§ 13-93-301 — License to practice necessary

(1) An individual shall not
practice as a legal paraprofessional without having previously obtained a license to
perform certain types of legal services as a licensed legal paraprofessional
pursuant to the supreme court's rules governing licensed legal paraprofessionals.

(2) Upon request of the supreme court or a representative of its office of
attorney regulation counsel, the Colorado bureau of investigation shall conduct a
state and national fingerprint-based criminal history record check of an applicant
utilizing records of the Colorado bureau of investigation and the federal bureau of
investigation. Upon completion of the criminal history record check, the Colorado
bureau of investigation shall provide the results to the requesting agency.

(3) Upon request of the supreme court or a representative of its office of
attorney regulation counsel, an applicant shall provide a name-based judicial
record check, as defined in section 22-2-119.3 (6)(d), if the applicant has a record of
arrest without a disposition.

(4) Local law enforcement agencies shall cooperate with any supreme court
request for records related to an applicant's criminal history.

Legislative History

Source: L. 2024: Entire part added, (HB 24-1291), ch. 131, p. 461, � 1, effective August 7.