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Rule Change PDF documents first list rules with edits and strikethroughs, then the second half of the document shows the rules in their updated form after changes.
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RULE CHANGE 2020-14
COLORADO PROBATE CODE FORMS
JDF 718
Amended and Adopted by the Court, En Banc, April 23, 2020, effective immediately.
RULE CHANGE 2020-13
COLORADO RULES OF CIVIL PROCEDURE
Rules 4, 106.5, and 304
Amended and Adopted by the Court, En Banc, April 17, 2020, effective immediately.
RULE CHANGE 2020-12
COLORADO RULES OF JUVENILE PROCEDURE
Rule 3.5
Amended and Adopted by the Court, En Banc, April 16, 2020, effective immediately.
RULE CHANGE 2020-11
COLORADO RULES OF PROCEDURE REGARDING ATTORNEY DISCIPLINE AND DISABILITY PROCEEDINGS, COLORADO ATTORNEYS’ FUND FOR CLIENT PROTECTION AND MANDATORY CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION AND JUDICIAL EDUCATION
Rules 251.2, 254, and 255
Amended and Adopted by the Court, En Banc, April 16, 2020, effective immediately.
RULE CHANGE 2020-10
UNAUTHORIZED PRACTICE OF LAW RULES
Rule 229
Amended and Adopted by the Court, En Banc, April 16, 2020, effective immediately.
RULE CHANGE 2020-09
COLORADO RULES OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
Rule 35
Amended and Adopted by the Court, En Banc, April 16, 2020, effective immediately.
RULE CHANGE 2020-08
COLORADO RULES OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
Rule 43
Amended and Adopted by the Court, En Banc, April 7, 2020, effective immediately.
RULE CHANGE 2020-07
COLORADO RULES OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
Rule 24
Amended and Adopted by the Court, En Banc, April 7, 2020, effective immediately.
RULE CHANGE 2020-06
COLORADO RULES OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
Rule 43
Amended and Adopted by the Court, En Banc, March 30, 2020, effective immediately.
RULE CHANGE 2020-05
COLORADO RULES OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
Rule 43
Amended and Adopted by the Court, En Banc, March 23, 2020, effective immediately.
RULE CHANGE 2020-04
COLORADO RULES OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
Rule 43
Amended and Adopted by the Court, En Banc, March 19, 2020, effective immediately.
RULE CHANGE 2020-03
COLORADO PROBATE CODE FORMS
JDF 999
Amended and Adopted by the Court, En Banc, March 5, 2020, effective immediately.
RULE CHANGE 2020-02
RULES OF PROCEDURE FOR JUDICIAL BYPASS OF PARENTAL NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS
Rules 1, 2, and 3 and JDF 11
Amended and Adopted by the Court, En Banc, March 5, 2020, effective immediately.
RULE CHANGE 2020-01
COLORADO RULES OF CIVIL PROCEDURE
Rules 8, 16.2, 65.1, 103, 108, 121, § 1-23, 121, § 1-24, 403, 408, and 509
Amended and Adopted by the Court, En Banc, March 5, 2020, effective immediately.
RULE CHANGE 2019-17
THE COLORADO RULES OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT
Rule 8.4
Amended and Adopted by the Court, En Banc, December 6, 2019, effective immediately.
RULE CHANGE 2019-16
COLORADO PROBATE CODE FORMS
Form 872
Amended and Adopted by the Court, En Banc, December 6, 2019, effective immediately.
RULE CHANGE 2019-15
COLORADO RULES OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
Rule 44
Amended and Adopted by the Court, En Banc, October 24, 2019, effective immediately.
RULE CHANGE 2019-14
THE COLORADO RULES OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT
Rule 8.4
Amended and Adopted by the Court, En Banc, September 19, 2019, effective immediately.
RULE CHANGE 2019-13
COLORADO PROBATE CODE FORMS
Forms 800 and 862
Amended and Adopted by the Court, En Banc, July 9, 2019, effective immediately.
RULE CHANGE 2019-12
COLORADO RULES OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
Rule 55
Amended and Adopted by the Court, En Banc, June 6, 2019, effective immediately.