Title 13, Courts and Court Procedure
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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-72-107 Juror giving information - oath
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When any member of a grand jury gives information touching any matter pending before such jury, he shall take an oath or affirmation in the same manner as other witnesses. Source: L. 70: R&RE, p. 245, � 1. C.R.S. 1963: � 78-6-7.
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-72-108 Sealing of indictment
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The court, upon motion of the district attorney, shall order the indictment to be sealed and no person may disclose the existence of the indictment until the defendant is in custody or has been admitted to bail except when necessary for the issuance or execution of a warrant or s…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-72-109 Impaneling of judicial district grand jury - county grand jury unnecessary
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If a judicial district grand jury is impaneled pursuant to article 74 of this title, there is no need to impanel a county grand jury pursuant to this article.
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-73-100.3 Definitions
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As used in this article 73, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) County grand jury means a grand jury impaneled pursuant to article 72 of this title 13. (2) Judicial district grand jury means a grand jury impaneled pursuant to article 74 of this title 13. Source: L. 2025: E…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-73-101 Petition for impaneling - determination by chief judge
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(1) The general assembly finds that the state grand jury exists because of the need to investigate and prosecute crime without regard to county or judicial district boundaries in cases involving organized crime, criminal activity in more than one judicial district, or unusual dif…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-73-102 Powers and duties - applicable law - rules and regulations
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A state grand jury shall have the same powers and duties and shall function in the same manner as a county grand jury, except that its jurisdiction shall extend throughout the state. The law applicable to county grand juries shall apply to state grand juries except when such law …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-73-103 List of prospective jurors - selection - membership - term
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The state court administrator, upon receipt of an order of a chief judge of the district court granting a petition to impanel a state grand jury, shall prepare a list of prospective state grand jurors drawn from existing jury lists of the several counties. In preparing the list o…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-73-104 Summoning of jurors
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The jury commissioner of the court in which the petition for impaneling the state grand jury is filed shall cause said prospective jurors to be summoned for service in the manner provided in section 13-71-110. Source: L. 71: p. 881, � 1. C.R.S. 1963: � 78-8-4. L. 89: Entire secti…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-73-105 Judicial supervision
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Judicial supervision of the state grand jury shall be maintained by the chief judge who issued the order impaneling such grand jury, and all indictments, reports, and other formal returns of any kind made by such grand jury shall be returned to that judge. Source: L. 71: p. 881, …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-73-106 Presentation of evidence
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The presentation of the evidence must be made to the state grand jury by the attorney general or his or her designee. Source: L. 71: p. 881, � 1. C.R.S. 1963: � 78-8-6. L. 2016: Entire section amended, (HB 16-1094), ch. 94, p. 266, � 8, effective August 10. 13-73-107. Return of i…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-73-107 Return of indictment or presentment - designation of venue - consolidation of indictments - sealing of indictment
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(1) Any indictment by a state grand jury shall be returned to the chief judge who is supervising the statewide grand jury without any designation of venue. Thereupon, the chief judge shall, by order, designate any county in the state as the county of venue for the purpose of tria…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-73-108 Costs and expenses
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The costs and expenses incurred in impaneling a state grand jury and in the performance of its functions and duties shall be paid by the state out of funds appropriated to the judicial department. Source: L. 71: p. 881, � 1. C.R.S. 1963: � 78-8-8.
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-74-101 Petition for impaneling - determination by chief judge
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When the district attorney deems it to be in the public interest to convene a grand jury which has jurisdiction extending beyond the boundaries of any single county, he may petition the chief judge of any district court for an order in accordance with the provisions of this artic…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-74-102 Powers and duties - applicable law - rules and regulations
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A judicial district grand jury shall have the same powers and duties and shall function in the same manner as a county grand jury; except that its jurisdiction shall extend throughout the judicial district. The law applicable to county grand juries shall apply to judicial distric…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-74-103 List of prospective jurors - selection - membership - term
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The state court administrator, upon receipt of an order of a chief judge of the district court granting a petition to impanel a judicial district grand jury, shall prepare a list of prospective judicial district grand jurors drawn from existing jury lists of the several counties …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-74-104 Summoning of jurors
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The jury commissioner of the court in which the petition for impaneling the judicial district grand jury is filed shall cause said prospective jurors to be summoned for service in the manner provided in section 13-71-110. Source: L. 83: Entire article added, p. 634, � 1, effectiv…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-74-105 Judicial supervision
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Judicial supervision of the judicial district grand jury shall be maintained by the chief judge who issued the order impaneling such grand jury, and all indictments, reports, and other formal returns of any kind made by such grand jury shall be returned to that judge. Source: L. …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-74-106 Presentation of evidence
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The presentation of the evidence shall be made to the judicial district grand jury by the district attorney or his designee. Source: L. 83: Entire article added, p. 634, � 1, effective July 1. 13-74-107. Return of indictment - designation of venue - consolidation of indictments -…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-74-107 Return of indictment - designation of venue - consolidation of indictments - sealing of indictments
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(1) Any indictment by a judicial district grand jury shall be returned to the chief judge without any designation of venue. Thereupon, the judge shall, by order, designate the county of venue for the purpose of trial. The judge may, by order, direct the consolidation of an indict…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-74-108 Costs and expenses
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The costs and expenses incurred in impaneling a judicial district grand jury and in the performance of its functions and duties shall be paid by the state out of funds appropriated to the judicial department. Source: L. 83: Entire article added, p. 634, � 1, effective July 1.
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-74-109 Applicability
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The provisions of this article shall apply to all judicial districts. Source: L. 83: Entire article added, p. 634, � 1, effective July 1. L. 91: Entire section amended, p. 429, � 4, effective May 24.
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-74-110 Procedural matters
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Procedural matters not specifically addressed by the provisions of this article shall be governed by the provisions of article 72 of this title and other applicable Colorado statutes and by the Colorado rules of criminal procedure relating to grand juries. Source: L. 89: Entire s…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-80-101 General limitation of actions - three years
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(1) The following civil actions, regardless of the theory upon which suit is brought, or against whom suit is brought, shall be commenced within three years after the cause of action accrues, and not thereafter: (a) All contract actions, including personal contracts and actions u…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-80-102 General limitation of actions - two years
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(1) The following civil actions, regardless of the theory upon which suit is brought, or against whom suit is brought, must be commenced within two years after the cause of action accrues, and not thereafter: (a) Tort actions, including but not limited to actions for negligence, …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-80-102.5 Limitation of actions - medical or health care
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(1) Except as otherwise provided in this section or section 25.5-4-307, C.R.S., no action alleging negligence, breach of contract, lack of informed consent, or other action arising in tort or contract to recover damages from any health-care institution, as defined in paragraph (a…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-80-103 General limitation of actions - one year
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(1) The following civil actions, regardless of the theory upon which suit is brought, or against whom suit is brought, shall be commenced within one year after the cause of action accrues, and not thereafter: (a) The following tort actions: Assault, battery, false imprisonment, f…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-80-103.5 General limitation of actions - six years
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(1) The following actions shall be commenced within six years after the cause of action accrues and not thereafter: (a) All actions to recover a liquidated debt or an unliquidated, determinable amount of money due to the person bringing the action, all actions for the enforcement…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-80-103.6 General limitation of actions - domestic violence - six years - definition
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(1) Notwithstanding any other statute of limitations specified in this article 80, or any other provision of law that can be construed to reduce the statutory period set forth in this section, any civil action to recover damages caused by an act of domestic violence, as defined i…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-80-103.7 General limitation of actions - sexual misconduct - third-party liability - definition
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(1) (a) Notwithstanding any other statute of limitations specified in this article 80, or any other provision of law that can be construed to limit the time period to commence an action described in this section, any civil action based on sexual misconduct, including any derivati…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-80-103.8 Limitation of civil forfeiture actions related to criminal acts
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(1) The following actions shall be commenced within five years after the cause of action accrues, and not thereafter: (a) All actions brought pursuant to section 12-145-113 (2); (b) All actions brought pursuant to part 3 of article 13 of title 16, C.R.S.; (c) All actions brought …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-80-103.9 Limitation of actions - failure to perform a background check by a public entity - injury to a child
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(1) As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires: (a) “Child” means a person under eighteen years of age. (b) “Education employment required background check” means complying with sections 22-2-119 and 22-32-109.7, C.R.S. (c) “Sexual offense against a child” sha…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-80-104 Limitation of actions against architects, contractors, builders or builder vendors, engineers, inspectors, and others
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(1) (a) Notwithstanding any statutory provision to the contrary, all actions against any architect, contractor, builder or builder vendor, engineer, or inspector performing or furnishing the design, planning, supervision, inspection, construction, or observation of construction o…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-80-105 Limitation of actions against land surveyors
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(1) Notwithstanding any statutory provision to the contrary, all actions against any land surveyor brought to recover damages resulting from any alleged negligent or defective land survey shall be brought within the time provided in section 13-80-101 after the person bringing the…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-80-105.5 Limitation of actions against a real estate appraiser - definitions
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(1) Notwithstanding any statutory provision to the contrary, an action against a real estate appraiser or individual performing a real estate appraisal practice must be brought within five years after the date of report. (2) (a) The limitation set forth in subsection (1) of this …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-80-106 Limitation of actions against manufacturers or sellers of products
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(1) Notwithstanding any other statutory provisions to the contrary, all actions except those governed by section 4-2-725, C.R.S., brought against a manufacturer or seller of a product, regardless of the substantive legal theory or theories upon which the action is brought, for or…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-80-107 Limitation of actions against manufacturers, sellers, or lessors of new manufacturing equipment
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(1) (a) Notwithstanding any statutory provision to the contrary, all actions for or on account of personal injury, death, or property damage brought against a person or entity on account of the design, assembly, fabrication, production, or construction of new manufacturing equipm…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-80-107.5 Limitation of actions for uninsured or underinsured motorist insurance - definitions
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(1) Except as described in section 13-80-102 (2), but notwithstanding any other statutory provision to the contrary, all actions or arbitrations under sections 10-4-609 and 10-4-610, C.R.S., pertaining to insurance protection against uninsured or underinsured motorists shall be c…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-80-108 When a cause of action accrues
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(1) Except as provided in subsection (12) of this section, a cause of action for injury to person, property, reputation, possession, relationship, or status shall be considered to accrue on the date both the injury and its cause are known or should have been known by the exercise…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-80-109 Limitations apply to noncompulsory counterclaims and setoffs
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Except for causes of action arising out of the transaction or occurrence which is the subject matter of the opposing party's claim, the limitation provisions of this article shall apply to the case of any debt, contract, obligation, injury, or liability alleged by a defending par…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-80-110 Causes barred in state of origin
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If a cause of action arises in another state or territory or in a foreign country and, by the laws thereof, an action thereon cannot be maintained in that state, territory, or foreign country by reason of lapse of time, the cause of action shall not be maintained in this state. S…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-80-111 Commencement of new action upon involuntary dismissal
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(1) If an action is commenced within the period allowed by this article and is terminated because of lack of jurisdiction or improper venue, the plaintiff or, if he dies and the cause of action survives, the personal representative may commence a new action upon the same cause of…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-80-112 When action survives death
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If any person entitled to bring any action dies before the expiration of the time limited therefor and if the cause of action does by law survive, the action may be commenced by the personal representative of the deceased person at any time within one year after the date of death…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-80-113 New promise - effect of payment
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No acknowledgment or promise shall be evidence of a new or continuing contract sufficient to take a case out of the operation of the statute of limitations, unless it is in writing signed by the party to be charged; but this section shall not alter the effect of a payment of prin…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-80-114 Promise by one of parties in joint interest
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No joint debtor, obligor, or his personal representative or successor shall lose the benefit of the provisions of this article so as to be chargeable by reason only of any acknowledgment, promise, or payment made by any other of them. Source: L. 86: Entire article R&RE, p. 701, �…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-80-115 Endorsement by payee - effect
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Nothing in this article shall alter, take away, or lessen the effect of a payment of any principal or interest made by any person; but no endorsement or memorandum of any such payment, written or made upon any promissory note, bill of exchange, or other writing, by or on behalf o…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-80-116 Action against joint debtors or obligors
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If, in an action against joint debtors or obligors, the plaintiff is barred by the provisions of this article as to one or more of the debtors or obligors, but is entitled to recover against any other of them by virtue of a new acknowledgment, promise, or payment, the plaintiff s…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-80-117 No dismissal for nonjoinder
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In an action on contract, it shall not be a defense that the plaintiff failed to join a person against whom claim is barred by this article. Source: L. 86: Entire article R&RE, p. 701, � 1, effective July 1. Editor's note: This section is similar to former � 13-80-122 as it exist…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-80-118 Absence or concealment of a party subject to suit
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If, when a cause of action accrues against a person, the person is out of this state and not subject to service of process or has concealed himself, the period limited for the commencement of the action by any statute of limitations shall not begin to run until he comes into this…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-80-119 Damages sustained during commission of a felonious act or in flight from the commission of a felonious act
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(1) No person, his or her estate, or his or her personal representative shall have a right to recover damages sustained during the commission of or during immediate flight from an act that is defined by any law of this state or the United States to be a felony, if the conditions …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-81-101 Definitions
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As used in this article, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) Applicable statute of limitations means any statute of limitations which would apply in a similar case to a person not a person under disability. (2) Legal representative means a guardian, conservator, personal r…