# Colorado — Medical malpractice certificate/affidavit of merit requirements by US state — quoted from the state statute or court rule

For Colorado, document required is certificate of review; filing deadline is within sixty days after the service of the complaint, counterclaim, or cross claim against such person unless the court determines that a longer period is necessary for good cause shown; who must sign is the attorney for the plaintiff or complainant declaring: (I) That the attorney has consulted a person who has expertise in the area of the alleged negligent conduct; consequence of non-compliance is the dismissal of the complaint, counterclaim, or cross claim; statute or rule citation is C.R.S. 13-20-602, recorded from its source on 2026-09-02.

- **State:** Colorado _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Document required:** certificate of review _(verified: appears in its own passage below)_
- **Filing deadline:** within sixty days after the service of the complaint, counterclaim, or cross claim against such person unless the court determines that a longer period is necessary for good cause shown _(verified: appears in its own passage below)_
- **Who must sign:** the attorney for the plaintiff or complainant declaring: (I) That the attorney has consulted a person who has expertise in the area of the alleged negligent conduct _(verified: appears in its own passage below)_
- **Consequence of non-compliance:** the dismissal of the complaint, counterclaim, or cross claim _(verified: appears in its own passage below)_
- **Statute or rule citation:** C.R.S. 13-20-602 _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_

## What the source says

> the plaintiff’s or complainant’s attorney shall file with the court a certificate of review for each acupuncturist or licensed professional named as a party, as specified in subsection (3) of this section, within sixty days after the service of the complaint, counterclaim, or cross claim against such person unless the court determines that a longer period is necessary for good cause shown.

## Where each value comes from

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

### Document required

> the plaintiff’s or complainant’s attorney shall file with the court a certificate of review for each acupuncturist or licensed professional named as a party, as specified in subsection (3) of this section, within sixty days after the service of the complaint, counterclaim, or cross claim against such person unless the court determines that a longer period is necessary for good cause shown.

### Filing deadline

> the plaintiff’s or complainant’s attorney shall file with the court a certificate of review for each acupuncturist or licensed professional named as a party, as specified in subsection (3) of this section, within sixty days after the service of the complaint, counterclaim, or cross claim against such person unless the court determines that a longer period is necessary for good cause shown.

### Who must sign

> A certificate of review shall be executed by the attorney for the plaintiff or complainant declaring: (I) That the attorney has consulted a person who has expertise in the area of the alleged negligent conduct;

### Consequence of non-compliance

> The failure to file a certificate of review in accordance with this section shall result in the dismissal of the complaint, counterclaim, or cross claim.

## Source

- https://colorado.public.law/statutes/crs_13-20-602

Last verified: 2026-09-02. Review by: 2027-09-02.
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