Title 13, Courts and Court Procedure
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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 (Repealed)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…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-95-101 Legislative declaration and intent
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(1) The general assembly finds and declares that: (a) Colorado's citizens who are living with mental health and substance use disorders are overrepresented in the criminal justice system, and they are at a significantly greater risk of incurring criminal justice involvement, long…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-95-102 Definitions
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As used in this article 95, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) Behavioral health challenge refers to mental health and co-occurring challenges that may or may not have been previously diagnosed, including substance use challenges and mental disabilities. (2) Behavioral he…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-95-103 Office of bridges of Colorado - administrative support - director - confidentiality - repeal
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(1) (a) There is created the office of bridges of Colorado as an independent agency in the judicial department. The office has the powers and duties described in this article 95. The purpose of the office is to identify and dedicate behavioral health professionals to provide serv…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-95-104 Bridges of Colorado commission - creation - membership - duties - repeal
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(1) There is created in the office the bridges of Colorado commission to support the office. (2) (a) The commission is comprised of the following members: (I) The executive director of the Colorado district attorneys’ council, or the executive director’s designee; (II) The state …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-95-105 Bridges of Colorado - programs - administration
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(1) The office shall operate the bridges court liaison program and the bridges wraparound care program in each judicial district in the state. The office shall provide personnel and program resources equitably in each judicial district and shall ensure that the program services i…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-95-106 Bridges court liaisons - bridges wraparound care coordinators - duties and responsibilities
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(1) A bridges court liaison hired or contracted pursuant to this article 95 has the following duties and responsibilities: (a) Conducting intake, screening, and assessment, with participants, for behavioral health history and needs and social determinants of health needs; (b) Det…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-95-107 Bridges program participant services funding
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(1) Subject to annual appropriation by the general assembly, the office may expend appropriated program money to provide, or contract for the provision of, behavioral health services, basic necessities, transitional housing, and other services to support the social determinants o…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-95-108 Gifts, grants, and donations
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The office may seek, accept, and expend gifts, grants, or donations from private or public sources for the purposes of this article 95. Source: L. 2023: Entire article added, (SB 23-229), ch. 119, p. 441, � 1, effective April 27.
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-95-109 Reporting requirements
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(1) On or before November 1 of each year, the office shall report to the joint budget committee, or any successor committee, about the office's work and administration of the bridges court liaison program and bridges wraparound care program during the prior year. The report must …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-100-101 Legislative declaration
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(1) The general assembly finds, determines, and declares that: (a) The provision of administrative support services for independent agencies created in the judicial department and associated appropriations should be as efficient as possible; (b) Since 2015, five additional indepe…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-100-102 Definitions
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As used in this article 100, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) Budget request amendment has the same meaning set forth in section 2-3-208. (2) Compensation template means the statewide system used to budget, by state agency, for employee benefits and salary as determined…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-100-103 Office of administrative services for independent agencies - created - repeal
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(1) There is created in the judicial department the office of administrative services for independent agencies to act as an independent agency that provides centralized administrative and fiscal support services for the included agencies. (2) (a) On or before June 30, 2025, the o…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-100-104 Budget requests and annual statewide compensation adjustments
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(1) The office shall submit a single, consolidated budget request, pursuant to the requirements of section 2-3-208, that includes budget request amendments from each included agency, if provided. (2) The office shall coordinate all state budget process communications with the joi…