Article VI. Judicial Department

Article VI, Section 19. Laws relating to courts - uniform

Constitution of the State of Colorado

Official text

All laws relating to state courts shall be general and of uniform operation throughout the state, and except as hereafter in this section specified the organization, jurisdiction, powers, proceedings, and practice of all courts of the same class, and the force and effect of the proceedings, judgments and decrees of such courts severally shall be uniform. County courts may be classified or graded as may be provided by law, and the organization, jurisdiction, powers, proceedings, and practice of county courts within the same class or grade, and the force and effect of the proceedings, judgments and decrees of county courts in the same class or grade shall be uniform; provided, however, that the organization and administration of the county court of the city and county of Denver shall be as provided in the charter and ordinances of the city and county of Denver.

Source: L. 61: Entire article R&RE, effective January 12, 1965, see L. 63, p. 1053.

Source: Colorado Revised Statutes 2024, Constitution (Colorado Office of Legislative Legal Services)

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