C.R.S. Section 13-5.7-105
Colorado access to justice cash fund

  • creation
  • funding sources
  • use of fund

(1)

Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a)

There is created in the state treasury the Colorado access to justice cash fund. The fund consists of money appropriated or transferred by the general assembly to the fund and any gifts, grants, or donations from private or public sources made to the commission for the purpose of this article 5.7.

(b)

Money in the fund is continuously appropriated to the commission for the purposes of this article 5.7. The state treasurer shall credit to the fund all interest and income derived from the investment and deposit of money in the fund. Any unexpended and unencumbered money remaining in the fund at the end of any fiscal year shall remain in the fund and must not be credited or transferred to the general fund or any other fund.

(c)

The commission may solicit, accept, and expend gifts, grants, or donations, including in-kind donations, from any source for the purposes of this article 5.7, and nothing in this title 13 prevents the commission from maintaining as a subsidiary or in other appropriate form an organization exempt from federal income tax under 26 U.S.C. sec. 501(c)(3).

(2)

The commission may use money in the fund for the implementation of this article 5.7 and in furtherance of the commission’s mission, including:

(a)

To compensate the commission’s staff and independent contractors;

(b)

To pay the costs of obtaining data and analyses from organizations and entities; and

(c)

To pay the commission members’ necessary expenses in performance of their duties.

Source: Section 13-5.7-105 — Colorado access to justice cash fund - creation - funding sources - use of fund, https://leg.­colorado.­gov/sites/default/files/images/olls/crs2023-title-13.­pdf (accessed May 26, 2025).

Current through Fall 2025

§ 13-5.7-105. Colo. access to justice cash fund's source at colorado​.gov