Title 13, Courts and Court Procedure
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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-94-101 Short title
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The short title of this article 94 is the Office of Public Guardianship Act. Source: L. 2017: Entire article added, (HB 17-1087), ch. 319, p. 1714, � 1, effective June 5.
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-94-102 Legislative declaration
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(1) The general assembly finds and declares that: (a) Due to incapacity, some adults in Colorado are unable to meet essential requirements for their health or personal care; (b) Private guardianship is not an option for such an adult when: (I) No responsible family members or fri…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-94-103 Definitions
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(1) Except as otherwise indicated in this section, the definitions set forth in section 15-14-102 apply to this article 94. (2) As used in this article 94, unless the context otherwise requires: (a) Board means the board of directors for the office of public guardianship created …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-94-104 Public guardianship commission created - repeal. (Repealed)
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Source: L. 2017: Entire article added, (HB 17-1087), ch. 319, p. 1716, � 1, effective June 5. L. 2019: (3) amended, (HB 19-1045), ch. 366, p. 3362, � 1, effective July 1. L. 2023: (2) amended, (3) and (4) repealed, and (5) added, (SB 23-064), ch. 282, p. 1662, � 3, effective May …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-94-104.1 Office of public guardianship board - members - duties - appointment of director - repeal
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(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 at…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-94-105 Office of public guardianship - director - duties - memorandum of understanding - annual report - repeal
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(1) (a) The office of public guardianship is created within the judicial department to serve indigent and incapacitated adults in need of guardianship in every judicial district in the state no later than December 31, 2030. (b) The director shall administer the office and shall c…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-94-106 Costs - waiver of court costs and filing fees - bond not required
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(1) The court shall waive court costs and filing fees in any proceeding in which an indigent and incapacitated adult is receiving public guardianship services from the office and shall waive filing fees for petitions for guardianship filed by the office in a case that involves a …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-94-107 Director shall develop rules
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(1) The director shall develop rules to implement this article 94. The rules, at a minimum, must include policies concerning: (a) Conflicts of interest for guardians employed pursuant to this article 94; (b) The solicitation and acceptance of gifts, grants, and donations pursuant…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-94-108 Office of public guardianship cash fund - created - gifts, grants, and donations
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(1) The office of public guardianship cash fund, referred to in this section as the “fund”, is created in the state treasury. The fund consists of any money appropriated to the fund by the general assembly. (2) The money in the fund is annually appropriated to the judicial depart…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-94-109 No entitlement created
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Public guardianship services are dependent upon the availability of funding, and nothing in this article 94 creates an entitlement. Source: L. 2017: Entire article added, (HB 17-1087), ch. 319, p. 1720, � 1, effective June 5.
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-94-110 Immunity
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As an agency of the judicial department, the office is a public entity, as defined in section 24-10-103 (5), for the purposes of the Colorado Governmental Immunity Act, article 10 of title 24. Source: L. 2017: Entire article added, (HB 17-1087), ch. 319, p. 1720, � 1, effective J…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-94-111 Repeal - wind-up. (Repealed)
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Source: L. 2017: Entire article added, (HB 17-1087), ch. 319, p. 1720, � 1, effective June 5. L. 2019: Entire section amended, (HB 19-1045), ch. 366, p. 3363, � 3, effective July 1. L. 2021: Entire section amended, (SB 21-267), ch. 276, p. 1598, � 3, effective June 21. L. 2023: E…