1. (1) The opinions of the supreme court of the state of Colorado and of the court of appeals must be published in volumes of the size, as nearly as may be, as present volumes of the Colorado reports, and containing not less than six hundred fifty pages each.

2. (2)

   1. (a) In addition to the publishing required pursuant to subsection (1) of this section, and except for unpublished opinions described in subsection (2)(b) of this section, on or before March 1, 2024, but no earlier than July 1, 2023, the judicial department shall publish online, in a searchable format, and make available free of charge, every opinion of the supreme court of the state of Colorado and of the court of appeals. The judicial department and the general assembly shall each include a link to the opinions web page in a conspicuous place on their websites.
   2. (b) An opinion of the supreme court of the state of Colorado not published pursuant to subsection (1) of this section and any court of appeals opinion not designated for official publication pursuant to the Colorado appellate rules is not required to be published online pursuant to this subsection (2).

Source: L. 1891: p. 369, § 1. R.S. 08: § 1431. C.L. § 5646. CSA: C. 46, § 40. CRS 53: § 37-2-23. C.R.S. 1963: § 37-2-21. L. 69: p. 269, § 4. L. 2022: Entire section amended, (HB 22-1091), ch. 195, p. 1307, § 3, effective August 10.

Cross references: For the short title (Justice Gregory Hobbs Public Access to Case Law Act) and the legislative declaration in HB 22-1091, see sections 1 and 2 of chapter 195, Session Laws of Colorado 2022.