Colorado Supreme Court Rules Committees, 0320 COBJ, Vol. 49, No. 3 Pg. 72

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Colorado Supreme Court Rules Committees

Vol. 49, No. 3 [Page 72]

Colorado Lawyer

March, 2020

COURT BUSINESS

Notice of Public Hearing and Request for Comments Colorado Rules of Criminal Procedure

Hearing to be Held: Tuesday, April 14, 2020 at 3:00 p.m. Deadline for Comments: Friday, April 3, 2020 at 4:00 p.m.

The Colorado Supreme Court will conduct a public hearing on proposed Rule 55.1 of The Colorado Rules of Criminal Procedure on Tuesday, April 14, 2020 at 3:00 p.m. in the Colorado Supreme Court Courtroom, 2 East 14^th Avenue, Denver, Colorado. Persons wishing to speak at the hearing should notify the Clerk of Court, Cheryl Stevens, by email, cheryl.stevens@judicial.state.co.us, or by telephone, (720) 625-5150, no later than Monday, April 6, 2020 at 4:00 p.m.

The Colorado Supreme Court also requests written public comments by any interested person on the proposed Rule 55.1 of The Colorado Rules of Criminal Procedure. Written comments should be submitted to Cheryl Stevens, Clerk of the Supreme Court. Comments may be mailed or delivered to 2 East 14th Avenue, Denver, CO 80203, or emailed to cheryl.stevens@judicial.state.co.us and received no later than 4:00 p.m. on Friday, April 3, 2020. The Clerk will post written comments on the Colorado Supreme Court’s website.

By the Court:

Carlos A. Samour, Jr. Justice, Colorado Supreme Court

Note: The proposed amendments can be found on the Court’s website at https://www.courts.state.co.us/Courts/ Supreme_Court/Rule_Changes.cfm

Rule 55.1. Access to Court Records in Criminal Cases

(a) Court records in criminal cases are presumed to be accessible to the public. Unless a court record or any part of a court record is otherwise inaccessible to the public pursuant to statute, rule, regulation, chief justice directive, or court order, the court may deny the public access to a court record or to any part of a court record only in compliance with this rule.

(1) Motion Requesting to Limit Public Access. A party may file a motion requesting that the court limit public access to a court record or to any part of a court record by making it inaccessible to the public or by allowing only a redacted copy of it to be accessible to the public. A party seeking to limit public access to a court record or to any part of a court record must file a motion pursuant to this rule and serve it on any opposing party. An opposing party...