{"data":{"id":"us-co/c.r.s.-13-17.5-101","jurisdiction":"us-co","citation":"C.R.S. § 13-17.5-101","heading":"Legislative declaration.","body":"(1) The general assembly declares that the state has a strong interest in limiting substantially frivolous, groundless, or vexatious inmate lawsuits that impose an undue burden on the state judicial system. While recognizing an inmate's right to access the courts for relief from unlawful state actions, the general assembly finds that a significant number of inmates file substantially frivolous, groundless, or vexatious lawsuits.\n\n(2) The general assembly, therefore, determines that it is necessary to enact legislation that promotes efficiency in the disposition of inmate lawsuits by providing for preliminary matters to be determined by magistrates and to provide for sanctions against inmates who are allowed to file claims against public defendants and whose claims are dismissed as frivolous.","path":["Title 13 - COURTS AND COURT PROCEDURE","Article 17.5 - Costs - Attorney Fees - Inmate Lawsuits"],"source_url":"https://olls.info/crs/crs2026-title-13.htm","current_through":"Colorado Revised Statutes 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:37:45Z","sha256":"7f45858058f6afe15d9b305e5965a0547775aa02d3a729279eacd4a03bdf0466","source_id":"us-co","stale":false,"prev":"us-co/c.r.s.-13-17-304","next":"us-co/c.r.s.-13-17.5-102"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}