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A service animal or service animal in training may be excluded from the courthouse if there is reason to believe the animal's behavior poses a direct threat to the health or safety of others. A service animal or service animal in training that displays vicious behavior towards other customers may be excluded. In addition, a court is not required to accommodate a service animal or service animal in training if it would result in a fundamental alteration to the nature of the business. A service animal or service animal in training that barks during a hearing may be excluded. In the event the service animal is excluded, the individual with the disability should be given the option of continuing his or her participation in the court services.

Yes, Colorado law, section 24-34-803, C.R.S., provides that a person with a disability has the right to be accompanied by a service animal specially trained for that person as a reasonable accommodation or a trainer of a service animal, or an individual with a disability accompanied by an animal that is being trained to be a service animal, has the right to be accompanied by the service animal in training.

The service animal or service animal in training must be permitted to accompany the individual with a disability or trainer to all areas of the facility where customers are normally allowed to go. An individual with a service animal or service animal in training may not be segregated from other customers.

The care and supervision of the service animal is the sole responsibility of the owner. The court is not required to provide care, food or a special location for the animal.