Colorado § 13-2-125 Purchase, distribution, and sale of reports

Colorado Statutes

§ 13-2-125 — Purchase, distribution, and sale of reports

Colorado § 13-2-125

Title 13Courts

Art.Supreme Court

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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-2-125 (2026).

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(1)Upon the publication of each volume of the reports of the supreme court and the court of appeals under contract with the judicial department, the publisher shall be responsible for distributing as many copies as are required to meet the needs of the state in accordance with a list provided by the librarian of the supreme court. Costs of mailing incurred in such distribution shall be borne by the state from appropriations made to the judicial department.

(2)The distribution pursuant to subsection (1) of this section shall include the following:

(a)State and territorial libraries, as directed by the librarian of the supreme court;

(b)The library of congress and of the United States supreme court;

(c)The attorney general and secretary of state of Colorado, and officials of

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(1) Upon the
publication of each volume of the reports of the supreme court and the court of
appeals under contract with the judicial department, the publisher shall be
responsible for distributing as many copies as are required to meet the needs of the
state in accordance with a list provided by the librarian of the supreme court. Costs
of mailing incurred in such distribution shall be borne by the state from
appropriations made to the judicial department.

(2) The distribution pursuant to subsection (1) of this section shall include the
following:

(a) State and territorial libraries, as directed by the librarian of the supreme
court;

(b) The library of congress and of the United States supreme court;

(c) The attorney general and secretary of state of Colorado, and officials of
the executive branch as required;

(d) District attorneys and judges of Colorado courts of record;

(e) The justices and reporter of the Colorado supreme court;

(f) The law library of the university of Colorado, and the library of any other
accredited law school in Colorado;

(g) Copies for use in the supreme court library and by the general assembly;

(h) Copies to be used for exchange purposes in the maintenance of the
supreme court library, as directed by the librarian of the supreme court;

(i) Office of legislative legal services.

(3) All copies distributed to offices and agencies of the state of Colorado are
at all times the property of the state and not the personal property of the
incumbents of the respective offices and shall be so marked as the property of the
state. This shall not apply to the justices and reporter of the supreme court as to
volumes prepared during their tenure of office.

(4) The publisher shall sell the reports of the supreme court and the court of
appeals to the public at a price which is set at the cost of the report plus a twenty
percent markup for handling. The publisher shall retain the markup charges and
remit to the state the costs of the reports sold as reimbursement to the general
fund for payment by the state of the expenses of publication thereof. The unsold
copies of all reports shall remain the property of the state and shall be returned by
the publisher to the secretary of state upon the termination of the contract for
publication. Until otherwise designated by law or order of the chief justice of the
Colorado supreme court, the secretary of state shall be the legal custodian of the
reports of the supreme court and the court of appeals. The secretary of state shall
sell any remaining copies of such reports to the public at such cost plus twenty
percent and transmit the sale proceeds to the state treasurer for deposit to the
credit of the general fund.

Legislative History

Source: L. 1891: p. 371, � 7. R.S. 08: � 1438. C.L. � 5653. L. 27: p. 680, � 1. CSA: C. 46, � 46. L. 37: p. 495, � 2. CRS 53: � 37-2-30. L. 63: p. 269, � 3. C.R.S. 1963: � 37-2-24. L. 75: (1), IP(2), and (4) amended, p. 850, � 2, effective July 1. L. 76: (1) and (4) amended, p. 515, � 1, effective April 19. L. 88: (2)(i) amended, p. 310, � 18, effective May 23.