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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-32-105 (2024)

Docket fees in criminal actions

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(1) (a) At the time of the first appearance of the defendant in all criminal actions in all courts of record, except the county court, court of appeals, and the supreme court, there shall be charged against the defendant a total docket fee of thirty dollars, which shall be payable upon conviction of the defendant. In county courts, the total docket fee in criminal actions shall be eighteen dollars, which shall be payable by the defendant upon conviction. These fees shall cover all clerks' fees prior to judgment.

(b) On and after June 6, 2003, the docket fee in all criminal actions in all courts of record, except the county court, court of appeals, and the supreme court, is increased by five dollars, and the docket fee in county court criminal actions is increased by three dollars. The additional revenue generated by the docket fee increases shall be transmitted to the state treasurer for deposit in the state commission on judicial performance cash fund created in section 13-5.5-115.

(c) Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (b) of this subsection (1), on and after July 1, 2008, all fees collected under this section shall be transmitted to the state treasurer for deposit in the judicial stabilization cash fund created in section 13-32-101 (6).

(2) Repealed.

(3) Pursuant to section 13-1-204 (1)(b), a five-dollar surcharge shall be assessed and collected on each docket fee described in this section concerning criminal convictions entered on and after July 1, 2007.

Source: L. 1891: p. 201, § 3. R.S. 08: § 2528. C.L. § 7878. CSA: C. 66, § 8. CRS 53: § 56-5-5. L. 58: pp. 246, 249, §§ 11, 19, 20. C.R.S. 1963: § 56-5-5. L. 64: p. 467, § 7. L. 69: p. 389, § 6. L. 75: (1) amended, p. 579, § 2, effective July 1. L. 77: (1) amended, p. 788, § 2, effective January 1, 1978. L. 79: (2) repealed, p. 602, § 30, effective July 1. L. 87: (1) amended, p. 563, § 7, effective July 1. L. 91: (1) amended, p. 379, § 2, effective July 1; (1) amended, p. 1405, § 3, effective July 1. L. 2003: (1) amended, p. 2671, § 1, effective June 6. L. 2007: (3) added, p. 1269, § 5, effective May 25; (1)(c) added, p. 1536, § 23, effective May 31. L. 2008:

(1)(c) amended, p. 2146, § 17, effective June 4. L. 2017: (1)(b) amended, (HB 17-1303), ch. 331, p. 1780, § 3, effective August 9.

Editor's note: Amendments to subsection (1) by House Bill 91-1108 and House Bill 91- 1187 were harmonized. Cross references: For the legislative declaration contained in the 2008 act amending subsection (1)(c), see section 1 of chapter 417, Session Laws of Colorado 2008.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2015–2025 · leading case: Pineda-Liberato v. People, 2017 CO 95, 403 P.3d 160.
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Pineda-Liberato v. People, 2017 CO 95, 403 P.3d 160. · cites it 4× “¶59 Fifth, the pertinent version of section 13-32-105(1)(a)–(b), C.R.S. (2017), mandated that at the time of the first appearance of the defendant in a district court criminal action, “there shall be charged against the defendant a total docket fee of [$35], which shall be…”
People v. Nelson, 2015 CO 68, 362 P.3d 1070. · cites it 3× “, §§ 13-32-105, 18-1.3-603, 24-4.2-104(1)(d), 24-4.”
v. Thames, 2019 COA 124, 467 P.3d 1181. “See § 13-32-105(1)(a)-(b), C.R.S. 2018 (“[T]here shall be charged against the defendant a total docket fee of thirty [five] dollars, which shall be payable upon conviction of the defendant.”
People v. Nelson, 2015 CO 68. · cites it 3× “, §§ 13-32-105, 18-1.3-603, 24-4.2-104(1)(d), 24-4.”
Peo v. Palmer, No. 23CA1789 (Colo. Ct. App. Oct. 16, 2025). “is levied on each criminal action”); § 13-32-105(1)(a), (b), C.R.S. 2025 (noting that a $35 docket fee “shall be charged against the defendant” for court costs); § 13-1-204(1)(b), C.”
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-32-105(1)(a): 3 cases
Pineda-Liberato v. People, 2017 CO 95, 403 P.3d 160. “¶59 Fifth, the pertinent version of section 13-32-105(1)(a)–(b), C.R.S. (2017), mandated that at the time of the first appearance of the defendant in a district court criminal action, “there shall be charged against the defendant a total docket fee of [$35], which shall be…”
v. Thames, 2019 COA 124, 467 P.3d 1181. “See § 13-32-105(1)(a)-(b), C.R.S. 2018 (“[T]here shall be charged against the defendant a total docket fee of thirty [five] dollars, which shall be payable upon conviction of the defendant.”
Peo v. Palmer, No. 23CA1789 (Colo. Ct. App. Oct. 16, 2025). “is levied on each criminal action”); § 13-32-105(1)(a), (b), C.R.S. 2025 (noting that a $35 docket fee “shall be charged against the defendant” for court costs); § 13-1-204(1)(b), C.”
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-32-105(l)(a): 1 case
Pineda-Liberato v. People, 2017 CO 95, 403 P.3d 160. “¶59 Fifth, the pertinent version of section 13-32-105(1)(a)–(b), C.R.S. (2017), mandated that at the time of the first appearance of the defendant in a district court criminal action, “there shall be charged against the defendant a total docket fee of [$35], which shall be…”
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