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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-3-104 (2026)

State shall fund courts

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(1) The state of Colorado shall provide funds by annual appropriation for the operations, salaries, and other expenses of all courts of record within the state, except for county courts in the city and county of Denver and municipal courts.

(2) When a board of county commissioners determines that any furniture or equipment transferred to the judicial department as of January 1, 1970, has historic value, it shall remain in the county courthouse and revert to the county when no longer used by the judicial department.

Source: L. 69: p. 246, § 4. C.R.S. 1963: § 37-11-6. L. 77: Entire section amended, p. 780, § 1, effective May 24. L. 2006: (1) amended, p. 141, § 6, effective August 7.

13-3-105. Personnel - duties - qualifications - compensation - conditions of employment. (1) The supreme court, pursuant to section 5 (3) of article VI of the state constitution, shall prescribe, by rule, a personnel classification plan for all courts of record to be funded by the state, as provided in section 13-3-104.

(2) Such personnel classification and compensation plan shall include:

(a) A basic compensation plan of pay ranges to which classes of positions are assigned and may be reassigned;

(b) The qualifications for each position or class of positions, including education, experience, special skills, and legal knowledge;

(c) An outline of the duties to be performed in each position or class of positions;

(d) The classification of all positions based on the required qualifications and the duties to be performed, taking into account, where applicable, the amount and kinds of judicial business in each court of record subject to the provisions of this section;

(e) The number of full-time and part-time positions, by position title and classification, in each court of record subject to the provisions of this section;

(f) The procedures for and the regulations governing the appointment and removal of court personnel; and

(g) The procedures for and regulations governing the promotion or transfer of court personnel.

(3) The supreme court shall also prescribe by rule:

(a) The amount, terms, and conditions of sick leave and vacation time for court personnel, including annual allowance and accumulation thereof; and

(b) Hours of work and other conditions of employment. (4) To the end that all state employees are treated generally in a similar manner, the supreme court, in promulgating rules as set forth in this section, shall take into consideration the compensation and classification plans, vacation and sick leave provisions, and other conditions of employment applicable to employees of the executive and legislative departments.

Source: L. 69: p. 246, § 4. C.R.S. 1963: § 37-11-7.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases, 1980–2015 · leading case: People v. Nelson, 2015 CO 68 (Colo. 2015).
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People v. Nelson, 2015 CO 68 (Colo. 2015). · cites it 2× “¶73       As for the budgetary powers, the legislature itself recognizes the State’s obligation to provide the court system with the resources it needs to function: Section 13-3-104—“State shall fund courts”—provides, “The state of Colorado shall provide…”
State v. Marti, 290 N.W.2d 570 (Iowa 1980). “Ann. § 2c: 11-6 (West Supp. 1979). See also Model Penal Code § 210.”
People v. Wartena, 156 P.3d 469 (Colo. 2007). · cites it 2× “See §§ 13-3-104, XX-XX-XXX, 18-1.3-701(2), C.”
People v. Nelson, 2015 CO 68 (Colo. 2015). · cites it 4× “¶73 As for the budgetary powers, the legislature itself recognizes the State’s obligation to provide the court system with the resources it needs to function: Section 13-3-104—“State shall fund courts”—provides, “The state of Colorado shall provide funds by annual appropriation…”
— Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-3-104(1) — 2 cases
People v. Nelson, 2015 CO 68 (Colo. 2015). “¶73       As for the budgetary powers, the legislature itself recognizes the State’s obligation to provide the court system with the resources it needs to function: Section 13-3-104—“State shall fund courts”—provides, “The state of Colorado shall provide…”
People v. Nelson, 2015 CO 68 (Colo. 2015). “¶73 As for the budgetary powers, the legislature itself recognizes the State’s obligation to provide the court system with the resources it needs to function: Section 13-3-104—“State shall fund courts”—provides, “The state of Colorado shall provide funds by annual appropriation…”
— Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-3-104(l)(b) — 1 case
State v. Marti, 290 N.W.2d 570 (Iowa 1980). “Ann. § 2c: 11-6 (West Supp. 1979). See also Model Penal Code § 210.”
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