# Colorado — Anti-SLAPP special motion deadlines, fee-shifting and discovery stay by state

For Colorado, deadline to file the motion is The special motion must be filed within sixty-three days after the service of the complaint or, in the court's discretion, at any later time upon terms it deems proper; attorney's fees for the prevailing party is Except as provided in subsection (4)(b) of this section, in any action subject to subsection (3) of this section, a prevailing defendant on a special motion to dismiss is entitled to recover the defendant's attorney fees and costs; statute is Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-20-1101, recorded from its source on 2026-09-02.

- **State:** Colorado _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Deadline to file the motion:** The special motion must be filed within sixty-three days after the service of the complaint or, in the court's discretion, at any later time upon terms it deems proper. _(verified: appears in its own passage below)_
- **Attorney's fees for the prevailing party:** Except as provided in subsection (4)(b) of this section, in any action subject to subsection (3) of this section, a prevailing defendant on a special motion to dismiss is entitled to recover the defendant's attorney fees and costs. _(verified: appears in its own passage below)_
- **Effect on discovery:** All discovery proceedings in the action are stayed upon the filing of a notice of motion made pursuant to this section. The stay of discovery remains in effect until notice of entry of the order ruling on the motion. _(verified: appears in its own passage below)_
- **Statute:** Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-20-1101 _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_

## What the source says

> The special motion must be filed within sixty-three days after the service of the complaint or, in the court's discretion, at any later time upon terms it deems proper.

## Where each value comes from

This source states these in separate places, so each value is shown with the passage that states it.

### Deadline to file the motion

> The special motion must be filed within sixty-three days after the service of the complaint or, in the court's discretion, at any later time upon terms it deems proper.

### Attorney's fees for the prevailing party

> Except as provided in subsection (4)(b) of this section, in any action subject to subsection (3) of this section, a prevailing defendant on a special motion to dismiss is entitled to recover the defendant's attorney fees and costs. If the court finds that a special motion to dismiss is frivolous or is solely intended to cause unnecessary delay, pursuant to part 1 of article 17 of this title 13, the court shall award costs and reasonable attorney fees to a plaintiff prevailing on the motion.

### Effect on discovery

> All discovery proceedings in the action are stayed upon the filing of a notice of motion made pursuant to this section. The stay of discovery remains in effect until notice of entry of the order ruling on the motion.

## Source

- https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/images/olls/crs2024-title-13.pdf

Last verified: 2026-09-02. Review by: 2027-09-02.
Part of [Anti-SLAPP special motion deadlines, fee-shifting and discovery stay by state](https://referencesource.org/anti-slapp-motion-provisions-by-state/).