Colorado Revised Statutes

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-27-106 (2026)

Form of unsworn declaration

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An unsworn declaration under this article 27 must be in substantially the following form:

I declare under penalty of perjury under the law of Colorado that the foregoing is true and correct.

Executed on the ________ day of ________, ________, (date) (month) (year)

at ___________________________ __________________ (city or other location, and state or country)

____________________________ (printed name)

____________________________ (signature) Source: L. 2018: Entire article added with relocations, (SB 18-032), ch. 8, p. 155, § 9, effective October 1.

Editor's note: This section is similar to former § 12-55-306 as it existed prior to 2018.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases (4 in the last 5 years), 2024–2026 · leading case: People v. Ramcharan, 2024 COA 110 (Colo. Ct. App. 2024).
People v. Ramcharan, 2024 COA 110 (Colo. Ct. App. 2024). · cites it 5× “) An unsworn declaration that complies with section 13-27-106, C.R.S. 2024, can be used in place of an affidavit.”
3939 Williams v. Weaver (Colo. Ct. App. 2026). · cites it 13× “First, it refused to consider Weaver’s unsworn exhibits because they weren’t sworn affidavits and they didn’t comply with section 13-27-106, C.R.S. 2025. Then, having set aside the exhibits, the trial court concluded that 3939 Williams had proved its claim for breach of contract.”
Martinez v. Martinez (Colo. Ct. App. 2025). · cites it 5× “8 Section 13-27-106, C.R.S. 2025, of the Uniform Unsworn Declarations Act provides that an unsworn declaration must, to qualify as a sworn declaration, be in substantially the form shown in that section.”
US Elec. v. QED (Colo. Ct. App. 2025). · cites it 2× “§ 13-27-102(7); § 13-27-106, C.R.S. 2025. ¶ 16 In contract law, a party anticipatorily repudiates a contract by manifesting a definite and unequivocal intent “that it will not perform as required by the contract.”
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