§ 13-92-101. Legislative Declaration
The general assembly finds and declares that: Respondent parents’ counsel plays a critical role in helping achieve the best outcomes for children involved in dependency and neglect proceedings by providing effective legal representation for parents in dependency and neglect proceedings, protecting due process and statutory rights, presenting balanced information to judges, and promoting the preservation […]
§ 13-90-209. Privileged Communications
If a qualified interpreter is called upon to interpret privileged communications pursuant to section 13-90-107, the interpreter shall not testify without the written consent of the person who holds the privilege. Source: L. 87: Entire part R&RE, p. 572, § 1, effective April 23.
§ 13-90-210. Compensation
Subject to the appropriations available to the commission, a qualified interpreter or computer-aided realtime translation reporter provided pursuant to section 13-90-204 shall be entitled to compensation for his or her services, including waiting time and necessary travel and subsistence expenses. The amount of compensation shall be based on a fee schedule for qualified interpreters and […]
§ 13-90.5-101. Short Title
This article may be cited as the “Uniform Interstate Depositions and Discovery Act”. Source: L. 2008: Entire article added, p. 196, § 1, effective August 5.
§ 13-90.5-102. Definitions
As used in this article, unless the context otherwise requires: “Foreign jurisdiction” means a state other than this state. “Foreign subpoena” means a subpoena issued under authority of a court of record of a foreign jurisdiction. “Person” means an individual, corporation, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, limited liability company, association, joint venture, public corporation, government, […]
§ 13-90-117. Affirmation – Form – Perjury
A witness who desires it, at his option, instead of taking an oath may make his solemn affirmation or declaration by assenting when addressed in the following form: Assent to this affirmation shall be made by answer: “I do.” A false affirmation or declaration is perjury in the first degree. “You do solemnly affirm that […]
§ 13-90-117.5. Oath or Affirmation Taken by a Child
In lieu of an oath or affirmation, any child who testifies in any proceeding pursuant to section 13-90-106 (1)(b)(II) shall be asked the following: “Do you promise to tell the truth?”. The court, in its discretion, may accept any indication of assent to this question by the child. Source: L. 90: Entire section added, p. […]
§ 13-90-118. Witness Immunity
Whenever a witness refuses, on the basis of the privilege against self-incrimination, to testify or provide other information in a proceeding before or ancillary to a court or grand jury of the state of Colorado involving any laws of the state and the person presiding over the proceeding communicates to the witness an order as […]
§ 13-90-119. Privilege for Newsperson
As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires: “Mass medium” means any publisher of a newspaper or periodical; wire service; radio or television station or network; news or feature syndicate; or cable television system. “News information” means any knowledge, observation, notes, documents, photographs, films, recordings, videotapes, audiotapes, and reports, and the contents and […]
§ 13-90-104. Conversation of Deceased Partner
In any action, suit, or proceeding by or against any surviving partner or joint contractor, no adverse party or person adversely interested in the event thereof is a competent witness to testify, by virtue of section 13-90-101, to any admission or conversation by any deceased partner or joint contractor, unless one or more of the […]