Boulder County District Court Filing Rules

An extreme risk protection order must include specified grounds, dates, court information, firearm relinquishment requirements, and the prescribed statement to the respondent.

The officer serving the order must file the receipt or, if no firearms were taken into custody, a statement within 72 hours after service of the order.

The Family Court Facilitator will forward status-conference requests to the judicial officer when appropriate.

The hearing notice and petition must be served on the respondent under Colorado Rule of Civil Procedure 4 or Rule 304 of the Colorado Rules of County Court Civil Procedure.

Counsel must promptly e-file pleadings and exhibits that are submitted in open court.

The total fine, surcharges, and court costs due for this plea are $96.00.

Cases not tried or otherwise eliminated through the trial-setting process will be continued by the Court to a later trial week.

The Petition should be filed publicly and should not include the individual's medical or mental health information.

Sensitive records defined by CJD 16-03 require special handling and secure storage under that directive’s detailed rules.

The Court discourages evidence-driven motions in limine that cannot be resolved before trial and permits the issue to be flagged in a trial brief instead.

Parties seeking additional court review must file the writ or legal process together with a motion and proposed order.

A party filing a Summary of Discovery Dispute must limit it to two pages.

Before providing a courtesy copy of a pleading when time is of the essence, parties or attorneys must contact the judicial assistant.