Colorado § 13-22-205 - Application for judicial relief.
Full text of Colorado Colorado Revised Statutes § 13-22-205 — Application for judicial relief., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 13-22-205. Application for judicial relief.
(1) Except as otherwise provided in section 13-22-228, an application for judicial relief under this part 2 must be made by motion to the court and heard in the manner provided by law or court rule for making and hearing motions.
(2) Unless a civil action involving the agreement to arbitrate is pending, notice of an initial motion to the court under this part 2 must be served in the manner provided by law for the service of a summons in a civil action. Otherwise, notice of the motion must be given in the manner provided by law or court rule for serving motions in pending cases.
Source: L. 2004: Entire part R&RE, p. 1720, § 1, effective August 4.
Editor's note: This section is similar to former § 13-22-218 as it existed prior to 2004.
ANNOTATION
An application for confirmation of an arbitrator's award is not a complaint that initiates a civil action in the district court. It is thus not a "civil action" as that term is used in C.R.C.P. 3(a). Estate of Guido v. Exempla, Inc., 2012 COA 48, 292 P.3d 996.
This section sets no deadline to file an application to confirm an arbitrator's award. Estate of Guido v. Exempla, Inc., 2012 COA 48, 292 P.3d 996.
Source: official Colorado text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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