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Colorado legal documents and rules

Create documents for Colorado and check the Colorado rules behind them. Every rule below links to the statute or official source we checked.

Colorado rules at a glance

The statewide rules we verified for Colorado, last checked October 2026. Local ordinances can add to them.

Security deposit limit
2 months' rent
Deposit return deadline
30 days
Interest on deposits
Not required by state law
Notice before landlord entry
No statutory period

Colorado has capped security deposits at two months' rent since August 2023, requires return within one month (up to 60 days if the lease provides), and has no statute setting a notice period for landlord entry.

Witnesses
2 witnesses
Self-proving affidavit
Allowed
Handwritten (holographic) wills
Recognized

A Colorado will must be signed by the testator and either two witnesses or acknowledged before a notary, can be made self-proved, and a holographic will is valid if the signature and material portions are handwritten.

Notarization
Optional, recommended
Witnesses
None
Uniform Power of Attorney Act
Adopted (2009)

Colorado requires a power of attorney to be signed by the principal (or by someone at the principal's direction in their presence); notarization is not required for validity, but a notarized signature is presumed genuine.

Vehicle bill of sale

Bill of sale required to title
In some cases
Titling agency
Colorado Division of Motor Vehicles (Department of Revenue)

Colorado does not need a bill of sale if the title is fully completed, but one is required when the sale price is not listed on the title and is recommended as best practice.

General information, not legal advice. Laws change, and cities can add their own rules, so check the current statute before you rely on it.