The forms available on the Colorado Judicial Branch Website at https://www.coloradojudicial.gov/self-help-forms are sufficient under the rules and are intended to indicate the simplicity and brevity of statement which the rules contemplate.
Rule 84.Forms
Current through June 1, 2026 · Last verified July 10, 2026
In one sentenceRule 84 states that the official forms on the Colorado Judicial Branch's self-help forms website meet the civil rules' pleading requirements and illustrate the plain, brief style the rules expect from filings.
Full Text of Rule 84
Amendment History
Amended effective June 28, 2024.
Plain-English Summary
Rule 84 points filers to one place for model pleadings and papers: the forms posted on the Colorado Judicial Branch's self-help forms website. Using one of those official forms satisfies the rules' requirements for that kind of filing, and the forms themselves show the plain, brief style the rules call for elsewhere in pleading and motion practice.
Rule 84 doesn't reproduce the forms itself. Because the state maintains and updates the forms online rather than in a printed appendix, a filer who needs a specific form should get the current version directly from the Colorado Judicial Branch rather than relying on an older printed copy.
Frequently Asked Questions
What does Rule 84 say about court forms?
It states that the forms available on the Colorado Judicial Branch's self-help forms website are sufficient under the rules and show the simple, brief style the rules expect.
Are the forms themselves reproduced in Rule 84 or on this site?
No. Rule 84 refers filers to the Colorado Judicial Branch's official self-help forms website rather than listing the forms in the rule's text.
Has Rule 84 always pointed to a website?
No. The rule was amended effective June 28, 2024, to direct filers to the Colorado Judicial Branch's self-help forms website rather than a printed forms appendix.
Why does it matter that a form is "sufficient under the rules"?
It gives filers a dependable benchmark — paperwork that follows the state's official form meets the applicable pleading or motion requirement under the civil rules.
Source & verification. The rule text is reproduced verbatim from the
official Colorado Rules of Civil Procedure (Colo. R. Civ. P. 84). Prescribed by the Supreme Court of Colorado (C.R.S. § 13-2-108; Colo. Const. art. VI). The plain-English summary is original and written by us. Last verified July 10, 2026. ·
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