Jefferson County District Court, First Judicial District Filing Fees and Waivers

Applies to

Order for restitution

A filing fee is required for the restitution order unless an approved motion in forma pauperis is filed.

The required filing fee must be paid unless a motion in forma pauperis is filed and approved.

Applies to

Paper pleading

The clerk will reject and return mailed paper pleadings if the required scanning payment is not made.

If paper pleadings are received through the mail without payment, the clerk will not accept the paper filing and will return it along with a copy of this order to the attorney.

Applies to

Answer or other responsive pleading

The statutory filing fee is due when an interested party initially files an Answer or other responsive pleading to a Motion for Order Authorizing Sale, unless a Motion to Proceed in Forma Pauperis is granted.

NOW THEREFORE IT IS ORDERED THAT Chief Judge Order 2010-07 is REPEALED and the deputy Clerks shall resume assessment of the statutory filing fee pursuant to C.R.S. 13-32-101 upon initial filing of an Answer or other responsive pleading to a Motion for Order Authorizing Sale by an interested party. However, the filing fee may be waived if a Motion to Proceed in Forma Pauperis is granted.

Applies to

Transcript order

The requestor must either pay the transcript fees or obtain a court order approving a fee waiver.

It is the requestor’s responsibility to properly pay or obtain a court order approving waiver of the fees in ordering transcripts.

Applies to

Certified transcript

The only available document is a certified transcript, whose cost must be paid in advance or approved by one of the four listed government offices.

The only document that will be available is a certified transcript, the cost of which is either paid for in advance or is approved by the District Attorney's Office, the Attorney General's Office, the Office of the State Public Defender, and the Office of Alternate Defense Counsel.

Applies to

Paper pleadings

The clerk will not accept mailed paper pleadings if the scanning fee is unpaid and will return them with the order.

If paper pleadings are received through the mail without payment, the clerk will not accept the paper filing and will return it along with a copy of this order to the attorney.

Applies to

Post judgment fees

The filing fee and other post-judgment fees may be added as recoverable costs, with statutory interest, to outstanding restitution.

The filing fee, as well as any other post-judgment fees, may be added as recoverable costs to the outstanding restitution, together with the statutory interest rate.

Fee

$50

Applies to

Paper pleading

Attorneys who elect to file pleadings in paper format may be charged $50.00 per document for clerk scanning.

Attorneys who choose to file pleadings in paper format may be assessed a fee of $50.00 per document for the clerk to scan the pleadings into the record.

Applies to

Name change petition

A name-change petition must be filed in person at the clerk's office or by U.S. Mail with the required filing fee unless waived for indigency.

For NAME CHANGES, the petitioners shall file the name change petition in person at the clerk's office (or through the U.S. Mail), paying the required filing fee, unless waived due to indigency.

Fee

$50

Applies to

Pleadings

An attorney filing pleadings in paper format must pay $50 per document for the clerk to scan them into the record.

Attorneys who choose to file pleadings in paper format shall be assessed a fee of $50.00 per document for the clerk to scan the pleadings into the record.

Attorneys must verify that filing fees are correct before submitting a filing through ICCES.

It is the attorney's responsibility to verify that the correct filing fees are being assessed before you submit your filing via ICCES.

Applies to

Action filed by municipal agency

All fees are waived for actions filed by a municipal agency as plaintiff.

Any actions filed by a municipal agency as plaintiff will have all fees waived pursuant to Chief Justice Directive 06-01.

Applies to

Pro se filing

Pro se litigants are not charged an additional scanning and uploading fee because they do not have CCE access for all e-filing case types.

No additional fees will be charged to pro se litigants for scanning and uploading because pro se litigants do not have access to CCE for all e-filing case types.

Applies to

Opening dr case

No initial filing fee is assessed for a court-ordered DR case when a JV paternity or support case already exists.

No initial filing fee shall be assessed for opening a DR case where a JV Paternity or Support case already exists when the DR case is ordered to be opened by the court.

Applies to

Tape or cd copy

A district may sell available whole or partial audio recordings of a proceeding at the prevailing CJD rate in effect when the copy is ordered.

The district may sell a whole or partial copy of the proceeding if available on CD, disk or tape to the public at the prevailing rate prescribed by this CJD. The rate shall be that rate in effect at the time of ordering.

Applies to

Scanning and uploading

Pro se litigants are not charged an additional scanning and uploading fee except in Small Claims cases.

No additional fees will be charged to pro se litigants for scanning and uploading (except in Small Claims), because pro se litigants do not have access to ICCES for all e-filing case types.

Fee

$0.25

Applies to

Copies of e filed documents

Copies of e-filed documents may be purchased from court staff for $0.25 per page.

Copies of e-filed documents may be purchased from the court staff at twenty-five cents ($0.25) per page.