Colo. Rev. Stat. § 14-5-318

Current through Chapter 519 of the 2024 Legislative Session and Chapter 2 of the 2024 First Extraordinary Session

Section 14-5-318 - Assistance with discovery

A tribunal of this state may:

(1) Request a tribunal outside this state to assist in obtaining discovery; and

(2) Upon request, compel a person over which it has jurisdiction to respond to a discovery order issued by a tribunal outside this state.

C.R.S. § 14-5-318

Amended by 2015 Ch. 173, §25, eff. 7/1/2015.

L. 93: Entire article R&RE, p. 1594, § 1, effective 1/1/1995. L. 2015: Entire section amended, (HB 15-1198), ch. 173, p. 553, § 25, effective July 1.

COMMENT

This section takes a logical step to facilitate interstate and international cooperation by enlisting the power of the forum to assist a tribunal of another state or country with the discovery process. The grant of authority is quite broad, enabling the tribunal of the enacting state to fashion its remedies to facilitate discovery consistent with local practice.