§ 13-93-302 — Scope of authority to practice

(1) A licensed legal
paraprofessional's scope of practice is limited to representing a client in:

(a) A legal separation, declaration of invalidity of marriage, or dissolution of
marriage or civil union;

(b) An initial allocation or modification of an allocation of parental
responsibility matter, including parentage determinations;

(c) A matter involving establishment or modification of child support or
maintenance;

(d) Seeking, modifying, or terminating a civil protection order pursuant to
article 14 of this title 13;

(e) A matter involving a name change pursuant to section 13-15-101; and

(f) A matter involving a request for an amended birth certificate to change
the sex designation of an adult pursuant to section 25-2-113.8.

(2) A licensed legal paraprofessional shall not:

(a) Engage in any tasks or activities that are prohibited by the Colorado
supreme court pursuant to court rules;

(b) Represent a client in matters governed by article 2.5, 3, 3.1, 3.3, 4.5, 5,
5.5, or 7 of title 19; or

(c) Represent a client in an immigration matter pursuant to section 6-1-727
unless authorized pursuant to federal law to represent an individual in immigration
matters.

Legislative History

Source: L. 2024: Entire part added, (HB 24-1291), ch. 131, p. 462, � 1, effective August 7.