Colorado Courts E-Filing (CCE) Access

Update – March 26, 2026:  The certification requirement will be implemented on Monday, March 30, 2026.  Most users will encounter the change when they log in after implementation.

SB 25-276:  Colorado Courts E-Filing (CCE) Access

The Judicial Department has completed its internal and external discussions regarding implementation of the certification required under Senate Bill 25-276. 

The certification requirement will be implemented in the Colorado Courts E-Filing (CCE) system on Monday, March 30, 2026.

At login, users will be asked whether they are a state agency employee or a political subdivision employee.  Users who indicate that they are not government employees will be required to complete a short certification before accessing CCE.  Government users will not be required to complete the certification. 

In September 2025, some users may have briefly seen a certification requirement appear in the system.  The Judicial Department temporarily removed that certification to allow for further internal and external discussion regarding the implementation of the new statutory requirements.  Those discussions informed the Department's implementation approach.  

Senate Bill 25-276 was signed into law on May 23, 2025.  This legislation seeks to prevent the use of state resources for federal civil immigration enforcement. To that end, the bill added the Judicial Branch and Legislative Branch to the definition of “State Agency” in section 24-74-102(3). As a result, the Judicial Department became subject to all the provisions in Title 24, Article 74, originally enacted in 2021.

Section 24-74-105(1), titled “[a]ccess to state agency or political subdivision records,” expressly requires a third party accessing nonpublic personal identifying information to certify annually, “under penalty of perjury,” that:

1. The third party will not use personal identifying information obtained from the database or automated network for the purpose of investigating for, participating in, cooperating with, or assisting in federal immigration enforcement, including enforcement of civil immigration laws and 8 U.S.C. sec. 1325 or 1326, unless required by federal or state law or to comply with a court-issued subpoena, warrant, or order; and
2. The third party will not disclose personal identifying information obtained from the database or automated network to individuals or entities engaged in investigating for, participating in, cooperating with, or assisting in federal immigration enforcement, including enforcement of civil immigration laws and 8 U.S.C. sec. 1325 or 1326, unless required by federal or state law or to comply with a court-issued subpoena, warrant, or order.

A “third party” is defined by section 24-74-102(5) to mean any person or entity that is not a state agency or political subdivision employee. “Personal identifying information” is defined by section 24-74-102(1) to include 34 separate categories of information. “Publicly available information” is defined by section 24-74-102(2) to mean information that is available to the public online, in person, or through a records request. 

The majority of information in CCE is public information not subject to the requirements of the legislation.  However, CCE also contains personal identifying information that is not publicly available and, therefore, is subject to section 24-74-105.   Third parties—certain attorneys, LLPs, and, in certain case types, pro se litigants—can access personal identifying information through CCE that is not publicly available, and the Department is therefore required to implement user certification before granting access to CCE.

We recognize that some people may be frustrated by the requirements of this new legislation. However, the judiciary is required to comply with the laws as enacted by the legislature and has worked hard to make the process as easy as possible.