18th Judicial District Court, Arapahoe County Electronic Filing Rules
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Electronic filing requirements, permitted filing channels, EFSP portals, and exceptions. This page is scoped to 18th Judicial District Court, Arapahoe County; use the court rules overview to switch categories without leaving this court.
Attorneys must electronically file in the State's E-Filing system for all case types in the 18th Judicial District except infraction and small claims cases.
the undersigned, in her capacity as Chief Judge, orders that for all case types in the 18th Judicial District, except for infraction and small claims cases1, all attorneys shall be subject to mandatory electronic filing (“E-Filing”) using the State's E-Filing system.
Paper files will not be initiated or maintained for new cases or subsequently filed pleadings.
A paper file will neither be initiated nor maintained on any new cases or subsequent filed pleadings.
The Chief Judge Order concerns mandatory electronic filing for attorneys.
25-05 Chief Judge Order 25-05 Mandatory Electronic Filing for Attorneys
All past, pending, and future Grand Jury cases in the 18th Judicial District are exempt from the electronic-filing requirement.
All past, pending, and future Grand Jury cases in the 18th Judicial District are exempt from the E-Filing requirement set forth in this CJO 25-05.
If a listed case type later becomes subject to mandatory e-filing, it must follow the e-filing procedures in BBP 17-03.
When any of those case types becomes subject to mandatory e-filing in this judicial district, that case type will follow the e-filing procedures set forth in BBP 17-03 and adopted in this CJO.
- Applies to
- Exhibits
BBP 17-03 governs exhibit handling in all e-filed cases in the Eighteenth Judicial District.
BBP 17-03 controls how exhibits are to be handled for all e-filed cases in the Eighteenth Judicial District.
BBP 14-02 continues to govern exhibits in listed case types not currently subject to mandatory e-filing.
BBP 14-02, “Exhibit Policies and Procedures,” will continue to apply to those case types in this judicial district that are not currently subject to mandatory e-filing: Small Claims (SC), Juvenile (JV), Juvenile Adoption (JA), ===== PAGE 2 ===== Juvenile Relinquishment (JR), and Mental Health (MH) cases.
Is electronic filing required in 18th Judicial District Court, Arapahoe County?
Yes. Electronic filing is required for the covered filings. Attorneys must electronically file in the State's E-Filing system for all case types in the 18th Judicial District except infraction and small claims cases.
Is electronic filing required in 18th Judicial District Court, Arapahoe County?
The rule addresses the filing channel for covered filings. BBP 17-03 governs exhibit handling in all e-filed cases in the Eighteenth Judicial District.
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