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Small Claims Filing Checklist for Colorado County Court

What a Colorado county court expects in a self-prepared small claims filing of up to 7,500 dollars, page by page, and the reasons clerks most often return one.

Colorado

How it works

  1. Write the caption: the county court, the county, your full name and street address, and the respondent's full name and street address.
  2. Set the page: Letter paper, 1 inch margins on all four sides, Times New Roman 12 point, double spaced.
  3. Number the paragraphs continuously from 1, one event per paragraph, in date order.
  4. Sign in ink with your name, address and telephone number beneath the signature, and add a certificate of service for anything filed after the first document.
  5. Prepare one copy per other party plus one copy for the court file, and number attachments from 1 with an index page.

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How much can I claim in Colorado county court small claims?

Up to 7,500 US dollars, excluding interest and costs. A larger claim has to be filed in district court instead.

Does a Colorado small claims filing have to be typed?

It must be legible and on paper, in ink if handwritten. A typed filing at 12 point with 1 inch margins is the format clerks process without questions, and this tool produces that format.

Do I need to send a copy to the other side?

For anything you file after the first document, a certificate of service must state when and how a copy was delivered to every other party.

Format requirements for this court

Papers filed in Colorado county court use Letter size paper, 8.5 by 11 inches. Colorado Rules of Civil Procedure, Rule 121, section 1-11 (form of pleadings and other papers)
A margin of 1 inch is kept on all four sides of the page. Colorado Rules of Civil Procedure, Rule 121, section 1-11 (form of pleadings and other papers)
Paragraphs are numbered continuously from 1 through the whole document. Colorado Rules of Civil Procedure, Rule 121, section 1-11 (form of pleadings and other papers)
Every paper filed must carry the signature of the party filing it. Colorado Rules of Civil Procedure, Rules 10 and 11 (form of pleadings; signing of pleadings, motions and other papers)
Colorado courts keep their records in English, so the document set is prepared in English. Colorado Rules of Civil Procedure, Rule 121, section 1-11 (form of pleadings and other papers)
One copy goes to each other party and one copy is kept for the court file. Colorado Rules of Civil Procedure, Rule 5 (service and proof of service)

Every format rule is listed with its source so you can check it yourself.

Every format rule is listed with its source so you can check it yourself.