Colorado § 13-3-106 Judicial department operating budget - fiscal procedures

Colorado Statutes

§ 13-3-106 — Judicial department operating budget - fiscal procedures

Colorado § 13-3-106

Title 13Courts

Art.Judicial Departments

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Bluebook

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-3-106 (2026).

Text

(1)(a) The court administrator, subject to the approval of the chief justice, shall prepare annually a consolidated operating budget for all courts of record subject to the provisions of section 13-3-104, such budget to be known as the judicial department operating budget.

(b)The court administrator, subject to the approval of the chief justice, shall prepare an annual budget request upon forms and according to procedures agreed to by the executive director of the department of personnel and the joint budget committee of the general assembly. The budget request documents and such additional information as may be requested shall be submitted to the department of personnel and the joint budget committee according to the same time schedule for budgetary review and analysis requi

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(1) (a)
The court administrator, subject to the approval of the chief justice, shall prepare
annually a consolidated operating budget for all courts of record subject to the
provisions of section 13-3-104, such budget to be known as the judicial department
operating budget.

(b) The court administrator, subject to the approval of the chief justice, shall
prepare an annual budget request upon forms and according to procedures agreed
to by the executive director of the department of personnel and the joint budget
committee of the general assembly. The budget request documents and such
additional information as may be requested shall be submitted to the department of
personnel and the joint budget committee according to the same time schedule for
budgetary review and analysis required of all executive agencies. The governor
shall include recommendations for court appropriations as part of his or her regular
budget message and according to section 24-37-301, C.R.S. The general assembly,
upon recommendation of the joint budget committee, shall make appropriations to
courts based on an evaluation of the budget request and the availability of state
funds.

(2) The court administrator, subject to the approval of the chief justice, shall
prescribe the procedures to be used by the judicial department and each court of
record subject to the provisions of section 13-3-104, with respect to:

(a) The preparation of budget requests;

(b) The disbursement of funds appropriated to the judicial department by the
general assembly;

(c) The purchase of forms, supplies, equipment, and other items as
authorized in the judicial department operating budget; and

(d) Any other matter relating to fiscal administration.

(3) The court administrator shall consult with the state controller in the
preparation of regulations pertaining to budgetary and fiscal procedures and forms
and the disbursement of funds.

Legislative History

Source: L. 69: p. 246, � 4. C.R.S. 1963: � 37-11-8. L. 72: p. 590, � 56. L. 76: (1)(b) amended, p. 301, � 28, effective May 20. L. 83: (1)(b) amended, p. 971, � 27, effective July 1, 1984. L. 95: (1)(b) amended, p. 638, � 24, effective July 1.