Colorado § 15-10-310 - Oath or affirmation on filed document.
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§ 15-10-310. Oath or affirmation on filed document.
(1) Except as otherwise specifically provided in this code or by rule, every document filed with the court under this code, including applications, petitions, and demands for notice, shall be deemed to include an oath, affirmation, or statement to the effect that its representations are true as far as the person executing or filing it knows or is informed, and penalties for perjury may follow deliberate falsification therein.
(2) The court shall have jurisdiction over any person, resident or nonresident, who files any document with the court under this code and over any person, resident or nonresident, who executes any such document and who knows or has reason to know that the document will be filed with the court under this code in any proceeding for relief from fraud relating to such a document that may be initiated against such person. Service of process shall be as provided in the Colorado rules of civil procedure.
Source: L. 73: R&RE, p. 1546, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 153-1-310. L. 77: Entire section amended, p. 831, § 6, effective July 10.
Cross references: For service of process, see Rule 4, C.R.C.P.
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Source: official Colorado text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 15-10-310 ("Oath or affirmation on filed document.") 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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