May 24, 2013

Electronic Filing Rule Under C.R.C.P. 121 and Rule 305.5 Amended by Colorado Supreme Court

On May 9, 2013, the Colorado Supreme Court issued Rule Change 2013(04). The changes affect C.R.C.P. 121, § 1-26, and Rule 305.5 of the Colorado Rules of County Court Civil Procedure.

The rule change deletes language from C.R.C.P. 121 and Rule 305.5 regarding addresses and contact information in the e-service database. The rule changes clarify that service must be made pursuant to C.R.C.P. 4 and 5, and delete the requirement that the serving party or serving party’s attorney must provide the best known address for each party served.

For a redline of the changes to C.R.C.P. 121, § 1-26, and Rule 305.5 of the Colorado Rules of County Court Civil Procedure, click here. For a complete list of the Supreme Court’s 2013 rule changes, click here.

Service, Process, and Electronic Filing Rules Amended by Colorado Supreme Court

On July 2, 2012, the Colorado Supreme Court released numerous updates to the Colorado Rules of Civil Procedure and the Colorado Rules of County Court Civil Procedure dealing with process, service of process, and the filing of pleadings. Amendments were made to the following rules:

  • CRCP Rule 4 – “Process”
  • CRCP Rule 5 – “Service and Filing of Pleadings and Other Papers”
  • CRCP Rule 121, Section 1-26 – “Electronic Filing and Serving System”
  • CRCCCP Rule 304 – “Service of Process”
  • CRCCCP Rule 305.5 – “Electronic Filing and Serving”

These amendments were adopted on June 21 and are effective immediately.

Click here to review the red line changes to these civil procedure rules, outlined as Rule Change 2012(10).

Colorado Rules of County Court Civil Procedure Are Amended

The Colorado Supreme Court recently made two amendments to the Colorado Rules of County Court Civil Procedure.

The first change, to Rule 307, “Motions and Pleadings,” deleted in its entirety subsection (b) regarding motions. The second change, to Rule 354, “Judgments; Costs,” made a minor change to the Rule’s language.

Redlines for both Rules changes appear in Rule Change 2010(6) (pdf), and were approved by the court, en banc, on April 5, 2010. The changes went into effect immediately.

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