CO · rules
Colo. LLP RPC 3.6
Trial Publicity
(a) A LLP who is participating or has participated in the investigation or litigation of
a matter shall not make an extrajudicial statement that the LLP knows or reasonably should
know will be disseminated by means of public communication and will have a substantial
likelihood of materially prejudicing an adjudicative proceeding in the matter.
(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), an LLP may state:
(1) the claim, offense or defense involved and, except when prohibited by law, the
identity of the persons involved;
(2) information contained in a public record;
(3) that an investigation of a matter is in progress;
(4) the scheduling or result of any step in litigation;
(5) a request for assistance in obtaining evidence and information necessary thereto;
(6) a warning of danger concerning the behavior of a person involved, when there is
reason to believe that there exists the likelihood of substantial harm to an individual or to
the public interest; and
(7) in a criminal case, in addition to subparagraphs (1) through (6):
(i) the identity, residence, occupation and family status of the accused;
(ii) if the accused has not been apprehended, information necessary to aid in apprehension of that person;
(iii) the fact, time and place of arrest; and
(iv) the identity of investigating and arresting officers or agencies and the length of the
investigation.
(c) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), an LLP may make a statement that a reasonable
LLP would believe is required to protect a client from the substantial undue prejudicial
effect of recent publicity not initiated by the LLP or the LLP’s client. A statement made
pursuant to this paragraph shall be limited to such information as is necessary to mitigate
the recent adverse publicity.
(d) No LLP associated in a firm or government agency with a lawyer or LLP subject to
paragraph (a) shall make a statement prohibited by paragraph (a).
History
Source: Entire appendix adopted April 13, 2023, effective July 1, 2023 (Rule Change 2023(08)).
Provenance
- Source
- content.leg.colorado.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-15
- Edition
- 2026-09-15
- Content hash
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