Online Availability Of Judicial Opinions

The act requires the judicial department to publish opinions of the Colorado supreme court and the Colorado court of appeals online on or before March 1, 2024, but no earlier than July 1, 2023. The opinions must be published online in a searchable format and be available free of charge. Colorado supreme court and court of appeals opinions that are not published pursuant to state law or court rules are exempt from the online publishing requirement. The judicial department and the general assembly must each include a link to the opinions web page in a conspicuous place on their websites. The act appropriates $100,000 to the judicial department for information technology infrastructure. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)