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Reviewed 15 November 2009 See also Legal Research and Assistance, below.  E-mail: Administrator@LawSource.com

Colorado Court Decisions

Supreme Court (Colo.) [12 months] Court of Appeals (Colo. Ct. App.) [12 months] U.S. District Court (D. Colo.) * —————  * Not available — Browse for information.

Appellate cases can be retrieved by citation (e.g., “908 P.2d 534” from a LEXIS database (free searching goes back five years only). There is also a text-search function. (Registration is required but is free.)

Colorado Constitution and Legislation

1. Constitution (Colo. Const.)
   Note—The constitution is not available at any official web site (but see Additional Resources, below) but is included in an available version of the revised statutes, below.
   Bills: 2010 (67th G.A., 2nd Sess.) 2009 (67th G.A., 1st Sess.) 2008 (66th G.A., 2nd Sess.) 2007 (66th G.A., 1st Sess.) 2006 (65th G.A., 2nd Sess.) 2005 (65th G.A., 1st Sess.) 2004 (64th G.A., 2nd Sess.) 2003 (64th G.A., 1st Sess.) 2002 (63rd G.A., 2nd Spec. Sess.) 2002 (63rd G.A., 2nd Sess.) 2001 (63rd G.A., 1st Spec. Sess.) 2001 (63rd G.A., 1st Sess.) 2000 (62nd G.A., 2nd Sess.) 1999 (62nd G.A., 1st Sess.) 1998 (61st G.A., 2nd Sess.) 1997 (61st G.A., Spec. Sess.) 1997 (61st G.A., 1st Sess.)
   Click the button to browse house bills (H.B.) or senate bills (S.B.) for a selected legislative session. See also the Colorado Legislature web site.

2. Ballot Proposals — Initiatives and Referenda

3. Session Laws of Colorado (Colo. Sess. Laws)

4. Colorado Revised Statutes (Colo. Rev. Stat.)
   Note—The revised statutes are not available at any official web site, but a version provided by LexisNexis is available. See also uniform laws.
   Additional Resources
   ¶  Colorado Ballot Proposals ... [Legislature] — No texts, only information concerning ballot proposals that may appear on the next general election ballot, a status summary, and a chronological listing of the constitutional amendments and laws voted upon in Colorado since 1964.
   ¶  1996 Digest of Bills (60th G.A., 2nd Sess.)
   ¶  Beer Code, Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-46-101 et seq.
   ¶  Liquor Code, Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-47-101 et seq.
   ¶  Special Event Permits, Colo. Rev. Stat. § 12-48-101 et seq.
   ¶  Tobacco Statutes, Colo. Rev. Stat. §§ 18-13-121, 24-35-501 et seq.

Colorado Rules of Procedure and Practice

Court Rules ♦ Rules of Procedure
U.S. District Court Rules (D. Colo. R.) U.S. Bankruptcy Court Rules (D. Colo. Bankr. R.)
1. Colorado Rules of Professional Conduct ... [Colorado Bar Assocation]
   Additional Resources
   ¶  Changes in Court Rules ... Documents showing rules changes promulgated from 1997 to present.

Colorado Administrative Law Sources

1. Regulations
   Code of Colorado Regulations (Colo. Code Regs.)
   Colorado Register (Colo. Reg.)

2. Opinions ♦ Decisions ♦ Orders ♦ Rulings
   Attorney General Opinions (Ops. Colo. Att'y Gen.)

Colorado Local Law Sources

Charters
Montrose Westminster  
Note that a charter could be included in a collection of ordinances (see below) instead of being separately accessible.
County Ordinances
La Plata County <3> Larimer County <3> Pueblo County <2>    
Click on the button keyed to the name of the county. NOTE: On some web sites, selecting the state is necessary for access to the ordinances link.
Municipal Ordinances
Alamosa <4> Arvada <4> Aurora <4> Boulder <1> Cañon City <5> Carbondale <3> Colorado Springs <6> Commerce City <3> Denver <4> Durango <4> Englewood <4> Erie <6> Federal Heights <4> Florence <3> Gunnison <2> Lafayette <4> Littleton <6> Longmont <4> Louisville <4> Manitou Springs <3> Montrose <1> Morrison <6> Mt. Crested Butte <5> New Castle <3> Sheridan <4> Steamboat Springs <4> Sterling <4> Thornton <4> Vail <6> Westminster <1> Wheat Ridge <4> Winter Park <6> Woodland Park <4>       
Click on the button keyed to the name of the municipality. NOTE: On some web sites, selecting the state is necessary for access to the ordinances link.

Colorado Law-Related Periodicals

1. Denver Journal of International Law and Policy (Denv. J. Int'l L. & Pol'y)

Other Colorado Commentary

Colorado Law-Related Topical Web Sites

Colorado Court Information

Web Sites—State Courts
Supreme Court Court of Appeals ————— 1st District Court 2nd District Court 3rd District Court 4th District Court 5th District Court 6th District Court 7th District Court 8th District Court 9th District Court 10th District Court 11th District Court 12th District Court 13th District Court 14th District Court 15th District Court 16th District Court 17th District Court 18th District Court 19th District Court 20th District Court 21st District Court 22nd District Court ————— Water Courts ————— County Courts Denver County Court ————— Denver Probate Court
See also the web site for the Southwest Intertribal Court of Appeals (SWITCA), a voluntary court of appeals available to tribes in Colorado.
1. Web Sites—U.S. Courts
   U.S. District Court
   U.S. Bankruptcy Court
   Addresses ♦ Names ♦ Numbers
   See also court web sites, above.
   8th District Court ————— Larimer County Court
   Additional Resources
   ¶  Map of state judicial districts ... Shows counties and cities in all 22 judicial districts, with links to district Court home pages.

Colorado Forms

Revenue Department Forms
Income and Estate Tax Business Registration Sales and Use Tax Wage Withholding Severance Tax Cigarette and Tobacco Tax Liquor Excise Tax Fuel Tax and IFTA
See also the department's explanations of various Colorado tax laws, rules, and procedures (known as the “FYI Program”).
1. Business Entity Forms ...[Paracorp, Inc. (Cal.)] — Convenient interface to view and print in-blank official state forms (in PDF files) for filing by business entities. A JavaScript-enabled browser is required.

Other Colorado Resources

Government-Related Web Sites
General Assembly Judicial Branch ————— Law Department [Attorney General] State Public Defender ————— Revenue Department Secretary of State
See also the Piper Resources list of sites.
Additional Resources
¶  Vital Records — Contact Information ... [Elizabeth Orsay (Ind.)]
¶  Workers' Compensation — Agency Contact and Staff Contact Information ... [Robert W. McDowell / North Carolina Industrial Commission]
Bar Associations ♦ Law-Related Organizations
Colorado Bar Association Colorado Criminal Defense Bar Colorado Women's Bar Association ————— Colorado LawyerNet
Local Bar Associations
Boulder County Bar Association Boulder Criminal Defense Bar Denver Bar Association
See the National Federation of Paralegal Associations for links to websites of member organizations.
Law Schools ♦ Admission to Practice ♦ Continuing Legal Education
Board of Law Examiners ————— University of Colorado School of Law Sturm College of Law (University of Denver)
1. Family Violence Program ... [Colorado Bar Ass'n] — This program is intended to educate attorneys, assist lawyers who are victims and perpetrators, increase access to the legal system for victims of family violence, monitor legislation, work to improve how cases involving family violence are handled by the system, and implement pilot studies in the area of law and family violence. This site provides discussion, links to resources at other sites, and reading lists.

2. Consulate General of Mexico in Denver • Consulado General de México en Denver

Legal Research and Assistance

Law Libraries
Colorado Supreme Court National Indian Law Library University of Colorado: William A. Wise Law Library University of Denver: Westminster Law Library (Sturm College of Law)
See also links to web sites of public law libraries and catalogs of academic law libraries, maintained by the library at Washburn University School of Law; and the LibrarySites.Info database of library web sites (“Libcat”).
1. Colorado Brochures On-line ... These brochures (all in PDF files) provide information on legal matters of interest to individuals. See also Colorado Courts at a Glance. Titles marked with an asterisk (*) in the first two selection lists below are available in Spanish as well as English. (See also links to self-help forms, below.)

   Families & Children:	How Family Mediation May Work For You Filing for Divorce Without Children * Filing for Divorce With Children * County Court Restraining Orders * Child Support Enforcement * Dependency and Neglect * Juvenile Delinquency Paternity Relinquishment and Adoption
   Other Matters:	Small Claims Handbook: A Guide for Non-Lawyers County Court Civil Matters * County Court Traffic Violations * Filing an Appeal Garnishments * Victims' and Witnesses' Rights Sealing Adult Criminal Records How a Judge Becomes a Judge Your Colorado Jury System *
   En Español:	La Petición de Divorcio Sin Hijos en Comun La Petición de Divorcio Cuando Hay Hijos Paternidad Ordenes de Protección Expedidas por los Tribunales del Colorado El Cumplimiento de la Manutención de Menores Descuido y Maltrato ————— Los Asuntos Civiles en los Tribunales del Condado Las Infracciones de Tránsito en los Tribunales del Condado Retenciones y Gravámenes El Sistema de Jurado en Colorado Los Derechos de las Víctimas y los Testigos

2. Colorado Self-Help Center — Forms ... The legal forms provided on this site have been produced by various committees of the Colorado Supreme Court or internally by the State Court Administrator's Office. (See also links to information brochures above.) Forms are provided in both PDF files (the forms can be completed on-line and printed) and MS Word format. See also a brochure, Representing Yourself in Court.
   Family Law and Children:  Adoption —Confidential Intermediary Domestic Relations (Divorce and Custody) Juvenile Delinquency Juvenile Dependency and Neglect Restraining Orders
   Other Matters:  Bail Bond County Court Civil Action for Money Forcible Entry and Detainer (Eviction) Garnishment Name Change—Adult Name Change—Minor Probate Sealing of Records Small Claims Water

3. “You Can Collect Child Support” ... [Denver Bar Ass'n] — “This handbook attempts to provide comprehensive information regarding child support enforcement and reflects the wisdom and advice of several experienced attorneys. This book does not replace the need for an attorney, but acknowledges that, despite your best efforts, an attorney may not be available to you. [¶] Every case is different. An instructional manual of this sort cannot begin to cover all of the circumstances which may arise. Your case may be too complex to do on your own, and we strongly recommend that you make all efforts to obtain legal representation or seek assistance from your local Child Support Enforcement agency, and other legal resources. However, if these resources are not available to you, our hope is that this handbook will be a useful tool to help guide you in the right direction and de-mystify the court process.”

4. Colorado Divorce & Family Law Guide ... [Carl O. Graham, Esq. (Colo.)] — This web site maintained by a Colorado Springs attorney presents information on Colorado law (and some applicable federal law) pertaining to divorce, paternity, child custody, support, marital property, restraining orders, and modification of orders and decrees. A divorce guide especially for persons in military service is included.

5. Bankruptcy Law and Procedures for Colorado Residents ... [Calicchia & Kinast LLP (Ohio)] — This web site, presented by a Cleveland bankruptcy law firm, covers basic information about the bankruptcy process, describes debt consolidation and credit counseling as alternatives to bankruptcy, lists the property that an individual is allowed to keep (with citations to governing provisions of Colorado law), and gives information about the bankruptcy courts and how to contact bankruptcy attorneys in Colorado.

6. Low-Cost Legal Aid ... See also the web site for LawHelp.org and the web site for SelfHelpSupport.org.
   1. ColoradoLegalServices.org ... [Pro Bono Net (N.Y.)] — This is “a guide to free civil legal services for low-income persons and seniors in Colorado. Here you can locate information on all of the free legal aid programs in Colorado, including basic eligibility and contact information. We also have links to related sites on the web and legal education documents that give you basic information on a number of legal problems. [¶] If you have a criminal problem, go to the Public Defender's website.”
   2. Colorado Legal Help for the Poor ... [Am. Bar Ass'n] — Contact information for statewide and local legal-aid programs, from the ABA's Directory of Pro Bono Programs. The ABA also provides a page of links to pro bono programs' web sites.
   3. WomensLaw.org — Sources of Legal Help ... [WomensLaw.org (N.Y.)] — Sources of legal help (not limited to legal help for women) include statewide domestic-violence resources, local domestic-violence resources listed by city or town, free or low-cost legal services, and lawyer referral services.