Colorado Revised Statutes Title 16. Criminal Proceedings § 16-3-303. Search warrants--application

(1) A search warrant shall issue only on affidavit sworn to or affirmed before the judge and relating facts sufficient to:

(2) The affidavit required by this section may include sworn testimony reduced to writing and signed under oath by the witness giving the testimony before issuance of the warrant. A copy of the affidavit and a copy of the transcript of testimony taken in support of the request for a search warrant shall be attached to the search warrant filed with the court.

(3) Procedures governing application for and issuance of search warrants consistent with this section may be established by rule of the supreme court.

(4) A no-knock search warrant shall be issued only if the affidavit for such warrant:

(5) If the grounds for the issuance of a no-knock search warrant are established by a confidential informant, the affidavit for such warrant shall contain a statement by the affiant concerning when such grounds became known or were verified by the affiant. The statement shall not identify the confidential informant.

(6) For the purposes of this section, unless the context otherwise requires, “no-knock search warrant” means a search warrant served by entry without prior identification.