Colorado § 13-3-108 Maintenance of court facilities - capital improvements

Colorado Statutes

§ 13-3-108 — Maintenance of court facilities - capital improvements

Colorado § 13-3-108

Title 13Courts

Art.Judicial Departments

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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-3-108 (2026).

Text

(1)The board of county commissioners in each county shall continue to have the responsibility of providing and maintaining adequate courtrooms and other court facilities including janitorial service, except as otherwise provided in this section.

(2)The court administrator, subject to the approval of the chief justice, shall prepare annually a capital construction budget. The capital construction budget shall specify: The additional court housing facilities required for each court; the estimated cost of such additional structures or facilities and whether such additional court structures or facilities will include space used by other governmental units for nonjudicial purposes; and a detailed report on the present court facilities currently in use and the reasons for their inade

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(1) The
board of county commissioners in each county shall continue to have the
responsibility of providing and maintaining adequate courtrooms and other court
facilities including janitorial service, except as otherwise provided in this section.

(2) The court administrator, subject to the approval of the chief justice, shall
prepare annually a capital construction budget. The capital construction budget
shall specify: The additional court housing facilities required for each court; the
estimated cost of such additional structures or facilities and whether such
additional court structures or facilities will include space used by other
governmental units for nonjudicial purposes; and a detailed report on the present
court facilities currently in use and the reasons for their inadequacy.

(3) (Deleted by amendment, L. 97, p. 1482, � 38, effective June 3, 1997.)

(4) (a) The chief justice is authorized to approve payment of state funds for
the construction of any capital improvement facilities to be used for judicial
purposes authorized and approved by the general assembly.

(b) The court administrator, with the approval of the chief justice, shall enter
into leasing agreements with the governing body of the appropriate local unit of
government when joint construction is authorized, or when the approved facilities
are also to be used for nonjudicial purposes. The leasing agreement shall provide
for the payment of state funds for that portion of the construction costs related to
the operation of the courts.

(5) Construction or remodeling of any court or court-related facility shall be
commenced only with prior approval of the chief justice of the Colorado supreme
court after consultation with the board of county commissioners; except that a
board of county commissioners, at its discretion, may take such actions.

Legislative History

Source: L. 69: p. 247, � 4. C.R.S. 1963: � 37-11-10. L. 72: p. 591, � 57. L. 75: (5) added, p. 565, � 1, effective July 1; (5) added, p. 558, � 9, effective July 1. L. 78: (2) and (3) amended, p. 261, � 43, effective May 23. L. 97: (2) and (3) amended, p. 1482, � 38, effective June 3. L. 2006: (5) amended, p. 142, � 7, effective August 7.