Colorado § 13-6-106 Original criminal jurisdiction

Colorado Statutes

§ 13-6-106 — Original criminal jurisdiction

Colorado § 13-6-106

Title 13Courts

Art.County Courts

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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-6-106 (2026).

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(1)The county court shall have concurrent original jurisdiction with the district court in the following criminal matters:

(a)Criminal actions for the violation of state laws which constitute misdemeanors or petty offenses, except those actions involving children over which the juvenile court of the city and county of Denver or the district courts of the state, other than in Denver, have exclusive jurisdiction;

(b)The issuance of warrants, the conduct of preliminary examinations, the conduct of dispositional hearings pursuant to section 16-5-301 (1), C.R.S., and section 18-1-404 (1), C.R.S., the issuance of bindover orders, and the admission to bail in felonies and misdemeanors.

(2)The provisions of subsection (1)(b) of this section shall not apply to any child under the ag

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(1) The county court shall have
concurrent original jurisdiction with the district court in the following criminal
matters:

(a) Criminal actions for the violation of state laws which constitute
misdemeanors or petty offenses, except those actions involving children over which
the juvenile court of the city and county of Denver or the district courts of the state,
other than in Denver, have exclusive jurisdiction;

(b) The issuance of warrants, the conduct of preliminary examinations, the
conduct of dispositional hearings pursuant to section 16-5-301 (1), C.R.S., and
section 18-1-404 (1), C.R.S., the issuance of bindover orders, and the admission to
bail in felonies and misdemeanors.

(2) The provisions of subsection (1)(b) of this section shall not apply to any
child under the age of eighteen years alleged to have committed a felony, except a
crime of violence punishable by death or life imprisonment where the accused is
sixteen years of age or older.

Legislative History

Source: L. 64: p. 411, � 6. C.R.S. 1963: � 37-13-6. L. 67: p. 1051, � 6. L. 79: (1)(a) amended, p. 599, � 15, effective July 1. L. 98: (1)(b) amended, p. 1274, � 4, July 1.