject of the action brought pursuant to title 14 or title 19. The county to which the action is being transferred must be one in which venue is proper. Upon an order for such transfer, the transferring court shall notify all parties of the transfer and transmit all documents to the receiving court. The transferred action continues in the court to which it is transferred with the same force and effect as though originally docketed in the receiving court.
Amended by 2021 Ch. 136, §6, eff. 10/1/2021.
L. 95: Entire section added, p. 46, § 1, effective 1/1/1996. L. 96: Entire section amended, p. 1687, § 13, effective 1/1/1997.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 13 - COURTS AND COURT PROCEDURE (§§ 13-1-101 — 13-100-104) › COURTS OF RECORD (§§ 13-1-101 — 13-9-124) › Article 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 13-1-101 — 13-1-405) › Part 1 - ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS (§§ 13-1-101 — 13-1-142) › Section 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.
L. 65: p. 472, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 37-1-26. L. 82: (1)(c) and (1)(d) amended and (1)(e) added, p. 280, § 1, effective April 2. L. 91: (1)(f) added, p. 248, § 2, effective July 1. L. 93: Entire section amended, p. 359, § 1, effective July 1.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 13 - COURTS AND COURT PROCEDURE (§§ 13-1-101 — 13-100-104) › COURTS OF RECORD (§§ 13-1-101 — 13-9-124) › Article 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 13-1-101 — 13-1-405) › Part 1 - ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS (§§ 13-1-101 — 13-1-142) › Section 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.
L. 65: p. 472, § 2. C.R.S. 1963: § 37-1-27. L. 82: p. 280, § 2.
For the manner of service, see C.R.C.P. 4.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 13 - COURTS AND COURT PROCEDURE (§§ 13-1-101 — 13-100-104) › COURTS OF RECORD (§§ 13-1-101 — 13-9-124) › Article 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 13-1-101 — 13-1-405) › Part 1 - ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS (§§ 13-1-101 — 13-1-142) › Section 13-1-126 - Documents in court proceedings - designation by clerk of representative to attend court proceedings

Documents from the office of the clerk of any court of record to be used as evidence in court proceedings shall be acknowledged, exemplified, verified, or attested to in a manner which shall make unnecessary the personal appearance of such clerk in court proceedings to acknowledge, exemplify, verify, or attest to the validity of such documents. The clerk of any court of record may designate a representative to attend court proceedings if the clerk is subpoenaed for the purpose of acknowledging, exemplifying, verifying, or attesting to the validity of documents furnished by the clerk's office.
L. 79: Entire section added, p. 596, § 4, effective July 1.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 13 - COURTS AND COURT PROCEDURE (§§ 13-1-101 — 13-100-104) › COURTS OF RECORD (§§ 13-1-101 — 13-9-124) › Article 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 13-1-101 — 13-1-405) › Part 1 - ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS (§§ 13-1-101 — 13-1-142) › Section 13-1-128 - [Repealed]

Repealed by 2021 Ch. 462, §154, eff. 3/1/2022.
L. 87: Entire section added, p. 539, § 1, effective July 1. L. 89: (4) amended, p. 827, § 31, effective July 1. L. 2002: (4) amended, p. 1487, § 120, effective October 1.
Section 803(2) of chapter 462 (SB 21-271), Session Laws of Colorado 2021, provides that the act repealing this section applies to offenses committed on or after March 1, 2022.
For the legislative declaration contained in the 2002 act amending subsection (4), see section 1 of chapter 318, Session Laws of Colorado 2002.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 13 - COURTS AND COURT PROCEDURE (§§ 13-1-101 — 13-100-104) › COURTS OF RECORD (§§ 13-1-101 — 13-9-124) › Article 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 13-1-101 — 13-1-405) › Part 1 - ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS (§§ 13-1-101 — 13-1-142) › Section 13-1-129 - Preferential trial dates

(1)
In any civil action filed in any court of record in this state, the court shall grant a motion for a preferential trial date which is accompanied by clear and convincing medical evidence concluding that a party suffers from an illness or condition raising substantial medical doubt of survival of that party beyond one year and which satisfies the court that the interests of justice will be served by granting such motion for a preferential trial date.
(2)
In any civil action filed in any court of record in this state, the court may grant a motion for a preferential trial date upon the motion of a party who is a natural person at least seventy years of age and a finding by the court that such claim is meritorious, unless the court finds that such party does not have a substantial interest in the case as a whole.
(3)
A motion under this section may be filed and served at any time when the case is at issue and a party meets the requirements of subsection (1) or (2) of this section.
(4)
Upon the granting of a motion for a preferential trial date, the court shall set the case for trial not more than one hundred nineteen days from the date the motion was filed. The court shall establish an accelerated discovery schedule in all such cases. No continuance shall be granted beyond the one-hundred-nineteen-day period except for physical or mental disability of a party or a party's attorney or upon a showing of other good cause. Any such continuance shall be for no more than one hundred nineteen days, and only one such continuance shall be granted to a party.
L. 90: Entire section added, p. 858, § 1, effective July 1. L. 2012: (4) amended, (SB 12-175), ch. 208, p. 822, § 1, effective July 1.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 13 - COURTS AND COURT PROCEDURE (§§ 13-1-101 — 13-100-104) › COURTS OF RECORD (§§ 13-1-101 — 13-9-124) › Article 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 13-1-101 — 13-1-405) › Part 1 - ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS (§§ 13-1-101 — 13-1-142) › Section 13-1-130 - Reports of convictions to department of education

When a person is convicted of, pleads nolo contendere to, or receives a deferred sentence for a felony and the court knows the person is a current or former employee of a school district or a charter school in this state or holds a license or authorization pursuant to the provisions of article
60.5
of title
22
, C.R.S., the court shall report such fact to the department of education.
L. 90: Entire section added, p. 1025, § 4, effective July 1. L. 2000: Entire section amended, p. 1843, § 22, effective August 2. L. 2003: Entire section amended, p. 2514, § 1, effective June 5.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 13 - COURTS AND COURT PROCEDURE (§§ 13-1-101 — 13-100-104) › COURTS OF RECORD (§§ 13-1-101 — 13-9-124) › Article 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 13-1-101 — 13-1-405) › Part 1 - ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS (§§ 13-1-101 — 13-1-142) › Section 13-1-131 - Speedy trial option in civil actions

If a trial date has not been fixed by the court in any civil action within ninety days from the date the case is at issue, upon agreement of all the parties, the parties may elect to have the matter heard by a master, appointed by the court in accordance with the Colorado rules of civil procedure. When such a trial is held before a master, the parties shall pay the costs of such trial, as allocated fairly among the parties by the master. The master shall have all the powers of a judge.
L. 90: Entire section added, p. 851, § 11, effective May 31.
For the legislative declaration contained in the 1990 act enacting this section, see section 1 of chapter 100, Session Laws of Colorado 1990.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 13 - COURTS AND COURT PROCEDURE (§§ 13-1-101 — 13-100-104) › COURTS OF RECORD (§§ 13-1-101 — 13-9-124) › Article 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 13-1-101 — 13-1-405) › Part 1 - ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS (§§ 13-1-101 — 13-1-142) › Section 13-1-133 - Use of recycled paper

(1)
The general assembly finds and declares that there is a need to expand upon existing laws which foster the effective and efficient management of solid waste by requiring that certain documents submitted by attorneys-at-law to state courts of record be submitted on recycled paper. The general assembly further finds that such expansion will protect and enhance the environment and the health and safety of the citizens of Colorado.
(2)
(a)
(I)
Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this subsection (2), no document shall be submitted by an attorney to a court of record after January 1, 1994, unless such document is submitted on recycled paper. The provisions of this section shall apply to all papers appended to each such document.
(II)
(A)
Procedures adopted to implement the provisions of this section shall not impede the conduct of court business nor create grounds for an additional cause of action or sanction.
(B)
No document shall be refused by a court of record solely because it was not submitted on recycled paper.
(b)
Nothing in this section shall be construed to apply to:
(I)
Photographs;
(II)
An original document that was prepared or printed prior to January 1, 1994;
(III)
A document that was not created at the direction or under the control of the submitting attorney;
(IV)
Facsimile copies otherwise permitted to be filed with a court of record in lieu of the original document; however, if the original is also required to be filed, such original shall be submitted in compliance with this section;
(V)
Existing stocks of nonrecycled paper and preprinted forms acquired or printed prior to January 1, 1994.
(3)
The provisions of this section shall not be applicable if recycled paper is not readily available.
(4)
For purposes of this section, unless the context requires otherwise:
(a)
"Attorney" means an attorney-at-law admitted to practice law before any court of record in this state.
(b)
"Courts of record" shall have the same meaning as set forth in section
13-1-111
.
(c)
"Document" means any pleading or any other paper submitted as an appendix to such pleading by an attorney, which document is required or permitted to be filed with a clerk of court concerning any action to be commenced or which is pending before a court of record.
(d)
"Recycled paper" means paper with not less than fifty percent of its total weight consisting of secondary and postconsumer waste and with not less than ten percent of such total weight consisting of postconsumer waste.
L. 93: Entire section added, p. 622, § 2, effective July 1.
For further provisions concerning the purchase of recycled paper and recycled products, see §§ 24-103-207, 25-16.5-102, and 30-11-109.5.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 13 - COURTS AND COURT PROCEDURE (§§ 13-1-101 — 13-100-104) › COURTS OF RECORD (§§ 13-1-101 — 13-9-124) › Article 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 13-1-101 — 13-1-405) › Part 1 - ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS (§§ 13-1-101 — 13-1-142) › Section 13-1-134 - Court automation system - juvenile or domestic actions

(1)
The general assembly hereby finds, determines, and declares that the accurate and efficient exchange of information between the courts and state family service agencies is beneficial in providing aid to families in need in Colorado. Further, the general assembly declares that the use of a computer automation system to link the courts with each other and with state family service agencies for the purpose of the exchange of information regarding families would aid in identifying and providing services to families in need. It is for this reason that the general assembly has adopted this section.
(2)
(a)
On or before January 15, 1996, the state court administrator shall establish and administer a program for automation of the court computer technology systems in order to link the juvenile courts and district courts involved in domestic actions around the state with each other and with state family service agencies, including, but not limited to, the department of human services, the juvenile probation department, law enforcement offices, and any other agency involved in the investigation, evaluation, or provision of services to families involved in domestic actions pursuant to title 19, C.R.S., and articles
4
and
10
of title
14
, C.R.S. Said automation system shall provide those parties linked to the system with automatic access to information obtained by any one of the parties in regard to a family or family member involved in said domestic actions; except that said automation system shall not include information which is required to be kept confidential under any state or federal law.
(b)
Repealed.
(3)
The provisions of this section shall not affect the confidentiality of juvenile records.
L. 93: Entire section added, p. 931, § 1, effective May 28. L. 94: (2) amended, p. 2639, § 86, effective July 1. L. 96: (2)(b) repealed, p. 1264, § 175, effective August 7.
For the legislative declaration contained in the 1994 act amending subsection (2), see section 1 of chapter 345, Session Laws of Colorado 1994. For the legislative declaration contained in the 1996 act repealing subsection (2)(b), see section 1 of chapter 237, Session Laws of Colorado 1996.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 13 - COURTS AND COURT PROCEDURE (§§ 13-1-101 — 13-100-104) › COURTS OF RECORD (§§ 13-1-101 — 13-9-124) › Article 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 13-1-101 — 13-1-405) › Part 1 - ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS (§§ 13-1-101 — 13-1-142) › Section 13-1-135 - [Repealed]

L. 93: Entire section added, p. 1256, § 1, effective June 6. L. 96: (1) repealed, p. 1264, § 176, effective August 7. L. 98: (2) repealed, p. 818, § 13, effective August 5.