Colorado Revised Statutes

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-14-100.2 (2026)

Legislative declaration

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(1) The general assembly hereby finds that the issuance and enforcement of protection orders are of paramount importance in the state of Colorado because protection orders promote safety, reduce violence and other types of abuse, and prevent serious harm and death. In order to improve the public's access to protection orders and to ensure careful judicial consideration of requests and effective law enforcement, there shall be two processes for obtaining protection orders within the state of Colorado, a simplified civil process and a mandatory criminal process.

(2) The general assembly further finds and declares that domestic abuse is not limited to physical threats of violence and harm but also includes domestic violence, mental and emotional abuse, financial control, document control, property control, and other types of control that make a victim more likely to return to an abuser due to fear of retaliation or inability to meet basic needs. Many victims of domestic abuse, particularly victims of domestic violence, are unable to access the resources necessary to seek lasting safety options. Victims need additional provisions in protection orders so that they can meet their immediate needs of food, shelter, transportation, medical care, and childcare for their appearance at protection order hearings. These needs may exist not only in cases that may end in dissolution of marriage but also in other circumstances, including cases in which reconciliation may occur.

(3) Additionally, the general assembly finds and declares that sexual violence affects Coloradans of all ages, backgrounds, and circumstances and is one of the most underreported of all crimes. Sexual violence may occur in any type of relationship; however, the majority of sexual violence is perpetrated by someone whom the victim knows. Sexual violence can occur in person, online, or through technology and may be physical, verbal, written, pictorial, or visual. Victims of sexual violence who do not report the crime, as well as victims who do report but whose case is not prosecuted, still need and deserve protection from future interactions with the perpetrator, as many victims experience long-lasting physical and emotional trauma from unwanted contact with the perpetrator.

(4) Finally, the general assembly finds and declares that stalking is a dangerous, high- risk crime that can exist in the context of domestic violence and may escalate over time, and that sometimes leads to sexual violence or homicide. Countless youth and adults in Colorado have faced the fear, isolation, and danger of being victims of stalking, and many of these incidents go unreported and are not prosecuted. While stalking behaviors may appear innocuous to outside observers, the victims often endure intense physical and emotional distress that affects all aspects of their lives and are more likely than others to express anxiety, depression, and social dysfunction.

Source: L. 2013: Entire section added with relocations, (HB 13-1259), ch. 218, p. 1001, § 5, effective July 1. L. 2024: (2) to (4) amended, (HB 24-1122), ch. 330, p. 2229, § 1, effective January 1, 2025.

Editor's note: This section is similar to former § 13-14-102 (1) as it existed prior to 2013.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 5 cases (3 in the last 5 years), 2016–2026 · leading case: Parocha v. Parocha, 2018 CO 41 (Colo. 2018).

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Parocha v. Parocha, 2018 CO 41 (Colo. 2018). · cites it 6× “" § 13-14-100.2(1), C.R.S. (2017). For a protection order to fulfill those goals, it must be available to protect a victim in Colorado not only from an abuser who is currently in the state but also from an out-of-state abuser who knows his victim is in Colorado.”

Martin v. Arapahoe Cnty. Court, 2016 COA 154 (Colo. Ct. App. 2016). · cites it 2× “§ 13-14-100.2, C.R.S. 2016. ¶ 18 Section 13-14-104.”

In re Marriage of Wiggs, 2025 COA 10 (Colo. Ct. App. 2025). · cites it 2× “A party to a dissolution of marriage proceeding may seek such an order by filing a motion and accompanying affidavit in the dissolution proceeding. § 13-14-104.”

In Re The People of the State of Colorado v. Robert Joe Dilka, 2026 CO 12 (Colo. 2026). · cites it 5× “[4] ¶25 The legislative declaration in section 13-14-100.2, C.R.S. (2025), further reveals the legislature's concern with shielding protected parties from harm or the 15 threat of harm.”

Franklin v. State of Colorado (Colo. Ct. App. 2026). “For example, claim one asserted that title 13, article 14, which provides the statutory framework for civil protection orders, see §§ 13-14-100.2 to -111, C.R.S. 2025, was unconstitutional because “its” indefinite deprivation of her Second Amendment rights ran afoul of Rahimi.”

— Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-14-100.2(1) — 3 cases

Parocha v. Parocha, 2018 CO 41 (Colo. 2018). “" § 13-14-100.2(1), C.R.S. (2017). For a protection order to fulfill those goals, it must be available to protect a victim in Colorado not only from an abuser who is currently in the state but also from an out-of-state abuser who knows his victim is in Colorado.”

In re Marriage of Wiggs, 2025 COA 10 (Colo. Ct. App. 2025). “A party to a dissolution of marriage proceeding may seek such an order by filing a motion and accompanying affidavit in the dissolution proceeding. § 13-14-104.”

In Re The People of the State of Colorado v. Robert Joe Dilka, 2026 CO 12 (Colo. 2026). “[4] ¶25 The legislative declaration in section 13-14-100.2, C.R.S. (2025), further reveals the legislature's concern with shielding protected parties from harm or the 15 threat of harm.”

— Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-14-100.2(2) — 1 case

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