Colorado Code § 13-32-102

Fees in probate proceedings - equal justice fee collection
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(1) On and
after July 1, 2019, for services rendered by judges and clerks of district or probate courts in all
counties of the state of Colorado in proceedings had pursuant to articles 10 to 17 of title 15, the
court shall charge the following fees:
(a) Docket fee at the time of filing first papers in any decedent's estate eligible for
summary administrative procedures under section 15-12-1203, or in any small estate of a person
under disability qualifying under section 15-14-118, which estates involve no real property$ 
83.00
(b) Docket fee at time of filing first papers in any estate not coming within the
provisions of subsection (1)(a) of this section 199.00
(c) Additional fee payable by petitioner at time of filing petition for supervised
administration of a decedent's estate pursuant to sections 15-12-501 and 15-12-502, except for
contested claims 198.00
(d) Docket fee to be paid by the claimant prior to hearing on any contested claim, which
fee is taxed by the district or probate court in the same manner as costs in civil actions 198.00
(e) Registration fee for registration of trust pursuant to article 5 of
title 15 198.00
(f) Docket fee at time of filing first papers in each action relating to a trust 199.00
(g) Nonrefundable fee for any demand for notice filed pursuant to section
15-12-204 36.00
(h) A fee to be paid by the testator at the time of depositing a will with the court during
the testator's lifetime pursuant to section 15-11-515 18.00
(2) Repealed.
(3) to (5) (Deleted by amendment, L. 2008, p. 2129, § 8, effective June 4, 2008.)
(6) (a) Each fee collected pursuant to subsection (1)(a) of this section shall be
transmitted to the state treasurer and divided as follows:
(I) Repealed.
(II) On and after July 1, 2019, forty-eight dollars shall be deposited in the judicial
stabilization cash fund created in section 13-32-101 (6), five dollars shall be deposited in the
court security cash fund established pursuant to section 13-1-204, fifteen dollars shall be
deposited in the office of public guardianship cash fund established pursuant to section 13-94-
108 (1), and fifteen dollars shall be deposited in the justice center cash fund created in section
13-32-101 (7)(a).
(b) Each fee collected pursuant to subsection (1)(b) of this section shall be transmitted to
the state treasurer and divided as follows:
(I) Repealed.
(II) On and after July 1, 2019, one hundred forty-three dollars shall be deposited in the
judicial stabilization cash fund created in section 13-32-101 (6), five dollars shall be deposited in
the court security cash fund established pursuant to section 13-1-204, fifteen dollars shall be
deposited in the justice center cash fund created in section 13-32-101 (7)(a), thirty-five dollars
shall be deposited in the office of public guardianship cash fund established pursuant to section
13-94-108 (1), and one dollar shall be deposited in the general fund pursuant to section 2-5-119.
(c) Each fee collected pursuant to subsection (1)(c) of this section shall be transmitted to
the state treasurer and divided as follows:
(I) Repealed.
(II) On and after July 1, 2019, one hundred forty-three dollars shall be deposited in the
judicial stabilization cash fund created in section 13-32-101 (6), five dollars shall be deposited in
the court security cash fund established pursuant to section 13-1-204, thirty-five dollars shall be
deposited in the office of public guardianship cash fund established pursuant to section 13-94-
108 (1), and fifteen dollars shall be deposited in the justice center cash fund created in section
13-32-101 (7)(a).
(d) Each fee collected pursuant to subsection (1)(d) of this section shall be transmitted to
the state treasurer and divided as follows:
(I) Repealed.
(II) On and after July 1, 2019, one hundred forty-three dollars shall be deposited in the
judicial stabilization cash fund created in section 13-32-101 (6), five dollars shall be deposited in
the court security cash fund established pursuant to section 13-1-204, thirty-five dollars shall be
deposited in the office of public guardianship cash fund established pursuant to section 13-94-
108 (1), and fifteen dollars shall be deposited in the justice center cash fund created in section
13-32-101 (7)(a).
(e) Each fee collected pursuant to subsection (1)(e) of this section shall be transmitted to
the state treasurer and divided as follows:
(I) Repealed.
(II) On and after July 1, 2019, one hundred forty-three dollars shall be deposited in the
judicial stabilization cash fund created in section 13-32-101 (6), five dollars shall be deposited in
the court security cash fund established pursuant to section 13-1-204, thirty-five dollars shall be
deposited in the office of public guardianship cash fund established pursuant to section 13-94-
108 (1), and fifteen dollars shall be deposited in the justice center cash fund created in section
13-32-101 (7)(a).
(f) Each fee collected pursuant to subsection (1)(f) of this section shall be transmitted to
the state treasurer and divided as follows:
(I) Repealed.
(II) On and after July 1, 2019, one hundred forty-three dollars shall be deposited in the
judicial stabilization cash fund created in section 13-32-101 (6), five dollars shall be deposited in
the court security cash fund established pursuant to section 13-1-204, fifteen dollars shall be
deposited in the justice center cash fund created in section 13-32-101 (7)(a), thirty-five dollars
shall be deposited in the office of public guardianship cash fund established pursuant to section
13-94-108 (1), and one dollar shall be deposited in the general fund pursuant to section 2-5-119.
(g) Each fee collected pursuant to subsection (1)(g) of this section shall be transmitted to
the state treasurer and divided as follows:
(I) Repealed.
(II) On and after July 1, 2019, twenty-five dollars shall be deposited in the judicial
stabilization cash fund created in section 13-32-101 (6), six dollars shall be deposited in the
office of public guardianship cash fund established pursuant to section 13-94-108 (1), and five
dollars shall be deposited in the court security cash fund established pursuant to section 13-1-
204.
(h) Each fee collected pursuant to subsection (1)(h) of this section shall be transmitted to
the state treasurer and divided as follows:
(I) Repealed.
(II) On and after July 1, 2019, ten dollars shall be deposited in the judicial stabilization
cash fund created in section 13-32-101 (6), three dollars shall be deposited in the office of public
guardianship cash fund established pursuant to section 13-94-108 (1), and five dollars shall be
deposited in the court security cash fund established pursuant to section 13-1-204.
(7) Beginning January 1, 2025, the court shall collect the equal justice fee in the amount
of thirty dollars on filings specified in subsections (1)(a), (1)(b), and (1)(f) of this section on
behalf of the equal justice authority and transmit the equal justice fee in the manner specified in
section 13-5.7-205 (2).

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