Colorado

Civil Procedure

Rule 5 – Confidentiality of Court Record and Proceedings

(a) Court proceedings. All district court and appellate court proceedings shall be closed to the public. All hearings shall be held in a location where there is privacy and limited access.
(b) Court record. The entire district court and appellate court record relating to the petition, excluding any published decisions but including, without limitation, the petition, pleadings, submissions, transcripts, court reporter notes and tapes, tape recordings, exhibits, orders, evidence, findings, conclusions, and any other material to be maintained, shall be stored in a closed file contained in a sealed envelope and conspicuously marked “SEALED MATERIALS – CONFIDENTIAL.” The envelope shall be identified within the clerk’s office only through reference to the case number. Access to the court file shall be limited to essential court personnel, the minor, the minor’s attorney, any appointed guardian ad litem, and/or the court for use only in connection with court proceedings conducted under these rules. The court record shall not be open to public inspection or public disclosure, unless otherwise ordered by the court.

C.R.C.P. 5

Source: Entire chapter added and effective September 18, 2003.