§ 13-6-411.5 — Place of trial

Colorado § 13-6-411.5

• Jurisdiction: Colorado
• Title 13: Courts
• Art.: County Courts

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(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this
section, all actions in the small claims court shall be brought in the county in which
any defendant at the time of filing of the claim resides, is regularly employed, is a
student at an institution of higher education, or has an office for the transaction of
business.

(2) Actions to enforce restrictive covenants and actions arising under part 1
of article 12 of title 38, C.R.S., including, but not limited to, actions involving claims
for the recovery of a security deposit or for damage to property arising from a
landlord-tenant relationship, may be brought in the county in which the defendant's
property that is the subject of the action is situated.

(3) If a defendant appears and defends a small claims action on the merits at
trial, such defendant shall be deemed to have waived any objection to the place of
trial permitted under this section.

Legislative History

Source: L. 90: Entire section added, p. 850, � 5, effective May 31. L. 2001: Entire section amended, p. 1515, � 8, effective September 1.