Order Regarding COVID-19 and Operation of Colorado State Courts

The record

Jurisdiction

Colorado

Level

Court

Authority

Colo. Const. art. VI, §§ 2, 5 (Chief Justice as executive head of the judicial system); C.R.S. § 13-3-101

Issued

2020-03-16 Mar. 16, 2020

Effective

2020-03-16 ('Effective immediately') (read as 2020-03-16)

End

Jury calls suspended through Apr. 3, 2020; extended Apr. 16, 2020 (no jury service before June 1), May 5, 2020 (July 6) and June 15, 2020 (Aug. 3); Updated Order July 24, 2020 allowed trials after Aug. 2 where a jury pool could safely be assembled; district-level suspensions resumed Nov. 2020 through spring 2021 (read as 2020-09-30)

In force

Mar. 16, 2020 to Sept. 30, 2020

Quarters

2020 Q22020 Q3

2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3

Limitation types

Telework mandateGathering capCourts and public offices

Addressees

• all Colorado state courts
• chief judges of the judicial districts
• litigants and jurors

Functions reached

• CT courts and clerks
• CL closings and evictions (court process)
• SV foreclosure and collections
• PJ litigation projects

Collection

Colorado CO

Operative words

Effective immediately, all jury calls in state courts, with the exception of jury calls for criminal trials facing imminent speedy trial deadlines, are suspended through April 3, 2020.... the Chief Judges of the various districts will make every effort to facilitate work from remote locations and to minimize or eliminate in-person proceedings and contact.

Enforcement

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