Title 21, State Public Defender
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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 21-1-101 Public defender - policy - commission
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(1) The office of state public defender is hereby created and established as an agency of the judicial department of state government. The general assembly hereby declares that the state public defender at all times shall serve his clients independently of any political considera…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 21-1-102 State public defender - deputies and employees - regional offices
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(1) The state public defender shall have been licensed to practice law in this state for at least five years prior to his appointment, and he shall devote full time to the performance of his duties and shall not engage in the private practice of law. (2) The compensation of the s…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 21-1-103 Representation of indigent persons
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(1) The state public defender shall represent as counsel, without charge except as provided in subsection (3) of this section, each indigent person who is under arrest for or charged with committing a felony if: (a) The defendant requests it and he complies with subsection (3) of…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 21-1-104 Duties of public defender - report
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(1) When representing an indigent person, the state public defender, only after the conditions of section 21-1-103 have been met, shall: (a) Counsel and defend him, whether he is held in custody, filed on as a delinquent, or charged with a criminal offense or municipal code viola…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 21-1-105 Appointment of other attorney or investigator in place of public defender - contracts for services. (Repealed)
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C.R.S. 21-1-105Statutes 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. § 21-1-106 Recoupment of fees and costs
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In any case when a court determines that a defendant is able to repay all or part of the expense of state-supplied or court-appointed counsel or any ancillary expenses incurred in representing such defendant, the court shall assess such fees or costs against such defendant and sh…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 21-1-107 State public defender - gifts, grants, and donations for record sealing - sealing defense fund - created
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(1) The state public defender may apply for grants and accept gifts or donations from private or public sources for the purpose of representing indigent clients in matters pursuant to part 7 of article 72 of title 24 when such action is in accordance with the Colorado rules of pr…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 21-2-100.3 Definitions
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As used in this article 2, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) Commission means the alternate defense counsel commission appointed pursuant to section 21-2-101. (2) Conflict of interest may include, but need not be limited to, circumstances in which the state public defend…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 21-2-101 Alternate defense counsel - policy - commission
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(1) The office of alternate defense counsel is hereby created and established as an agency of the judicial department of state government. The general assembly hereby declares that the alternate defense counsel shall provide legal representation in circumstances in which the stat…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 21-2-102 Alternate defense counsel - qualifications - employees
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(1) The alternate defense counsel shall have been licensed to practice law for at least five years prior to appointment, and either be licensed to practice law in Colorado at the time of appointment or be able to become licensed to practice law in Colorado within six months after…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 21-2-103 Representation of persons who are indigent
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(1) The office of alternate defense counsel shall provide legal representation in the following circumstances: (a) In cases involving conflicts of interest for the state public defender as determined pursuant to subsection (1.5) of this section; and (b) (Deleted by amendment, L. …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 21-2-104 Duties of alternate defense counsel and contract attorneys - report
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(1) When representing an indigent person, the attorney under contract with the office of alternate defense counsel shall: (a) Counsel and defend such person, whether he or she is held in custody, filed on as a delinquent, or charged with a felony offense, at every stage of the pr…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 21-2-105 Contracts with attorneys and other legal services providers
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(1) On and after January 1, 1997, the office of alternate defense counsel shall contract, where feasible, without prior approval of the court, for the provision of attorney services for cases described in section 21-2-103 (1). To provide for adequate legal representation of perso…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 21-2-106 Recoupment of fees and costs
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In any case when a court determines that a defendant is able to repay all or part of the expense of state-supplied or court-appointed counsel or any ancillary expenses incurred in representing such defendant, the court shall assess such fees or costs against such defendant and sh…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 21-2-107 Complaints against contracted attorneys - procedure
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(1) If a person files a claim for damages arising from professional negligence as a result of an act or omission committed by an attorney during the performance of the attorney's duties pursuant to a contract with the office of alternate defense counsel pursuant to section 21-2-1…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 21-2-108 Conflict-free defense for indigent persons in municipal courts - fund created
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(1) For the purposes of section 21-2-103 (1)(c) and (5), any municipality that wants to utilize the services of the office of alternate defense counsel may request such services as provided in this section. (2) A municipality that wants to utilize the services of the office of al…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 21-2-109 Office of alternate defense counsel - gifts, grants, and donations for record sealing
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(1) The office of alternate defense counsel may apply for grants and accept gifts or donations from private or public sources for the purpose of representing indigent clients in matters pursuant to part 7 of article 72 of title 24 when such action is in accordance with the Colora…