Colorado § 16-5-203 Furnishing witnesses' names

Colorado Statutes

§ 16-5-203 — Furnishing witnesses' names

Colorado § 16-5-203

Title 16Criminal

Art.Commencement of Criminal Action

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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 16-5-203 (2026).

Text

Whether a prosecution is
commenced by indictment, information, or felony complaint, the district attorney
shall make available to the defendant not later than twenty-one days after the
defendant's first appearance at the time of or following the filing of charges a
written list of the names and addresses of the witnesses then known to the district
attorney whom he or she intends to call upon at trial. The district attorney shall also
furnish the defendant in writing prior to trial the names and addresses of any
additional witnesses who have become known to him or her prior to trial and whom
he or she intends to call upon at trial, but this shall not preclude the calling of
witnesses whose names or the materiality of whose testimony are first learned by
the district attorney upon 

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Whether a prosecution is
commenced by indictment, information, or felony complaint, the district attorney
shall make available to the defendant not later than twenty-one days after the
defendant's first appearance at the time of or following the filing of charges a
written list of the names and addresses of the witnesses then known to the district
attorney whom he or she intends to call upon at trial. The district attorney shall also
furnish the defendant in writing prior to trial the names and addresses of any
additional witnesses who have become known to him or her prior to trial and whom
he or she intends to call upon at trial, but this shall not preclude the calling of
witnesses whose names or the materiality of whose testimony are first learned by
the district attorney upon the trial. However, the court may, in its discretion, enter
an order that denies the disclosure to the defendant of the names and addresses of
witnesses, or that requires the defense counsel not to disclose such information to
the defendant, subject to rule 16 part I (d)(2) and part III (d) of the Colorado rules of
criminal procedure. The names and addresses of witnesses who are the subject of
the order may be withheld pending a ruling of the court, but the prosecution shall
notify the defense counsel in writing that a motion to withhold witness information
has been filed and that such information will be withheld pending the court's order.
Where the defendant has not had or waived a preliminary hearing, there shall be
filed with the information the affidavit of some credible person verifying the
information upon the personal knowledge of the affiant that the offense was
committed.

Legislative History

Source: L. 72: R&RE, p. 215, � 1. C.R.S. 1963: � 39-5-203. L. 90: Entire section amended, p. 985, � 5, effective April 24. L. 95: Entire section amended, p. 464, � 8, effective July 1. L. 96: Entire section amended, p. 737, � 10, effective July 1. L. 2012: Entire section amended, (SB 12-175), ch. 208, p. 848, � 70, effective July 1.