Colorado § 13-1-114 Powers of court

Colorado Statutes

§ 13-1-114 — Powers of court

Colorado § 13-1-114

Title 13Courts

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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-1-114 (2026).

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(1)Every court has power:

(a)To preserve and enforce order in its immediate presence;

(b)To enforce order in the proceedings before it or before a person empowered to conduct a judicial investigation under its authority;

(c)To compel obedience to its lawful judgments, orders, and process and to the lawful orders of its judge out of court in action or proceeding pending therein;

(d)To control, in furtherance of justice, the conduct of its ministerial officers; and

(e)To preserve access to courthouses and court proceedings, prevent interruption of court proceedings, and enforce protection from civil arrest at a courthouse or on its environs pursuant to section 13-1-403.

(2)Any judge of any court, when he reasonably believes that there is a risk of violence in the court, sh

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(1) Every court has power:

(a) To preserve and enforce order in its immediate presence;

(b) To enforce order in the proceedings before it or before a person
empowered to conduct a judicial investigation under its authority;

(c) To compel obedience to its lawful judgments, orders, and process and to
the lawful orders of its judge out of court in action or proceeding pending therein;

(d) To control, in furtherance of justice, the conduct of its ministerial officers;
and

(e) To preserve access to courthouses and court proceedings, prevent
interruption of court proceedings, and enforce protection from civil arrest at a
courthouse or on its environs pursuant to section 13-1-403.

(2) Any judge of any court, when he reasonably believes that there is a risk of
violence in the court, shall immediately advise the law enforcement agency
designated to provide security for the court, and the law enforcement agency shall
determine and provide appropriate security measures consistent with the degree of
risk present. For the purpose of this subsection (2), a district or county judge shall
have the assistance of the county sheriff, and a municipal judge shall have the
assistance of the municipal police department. The court shall have discretion to
assess all or part of the expense incurred in implementing such security measures
as costs to be paid by the party or parties or other person or persons determined by
the court to have necessitated such security measures.

(3) Any county sheriff or municipal peace officer providing security for
persons involved in judicial proceedings in courts pursuant to subsection (2) of this
section shall be immune from civil liability for damages except for gross negligence
or reckless, wanton, or intentional misconduct.

Legislative History

Source: L. 1887: p. 216, � 428. Code 08: � 463. Code 21: � 464. Code 35: � 464. CRS 53: � 37-1-15. C.R.S. 1963: � 37-1-15. L. 86: (2) and (3) added, p. 673, � 1, effective July 1. L. 2020: (1)(d) amended and (1)(e) added, (SB 20-083), ch. 63, p. 218, � 2, effective March 23.