Colorado § 13-93-202 Practice by law student intern

Colorado Statutes

§ 13-93-202 — Practice by law student intern

Colorado § 13-93-202

Title 13Courts

Art.Attorneys-at-law

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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-93-202 (2026).

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(1)An eligible law student intern, as specified in section 13-93-203, may appear and participate in any civil proceeding in any municipal, county, or district court or before any administrative agency in this state or in any county or municipal court criminal proceeding, except when the defendant has been charged with a felony, or in any juvenile proceeding in any municipal or county court or before any magistrate in any juvenile or other proceeding or any parole revocation under the following circumstances:

(a)If the person on whose behalf he or she is appearing has indicated his or her consent to that appearance and the law student intern is under the supervision of a supervising lawyer, as specified in section 13-93-205;

(b)When representing the office of the state public d

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(1) An eligible law student
intern, as specified in section 13-93-203, may appear and participate in any civil
proceeding in any municipal, county, or district court or before any administrative
agency in this state or in any county or municipal court criminal proceeding, except
when the defendant has been charged with a felony, or in any juvenile proceeding in
any municipal or county court or before any magistrate in any juvenile or other
proceeding or any parole revocation under the following circumstances:

(a) If the person on whose behalf he or she is appearing has indicated his or
her consent to that appearance and the law student intern is under the supervision
of a supervising lawyer, as specified in section 13-93-205;

(b) When representing the office of the state public defender and its clients,
if the person on whose behalf he or she is appearing has indicated his or her
consent to that appearance and the law student intern is under the supervision of
the public defender or one of his or her deputies; and

(c) On behalf of the state or any of its departments, agencies, or institutions,
a county, a city, or a town, with the written approval and under the supervision of
the attorney general, attorney for the state, county attorney, district attorney, city
attorney, town attorney, or authorized legal services organization. A general
approval for the law student intern to appear, executed by the appropriate
supervising attorney pursuant to this subsection (1)(c), shall be filed with the clerk
of the applicable court and brought to the attention of the judge thereof.

(2) The consent or approval referred to in subsection (1) of this section,
except a general approval, shall be made in the record of the case and shall be
brought to the attention of the judge of the court or the presiding officer of the
administrative tribunal.

(3) In addition to the activities authorized in subsection (1) of this section, an
eligible law student intern may engage in other activities under the general
supervision of a supervising lawyer, including but not limited to the preparation of
pleadings, briefs, and other legal documents that must be approved and signed by
the supervising lawyer and assistance to indigent inmates of correctional
institutions who have no attorney of record and who request such assistance in
preparing applications and supporting documents for postconviction relief.