Colorado § 16-8-119 - Counsel and physicians for indigent defendants.
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§ 16-8-119. Counsel and physicians for indigent defendants.
In all proceedings brought pursuant to this article 8, upon motion of the defendant and proof that the defendant is indigent and without funds to employ physicians, psychologists, or attorneys to which the defendant is entitled under this article 8, the court shall appoint the physicians, psychologists, or attorneys for the defendant at state expense.
Source: L. 72: R&RE, p. 232, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 39-8-119. L. 2025: Entire section amended, (HB 25-1058), ch. 15, p. 57, § 22, effective August 6.
Cross references: For representation of indigent persons generally, see § 21-1-103.
ANNOTATION
This section gives indigent defendant right to have state pay for experts to which he is entitled under law, but not to have state pay for particular expert which he might select or desire. Massey v. District Court, 180 Colo. 359, 506 P.2d 128 (1973).
But court may require good cause to be shown before ordering further psychiatric examination once defendant has been examined by specialists in field of nervous and mental diseases. Massey v. District Court, 180 Colo. 359, 506 P.2d 128 (1973).
Source: official Colorado text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 16-8-119 ("Counsel and physicians for indigent defendants.") is part of the Colorado Revised Statutes, the codified statutory law of Colorado. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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