(1) A licensed legal paraprofessional's scope of practice is limited to representing a client in:
- (a) A legal separation, declaration of invalidity of marriage, or dissolution of marriage or civil union;
- (b) An initial allocation or modification of an allocation of parental responsibility matter, including parentage determinations;
- (c) A matter involving establishment or modification of child support or maintenance;
- (d) Seeking, modifying, or terminating a civil protection order pursuant to article 14 of this title 13;
- (e) A matter involving a name change pursuant to section 13-15-101; and
- (f) A matter involving a request for an amended birth certificate to change the sex designation of an adult pursuant to section 25-2-113.8.
(2) A licensed legal paraprofessional shall not:
- (a) Engage in any tasks or activities that are prohibited by the Colorado supreme court pursuant to court rules;
- (b) Represent a client in matters governed by article 2.5, 3, 3.1, 3.3, 4.5, 5, 5.5, or 7 of title 19; or
- (c) Represent a client in an immigration matter pursuant to section 6-1-727 unless authorized pursuant to federal law to represent an individual in immigration matters.
Source: L. 2024: Entire part added, (HB 24-1291), ch. 131, p. 462, § 1, effective August 7.