C.R.S. Section 13-1-129
Preferential trial dates

(1)

In any civil action filed in any court of record in this state, the court shall grant a motion for a preferential trial date which is accompanied by clear and convincing medical evidence concluding that a party suffers from an illness or condition raising substantial medical doubt of survival of that party beyond one year and which satisfies the court that the interests of justice will be served by granting such motion for a preferential trial date.

(2)

In any civil action filed in any court of record in this state, the court may grant a motion for a preferential trial date upon the motion of a party who is a natural person at least seventy years of age and a finding by the court that such claim is meritorious, unless the court finds that such party does not have a substantial interest in the case as a whole.

(3)

A motion under this section may be filed and served at any time when the case is at issue and a party meets the requirements of subsection (1) or (2) of this section.

(4)

Upon the granting of a motion for a preferential trial date, the court shall set the case for trial not more than one hundred nineteen days from the date the motion was filed. The court shall establish an accelerated discovery schedule in all such cases. No continuance shall be granted beyond the one-hundred-nineteen-day period except for physical or mental disability of a party or a party’s attorney or upon a showing of other good cause. Any such continuance shall be for no more than one hundred nineteen days, and only one such continuance shall be granted to a party.

Source: Section 13-1-129 — Preferential trial dates, https://leg.­colorado.­gov/sites/default/files/images/olls/crs2023-title-13.­pdf (accessed Oct. 20, 2023).

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Clerks shall keep record books 13‑1‑102
Entries in records 13‑1‑103
Lost or destroyed records 13‑1‑104
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Procedure where probate records destroyed 13‑1‑106
Certified copy of record in supreme court or court of appeals 13‑1‑107
Costs of replacement 13‑1‑108
Judge may order adjournment 13‑1‑109
Court may appoint trustee 13‑1‑110
Appeal bond defective or insufficient 13‑1‑111
Courts of record 13‑1‑112
Clerk to keep seal 13‑1‑113
Seal - how attached 13‑1‑114
Powers of court 13‑1‑115
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Judicial holidays 13‑1‑119
Judgment record and register of actions open for inspection 13‑1‑119.5
Electronic access to name index and register of actions 13‑1‑120
Proceedings in English - abbreviations 13‑1‑121
Action not affected by vacancy 13‑1‑122
When judge shall not act unless by consent 13‑1‑123
Transfer of civil actions 13‑1‑123.5
Transfer of venue - actions involving related persons 13‑1‑124
Jurisdiction of courts 13‑1‑125
Service of process 13‑1‑126
Documents in court proceedings - designation by clerk of representative to attend court proceedings 13‑1‑127
Entities - school districts - legislative declaration - representation - definitions 13‑1‑129
Preferential trial dates 13‑1‑130
Reports of convictions to department of education 13‑1‑131
Speedy trial option in civil actions 13‑1‑132
Use of interactive audiovisual devices and communication technology in court proceedings 13‑1‑133
Use of recycled paper 13‑1‑134
Court automation system - juvenile or domestic actions 13‑1‑136
Civil protection orders - single set of forms 13‑1‑137
Reporting of data concerning juvenile proceedings 13‑1‑139
Court limitations on medication-assisted treatment - prohibited 13‑1‑140
Prohibition on issuing subpoena in connection with proceeding in another state 13‑1‑201
Legislative declaration 13‑1‑202
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Court security cash fund commission - creation - membership 13‑1‑204
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Underfunded courthouse facility cash fund commission - creation - membership 13‑1‑304
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Severability
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Current through Fall 2024

§ 13-1-129’s source at colorado​.gov