Colorado Judicial Branch
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Chief Justice Directives
This index includes all directives currently in effect, from the directive consolidation on Jan. 1, 1985, through the current date. The index references those directives that were amended, replaced, or repealed.
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08-05 Case management, Colorado standards for trial courts
Case processing procedures
Colorado standards for case management in the trial courts
Court delay reduction program
Standards of timely disposition
Trial courts, case management of
08-04 Hours of Operation for Trial Courts
Public access to courts
Public service hours for courts
Trial Courts Hours of Operation
08-03 Centralized IT Purchasing
Amended Mar 17, 2015
Amended Apr 2, 2008
Enforcement; Information Technology Hardware/Software Policy
Hardware/Software Standards
Information Technology Hardware/Software Policy
IT Purchasing, Centralized
Software/Hardware Standards
08-02 Assessment of Cost Recovery Fees for Maintaining the Technical Infrastructure Necessary to Support Electronic Access to Court Records, Directive Concerning
Amended March 2023
Amended July 2020
Amended Feb 28, 2015
Amended Oct 1, 2014
Amended Oct 29, 2013
Amended Oct 1, 2012
Amended Aug 9, 2011
Amended Aug 6, 2008
Cost Recovery Fees for Maintaining the Technical Infrastructure Necessary to Support Electronic Access to Court Records, Directive Concerning Assessment of
E-filing of Court Documents
Fee Chart for Drug Treatment Providers, Municipal Courts, and Other Organizations authorized to access data in the court management system
Public access to court records
08-01 Court Appointments of Decision-Makers Pursuant to §14-10-128.3, C.R.S.
Decision-Makers Pursuant to §14-10-128.3, C.R.S., Court Appointments of
07-02 Pilot Project - District Court Magistrates in 2nd JD Sitting in the Specialized Court to Impose Sentences to Probation on Felony Matters
Repealed Nov 8, 2010
If you are seeking a copy of CJD 07-02 please contact: terri.morrison@judicial.state.co.us
District Court Magistrates in Denver County Sitting in the Specialized Court to Impose Sentences to Probation on Felony Matters; Pilot Project to Provide Authority to
Pilot Project to Provide Authority to District Court Magistrates in Denver County Sitting in the Specialized Court to Impose Sentences to Probation on Felony Matters
Specialized Court, Denver County
07-01 Communications Usage Policy; Technical, Security and System Management Concerns
Amended Sept 8, 2020
Amended Jun 26, 2018
Amended Apr 8, 2014
E-mail and Retention, Retrieval and Review of Electronic Communications
Efficient Operation of Electronic Communication Technologies
Electronic Communications Usage Policy: Amending and Implementing
Prohibiting Inappropriate Use of Electronic Communications
Security Business Practices for your PC/Laptop, Selected Best
Security, Electronic Communications Usage Policy
Technical, security and system management concerns; Electronic communications usage policy
06-03 Language Interpreters & Access to the Courts
Amended March 2023
Amended October 2022
Amended May 31, 2016
Amended Jul 1, 2011
Allocation of staff interpreters
Appointment of language interpreters
Independent contract language interpreters
Language interpreters and access to the courts by persons with limited english proficiency
Limited English proficiency; language interpreters and access to the courts by persons with
More than one language interpreter; Assignment of
Payments, interpreters and other LEP related services
Professional requirements for staff interpreters
Professionally Certified and Qualified Interpreter
Qualifications of language interpreters
Staff interpreters
Telephonic interpreters
Temporary or periodic contract employee language interpreter
06-03 Language Interpreters & Access to the Courts
Amended March 2023
Amended October 2022
Amended May 31, 2016
Amended Jul 1, 2011
Allocation of staff interpreters
Appointment of language interpreters
Independent contract language interpreters
Language interpreters and access to the courts by persons with limited english proficiency
Limited English proficiency; language interpreters and access to the courts by persons with
More than one language interpreter; Assignment of
Payments, interpreters and other LEP related services
Professional requirements for staff interpreters
Professionally Certified and Qualified Interpreter
Qualifications of language interpreters
Staff interpreters
Telephonic interpreters
Temporary or periodic contract employee language interpreter
06-02 County court electronic filing; pilot project for
Repealed Sep 24, 2009
E-Filing/Service System
Electronic filing
Pilot Project for County Court Electronic Filing
06-01 Assessment of Court Fees and Costs
Amended Effective July 1, 2022
Amended March 2021
Assessment of Fees and Costs for Retrieval of a Case File; Document Research and Redaction; Copies; and Scanning
Case File Retrieval
Court copies
Document Research and Redaction
Faxes
Fees and Costs Excluded from Waiver
Public Entities, waiver of court fees for
Scanning
Self Service Copies
Waiver of Court fees for Public Entities
05-05 Continuing Education and Professional Practice Requirements for Continued Certification and/or Active Roster Status of Court Interpreters
Court Interpreters
Interpreters, Continuing education and professional practice requirements for continued certification and/or active roster status of
05-05 Continuing Education and Professional Practice Requirements for Continued Certification and/or Active Roster Status of Court Interpreters
Court Interpreters
Interpreters, Continuing education and professional practice requirements for continued certification and/or active roster status of
05-04 Pilot Project for Correctional Facility Disciplinary Action Review ? Lincoln County District Court Only
05-03 Court Reporters/Recorders
Amended Effective July 1, 2023
Amended June 9, 2021
Amended Jan 11, 2018
Amended Nov 1, 2017
Amended Mar 14, 2017
Amended Jul 1, 2015
Amended Jul 1, 2014
Amended May 27, 2014
Amended Jun 25, 2009
Amended Feb 15, 2008
*Replaced 85-10 & 98-07
Court Reporters/Recorders, Supervision & Management of
Definitions of method of transcription
Electronic recording operators responsibilities
Electronic recordings and notes; Ownership, custody, use detention and filing of
Management Plan for Court Reporting and Recording Services
Notes and electronic recordings; Ownership, custody, use detention and filing of
PTO; Court reporters shall use
Recording Services; management plan
Reported vs. recorded cases; prioritization of
Tapes or digital recording disks; ordering of transcripts
Transcript backlogs
Transcript delivery dates; computation of
Transcript fee costs and rates
Transcript preparation; standards for
Transcription billings; information required
Transcripts; compensation
Transcripts; persons authorized to prepare
05-02 Electronic document format under CRCP 121, 1-26
Repealed May 17, 2011
*Replaced by CJD 11-01
05-01 Access to Court Records
Amended nunc pro tunc to February 20, 2024
Amended Jan. 3, 2024, Effective nunc pro tunc to January 1, 2024
Amended Nov 2021, Effective January 2022
For copies of CJD 05-01 effective until January 4, 2022 contact terri.morrison@judicial.state.co.us
Amended Oct 18, 2016
Amended Apr 1, 2016
Amended Sep 4, 2014
Amended May 20, 2013
Amended Jul 26, 2011
Aggregate and compiled data from court records; access to
Compiled data from court records; access to
Court records; access to
Excluded from public access; court records
Fees; for access
Inaccurate information; procedures to correct
Obligation of the court to inform and educate
Public access to court records; policy
Publicly accessible at a court facility; court records that are only
Remote access; definition of
Vendors; obligation of
04-08 Child and family investigator standards: communications, duties, general principles, role
Amended Effective June 29, 2023
Amended Nov 8, 2021, Effective Jan 1, 2022
Amended Sept 20, 2019
Amended Jan 1, 2016
Amended Dec 13, 2012
Amended Nov 30, 2011
Amended Apr 14, 2011
Attach A Amended Jun 2009
Amended Jan 2, 2008
Statutory Ref Corrected Jan 23, 2006
Child and family investigator, court appointments pursuant to C.R.S. 14-10-116.5
Court appointments of child and family investigators pursuant to C.R.S. 14-10-116.5
Court's authority, role and responsibilities related to child and family investigators appointed pursuant to C.R.S. 14-10-116.5
04-07 Access to Court Services and Programs for People with Disabilities
Disabilities people with; Access to court services and programs
Disability, defined as
Employment; accommodation for people with disabilities
Jury duty, accommodation for people with disabilities
Reasonable accommodation; Access to court services and programs for people with disabilities
04-07 Access to Court Services and Programs for People with Disabilities
Disabilities people with; Access to court services and programs
Disability, defined as
Employment; accommodation for people with disabilities
Jury duty, accommodation for people with disabilities
Reasonable accommodation; Access to court services and programs for people with disabilities