Fees

As required by C.R.S. §§ 13-32-102 and 104, the Denver Probate Court assesses the following fees:

Certifying or exemplifying a paper - $20.75

Category	CRS Reference	Total Filing Fee
1. 1st filings including: Decedent’s Estate (Formal & Informal) Guardianship Conservatorship Personal Injury Settlement Petition to Accept Transfer	13-32-102(1)(b)	$164.00
2. Additional fee for supervised administration (except contested claims)	13-32-102(1)(c)	163.00
3. Petition for Allowance of Claim	13-32-102(1)(d)	163.00
4. Trust Registration Statement	13-32-102(1)(e)	163.00
5. Petition for Trust Action	13-32-102(1)(f)	164.00
6. Registration of Foreign Guardianship and/or Conservatorship	15-14.5-401 13-53-106	166.00
7. Testator deposit of will	13-32-102(1)(h); 15-11-515	15.00
8. Demand for Notice	13-32-102(1)(g); 15-12-204	30.00
9. Small estate	13-32-102(1)(a)	68.00
10. Public Administrator Statement Less than $500.00 $500.00 but less than $2,000.00 $2,000.00 or more	15-12-623(1)(a)	15.00 95.00
11. Jury demand fee	13-71-144	190.00

District & County Court Miscellaneous Fees

Category	CRS or other Reference	Total Fee
1. Issuing and docketing an execution	13-32-104(1)(b)	$45.00
2. Certificate of Dismissal or no suit pending	13-32-104(1)(c)	20.00
3. Certificate of Satisfaction of Judgment	13-32-104(1)(d)	20.00
4. Certifying a copy of any record, proceeding, or paper on file	13-32-104(1)(f)	20.00
5. Preparing and issuing Transcript of Judgment	13-32-104(1)(g)	25.00
6. Certificate of Exemplification of any record, proceeding, or paper on file	13-32-104(1)(h)	20.00
7. Writ of Garnishment	13-32-104(1)(j)	45.00
8. Writ of Attachment	13-32-104(1)(k)	65.00
9. Returned check “insufficient funds”	13-32-104(2)	50.00
10. Copies of documents – Filed with the Court	13-32-104(1)(a)	.75 per page or ($1.50 if double-sided)
11. Copies of documents – Not filed with the Court, i.e. Coin-op machine	Judicial Department Fiscal Rules	.25 per page or (.50 if double sided)
12. Fax Fee	Judicial Department Fiscal Rules	$1.00 per page for pleadings and motions.
13. Forms and Form Packets Protection Order forms and packets shall be free.	Judicial Department Fiscal Rules	$.75 per page or $1.50 if double-sided. Packets not to exceed $25.00
14. Scanning Fee (Applicable where E-filing is Mandatory)	Judicial Department Fiscal Rules	$50.00 per document per CRCP 121 & CJD 05-02
15. Tape or CD Transcript Duplication	Judicial Department Fiscal Rules	$35.00 per duplication
16. Search/Retrieval Fee	Chief Justice Directive (CJD) 06-01	Charges assessed per the CJD

Requests for Court Documentation

All requests for copies, certifications, authentications and exemplifications of court documents, must be made by mail or in person, and must be pre-paid. Telephone requests will not be accepted.

COPIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 0.75 per page

CERTIFICATION . . . . . . . . . . $ 20.75
(includes a single and/or group of documents)

EXEMPLIFICATION . . . . . . . . . $ 20.75
(includes a single and/or group of documents)

Court documentation to be returned by mail will require a stamped, self-addressed envelope. Requests for more than a five-page document will require a larger, self-addressed envelope with proper postage.

If you are unsure of the amount of postage, you may include the stamps inside the envelope, or ask the court to include the postage amount in your check.

In the event you are not sure of the number of pages you are requesting or the proper postage, enclose a check payable to the court and leave the amount on the check blank. Somewhere on the face of the check write: "NOT TO EXCEED $30.00." A receipt for the total amount will be returned with your copies.

If you have any further questions, please contact the court at (720) 865-8310.

To see a complete list of all filing fees, surcharges, and costs in Colorado State Courts go to:
http://www.courts.state.co.us/userfiles/File/Self_Help/Fees_Table_with_Surcharge_FY_2009.pdf