Signing checklist for Colorado

The signing steps in Colorado law, step by step. Pick your documents to see them.

Checked against official sources: October 31, 2026.

Short answer

This checklist lists the signing rules in Colorado law. It does not check whether your document is valid.

Financial power of attorney: Signed by you; the law requires no notary or witnesses
Health care directive: Signed by you; the law requires no notary or witnesses

Choose your form State of Colorado Statutory Form Power of Attorney, with optional Agent's Certification. You do not have to use it. You do not have to use this form. The statutory form says it does not give the agent authority to make health care decisions. Official text
Law: C.R.S. §§ 15-14-741, 15-14-742
Sign it Signed by you, or in your conscious presence by another person you direct to sign your name.
Law: C.R.S. §§ 15-14-705, 15-14-706, 15-14-719, 15-14-720
Notary or witnesses Sign the power of attorney. Colorado law does not require witnesses or a notary for it to be valid. If you acknowledge your signature before a notary, the signature is presumed genuine, and the rules that require banks and others to accept a power of attorney apply only to an acknowledged (notarized) one.
Law: C.R.S. §§ 15-14-705, 15-14-706, 15-14-719, 15-14-720
The agent signs too No signed acceptance is required. An agent accepts by acting as agent or by other conduct showing acceptance.
Law: C.R.S. §§ 15-14-705, 15-14-706, 15-14-719, 15-14-720
If you sign electronically A power of attorney can be a 'record' and can be 'signed' electronically under the Act's definitions; a photocopy or electronically sent copy has the same effect as the original, though a third party may ask for the original.
Law: C.R.S. §§ 15-14-705, 15-14-706, 15-14-719, 15-14-720

Sign it A written medical durable power of attorney signed by you.
Law: C.R.S. §§ 15-14-501, 15-14-505, 15-14-506
Notary or witnesses Colorado's Patient Autonomy Act does not set witness or notary requirements for a medical durable power of attorney. A living will (declaration) has its own signing rule: two witnesses or a notary.
Law: C.R.S. §§ 15-14-501, 15-14-505, 15-14-506

Give copies to the right people Keep the signed documents in a safe place and give copies to your health care proxy and your doctors. Some states have registries that store an advance directive for doctors and your proxy.

This checklist lists the signing rules in Colorado law. It does not check whether your document is valid.