Colorado Court Rules
Colorado Court Rules
✓ current as of July 2026Full text of 360 rules across 5 sets, cross-linked with Colorado case law.
Colo. R. Crim. P. 79 rules
- Scope
- Purpose and Construction
- The Felony Complaint
- Warrant or Summons Upon Felony Complaint
- County Court Procedure — Misdemeanor and Petty Offense — Warrant or Summons Upon Complaint
- Arrest Warrant Without Information, Felony Complaint, or Complaint
- Preliminary Proceedings
- Grand Jury Rules
- Subpoenas — Issuance and Time Limits
- Secrecy of Proceedings — Witness Privacy — Representation by Counsel
- Oath of Witnesses
- Reporting of Proceedings
- Investigator
- Indictment — Presentation — Sealing
- Reports
- Indictment — Amendment
- Testimony
- The Indictment and the Information
- Joinder of Offenses and of Defendants
- Warrant or Summons Upon Indictment or Information
- Arraignment
- Pleas
- Pleadings, Motions Before Trial, Defenses, and Objections
- Notice of Alibi
- Trial Together of Indictments, Informations, Complaints, Summons and Complaints
- Relief from Prejudicial Joinder
- Depositions
- Discovery and Procedure Before Trial
- Subpoena
- Venue
- Change of Venue or Judge
- Time of Motion to Transfer
- Trial by Jury or to the Court
- Trial Jurors
- Disability of Judge
- Evidence
- Determination of Foreign Law
- Written Records
- Proof of Official Record
- Motion for Acquittal
- Instructions
- Verdict
- Sentence and Judgment
- Death Penalty Sentencing Hearing
- Death Penalty Post-Trial Procedures
- New Trial
- Arrest of Judgment
- Postconviction Remedies
- Clerical Mistakes
- Appeals from County Court
- Interlocutory Appeal from County Court
- Appeals from the District Court
- Stays
- (Reserved)
- Search, Seizure, and Confession
- Court Order for Nontestimonial Identification
- Interlocutory Appeal from the County Court
- Interlocutory Appeal from District Court
- Presence of the Defendant
- Appearance of Counsel
- Time
- Bail
- Bail — County Courts
- Motions
- Dismissal
- Service and Filing of Papers
- Electronic Filing and Service System
- Calendars
- Exceptions Unnecessary
- Harmless Error and Plain Error
- Regulation of Conduct in the Courtroom
- Application and Exception
- Records
- Public Access to Court Records in Criminal Cases
- Courts and Clerks
- Rules of Court
- Forms
- Effective Date
- Citation
Colo. R. Civ. P. 127 rules
- Scope of Rules
- One Form of Action
- Commencement of Action
- Commencement of Actions in Forcible Entry and Detainer Cases
- Process
- Service and Filing of Pleadings and Other Papers
- Time
- Pleadings Allowed: Form of Motions
- General Rules of Pleading
- Pleading Special Matters
- Form and Quality of Pleadings, Motions and Other Documents
- Signing of Pleadings
- Defenses and Objections — When and How Presented — by Pleading or Motion — Motion for Judgment on Pleadings
- Counterclaim and Cross Claim
- Third-Party Practice
- Amended and Supplemental Pleadings
- Case Management and Trial Management
- Simplified Procedure for Civil Actions
- Court Facilitated Management of Domestic Relations Cases and General Provisions Governing Duty of Disclosure
- Pretrial Procedure – Forcible Entry and Detainer Proceedings for Possession – Requests for Documents and Conference
- Parties Plaintiff and Defendant; Capacity
- Joinder of Claims and Remedies
- Joinder of Persons Needed for Just Adjudication
- Permissive Joinder of Parties
- Misjoinder and Nonjoinder of Parties
- Interpleader
- Class Actions
- Derivative Actions by Shareholders
- Actions Relating to Unincorporated Associations
- Intervention
- Substitution of Parties
- General Provisions Governing Discovery; Duty of Disclosure
- Special Provisions Regarding Limited and Simplified Discovery
- General Provisions Governing Discovery; Duty of Disclosure (Domestic Relations)
- Limited Monetary Claim Actions
- Depositions Before Action or Pending Appeal
- Persons Before Whom Depositions May Be Taken
- Stipulations Regarding Discovery Procedure
- Depositions Upon Oral Examination
- Depositions Upon Written Questions
- Use of Depositions in Court Proceedings
- Interrogatories to Parties
- Production of Documents and Things and Entry Upon Land for Inspection and Other Purposes
- Physical and Mental Examination of Persons
- Requests for Admission
- Failure to Make Disclosure or Cooperate in Discovery: Sanctions
- Right to Trial by Jury
- Trial by Jury or by the Court
- Assignment of Cases for Trial
- Dismissal of Actions
- Consolidation; Separate Trials
- Consolidated Multidistrict Litigation
- Evidence
- Proof of Official Record
- Determination of Foreign Law
- Subpoena
- Exceptions Unnecessary
- Jurors
- Number of Jurors
- Special Verdicts and Interrogatories
- Motion for Directed Verdict
- Instructions to Jury
- Colorado Jury Instructions
- Findings by the Court
- Masters
- Judgments; Costs
- Default
- Summary Judgment and Rulings on Questions of Law
- Declaratory Judgments
- Entry of Judgment
- Motions for Post-Trial Relief
- Relief from Judgment or Order
- Harmless Error
- Stay of Proceedings to Enforce a Judgment
- Disability of a Judge
- Injunction
- (Reserved)
- Receivers
- Deposit in Court
- Offer of Judgment
- Execution and Proceedings Subsequent to Judgment
- Judgment for Specific Acts; Vesting Title
- Process in Behalf of and Against Persons Not Parties
- Courts and Clerks
- Motion Day
- Records
- Applicability in General
- Jurisdiction Unaffected
- Rules by Courts
- Forms
- Title
- Pending Water Adjudications Under 1943 Act
- Application of Following Water Rules
- Judgments and Decrees
- Notice When Priority Antedating an Adjudication Is Sought
- Dispositions of Water Court Applications
- Entry of Decree When No Protest Has Been Filed
- Conditional Water Rights — Extension of Time for Entry of Findings of Reasonable Diligence
- Change of Judge
- Place of Trial
- Contested Elections
- Arrest and Exemplary Damages
- Attachments
- Garnishment
- Replevin
- Actions Concerning Real Estate
- Spurious Lien or Document
- Forms of Writs Abolished
- Correctional Facility Quasi-Judicial Hearing Review
- Remedial and Punitive Sanctions for Contempt
- Affidavits
- Arbitration
- Mandatory Arbitration
- Miscellaneous
- Deleted
- Deleted
- Deleted
- Deleted
- Deleted
- Deleted
- Deleted
- Deleted
- Deleted
- Orders Authorizing Foreclosure Sale Under Power in a Deed of Trust to the Public Trustee
- Order Authorizing Expedited Sale Pursuant to Statute
- Local Rules — Statewide Practice Standards
- Case Specific Appointment of Appointed Judges Pursuant to C.R.S. § 13-3-111
Colo. R. Civ. P. 121, § 26 rules
- Entry Of Appearance And Withdrawal
- Colo. R. Civ. P. 121, § 1-2
- Colo. R. Civ. P. 121, § 1-3
- Suppression For Service Of Process
- Limitation Of Access To Court Files
- Settings For Trials Or Hearings/Settings By Telephone
- Audio-Visual Devices
- Consolidation
- Related Cases
- Colo. R. Civ. P. 121, § 1-10
- Colo. R. Civ. P. 121, § 1-11
- Colo. R. Civ. P. 121, § 1-12
- Deposition By Audio Tape Recording
- Colo. R. Civ. P. 121, § 1-14
- Determination Of Motions
- Preparation Of Orders And Objections As To Form
- Court Settlement Conferences
- Pretrial Procedure, Case Management, Disclosure And Simplification Of Issues
- Jury Instructions
- Colo. R. Civ. P. 121, § 1-20
- Court Transcripts
- Costs And Attorney Fees
- Bonds In Civil Actions
- Reserved
- Facsimile Copies
- Electronic Filing And Service System
Colo. R. App. P. 67 rules
- Scope of Rules
- Suspension of Rules
- Appeal as of Right — How Taken
- Appeals from Industrial Claim Appeals Office
- Appeals from the Denial of a Petition for Waiver of Parental Notification Requirements
- Appeals of Grant or Denial of Class Certification
- Appeals from Proceedings in Dependency or Neglect
- Appeals of Mental Health Orders Pursuant to § 27-65-114
- Appeal as of Right — When Taken
- Interlocutory Appeals in Criminal Cases
- Interlocutory Appeals in Civil Cases
- Entry of Appearance and Withdrawal
- Bond for Costs on Appeal in Civil Cases. (Repealed)
- Stay or Injunction Pending Appeal
- Stays in Criminal Cases
- Release in Criminal Cases
- Record on Appeal
- Court of Appeals Accelerated Docket Procedure — Civil Appeals
- Transmission of Record
- Docketing the Proceeding and Fees; Proceedings in Forma Pauperis
- Procedure in Original Proceedings
- Certification of Questions of Law
- Proceedings in Forma Pauperis
- Filing and Service
- Computing and Extending Time
- Motions
- Briefs
- Briefs in Cases Involving Cross-Appeals
- Brief of an Amicus Curiae
- E-Filing
- Serving and Filing Briefs
- Form of Briefs and Appellate Documents
- Prehearing Conference
- Oral Argument
- Determination of Appeal
- Entry and Service of Judgment
- Interest on Judgments
- Sanctions
- Costs
- Attorney Fees on Appeal
- Petition for Rehearing
- Mandate
- Stay or Recall of Mandate
- Voluntary Dismissal
- Substitution of Parties
- Cases Involving a Constitutional Question When the State of Colorado is Not a Party
- Cases Involving Public Utilities Laws or the Public Utilities Commission When the Commission is Not a Party
- Duties of Clerk of Appellate Court
- Review of Workers’ Compensation Decisions of the Industrial Claim Appeals Panel by the Court of Appeals
- Time for Petitioning
- Review on Certiorari to the Court of Appeals — How Sought
- The Petition for Certiorari
- Order Granting or Denying Certiorari
- Briefs — In General
- Oral Argument
- Further Review
- Considerations Governing Review on Certiorari
- Certiorari to the Court of Appeals Before Judgment
- Review on Certiorari — How Sought
- Exhaustion of State Remedies Requirement in Criminal Cases
- Review on Certiorari — Time for Petitioning
- Petition for Writ of Certiorari and Cross-Petition for Writ of Certiorari
- Order Granting or Denying Certiorari
- Stay Pending Review on Certiorari
- Extension of Time
- Briefs — In General
- Citation
Colo. R. Evid. 61 rules
- Scope
- Purpose and Construction
- Rulings on Evidence
- Preliminary Questions
- Limited Admissibility
- Remainder of or Related Writings or Recorded Statements
- Judicial Notice of Adjudicative Facts
- Presumptions in General in Civil Actions and Proceedings
- Definition of ‘‘Relevant Evidence’’
- Relevant Evidence Generally Admissible; Irrelevant Evidence Inadmissible
- Exclusion of Relevant Evidence on Grounds of Prejudice, Confusion, or Waste of Time
- Character Evidence; Other Crimes, Wrongs, or Acts
- Methods of Proving Character
- Habit; Routine Practice
- Subsequent Remedial Measures
- Compromise and Offers to Compromise
- Payment of Medical and Similar Expenses
- Liability Insurance
- Privileges Recognized Only as Provided
- Attorney-Client Privilege and Work Product; Limitations on Waiver
- General Rule of Competency
- Lack of Personal Knowledge
- Oath or Affirmation
- Interpreters
- Competency of Judge as Witness
- Competency of Juror as Witness
- Who May Impeach
- Evidence of Character and Conduct of Witness
- Religious Beliefs or Opinions
- Mode and Order of Interrogation and Presentation
- Writing Used to Refresh Memory
- Prior Statements of Witnesses
- Calling and Interrogation of Witnesses by Court
- Exclusion of Witnesses
- Opinion Testimony by Lay Witnesses
- Testimony by Experts
- Bases of Opinion Testimony by Experts
- Opinion on Ultimate Issue
- Disclosure of Facts or Data Underlying Expert Opinion
- Court Appointed Experts
- Definitions
- Hearsay Rule
- Hearsay Exceptions: Availability of Declarant Immaterial
- Hearsay Exceptions: Declarant Unavailable
- Hearsay Within Hearsay
- Attacking and Supporting Credibility of Declarant
- Residual Exception
- Requirement of Authentication or Identification
- Self-Authentication
- Subscribing Witness’ Testimony Unnecessary
- Definitions
- Requirement of Original
- Admissibility of Duplicates
- Admissibility of Other Evidence of Contents
- Public Records
- Summaries
- Testimony or Written Admission of Party
- Functions of Court and Jury
- Applicability of Rules
- (No Colorado Rule)
- Title