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You will want to check with your local courthouse to make sure, but most courthouses will take Cash, Check, Credit Card, Debit Card or Money Order as acceptable forms of payment. Proof of ID will be required.

Restitution is an order made by the court holding offenders accountable for the financial losses they caused to the victims of their crimes. Restitution is a final judgment that does not expire. There is no statute of limitations for collecting court-ordered restitution. 

Any qualified person with a disability who has business in a state court, including attorneys, litigants, defendants, probationers, witnesses, potential jurors, prospective employees and public observers of court services and programs may request reasonable accommodation by contacting the local ADA Coordinator or Jury Commissioner.

Your case should be filed in the county where you or the Co-Petitioner/Respondent resides. Either party must reside in Colorado for at least 90 days prior to the filing of the Petition.

Use the courts locator to find the correct court location.

For a lost jury summons, you will need to contact the Jury Commissioner within your county courthouse. Please find the directory of Jury Commissioners by County here.

The Jury Commissioner in the court location can provide the juror with details about their reporting date, juror number, etc.

The court's authority to modify restitution is limited. Victims requesting an increase in restitution must contact the prosecuting DA’s office to ask for assistance. Restitution may only be decreased with consent of the prosecuting attorney and the victim(s) or if the offender has otherwise compensated the victim(s) per Section 18-1.3-603, C.R.S.

Our Self-Help Page contains forms for various types of cases, as well as instructions on how to proceed. You can download forms from our website at no cost, or purchase them from your local courthouse, generally for a nominal fee. While court staff are prohibited by law from giving legal advice, they may be able to answer basic forms and procedural questions.

 

Depending on your case, there may be. If you have to have a party served after your filing, you may to pay the server a fee for service to the other party. 

If your case has already been filed and finalized, and you are not coming back to the court to request a motion for modification of a court order, there may be a fee for that.

A sentence to probation is ordered by the Court after an adult defendant pleads guilty or is found guilty of a criminal offense. A juvenile may be sentenced to probation if adjudicated a delinquent by the Court because of a criminal act. The Probation Department also supervises offenders who reach an agreement for a deferred sentence or adjudication with the District Attorney’s office.

The Colorado Judicial Department has an ADA grievance process through the Office of the State Court Administrator by which an individual may seek review of a decision concerning reasonable accommodation. A grievance form, with a copy of the previous decision included, should be submitted within 60 days of the alleged violation to the Director of Human Resources or a designee at the Colorado State Court Administrator's Office, 1300 Broadway, Suite 1200, Denver, CO 80203.

Basic license information is available from the Attorney Registration Office (303-928-7800); for an attorney's disciplinary history, you can contact the Office of Attorney Regulation (303-457-5800 or toll-free, 877-888-1370).

Attorney Regulation Counsel 
Ralph L. Carr Judicial Center
Colorado Supreme Court
Office of Attorney Regulation
1300 Broadway, Suite 500
Denver, CO 80203
Phone: (303) 457-5800
or toll free 1 (877) 888-1370
 

Office of Attorney Registration 
Ralph L. Carr Judicial Center
Colorado Supreme Court
Office of Attorney Registration
1300 Broadway, Suite 510
Denver, CO 80203
Phone: (303) 928-7800

Reasonable notice must be given to consider an accommodation request without causing undue disruption to the court proceeding. If the request relates to a jury summons, the individual should contact the Jury Commissioner as far in advance as possible by contacting the person indicated on the summons or listed on the Judicial Department’s website at Jury Commissioners.

If the request concerns a particular court proceeding, the request should be made a minimum of five days in advance, if practicable, to allow for consideration of the request and to arrange for reasonable accommodation.

A non-family member can petition the court to adopt a child they are caring for if: 

• The birth parents have abandoned the child for one year or more, or 
• The birth parents have failed to provide reasonable support for the child, such as failing to pay child support, for one year or more. 
• The non-family member must have legal custody over the child established either through an Allocation of Parental Responsibilities (APR) or Guardianship case. The non-family member will petition the court for a “Custodial Adoption.” C.R.S. § 19-5-203(k)

In Colorado, prospective adoptive parents in kinship or custodial adoption cases are required to participate in a family assessment or home study. A social worker from a licensed placement agency will conduct the home study and provide a detailed written report to the court. The purpose of the home study is for the caseworker to visit your home, interview you and educate, prepare and evaluate the adoptive family. 

In kinship and custodial adoption cases, the potential adoptive parents can ask the court to waive the assessment by completing and filing the Motion to Waive the Family Assessment/Home Study (JDF 515) and the Order (JDF 516). C.R.S. § 19-5-206(g).