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FILING FEES, SURCHARGES, AND COSTS IN COLORADO STATE COURTS

A summary of the most frequently used filing fees, surcharges, and costs in:

County Court Civil Small Claims Criminal Water Court

Court of Appeals

Supreme Court

District Court Civil Domestic Relations Probate Juvenile

Criminal

Miscellaneous Fees

No Fees Charged

Colorado Judicial Branch Office of the State Court Administrator

101 W. Colfax, Suite 500 Denver, CO 80202

This information is designed to provide members of the public, members of the bar, and court personnel with the most current filing fees, surcharges, and cost information for the Colorado State Courts. Only the most frequently used fees, surcharges, and costs are indicated. All fees, surcharges, and costs include the appropriate statutory reference and applicable taxes and special fees. All fees, surcharges and costs are current as of July 1, 2010.

If you have questions, please direct them first to the appropriate Clerk of Court in your county. You may also call Court Business Services of the State Court Administrator's Office at 303 861-1111 for assistance. We hope this information is helpful to you.

Please note: This document is revised whenever significant changes occur. Your comments are welcome.

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COUNTY COURT ? CIVIL FEES (JURISDICTIONAL LIMIT OF $15,000.00 OR LESS)

Category

CRS Reference

1. Plaintiff, Petitioner

13-32-101(1)(c)(lII)(A)

2. Third Party Plaintiff, 13-32-101(1)(c)(IlI)(A)

Intervenor, Party filing

answer with cross claim

or counter claim

3. Defendant, Respondent, 13-32-101(1)(c)(lII)(B)

Third Party Defendant,

other party (not filing

cross claim or counter

claim)

4. Defendant filing Motion 13-32-103(2)

to Dismiss for failure to

file a Complaint

5. Petition to change name 13-32-101(1)(c)(lII)(A)

6. Rule 369 docket fee; Judgment Creditor

7. Foreign judgment

13-32-103(6); Rule 369, CRCP

13-53-106

8. Civil protection order -

13-14-102

13-32-101(1)(c)(lII)(A)

9. Jury demand fee

13-71-144

Stabilization Fee

Docket Fee

$54.00 ----54.00 -----

50.00 -----

30.00 -----

54.00 45.00 60.00 54.00 84.00

--------90.00 ---------

Tax $ 1.001

-----

-----

-----

1.001 3.002 ----1.001 1.001 -----

Court Security

$5.00 5.00

5.00

5.00

5.00 5.00 ----5.00 5.00

Justice Center Fund $37.00

37.00

37.00

20.00

37.00 20.00 15.00 37.00

9.00

Total Filing Fee $97.00

96.00

92.00

55.00

100.00 70.00

166.00 97.00 98.00

SMALL CLAIMS FEES8 (JURISDICTIONAL LIMIT OF $7,500.00 OR LESS)

Category

Stabilization

Court

CRS Reference

Fee

Tax Security

1. Plaintiff: Up to $500.00 $500.01 to $7,500.00

13-32-101(1)(c)(lV)(A) 13-32-101(1)(c)(lV)(C)

2. Defendant (without

counterclaim:

Up to $500.00

$500.01 to $7,500.00

3. Party (with counter

claim):

If Plaintiff's claim is

$500.00 or less and

counterclaim is $500.00

or less.

If Plaintiff's claim is more

than

$500.00

or

counterclaim is more than

$500.00 and is not more

than $7,500.00.

4. Rule 369 docket fee;

Judgment Creditor

13-32-101(1)(c)(lV)(B) 13-32-101(1)(c)(lV)(D)

13-32-101(1)(c)(IV)(E)

13-32-101(1)(c)(IV)(F)

13-32-103(6); Rule 369, CRCP

$14.00 $ 1.001 38.00 1.001

10.00 ----25.00 -----

$5.00 5.00

5.00 5.00

15.00 -----

5.00

30.00 -----

5.00

45.00 -----

5.00

Justice Center Fund

Total Filing Fee

$11.00 11.00

31.00 55.00

11.00 11.00

26.00 41.00

11.00 11.00

31.00 46.00

20.00

70.00

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COUNTY COURT ? CRIMINAL FEES AND SURCHARGES

Category

1. Defendant upon conviction (other than infractions) 2. Defendant upon conviction (infractions) 3. Appeal from Municipal Court (not of record)

CRS Reference

13-32-105 42-4-1710(4) 13-10-116(1) & 13-32-103(1)

$21.00 19.00

Fee

$5.00 5.00

$26.00 24.00 70.00

4. Probation supervision fee Misdemeanor, petty offense, traffic

5. Jury demand fee; petty offense 6. Deferred Judgment/Sentence 7. Victim's compensation cost

Misdemeanors Class 1 Misdemeanor Traffic Offense Class 2 Misdemeanor Traffic Offense Alcohol/drug offenses Deferred Judgment/Sentence 8. Alcohol/drug related traffic offenses LEAF (Law Enforcement Assistance Fund) Alcohol/drug evaluation cost Persistent drunk driver surcharge 9. Drug offender surcharge Class 1 Misdemeanor Class 2 Misdemeanor Class 3 Misdemeanor Class 2 Petty Offense (marijuana) Surcharge applies to deferred sentences 10. Outstanding judgment/warrant cost 11. Useful public service fee 12. Victim's assistance surcharge

Misdemeanors Class 1 Misdemeanor Traffic Offense Class 2 Misdemeanor Traffic Offense County Ordinance

13. Restitution 14. Time payment fee 15. Late penalty fee 16. Family friendly court surcharge 17. Traumatic brain injury surcharge

Alcohol/Drug Offense Traffic/Infraction Offense

18. Offender identification fee 19. Public defender fee 20. Sex offender surcharge

Class 1 Misdemeanor Class 2 Misdemeanor Class 3 Misdemeanor 21. Child abuse investigation surcharge Class 1 Misdemeanor Class 2 Misdemeanor Class 3 Misdemeanor 22. Adolescent substance abuse surcharge 23. Victim address confidentially surcharge 24. Genetic Testing Surcharge 25. Rural Alcohol & Substance Abuse Surcharge

18-1.3-204(2)(a)(V)

50.00 per month

16-10-109(2) 13-32-105 & 18-1.3-102

24-4.1-119(1)(a) 24-4.1-119(1)(a) 24-4.1-119(1)(a) 24-4.1-119(1)(c) 24-4.1-119(1)(a)(c)

21.00

Offenses prior to 7.1.07 60.00 35.00 25.00 25.00

Applicable amount

25.00

5.00

26.00

Offenses on or after 7.1.07

78.00

46.00

33.00

33.00

Applicable amount

43-4-402(1) 42-4-1301.3 42-4-1307(10)(b)

18-19-103(1)(f) 18-19-103(1)(g) 18-19-103(1)(h) 18-19-103(2) 18-19-103(1), (2) 42-2-118(3) & 42-4-1709(7) 42-4-1301.4(5) & 18-1.3-507(6) 24-4.2-104 & 42-4-1701

30-15-402(2) 18-1.3-603 16-11-101.6(1) 16-11-101.6(1) 42-4-1701(4)(a)(VI)

90.00 200.004

100.00 minimum ? 500.00

Offenses prior to Offenses on or after

8.11.10

8.11.10

600.00

1,000.00

450.00

600.00

225.00

300.00

100.00

200.00

Applicable Amount

Applicable Amount

30.005

Up to 120.00

37% of fine or applicable minimum or surcharge table6

Offenses

Offenses

Offenses

prior to 5.1.03

60.00 35.00 25.00 10.00

between 5.1.03 and 6.30.07

78.00 45.50 32.50 10.00

on or after 7.1.07 78.00 46.00 33.00 10.00

Varies

25.00

10.00

1.00

42-4-1307(10)(c) 42-4-1701(4)(e)(I) ? (II) 42-4-109(13)(b) & 42-4-1502(4.5) 16-11-102.4 and 24-33.5-415.6

21-1-103(3)

20.00 15.00

128.00 25.0012

18-21-103(1)(f) 18-21-103(1)(g) 18-21-103(1)(h)

400.00 300.00 150.00

18-24-102(2)(f) 18-24-102(2)(g) 18-24-102(2)(h) 18-13-122(2)(b)(IV) 18-6-801 & 18-9-111 24-33.5-415.6 42-4-1307(10)(d)(I) & 42-4-1701(4)(f)

200.00 150.00

75.00 25.00 28.00

2.50 1.00 ? 10.00

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DISTRICT COURT ? CIVIL FEES

Category

CRS

Stabilization Docket Tax

Reference

Fee

Fee

1. Plaintiff, Petitioner, Administrative Hearings

2. Intervenor (adds new party) Rule 24(c), CRCP

3. Defendant, Respondent (not filing a cross or counter claim - Answer Only)

4. Third Party Plaintiff 5. Defendant, Respondent filing a

cross or counterclaim or both and an answer fee previously paid 6. Defendant filing an answer and a cross or counterclaim or both 7. Defendant filing an answer and also filing third party complaint but not filing cross or counter claim 8. Defendant filing an answer and third party complaint and a cross or counter claim 9. Rule 69 docket fee; Judgment Creditor 10. Petitioner under Rule 120, CRCP

11. Respondent under Rule 120(h) CRCP

12. Foreign judgment

13-32-101(1)(d) 13-32-101(1)(d) 13-32-101(1)(f)

13-32-101(1)(d) 13-32-101(1)(f) 13-32-101(1)(d)

13-32-101(1)(d)

13-32-101(1)(d)

13-32-103(6) 13-32-103(3) 13-32-101(1)(d) 13-53-106

13. Petition to change name

14. Defendant's motion to dismiss for failure to file complaint

15. Appellant; Appellee Civil Appeals Rule 411

16. Appeal from County or Municipal Court of Record

17. Petition to seal criminal record 18. Petition to seal criminal conviction 19. Jury demand fee Note: Does not

apply for a jury demand pursuant to ?38-1-106, C.R.S.

20. Additional fee against Judgment Debtors:

Over $ 5,000, not more than $10,000

Over $10,000, not more than $20,000

Over $20,000, not more than $30,000

Over $30,000, not more than $50,000

Over $50,000

13-15-101; 13-32-101(1)(d) 13-32-103(2)

13-32-101(1)(e) 13-32-101(1)(f)

13-32-103(1); Criminal Rule 37 24-72-308 24-72-308.5 13-71-144

13-32-101(4)(b)

$150.00 ----- $1.001

150.00 -----

-----

85.00 -----

-----

150.00 -----

-----

85.00 -----

-----

170.00 -----

-----

235.00 -----

-----

320.00 -----

-----

45.00 -----

150.00 ----85.00 -----

60.00 90.00 150.00 -----

30.00 -----

90.00 ----85.00 -----

45.00 -----

150.00 ----350.00 ----165.00 -----

-----

1.001 -----

1.001 1.001 3.002 -----

---------

-----

1.001 1.001 -----

-----

10.00 -----

-----

30.00 -----

-----

50.00 -----

-----

90.00 -----

-----

90.00 -----

plus

Court Security

$5.00

Justice Center Fund

$68.00

Total Filing Fee

$224.00

5.00 68.00 223.00

5.00 68.00 158.00

5.00 68.00 5.00 68.00

223.00 158.00

5.00 136.00 311.00

5.00 136.00 376.00

5.00 204.00 529.00

5.00 20.00

5.00 68.00 5.00 68.00

----- 15.00 5.00 68.00

5.00 20.00

5.00 68.00 5.00 68.00

5.00 20.00

5.00 68.00 5.00 68.00 5.00 20.00

70.00

224.00 158.00

166.00 227.00

55.00

163.00 158.00

70.00

224.00 424.00 190.00

-----

-----

10.00

-----

-----

30.00

-----

-----

50.00

-----

-----

90.00

-----

-----

(+$2.00 for

each $1,000

over $50,000)

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DISTRICT COURT ? DOMESTIC RELATIONS FEES

Category

1. Petition for Dissolution of Marriage

2. Petition for Legal Separation, Declaration of Invalidity

3. Petition for Allocation of Parental Responsibilities

4. Petitioner - Declaratory Judgment

5. Petition to Prevent Removal of Child

6. Intervenor (adds new party) Rule 24(c), CRCP

7. Response

8. Foreign Decree/Judgment

9. Registration: Child- Custody Determination Expedited Child-Custody

Determination

Enforcement Child-Custody Support Order 10. Motion to modify, amend

or alter decree or order (more than 60 days after decree entered) 11. Motion to modify final or permanent order concerning parentage with DNA results

CRS Reference

13-32-101(1)(a)

13-32-101(1)(a)

14-10-123 13-32-101(1)(a) 13-32-101(1)(a)

13-32-101(1)(d) 14-13.5-106 13-32-101(1)(d);

13-32-101(1)(b) 14-11-101; 13-53-106 13-53-106 14-13-305; 14-13-308; 14-13-111 14-5-601 13-32-101(2)

14-10-122 13-32-101(8)

Stabilization Fee $50.00 50.00 50.00 50.00 150.00 50.00 85.0011 60.00 60.00

95.00

70.00

Docket Fee

140.0011

140.0011

140.0011

Tax

$ 1.001 3.002 5.003 1.001 3.002 5.003 1.001

Court Security

$5.00

5.00

5.00

Justice Center Fund $26.00

26.00

26.00

140.0011 -----

1.001 3.002 5.003 1.001

5.00 26.00 5.00 68.00

90.00 -----

5.00 26.00

----90.00

90.00

----1.001

1.001

5.00 -----

-----

26.00 15.00

15.00

-----

-----

-----

10.00

-----

-----

-----

-----

Total Filing Fee $230.00

230.00

222.00 230.00

224.00 171.00 116.00 166.00 166.00

105.00

70.00

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