Supreme Court of Colorado

Office of the Chief Justice

Amended Jury Reporting Order

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CHIEF JUDGE ORDER NO.  2020-17

Full order: CJO 2020-17.docx

Ordering the Temporary Suspension of the Personal Appearance Requirement for Notarization due to the Presence of COVID-19

D 2020 017 EXECUTIVE ORDER Ordering Coloradans to Stay at Home Due to the Presence of COVID-19 in the State.pdf

AMENDED PUBLIC HEALTH ORDER 20-24 IMPLEMENTING STAY AT HOME.pdf

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The CO Department of Health and the Environment hosts a page with the executive orders and public health orders released by the governor this month, as well as interpretations of the orders. 

https://covid19.colorado.gov/public-health-executive-orders-explained

The Fourth Judicial District Chief Judge has ordered the front doors of the courthouse to be closed and locked at 2 pm.   All cases that may have been set at any time after 1:30pm, will ALL be moved to a 1:30 start time… i.e. a PTRD normally set at 2:30pm in Div 22, will now be set at 1:30pm.

Public Doors close at 2 pm.

Employee/Attorney doors close at 215 pm.

If you are not in the building by the above times, to include telling your clients, victims, and witnesses to be in the building, they will be locked out.

These restrictions will remain in effect further Order of the Chief Judge.

Given the current pandemic, Colorado Legal Services will no longer be taking in-person applications. However, applicants may apply by phone by calling (719) 471-0380, or online at applyonlinecls.org.

If the legal issue isn't urgent, please ask applicants to call back after April 6th. Please let applicants know that our response time may be delayed. Our ability to provide full representation may also be limited, but we will do our best to continue to provide legal advice, information, and brief services to as many eligible applicants as possible.

Colorado Legal Services is suspending all in person in-person outreach clinics, courthouse clinics, and walk-in applications, until at least April 6, 2020. Colorado Legal Services will review this decision and may continue or modify this decision, as circumstances warrant. I will send out email updates as they are available.

Thank you for your patience and understanding as we work to take steps to help reduce risk to applicants, clients, staff, and volunteers. 

The Colorado Springs Municipal Court is closed to the public effective Thursday, March 19th, until further notice.  Even though the court will be closed to the public, there will be staff available to take your phone calls to answer questions and to re-schedule court hearings by phone or email.  The court and probation departments provide important and essential services to the public, and it is our goal to provide service to the fullest extent possible. Please contact Municipal Court at (719) 385-5922 to speak with a clerk regarding your case. 

If you have an appointment with Probation or a concern regarding probation due dates, please contact Probation at 719-385-5923 Monday through Friday during the hours of 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

If you have been scheduled for Jury duty, please contact the Jury Commissioner at 719-385-5926 Monday through Friday during the hours of 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

You may be able to resolve your case by mail disposition.  If you would like to pursue this option please visit https://coloradosprings.gov/municipal-court/webform/mail-disposition-form for additional information and to complete the mail disposition form.

Mountain Metro is experiencing a shortage of reporting bus drivers. Fixed route bus service reductions are being implemented at noon today as follows:

• There are no cuts to the ADA Paratransit service
• Eliminate Route #40 that goes to the north Pikes Peak Community College campus.  PPCC is closed.
• Route #1 (South Academy to Downtown) will go from 15 minute to 30 minute frequency
• Route #27 (Citadel to PPCC South Campus along Academy Blvd) will go from 15 minute frequency to 30 minute frequency

Mountain Metropolitan Transit provides local fixed-route bus service and Metro Mobility ADA paratransit service for Colorado Springs and the Pikes Peak region. All buses use clean diesel technology and are wheelchair-lift equipped. Mountain Metropolitan Transit also provides other services such as Metro Rides’ ridesharing, vanpool, and bicycling programs. For added convenience, there are bike racks on all buses for riders who want to utilize the bike-n-bus program. For additional information regarding Mountain Metropolitan Transit please visit www.mmtransit.com(link is external)(link is external), or call (719) 385-RIDE (7433).