Colorado § 13-32-102 Fees in probate proceedings - equal justice fee collection

Colorado Statutes

§ 13-32-102 — Fees in probate proceedings - equal justice fee collection

Colorado § 13-32-102

Title 13Courts

Art.Fees of Clerks of Court

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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-32-102 (2026).

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(1)On and after July 1, 2019, for services rendered by judges and clerks of district or probate courts in all counties of the state of Colorado in proceedings had pursuant to articles 10 to 17 of title 15, the court shall charge the following fees:

(a)Docket fee at the time of filing first papers in any decedent's estate eligible for summary administrative procedures under section 15-12-1203, or in any small estate of a person under disability qualifying under section 15-14-118, which estates involve no real property$ 83.00

(b)Docket fee at time of filing first papers in any estate not coming within the provisions of subsection (1)(a) of this section 199.00

(c)Additional fee payable by petitioner at time of filing petition for supervised administration of a decedent's estat

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(1)
On and after July 1, 2019, for services rendered by judges and clerks of district or
probate courts in all counties of the state of Colorado in proceedings had pursuant
to articles 10 to 17 of title 15, the court shall charge the following fees:

(a) Docket fee at the time of filing first papers in any decedent's estate
eligible for summary administrative procedures under section 15-12-1203, or in any
small estate of a person under disability qualifying under section 15-14-118, which
estates involve no real property$ 83.00

(b) Docket fee at time of filing first papers in any estate not coming within
the provisions of subsection (1)(a) of this section 199.00

(c) Additional fee payable by petitioner at time of filing petition for
supervised administration of a decedent's estate pursuant to sections 15-12-501
and 15-12-502, except for contested claims 198.00

(d) Docket fee to be paid by the claimant prior to hearing on any contested
claim, which fee is taxed by the district or probate court in the same manner as
costs in civil actions 198.00

(e) Registration fee for registration of trust pursuant to article 5 of

title 15 198.00

(f) Docket fee at time of filing first papers in each action relating to a trust
199.00

(g) Nonrefundable fee for any demand for notice filed pursuant to section

15-12-204 36.00

(h) A fee to be paid by the testator at the time of depositing a will with the
court during the testator's lifetime pursuant to section 15-11-515 18.00

(2) Repealed.

(3) to (5) (Deleted by amendment, L. 2008, p. 2129, � 8, effective June 4,
2008.)

(6) (a) Each fee collected pursuant to subsection (1)(a) of this section shall be
transmitted to the state treasurer and divided as follows:

(I) Repealed.

(II) On and after July 1, 2019, forty-eight dollars shall be deposited in the
judicial stabilization cash fund created in section 13-32-101 (6), five dollars shall be
deposited in the court security cash fund established pursuant to section 13-1-204,
fifteen dollars shall be deposited in the office of public guardianship cash fund
established pursuant to section 13-94-108 (1), and fifteen dollars shall be deposited
in the justice center cash fund created in section 13-32-101 (7)(a).

(b) Each fee collected pursuant to subsection (1)(b) of this section shall be
transmitted to the state treasurer and divided as follows:

(I) Repealed.

(II) On and after July 1, 2019, one hundred forty-three dollars shall be
deposited in the judicial stabilization cash fund created in section 13-32-101 (6), five
dollars shall be deposited in the court security cash fund established pursuant to
section 13-1-204, fifteen dollars shall be deposited in the justice center cash fund
created in section 13-32-101 (7)(a), thirty-five dollars shall be deposited in the office
of public guardianship cash fund established pursuant to section 13-94-108 (1), and
one dollar shall be deposited in the general fund pursuant to section 2-5-119.

(c) Each fee collected pursuant to subsection (1)(c) of this section shall be
transmitted to the state treasurer and divided as follows:

(I) Repealed.

(II) On and after July 1, 2019, one hundred forty-three dollars shall be
deposited in the judicial stabilization cash fund created in section 13-32-101 (6), five
dollars shall be deposited in the court security cash fund established pursuant to
section 13-1-204, thirty-five dollars shall be deposited in the office of public
guardianship cash fund established pursuant to section 13-94-108 (1), and fifteen
dollars shall be deposited in the justice center cash fund created in section 13-32-101 (7)(a).

(d) Each fee collected pursuant to subsection (1)(d) of this section shall be
transmitted to the state treasurer and divided as follows:

(I) Repealed.

(II) On and after July 1, 2019, one hundred forty-three dollars shall be
deposited in the judicial stabilization cash fund created in section 13-32-101 (6), five
dollars shall be deposited in the court security cash fund established pursuant to
section 13-1-204, thirty-five dollars shall be deposited in the office of public
guardianship cash fund established pursuant to section 13-94-108 (1), and fifteen
dollars shall be deposited in the justice center cash fund created in section 13-32-101 (7)(a).

(e) Each fee collected pursuant to subsection (1)(e) of this section shall be
transmitted to the state treasurer and divided as follows:

(I) Repealed.

(II) On and after July 1, 2019, one hundred forty-three dollars shall be
deposited in the judicial stabilization cash fund created in section 13-32-101 (6), five
dollars shall be deposited in the court security cash fund established pursuant to
section 13-1-204, thirty-five dollars shall be deposited in the office of public
guardianship cash fund established pursuant to section 13-94-108 (1), and fifteen
dollars shall be deposited in the justice center cash fund created in section 13-32-101 (7)(a).

(f) Each fee collected pursuant to subsection (1)(f) of this section shall be
transmitted to the state treasurer and divided as follows:

(I) Repealed.

(II) On and after July 1, 2019, one hundred forty-three dollars shall be
deposited in the judicial stabilization cash fund created in section 13-32-101 (6), five
dollars shall be deposited in the court security cash fund established pursuant to
section 13-1-204, fifteen dollars shall be deposited in the justice center cash fund
created in section 13-32-101 (7)(a), thirty-five dollars shall be deposited in the office
of public guardianship cash fund established pursuant to section 13-94-108 (1), and
one dollar shall be deposited in the general fund pursuant to section 2-5-119.

(g) Each fee collected pursuant to subsection (1)(g) of this section shall be
transmitted to the state treasurer and divided as follows:

(I) Repealed.

(II) On and after July 1, 2019, twenty-five dollars shall be deposited in the
judicial stabilization cash fund created in section 13-32-101 (6), six dollars shall be
deposited in the office of public guardianship cash fund established pursuant to
section 13-94-108 (1), and five dollars shall be deposited in the court security cash
fund established pursuant to section 13-1-204.

(h) Each fee collected pursuant to subsection (1)(h) of this section shall be
transmitted to the state treasurer and divided as follows:

(I) Repealed.

(II) On and after July 1, 2019, ten dollars shall be deposited in the judicial
stabilization cash fund created in section 13-32-101 (6), three dollars shall be
deposited in the office of public guardianship cash fund established pursuant to
section 13-94-108 (1), and five dollars shall be deposited in the court security cash
fund established pursuant to section 13-1-204.

(7) Beginning January 1, 2025, the court shall collect the equal justice fee in
the amount of thirty dollars on filings specified in subsections (1)(a), (1)(b), and (1)(f)
of this section on behalf of the equal justice authority and transmit the equal justice
fee in the manner specified in section 13-5.7-205 (2).

Legislative History

Source: L. 45: p. 329, �� 1 to 4. CSA: C. 66, � 23(1). CRS 53: � 56-5-2. L. 58: pp. 243, 249, �� 8, 19, 20. L. 60: p. 142, � 1. C.R.S. 1963: � 56-5-2. L. 64: p. 464, � 5. L. 67: p. 992, � 3. L. 74: Entire section R&RE, p. 273, � 1, effective July 1. L. 75: (1)(e) amended and (1)(f) added, p. 587, � 5, effective July 1. L. 84: (1)(a) to (1)(f) amended, p. 456, � 7, effective July 1. L. 87: (1)(b) to (1)(d) and (1)(f) amended, p. 562, � 5, effective July 1. L. 91: IP(1) amended, (1)(g) and (1)(h) added, and (2) repealed, pp. 380, 1443, �� 4, 3, 4, effective July 1. L. 94: (1)(h) amended, p. 1040, � 17, effective July 1, 1995. L. 95: (1)(b) to (1)(f) amended, p. 740, � 3, effective July 1, 1997. L. 2000: (1)(a) amended, p. 1833, � 5, effective January 1, 2001. L. 2003: (3) added, p. 571, � 2, effective March 18. L. 2007: (4) added, p. 1268, � 3, effective May 25; (5) added, p. 1534, � 20, effective May 31. L. 2008: Entire section amended, p. 2129, � 8, effective June 4. L. 2018: IP(1) and (1)(e) amended, (SB 18-180), ch. 169, p. 1192, � 5, effective January 1, 2019. L. 2019: (1), IP(6)(a), (6)(a)(II), IP(6)(b), (6)(b)(II), IP(6)(c), (6)(c)(II), IP(6)(d), (6)(d)(II), IP(6)(e), (6)(e)(II), IP(6)(f), (6)(f)(II), IP(6)(g), (6)(g)(II), IP(6)(h), and (6)(h)(II) amended, (HB 19-1045), ch. 366, p. 3363, � 4, effective July 1. L. 2024: (7) added, (HB 24-1286), ch. 339, p. 2297, � 5, effective June 3.