Served 123 LLC domesticates and serves out-of-state subpoenas across all 64 Colorado counties under the Uniform Interstate Depositions and Discovery Act (C.R.S. §§ 13-90.5-101 to 107). In Colorado that means opening an individual district-court case, preparing the JDF 87 request and the issued JDF 80 subpoena, advancing the filing fee, and serving personally under C.R.C.P. 45.
Colorado does not do over-the-counter reissue. Its courts require you to open an individual case and pay the civil filing fee for every subpoena — attorneys included — even though the request is not an appearance. Add the 2010 repeal of the flat witness fee and the 7-day / 14-day service clock, and the details add up. We handle all of it.
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To domesticate a subpoena in Colorado you do not simply hand it to a clerk — Colorado requires you to open an individual case in the district court for the county where the witness lives or works. File your out-of-state subpoena with a Request to Issue Subpoena (JDF 87), pay the civil filing fee, and the court issues a matching Colorado subpoena (JDF 80) under C.R.S. § 13-90.5-103 — no local counsel, no hearing, and the request is not an appearance. The issued subpoena is then personally served under C.R.C.P. 45. Colorado has worked this way under the Uniform Interstate Depositions and Discovery Act since 2008.
Colorado adopted the Uniform Interstate Depositions and Discovery Act in 2008 — C.R.S. §§ 13-90.5-101 to 13-90.5-107, effective August 6, 2008 (HB 08-1174). It lets an out-of-state litigant obtain an enforceable Colorado subpoena for depositions, testimony, records, and premises inspection without letters rogatory, a commission, or a Colorado judge’s order. (You may see vendors date Colorado’s UIDDA to 2016 — that is a statutory republication year, not the enactment.)
Where Colorado differs from many UIDDA states is the mechanics. Under § 13-90.5-103 you submit the foreign subpoena to the district court for the county where discovery is sought, and the clerk promptly issues a matching Colorado subpoena. But the Colorado Judicial Branch requires that you start an individual court case and pay the civil filing fee for each subpoena — this is not an over-the-counter reissue. The request still does not constitute an appearance, so you are not submitting to Colorado jurisdiction, and no local counsel is required. Served 123 LLC opens the case, prepares the forms, advances the fee, and serves statewide.
From intake to proof of service — exactly what happens on every Colorado order.
Use the order form above or email info@served123.com. Include the originating state, the Colorado county where the witness lives or works, and your subpoena as a PDF. We confirm the matter qualifies under §§ 13-90.5-101 to 107 and identify the right district court at intake.
We prepare the Request to Issue Subpoena (JDF 87) and the matching Colorado subpoena (JDF 80), attaching your original out-of-state subpoena and any supporting order, so the issued subpoena incorporates your foreign terms and carries all counsel information exactly as § 13-90.5-103(3) requires. Records subpoenas also get the Notice to Subpoena Recipient required by C.R.C.P. 45(c).
We open the individual district-court case in the correct county and pay the civil filing fee (advanced and itemized for you). The clerk issues the Colorado subpoena under § 13-90.5-103. The request is not an appearance, and no hearing or local counsel is needed.
We dispatch through our Colorado process-server network for personal service under C.R.C.P. 45 (§ 13-90.5-104), with up to three diligent attempts per address. Service must be completed at least 14 days before a document production or 7 days before testimony; mileage at the state rate is tendered at service. Service is made within Colorado.
You receive a signed, court-ready Affidavit of Service (JDF 98) confirming completion in compliance with Colorado law — ready for your home-state file. Where required, we also file proof into the Colorado case.
Most UIDDA states let a clerk reissue your subpoena over the counter. Colorado is heavier: its Judicial Branch requires you to open a separate district-court case and pay the civil filing fee for every subpoena — attorneys included. Miss that and your request stalls at intake. We open the case, file the forms, and advance the fee so it doesn’t.
We file your foreign subpoena with a Colorado Request to Issue Subpoena (JDF 87) in the district court for the county where the witness lives or works. The court issues a matching Colorado subpoena (JDF 80) for service. The request does not constitute an appearance — you are not submitting to Colorado jurisdiction, and no local counsel is required.
JDF 87 → court issues JDF 80Because Colorado opens an individual case, each subpoena carries the district court’s civil case-opening filing fee, due once per subpoena — not a nominal counter charge. Colorado raised court filing fees statewide on January 1, 2025, so the amount moves; we advance the current fee and itemize it before you commit.
One civil filing fee · per subpoenaMany process servers still quote ‘$40 a day’ for a Colorado witness. That is the federal figure — Colorado repealed its flat per-day witness fee in 2010. What Colorado actually requires is mileage at the state rate (C.R.S. § 13-33-103) plus one day’s attendance, tendered at the time of service under C.R.C.P. 45(c). We tender it correctly so service isn’t defeated on a technicality.
Before August 2008, reaching a Colorado witness for an out-of-state case ran through old C.R.S. § 13-90-111, with a Colorado district court issuing the subpoena. The UIDDA replaced that with a clerk-issued subpoena — though Colorado still opens a case and charges a fee.
The complete Article 90.5 framework that governs domesticating and serving an out-of-state subpoena in Colorado — the authority we work from on every order.
| Authority | Subject | Key requirement |
|---|---|---|
| § 13-90.5-101 | Short title | Cites the article as the Uniform Interstate Depositions and Discovery Act (enacted 2008, HB 08-1174) |
| § 13-90.5-102 | Definitions | 'Foreign jurisdiction' means another U.S. state; 'state' includes DC, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and a federally recognized Indian tribe; a subpoena covers testimony, records, and inspection of premises |
| § 13-90.5-103 | Issuance | Submit the foreign subpoena to the district court for the discovery county; the clerk promptly issues; the request is not an appearance; the subpoena incorporates foreign terms and carries all counsel info |
| § 13-90.5-104 | Service | The issued subpoena is served under C.R.S. § 13-90-115 and C.R.C.P. 45 |
| § 13-90.5-105 | Deposition, production, inspection | C.R.S. § 13-90-112, C.R.C.P. 37, and other Colorado rules govern compliance and enforcement |
| § 13-90.5-106 | Application to court | Protective orders and requests to enforce, quash, or modify are filed as an application in the district court for the discovery county |
| § 13-90.5-107 | Uniformity | Construed to promote uniformity of the law among the states that enact it |
| C.R.C.P. 45 | Subpoena rule | Personal service within Colorado; records production not compelled until at least 14 days after service; a trial or hearing appearance is served at least 48 hours ahead; mileage tendered at service |
| JDF 87 / 80 | Official forms | JDF 87 Request to Issue Subpoena (case outside Colorado), JDF 80 District Court Subpoena, JDF 80.3 Subpoena Affidavit, JDF 98 Affidavit of Service |
| § 13-33-103 | Witness fees | Witness mileage at the state-employee rate (§ 24-9-104), tendered at service; the flat per-day fee in § 13-33-102 was repealed in 2010 |
Statutory text verified against the Colorado Revised Statutes (Article 90.5, current through the 2025 session) and the Colorado Judicial Branch self-help instructions at the time of writing. Colorado raised court filing fees on January 1, 2025 (HB 24-1286); we confirm the current fee on every order. Colorado statutes and rules may be amended; we verify current law before filing.
A misfiled request or defective service can cost weeks and blow your discovery window. These are the Colorado-specific errors we screen out before anything is filed.
Colorado requires opening an individual case and paying the filing fee for each subpoena — not an over-the-counter reissue. We open the case and advance the fee.
Filed in the wrong one of Colorado's 64 counties. We file in the district court where the witness lives or works.
Some vendors still use the deprecated JDF 90. The current set is JDF 87 (request) and JDF 80 (subpoena). We use the current forms.
Records subpoenas require the Notice to Subpoena Recipient under C.R.C.P. 45(c). Skipping it makes the subpoena defective. We include it.
Colorado repealed its flat per-day witness fee in 2010; the ‘$40/day’ figure is federal. We tender state-rate mileage under C.R.C.P. 45(c).
Service must be completed at least 14 days before a document production or 7 days before testimony. We build the clock into dispatch.
End-to-end handling — no gaps, no hidden handoffs.
We confirm your matter qualifies under C.R.S. §§ 13-90.5-101 to 107 and identify the correct district court before anything is filed.
We prepare the JDF 87 request and the JDF 80 subpoena so the issued subpoena incorporates your foreign terms and carries all counsel information.
We open the individual district-court case in the right county and advance the civil filing fee, itemized for you up front.
Personal service in compliance with C.R.C.P. 45, through our Colorado process-server network, with up to three diligent attempts per address.
A signed JDF 98 Affidavit of Service confirming completion in compliance with Colorado law — ready for your home-state file.
Our in-house team responds within minutes during business hours with real-time status at every stage.
Every major subpoena type we domesticate in Colorado under Colorado's UIDDA.
Requires a person to produce documents, records, or ESI for inspection and copying. Business-records subpoenas are produced under C.R.C.P. 45 and Article 90.5.
Requires personal appearance and testimony. Witness and mileage fees (set by C.R.C.P. 45(c) and C.R.S. § 13-33-103, tendered at service) apply.
Requires a witness to appear for a recorded deposition under Colorado's UIDDA — often combined with document production in a single subpoena.
Directs an entity in Colorado to designate a representative to testify. It can also compel inspection of premises under the person's control (§ 13-90.5-102(5)).
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Colorado has 64 counties, each within a judicial district whose district court issues domesticated subpoenas. We open the case in the county where the witness lives or works — from the Front Range metros to the Western Slope and the mountain communities. A sample of the counties we work in most often:
Colorado's district courts cover all 64 counties across 22 judicial districts. Send your subpoena and where the witness is located, and we open the case with the right district court.
The questions attorneys ask most about domesticating a subpoena in Colorado under the UIDDA.
Send the originating state, the Colorado county where the witness lives or works, and your subpoena PDF. We open the district-court case, prepare the JDF 87 request and JDF 80 subpoena, advance the filing fee, and serve personally under C.R.C.P. 45 — usually within days.
Served 123 LLC is a process service and litigation-support company, not a law firm. This page is general information about Colorado procedure, not legal advice.
