Crime-Victim and Witness Court-Attendance Leave Request Packet - Colorado
CRIME-VICTIM OR IMMEDIATE-FAMILY ATTENDANCE REQUEST PACKET
Colorado — Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-4.1-303(8)
1. EMPLOYEE AND EMPLOYER
| Field | Entry |
|---|---|
| Employee | [________________________________] |
| Employer | [________________________________] |
| Position / department | [________________________________] |
| HR / supervisor contact | [________________________________] |
| Preferred confidential contact | [________________________________] |
2. COVERED-PERSON GATE
- ☐ Employee is the victim.
- ☐ Employee is a member of the victim's immediate family.
Relationship, if applicable: [________________________________]
Coverage confirmed by prosecutor, victim-witness program, or counsel: [NAME / OFFICE / DATE]
3. COVERED-ACTIVITY GATE
- ☐ Employee is honoring a subpoena to testify in a criminal proceeding.
- ☐ Employee is participating in preparation of a criminal proceeding.
Do not use this packet for an unrelated witness subpoena, a civil case, jury service, or general victim services outside criminal-proceeding preparation.
4. PROCEEDING AND ABSENCE
Court / prosecutor's office: [________________________________]
Case identifier, using the minimum information needed: [________________________________]
Testimony or preparation date and time: [________________________________]
Expected work absence: [DATE / START / END]
Travel or waiting time requested: [________________________________]
Operational notice date, method, and recipient: [________________________________]
Section 24-4.1-303(8) states no fixed employee notice deadline. Provide notice as soon as practicable without inventing a statutory condition.
Employee signature: __________________________ Date: ______________
5. MINIMUM SUPPORTING RECORD
- ☐ Criminal-proceeding subpoena
- ☐ Prosecutor or victim-witness program confirmation of preparation participation
- ☐ Other minimally necessary confirmation: [________________________________]
Do not attach police reports, medical records, victim addresses, or detailed offense narratives unless current law or counsel requires them.
6. PAY AND SCHEDULING
Section 24-4.1-303(8) prohibits discharge or discipline but does not state a paid-leave entitlement. Determine pay under another law, policy, or agreement.
- ☐ Unpaid time
- ☐ Accrued paid leave: [TYPE / HOURS]
- ☐ Schedule adjustment: [________________________________]
- ☐ Other: [________________________________]
7. EMPLOYER RESPONSE
- ☐ Covered person confirmed
- ☐ Criminal testimony or preparation route confirmed
- ☐ Absence recorded: [________________________________]
- ☐ Pay treatment recorded
- ☐ Counsel review required
An employer may not discharge or discipline a covered victim or immediate-family member for the protected activity.
Employer representative: _____________________ Date: ______________
Decision delivered to employee: [DATE / METHOD]
8. CHANGE LOG
| Date | Proceeding update | Employee notice | Revised work schedule |
|---|---|---|---|
| [________] | [________________] | [________________] | [________________] |
| [________] | [________________] | [________________] | [________________] |
OFFICIAL SOURCE VERIFIED
About this template
- Last updated
- August 11, 2026
- Citations checked
- August 11, 2026
- Jurisdiction
- Colorado
- Category
- Employment & HR
Legal authority
- Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-4.1-303(8) (employment protection for a victim or immediate-family member honoring a criminal-testimony subpoena or participating in criminal-proceeding preparation)
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