Title 13, Courts and Court Procedure

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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 (Repealed)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 L. 96: Entire section repealed, p. 1267, � 187, effective August 7.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) …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-4-101 Establishment
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There is hereby created the court of appeals, pursuant to section 1 of article VI of the state constitution. The court of appeals shall be a court of record. Judges of the court of appeals may serve in any state court with full authority as provided by law, when called upon to do…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-4-102 Jurisdiction
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(1) Any provision of law to the contrary notwithstanding, the court of appeals shall have initial jurisdiction over appeals from final judgments of, and interlocutory appeals of certified questions of law in civil cases pursuant to section 13-4-102.1 from, the district courts, th…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-4-102.1 Interlocutory appeals of determinations of questions of law in civil cases
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(1) The court of appeals, under rules promulgated by the Colorado supreme court, may permit an interlocutory appeal of a certified question of law in a civil matter from a district court or the probate court of the city and county of Denver if: (a) The trial court certifies that …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-4-102.2 Interlocutory appeals of motions to dismiss actions involving constitutional rights
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The court of appeals has initial jurisdiction over appeals from motions to dismiss actions involving constitutional rights pursuant to section 13-20-1101.
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-4-103 Number of judges - qualifications
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(1) The number of judges of the court of appeals shall be sixteen. Effective July 1, 2006, the number of judges of the court of appeals shall be nineteen. Subject to available appropriations, effective July 1, 2008, the number of judges of the court of appeals shall be twenty-two…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-4-104 Term of office - selection
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(1) The term of office for a judge of the court of appeals is eight years. (2) Judicial appointments to the court of appeals shall be made pursuant to section 20 of article VI of the state constitution. Source: L. 69: p. 266, � 1. C.R.S. 1963: � 37-21-4. L. 72: p. 592, � 65.
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-4-104.5 Temporary judicial duties
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Whenever the chief justice of the supreme court deems assignment of a judge necessary to the prompt disposition of judicial business, the chief justice may assign any judge of the court of appeals, or any retired judge of the court of appeals who consents, to temporarily perform …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-4-105 Chief judge
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The chief justice of the supreme court shall appoint a judge of the court of appeals to serve as chief judge at the pleasure of the chief justice. The chief judge shall exercise such administrative powers as may be delegated to him by the chief justice. Source: L. 69: p. 266, � 1…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-4-106 Divisions
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(1) The court of appeals shall sit in divisions of three judges each to hear and determine all matters before the court. (2) The chief judge, with the approval of the chief justice, shall assign judges to each division. Such assignments shall be changed from time to time as deter…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-4-107 Place of court
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The court of appeals shall be located in the city and county of Denver, but any division of the court of appeals may sit in any county seat for the purpose of hearing oral argument in cases before the division. Source: L. 69: p. 266, � 1. C.R.S. 1963: � 37-21-7.
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-4-108 Supreme court review
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(1) Before application may be made for writ of certiorari, as provided in this section, application shall be made to the court of appeals for a rehearing if required by supreme court rule. (2) Within twenty-eight days after a rehearing has been refused by the court of appeals, an…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-4-109 Certification of cases to the supreme court
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(1) The court of appeals, prior to final determination, may certify any case before it to the supreme court for its review and final determination, if the court of appeals finds: (a) The subject matter of the appeal has significant public interest; (b) The case involves legal pri…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-4-110 Determination of jurisdiction - transfer of cases
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(1) (a) When a party in interest alleges, or the court is of the opinion, that a case before the court of appeals is not properly within the jurisdiction of the court of appeals, the court of appeals shall refer the case to the supreme court. The supreme court shall decide the qu…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-4-111 Employees - compensation
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(1) Subject to the rules and regulations of the supreme court, the court of appeals shall appoint a clerk, a reporter of decisions, deputy clerks, and such other assistants as may be necessary. (2) Each judge of the court of appeals may appoint a law clerk who shall be learned in…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-4-112 Fees of the clerk of court of appeals - equal justice fee collection
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(1) (a) Within the time allowed or fixed for transmission of the record, the appellant shall pay to the clerk of the court of appeals a docket fee of two hundred twenty-three dollars. (b) The docket fee for the appellee shall be one hundred forty-eight dollars to be paid upon the…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-4-113 Publication of decisions
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(1) Repealed. (2) Those court of appeals opinions to be published in full shall be selected as prescribed by supreme court rule. Source: L. 69: p. 268, � 1. C.R.S. 1963: � 37-21-13. L. 74: (1) repealed, p. 236, � 4, effective July 1. Cross references: For the duty of reporter to …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-5-101 Judicial districts and terms
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The state is divided into twenty-three judicial districts as prescribed by this part 1. Terms of court shall be fixed by rules adopted by the district court in each district; except that at least one term of court shall be held each calendar year in each county within the distric…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-5-102 First district
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(1) The first judicial district shall be composed of the counties of Gilpin and Jefferson. (2) (a) The number of judges for the first judicial district shall be eleven. (b) Subject to available appropriations, effective July 1, 2004, the number of judges for the first judicial di…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-5-103 Second district
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(1) The second judicial district shall be composed of the city and county of Denver. (2) (a) The number of judges for the second judicial district shall be nineteen. Effective January 1, 1978, the number of judges shall be twenty. (b) Subject to available appropriations, effectiv…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-5-104 Third district
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(1) The third judicial district shall be composed of the counties of Las Animas and Huerfano. (2) The number of judges for the third judicial district shall be two. (3) The third judicial district shall be divided into two divisions. The northern division shall consist of the cou…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-5-105 Fourth district
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(1) The fourth judicial district shall be composed of the counties of El Paso and Teller. (2) (a) The number of judges for the fourth judicial district shall be fifteen. (b) Subject to available appropriations, effective July 1, 2002, the number of judges for the fourth judicial …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-5-106 Fifth district
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(1) The fifth judicial district shall be composed of the counties of Clear Creek, Eagle, Lake, and Summit. (2) (a) The number of judges for the fifth judicial district shall be six. (b) and (c) Repealed. (d) At least one of the judges for the fifth judicial district shall maintai…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-5-107 Sixth district
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(1) The sixth judicial district shall be composed of the counties of Archuleta, La Plata, and San Juan. (2) (a) The number of judges for the sixth judicial district shall be two. (b) (Deleted by amendment, L. 2012.) (c) Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (a) of this subs…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-5-108 Seventh district
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(1) The seventh judicial district shall be composed of the counties of Delta, Gunnison, Hinsdale, Montrose, Ouray, and San Miguel. (2) (a) The number of judges for the seventh judicial district shall be three. (b) Subject to available appropriations, effective July 1, 2003, the n…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-5-109 Eighth district
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(1) The eighth judicial district shall be composed of the counties of Larimer and Jackson. (2) (a) The number of judges for the eighth judicial district shall be five. (b) Subject to available appropriations, effective July 1, 2007, the number of judges for the eighth judicial di…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-5-110 Ninth district
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(1) The ninth judicial district shall be composed of the counties of Garfield, Pitkin, and Rio Blanco. (2) (a) The number of judges for the ninth judicial district shall be five. (b) (Deleted by amendment, L. 2013.) Source: L. 64: p. 400, � 10. C.R.S. 1963: � 37-12-10. L. 72: p. …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-5-111 Tenth district
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(1) The tenth judicial district shall be composed of the county of Pueblo. (2) (a) The number of judges for the tenth judicial district shall be six. (b) Subject to available appropriations, effective July 1, 2008, the number of judges for the tenth judicial district shall be sev…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-5-112 Eleventh district
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(1) The eleventh judicial district shall be composed of the counties of Chaffee, Custer, Fremont, and Park. (2) (a) The number of judges for the eleventh judicial district shall be three. (b) Subject to available appropriations, effective July 1, 2007, the number of judges for th…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-5-113 Twelfth district
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(1) The twelfth judicial district shall be composed of the counties of Alamosa, Conejos, Costilla, Mineral, Rio Grande, and Saguache. (2) (a) The number of judges for the twelfth judicial district shall be two. (b) Subject to available appropriations, effective July 1, 2007, the …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-5-114 Thirteenth district
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(1) The thirteenth judicial district shall be composed of the counties of Kit Carson, Logan, Morgan, Phillips, Sedgwick, Washington, and Yuma. (2) (a) The number of judges for the thirteenth judicial district shall be four. (b) Subject to available appropriations, effective July …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-5-115 Fourteenth district
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(1) The fourteenth judicial district shall be composed of the counties of Grand, Moffat, and Routt. (2) (a) The number of judges for the fourteenth judicial district shall be two. (b) Subject to available appropriations, effective July 1, 2007, the number of judges for the fourte…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-5-116 Fifteenth district
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(1) The fifteenth judicial district shall be composed of the counties of Baca, Cheyenne, Kiowa, and Prowers. (2) The number of judges for the fifteenth judicial district shall be two. Source: L. 64: p. 401, � 16. C.R.S. 1963: � 37-12-16.
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-5-117 Sixteenth district
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(1) The sixteenth judicial district shall be composed of the counties of Bent, Crowley, and Otero. (2) The number of judges for the sixteenth judicial district shall be two. Source: L. 64: p. 401, � 17. C.R.S. 1963: � 37-12-17.
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-5-118 Seventeenth district
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(1) The seventeenth judicial district shall be composed of the county of Adams and the city and county of Broomfield. (2) (a) The number of judges for the seventeenth judicial district shall be eight. (b) Subject to available appropriations, effective July 1, 2002, the number of …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-5-119 Eighteenth district
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(1) The eighteenth judicial district shall be composed of Arapahoe county. (2) (a) The number of judges for the eighteenth judicial district shall be fourteen. (b) Subject to available appropriations, effective July 1, 2002, the number of judges for the eighteenth judicial distri…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-5-120 Nineteenth district
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(1) The nineteenth judicial district shall be composed of the county of Weld. (2) (a) The number of judges for the nineteenth judicial district shall be four. (b) Subject to available appropriations, effective July 1, 2002, the number of judges for the nineteenth judicial distric…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-5-121 Twentieth district
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(1) The twentieth judicial district shall be composed of the county of Boulder. (2) (a) The number of judges for the twentieth judicial district shall be six. (b) Subject to available appropriations, effective July 1, 2003, the number of judges for the twentieth judicial district…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-5-122 Twenty-first district
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(1) The twenty-first judicial district shall be composed of the county of Mesa. (2) (a) The number of judges for the twenty-first judicial district shall be four. (b) Subject to available appropriations, effective July 1, 2007, the number of judges for the twenty-first judicial d…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-5-123 Twenty-second district
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(1) The twenty-second judicial district shall be composed of the counties of Dolores and Montezuma. (2) (a) The number of judges for the twenty-second judicial district shall be one. (b) Subject to available appropriations, effective July 1, 2007, the number of judges for the twe…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-5-123.1 Twenty-third district
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(1) The twenty-third judicial district shall be composed of the counties of Douglas, Elbert, and Lincoln. (2) Subject to available appropriations, the number of judges for the twenty-third judicial district is eight. (3) Subject to available appropriations, effective July 1, 2025…