Title 13, Courts and Court Procedure
0 chapters · 1,119 sections in this title.
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-3-101 State court administrator - duties - report - definitions - repeal
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(1) There is created, pursuant to section 5 (3) of article VI of the state constitution, the position of state court administrator, who is appointed by the justices of the supreme court at such compensation as is determined by them. The state court administrator is responsible to…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-3-102 Surveys - conferences - reports
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(1) The state court administrator under the direction of the chief justice shall make a continuous survey of the conditions of the dockets and the business of the courts of record and shall make reports and recommendations thereon to the chief justice. (2) The chief justice shall…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-3-103 Nominating and discipline commissions - expenses
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(1) Members of judicial nominating commissions appointed pursuant to section 24 of article VI of the state constitution and members of the commission on judicial discipline appointed pursuant to section 23 of article VI of the state constitution shall be reimbursed for actual and…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-3-104 State shall fund courts
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(1) The state of Colorado shall provide funds by annual appropriation for the operations, salaries, and other expenses of all courts of record within the state, except for county courts in the city and county of Denver and municipal courts. (2) When a board of county commissioner…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-3-105 Personnel - duties - qualifications - compensation - conditions of employment
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(1) The supreme court, pursuant to section 5 (3) of article VI of the state constitution, shall prescribe, by rule, a personnel classification plan for all courts of record to be funded by the state, as provided in section 13-3-104. (2) Such personnel classification and compensat…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-3-106 Judicial department operating budget - fiscal procedures
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(1) (a) The court administrator, subject to the approval of the chief justice, shall prepare annually a consolidated operating budget for all courts of record subject to the provisions of section 13-3-104, such budget to be known as the judicial department operating budget. (b) T…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-3-107 Consolidation of offices of clerks of court in certain counties
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(1) The chief justice, pursuant to his authority under section 5 of article VI of the state constitution, may consolidate the offices of the clerks of the district and county courts in any county when he finds that there is insufficient judicial business to warrant the maintenanc…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-3-108 Maintenance of court facilities - capital improvements
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(1) The board of county commissioners in each county shall continue to have the responsibility of providing and maintaining adequate courtrooms and other court facilities including janitorial service, except as otherwise provided in this section. (2) The court administrator, subj…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-3-109 Retirement - past service benefits
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(1) Past service benefits in the public employees' retirement association shall be purchased for each employee covered under sections 13-3-104 and 13-3-105 who, on January 1, 1970, meets all of the following conditions: (a) Is sixty years of age or older; (b) Was not a member of …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-3-110 Expenses and compensation of judges outside county of residence
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(1) When it is necessary for any district court judge, in the discharge of his duties, to hold court or transact judicial business outside the county of his residence, whether within or without the judicial district in which he resides, he shall be reimbursed for his actual and n…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-3-111 Appointment of retired or resigned justice or judge pursuant to agreement of parties - appointment discretionary
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(1) Upon agreement of all appearing parties to a civil action that a specific retired or resigned justice of the supreme court or a retired or resigned judge of any other court be assigned to hear the action and upon agreement that one or more of the parties shall pay the agreed …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-3-112 Report on increase in docket fees. (Repealed)
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Source: L. 90: Entire section added, p. 851, � 10, effective May 31. L. 96: Entire section repealed, p. 1267, � 187, effective August 7.
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-3-113 Family-friendly courts
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(1) Short title. This section shall be known and may be cited as the Family-friendly Courts Act. (2) Legislative declaration. (a) The general assembly hereby finds and declares that many families experience challenges and transitions with legal ramifications that often necessitat…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-3-114 State court administrator - compensation for exonerated persons - definitions - annual payments - child support payments - financial literacy training - qualified health plan - damages awarded in civil actions - reimbursement to the state
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(1) As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires: (a) “Annual payment” means a payment of monetary compensation made by the state court administrator or his or her designee to an exonerated person pursuant to this section. An annual payment shall be in the amoun…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-3-114.5 State court administrator - reimbursement of monetary amounts paid following a vacated conviction or amended order of restitution
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Within twenty-eight days after receipt of an order from a district or county court for payment of a refund of monetary amounts paid, the state court administrator shall issue a refund payment to the person who established eligibility under section 18-1.3-703.
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-3-115 Diversion funding committee
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(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 dist…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-3-116 Restorative justice coordinating council - establishment - membership
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(1) (a) A council to provide assistance and education related to restorative justice programs is hereby established. The council shall be known as the “restorative justice coordinating council” and shall be established in the state judicial department within the office of the sta…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-3-117 State court administrator - automatic conviction sealing
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(1) (a) The state court administrator shall compile a list of drug convictions pursuant to article 18 of title 18: (I) That are eligible for sealing pursuant to sections 24-72-703 and 24-72-706; and (II) (A) If the drug conviction is for a petty offense or misdemeanor, that seven…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-3-118 State court administrator - twenty-third judicial district county assistance - definition - repeal
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(1) As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires, “eligible expenses” means costs associated with establishing a district attorney’s office in the twenty-third judicial district, including: (a) For the 2023-24 state fiscal year, consulting fees and transition co…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-3-119 Data-sharing task force between state and municipal courts - creation - legislative declaration - repeal. (Repealed)
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C.R.S. 13-3-119Statutes current through Chapter 65 of the 2026 Regular Session, effective as of April 20, 2026. The text of this section is not final. It will not be final until compared to, and updated from, the text provided by the Colorado Office of Legislative Legal Services …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-3-120 Office of the judicial discipline ombudsman established - judicial discipline advisory board - qualifications of ombudsman - powers and duties - confidentiality - rules - definitions
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(1) As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires: (a) “Board” means the judicial discipline ombudsman selection board, established in subsection (6) of this section. (b) “Commission” means the commission on judicial discipline created in section 13-5.3-102. (c) …