Weld County District Court Filing Fees and Waivers

CRITICALCriminal casesCourt notice

Fines and costs are due on the day assessed; failure to pay that day or establish and maintain a payment plan may result in additional fees, including time-payment, late-payment, and OJW fees.

Per statute fines and costs are due the day of assessment. If you are unable pay on the day of court, you may file an application for a payment plan with our collections department immediately following your court appearance. Failure to pay same day and/or set and maintain up a payment plan may result in additional penalties being added to your balance, including $25 time payment fee(s), $10 late payment fee(s) and $30 OJW fee(s) which could result in a hold on your driving privileges with the DMV.

CRITICALCivil cases

Applies to

Copy request

Copy requests must be prepaid or submitted by a CCE-jPOD letter that bills the requester’s account; prepayment may be by check or money order, and Visa or Mastercard is accepted at the counter.

All requests for copies shall be either pre-paid or by electronically filing a letter requesting copies through CCE-jPOD, which will directly bill the requesting party’s CCE-jPOD account for the copies. Pre-payment may also be made by check or money-order. The court also accepts Visa and Mastercard at the counter.

CRITICAL

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Response

If mediation does not produce an agreement, the defendant must pay the response filing fee.

But if no agreement is made, the Defendant must file their response and pay the filing fee.

CRITICAL

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Response

If you are the Defendant and you want to speak in court to defend yourself, you MUST file a Response (JDF 250) and pay the filing fee $26 or $41.

If you are the Defendant and you want to speak in court to defend yourself, you MUST file a Response (JDF 250) and pay the filing fee $26 or $41.

CRITICAL

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Civil infraction penalty assessment

The signer agrees to pay the listed fines, surcharges, and docket fees, and docket fees must be assessed if the fine and surcharge are unpaid within twenty days after the penalty assessment notice is issued.

I agree to pay the following fine(s), surcharges, and docket fees (docket fees, which include the court security cash fund surcharge, must be assessed if you did not pay the fine and surcharge within twenty days of the date the penalty assessment notice was issued).

CRITICAL

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Civil infraction payment

For civil infractions, applicable fines, surcharges, and docket fees are set by the statute describing the infraction.

The fine, surcharge, and docket fees when applicable, for a civil infraction shall be as set forth by the statutory section describing the civil infraction, which will be listed in a spreadsheet created by the State Court Administrator’s Office and available to all clerks processing civil infraction payments.

CRITICAL

Applies to

Counterclaim

The filing fee for a counterclaim is $31 or $46.

The filing fee with a counterclaim is $31 or $46.

CRITICAL

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Civil infraction payment

Payments for civil infractions involving Title 33 violations are payable to the Colorado Division of Parks and Wildlife.

Payments for civil infractions for Title 33 violations are payable to the Colorado Division of Parks and Wildlife.

CRITICALCivil cases

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Answer

An Answer must be accompanied by the appropriate filing fee.

Any Answer must be accompanied by the appropriate filing fee.

CRITICALCivil cases

After receiving a completed notice, the clerk must allow the applicant to proceed in forma pauperis in trial court without a court order, but may refer eligibility questions to a judge.

Upon receipt of a duly completed notice, the clerk of the court in which the case is filed is authorized and directed to allow the applicant to proceed in forma pauperis in trial court proceedings without a court order. The clerk of the court may refer any application to a judge of the court in which a matter is pending if there is any question about the eligibility of the applicant.

WARNINGCivil cases

Applies to

Answer

Do not send cash with an Answer and filing fee mailed to the Court.

PLEASE DO NOT SEND CASH.

WARNINGCivil cases

Applies to

Copy request

Copy requests must be prepaid; check or money order is preferred, and mailed requests must include a self-addressed stamped envelope with adequate return postage.

All requests for copies shall be pre-paid. The preferred, quickest, most cost-effective method is by pre-payment by check or money-order. The court will accept requests via U.S. mail, which shall include a self-addressed, stamped envelope with adequate postage for return of the requested copies. The court also accepts Visa and Mastercard at the counter. Once payment is received copies may be scanned or emailed upon request.

WARNINGCriminal casesCourt notice

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Ticket payment

For payable tickets, follow the payment instructions on the back and pay on time; otherwise, a court appearance will be required.

Some tickets are payable and do not require a court appearance. It is important you read the back of your ticket for payment information and follow the instructions to help ensure your ticket is paid in a timely manner. If you do not pay the ticket in a timely manner, a court appearance will be required.

WARNING

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Transcript

The transcript rate schedule sets per-page prices for ordinary state-paid and private-paid, expedited, hourly, and daily transcripts, including prices for party and non-party copies.

Ordinary Rate (State Paid) Original Price/page $3.00 Expedited Rate Original Price/page $3.75 Within 30 days or per Copy to Party Price/page $.00 (within 10 days) Copy to Party Price/page $.75 C.A.R. 11(a)&(d) Add'l Copy to Non-Party Price/page $.75 Add'l Copy to Non-Party Price/page $.75 Ordinary Rate (Private Paid) Original Price/page $3.00 Hourly Rate Original Price/page $6.25 Within 30 days or per Copy to Party Price/page $.75 (within 2 hours Copy to Party price/page $1.25 C.A.R. 11(a)&(d) Add'l Copy to Non-Party Price/page $.75 of adjournment) Add'l Copy to Non-Party Price/page $1.25 Daily Rate Original Price per page $5.25 Following adjournment & prior Copy to party Price per page $1.00 to normal opening hour of Add'l Copy to Non-Party Price/page $1.00 court the following morning

WARNING

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Transcript

Transcript preparation and the delivery time limits do not begin until satisfactory payment arrangements are made for required fees.

Transcripts will not be started and the time limits stated for delivery of transcripts will not commence until satisfactory payment arrangements are made for required fees.

WARNINGCivil cases

The court may allow a person who cannot afford the costs of a civil action or special proceeding to proceed without paying them.

Pursuant to § 13-60-103, C.R.S. if the court is satisfied that any person is unable to prosecute or defend any civil action or special proceeding because the person is poor and unable to pay the costs and expenses thereof, the court in its discretion may permit such person to commence and prosecute or defend an action or proceeding without the payment of costs.

WARNING

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Civil infraction payment

The clerk may accept civil-infraction payments before the appearance date only when the notice alleges a civil infraction and the charging document includes no non-civil-infraction charge.

To accept payment of fines and surcharges, and docket fees when applicable, for civil infractions prior to the person’s appearance date. The provisions of this order for the receipt of payment by the clerk of court for civil infractions prior to the appearance dates applies to cases where only a civil infraction is alleged on the notice, and not to cases where a non-civil infraction charge is included in the charging document.

INFO

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Unpaid court costs or fees

The Clerk of Court or designee may waive unpaid court costs or fees totaling $10 or less and then close the case, but may not apply this order to unpaid restitution.

The Clerk of Court or designee is hereby authorized to administratively waive any unpaid balance of court costs and/or fees in a case that total ten dollars or less, and thereafter close the case. This order does not apply to unpaid restitution.

INFO

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Counterclaim

A party may ask for a counterclaim filing fee waiver using JDF 205 and 206.

You may ask for a filing fee waiver (JDF 205 and 206).

INFOCivil cases

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Answer

A filer may apply to have the filing fee waived using the Court’s “File Without Payment” page.

If you want to apply to have the filing fee waived, then click on “File Without Payment page”.

INFO

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Response

The defendant may mediate without first filing a response or paying the response fee.

The court will let the Defendant mediate without filing and paying the response fee:

INFO

Applies to

Transcript

The listed transcript rates may change through amendments to CJD 05-03 by the Colorado Supreme Court.

The rates listed above are subject to change through amendments to CJD 05-03 by the Colorado Supreme Court.

INFO

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Scanning and uploading paper filings

Self-represented litigants will not be charged additional fees for scanning and uploading paper filings in criminal cases.

No additional fees shall be charged to self-represented litigants for scanning and uploading in criminal cases.

INFO

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Response

A defendant who qualifies may ask to have the response filing fee waived using JDF 205.

You may ask for the filing fee to be waived, if you qualify. (JDF 205).