[ Editor's note: This section is effective January 1, 2023. ] An electronic estate planning document certified by the state court administrator that is made from an original estate planning document is deemed to be the original of the document for all purposes under Colorado law.
Source: L. 2019: Entire article added, (HB 19-1229), ch. 252, p. 2441, § 1, effective January 1, 2023.
Structure Colorado Code
Title 15 - Probate, Trusts, and Fiduciaries
Article 23 - Colorado Electronic Preservation of Abandoned Estate Planning Documents Act
§ 15-23-102. Legislative Declaration
§ 15-23-105. Transfer of Possession to Creator
§ 15-23-106. Preservation of an Abandoned Original Estate Planning Document After Diligent Search
§ 15-23-108. Exculpation of Custodian
§ 15-23-109. Electronic Conversion and Filing
§ 15-23-110. Penalty of Perjury
§ 15-23-112. Reliance on Filing Statement
§ 15-23-113. Fees - Disposition - Appropriation - Cash Fund
§ 15-23-114. Duties of the State Court Administrator
§ 15-23-115. Destruction of Original Estate Planning Document
§ 15-23-116. Authenticity of Electronic Estate Planning Document
§ 15-23-118. Access to Filing Statement
§ 15-23-119. Access to Electronic Estate Planning Document Prior to Notification of Creator's Death