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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 15-14-101 (2026)

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Parts 1 to 4 of this article may be cited as the "Colorado Uniform Guardianship and Protective Proceedings Act".

Source: L. 2000: Entire part R&RE, p. 1778, § 1, effective January 1, 2001 (see § 15-17- 103).

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Cited in 14 cases (3 in the last 5 years), 1977–2025 · leading case: Rodriguez Ex Rel. Rodriguez v. Healthone, 24 P.3d 9 (Colo. Ct. App. 2001).
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Rodriguez Ex Rel. Rodriguez v. Healthone, 24 P.3d 9 (Colo. Ct. App. 2001). · cites it 15× “Thus, read as a whole, § 15-14-101, et seq, C.R.S.1999, provides that protected persons are necessarily incapacitated under § 13-64-205(1)(f).”
Dep't of Vets. Affairs v. Borf, N.A., 343 P.3d 1072 (Colo. Ct. App. 2014). · cites it 2× “See § 15-14-101, C.R.S8.2014; Unif, Guardianship & Protective Proceedings Act § 5-810 emt.”
In Re the Marriage of Rodrick, 176 P.3d 806 (Colo. Ct. App. 2007). “This statute is part of the legislative scheme, § 15-14-101, et seq., C.R.S.2006, establishing procedures for the creation of guardianships for minors and incapacitated persons.”
Sweeney v. Summers, 571 P.2d 1067 (Colo. 1977). · cites it 4× “Sections 15-14-101, et seq., C.R.S. 1973, and sections 15-14-401, et seq.”
Miller v. Ibarra, 746 F. Supp. 19 (D. Colo. 1990). · cites it 2× “For these reasons and because a Colorado probate court must make a finding of incompetence pursuant to Colo.Rev.Stat. § 15-14-101(1) before it may order the creation of a trust pursuant to Colo.”
Matter of Romero, 790 P.2d 819 (Colo. 1990). · cites it 4× “NOTES [1] § 15-14-101(1) defines an "incapacitated person" as any person who is impaired by reason of mental illness, mental deficiency, physical illness or disability, advanced age, chronic use of drugs, chronic intoxication, or other cause (except minority) to the extent that…”
People v. Galindo, 884 P.2d 1109 (Colo. 1994). “See § 15-14-101(1), 6B C.R.S. (1994 Supp.).”
James v. Brookhart Lumber Co., 727 P.2d 1119 (Colo. Ct. App. 1986). · cites it 2× “See § 15-14-101, C.R.S. See also § 27-10-125, C.”
Est. of Keenan v. Colorado State Bank, 252 P.3d 539 (Colo. Ct. App. 2011). · cites it 3× “Therefore, on its face, section 15-14-417(2) applies to a claim for attorney fees that a conservator incurs, including fees in defense of its accounting, because such fees arise from protective proceedings under section 15-14-101, C.R.S.2010. Second, section 15-14-417(4) deals…”
In Re Interest of Howard, 2020 COA 32 (Colo. Ct. App. 2020). “Guardianship & Protective Proceedings Act prefatory note; Arguello, ¶ 24.”
LT Income, LLC v. Purnell, 2025 COA 74 (Colo. Ct. App. 2025). · cites it 2× “The division also holds that the redemption statute doesn’t impose a requirement that a property owner, at the time of the execution and delivery of a treasurer’s deed, must be subject to a protective proceeding under the Colorado Uniform Guardianship and Protective Proceedings…”
Est. of Thomas Russell Davies (Colo. Ct. App. 2022). “2021, including the Colorado Uniform Guardianship and Protective Proceedings Act, §§ 15-14-101 to 15-14-434, C.R.S. 2021. The probate code must be construed liberally to promote a speedy and efficient system for settling a decedent’s estate and making distribution to the…”
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— Colo. Rev. Stat. § 15-14-101(1) — 4 cases
Rodriguez Ex Rel. Rodriguez v. Healthone, 24 P.3d 9 (Colo. Ct. App. 2001). “Thus, read as a whole, § 15-14-101, et seq, C.R.S.1999, provides that protected persons are necessarily incapacitated under § 13-64-205(1)(f).”
Miller v. Ibarra, 746 F. Supp. 19 (D. Colo. 1990). “For these reasons and because a Colorado probate court must make a finding of incompetence pursuant to Colo.Rev.Stat. § 15-14-101(1) before it may order the creation of a trust pursuant to Colo.”
Matter of Romero, 790 P.2d 819 (Colo. 1990). “NOTES [1] § 15-14-101(1) defines an "incapacitated person" as any person who is impaired by reason of mental illness, mental deficiency, physical illness or disability, advanced age, chronic use of drugs, chronic intoxication, or other cause (except minority) to the extent that…”
People v. Galindo, 884 P.2d 1109 (Colo. 1994). “See § 15-14-101(1), 6B C.R.S. (1994 Supp.).”
— Colo. Rev. Stat. § 15-14-101(2) — 2 cases
Rodriguez Ex Rel. Rodriguez v. Healthone, 24 P.3d 9 (Colo. Ct. App. 2001). “Thus, read as a whole, § 15-14-101, et seq, C.R.S.1999, provides that protected persons are necessarily incapacitated under § 13-64-205(1)(f).”
Sweeney v. Summers, 571 P.2d 1067 (Colo. 1977). “Sections 15-14-101, et seq., C.R.S. 1973, and sections 15-14-401, et seq.”
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