Title 13, Courts and Court Procedure
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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-14-100.2 Legislative declaration
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(1) The general assembly hereby finds that the issuance and enforcement of protection orders are of paramount importance in the state of Colorado because protection orders promote safety, reduce violence and other types of abuse, and prevent serious harm and death. In order to im…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-14-101 Definitions
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For purposes of this article 14, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) Abuse of the elderly or of an at-risk adult means mistreatment of a person who is sixty years of age or older or who is an at-risk adult as defined in section 26-3.1-101 (1.5), including but not limited t…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-14-102 Civil protection orders - legislative declaration. (Repealed)
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Source: L. 99: Entire article added, p. 496, � 1, effective July 1. L. 2000: IP(1), (5), and (6) amended, (2.5) added, and (19) repealed, pp. 1012, 1013, �� 4, 5, 6, effective July 1; (16) and (17) amended, p. 1538, � 5, effective July 1. L. 2002: (4) amended, p. 323, � 1, effect…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-14-103 Emergency protection orders
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(1) (a) Any county or district court shall have the authority to enter an emergency protection order pursuant to the provisions of this subsection (1). (b) An emergency protection order issued pursuant to this subsection (1) may include: (I) Restraining a party from contacting, h…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-14-104 Foreign protection orders. (Repealed)
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Source: L. 2004: Entire section added, p. 549, � 3, effective July 1. L. 2013: Entire section repealed, (HB 13-1259), ch. 218, p. 1005, � 9, effective July 1.
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-14-104.5 Procedure for temporary civil protection order
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(1) (a) Any municipal court of record, if authorized by the municipal governing body; any county court; and any district, probate, or juvenile court has original concurrent jurisdiction to issue a temporary or permanent civil protection order against an adult or against a juvenil…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-14-105 Provisions relating to civil protection orders
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(1) A municipal court of record that is authorized by its municipal governing body to issue protection or restraining orders and any county court, in connection with issuing a civil protection order, has original concurrent jurisdiction with the district court to include any prov…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-14-105.5 Civil protection orders - prohibition on possessing or purchasing a firearm
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(1) Order requirements. If the court subjects a respondent to a temporary or permanent civil protection order and the court determines on the record after reviewing the petition for the protection order that the protection order includes an act of domestic violence, as defined in…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-14-106 Procedure for permanent civil protection orders
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(1) (a) On the date of the permanent protection order hearing, or on the day to which the hearing has been continued, the judge or magistrate shall examine the record and the evidence. In all cases except those involving sexual violence, if upon the examination the judge or magis…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-14-107 Enforcement of protection order - duties of peace officer
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(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 o…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-14-108 Modification and termination of civil protection orders
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(1) Any order granted pursuant to section 13-14-105 (1)(c) or (1.5) terminates whenever a subsequent order regarding the same subject matter is granted pursuant to the Uniform Dissolution of Marriage Act, article 10 of title 14; the Uniform Child-custody Jurisdiction and Enforcem…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-14-109 Fees and costs
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(1) (a) The court may assess a filing fee against a petitioner seeking relief pursuant to this article 14; except that the court may not assess a filing fee against a petitioner if the court determines the petitioner is seeking the protection order as a victim of domestic violenc…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-14-110 Foreign protection orders
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(1) Definitions. As used in this section, foreign protection order means any protection or restraining order, injunction, or other order issued for the purpose of preventing violent or threatening acts or harassment against, or contact or communication with or physical proximity …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-14-111 Transfer of wireless telephone service in domestic abuse cases - definitions
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(1) In addition to the options described in section 13-14-103 (1)(b), as part of a request for a temporary or permanent protection order in a case involving domestic violence, sexual violence, or stalking, the court may enter an order directing a wireless telephone service provid…