# C.R.S. § 13-93-301: 13-93-301. License to practice necessary

> Colorado · Statutes · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CO_T13_A93_P3_S13-93-301

## Section

- **Citation:** C.R.S. § 13-93-301
- **Heading:** 13-93-301. License to practice necessary
- **Jurisdiction:** Colorado
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** CO Code / Title 13 / Article 93 / Part 3 / Section 13-93-301

## Text

13-93-301. License to practice necessary. (1) An individual shall not practice as a legal paraprofessional without having previously obtained a license to perform certain types of legal services as a licensed legal paraprofessional pursuant to the supreme court's rules governing licensed legal paraprofessionals.

(2) Upon request of the supreme court or a representative of its office of attorney regulation counsel, the Colorado bureau of investigation shall conduct a state and national fingerprint-based criminal history record check of an applicant utilizing records of the Colorado bureau of investigation and the federal bureau of investigation. Upon completion of the criminal history record check, the Colorado bureau of investigation shall provide the results to the requesting agency.

(3) Upon request of the supreme court or a representative of its office of attorney regulation counsel, an applicant shall provide a name-based judicial record check, as defined in section 22-2-119.3 (6)(d), if the applicant has a record of arrest without a disposition.

(4) Local law enforcement agencies shall cooperate with any supreme court request for records related to an applicant's criminal history.

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