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RULE CHANGE 2024(12)
RULE CHANGE 2024(12)
COLORADO RULES OF CIVIL PROCEDURE
Rule 84
Amended and Adopted by the Court, En Banc, June 28, 2024, effective immediately.
RULE CHANGE 2024(11)
RULE CHANGE 2024(11)
THE COLORADO APPELLATE RULES
Rules 2, 3.3, 3.4, 4.1, 5, 12, 21, 29, 32, 40, 41, and JDF 1996
Amended and Adopted by the Court, En Banc, May 16, 2024, effective immediately.
RULE CHANGE 2024(10)
RULE CHANGE 2024(10)
COLORADO RULES OF JUVENILE PROCEDURE
Rule 4.6
Amended and Adopted by the Court, En Banc, May 16, 2024, effective July 1, 2024.
RULE CHANGE 2024(08)
RULE CHANGE 2024(08)
COLORADO RULES OF CIVIL PROCEDURE
Rules 4, 12, and 16.5
Amended and Adopted by the Court, En Banc, May 2, 2024, effective immediately.
RULE CHANGE 2024(09)
COLORADO RULES OF CIVIL PROCEDURE
Chapter 25 Colorado Rules of County Court Civil Procedure
Rule 312, 312.5, and 316.5
Amended and Adopted by the Court, En Banc, May 2, 2024, effective immediately.
RULE CHANGE 2024(07)
RULE CHANGE 2024(07)
COLORADO RULES OF EVIDENCE
Rules 106 and 615
Amended and Adopted by the Court, En Banc, April 4, 2024, effective immediately.
RULE CHANGE 2024(06)
RULE CHANGE 2024(06)
COLORADO RULES OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT
Rules 1.8, 1.13, 1.14, 4.2, 4.5, 5.5, and 6.1
Amended and Adopted by the Court, En Banc, February 8, 2024, effective immediately.
RULE CHANGE 2024(05)
RULE CHANGE 2024(05)
COLORADO RULES OF CIVIL PROCEDURE
Chapter 25 Colorado Rules of County Court Civil Procedure
Rule 343
Amended and Adopted by the Court, En Banc, February 1, 2024, effective immediately.
RULE CHANGE 2024(01)
COLORADO RULES OF EVIDENCE
Rule 806
Amended and Adopted by the Court, En Banc, January 4, 2024, effective immediately.
RULE CHANGE 2024(02)
COLORADO RULES OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT
Rule 1.2
Amended and Adopted by the Court, En Banc, January 11, 2024, effective immediately.
RULE CHANGE 2024(03)
COLORADO RULES OF CIVIL PROCEDURE
Rules 10, 16.2, 26, 121 §1-15, and 121 §1-26
Forms 29, 30, and JDF 250
Amended and Adopted by the Court, En Banc, January 11, 2024, effective immediately.
RULE CHANGE 2024(04)
COLORADO RULES OF CIVIL PROCEDURE
Chapter 25 Colorado Rules of County Court Civil Procedure
Forms 4 and 5
Amended and Adopted by the Court, En Banc, January 11, 2024, effective immediately.
RULE CHANGE 2023(20)
CHAPTER 28.3
COLORADO RULES OF ICWA PROCEDURES
Rules 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, and 11
Amended and Adopted by the Court, En Banc, December 14, 2023, effective January 1, 2024.
RULE CHANGE 2023(18)
COLORADO PROBATE CODE FORMS
Forms 704, 784, 791, 792, 891 ,893, 910, and 929
Amended and Adopted by the Court, En Banc, November 30, 2023, effective immediately.
RULE CHANGE 2023(19)
COLORADO RULES OF CIVIL PROCEDURE
Rule 1
Amended and Adopted by the Court, En Banc, November 30, 2023, effective immediately.
RULE CHANGE 2023(15)
RULES GOVERNING ADMISSION TO THE PRACTICE OF LAW IN COLORADO
Rule 207.1
Amended and Adopted by the Court, En Banc, November 16, 2023, effective immediately.
RULE CHANGE 2023(16)
COLORADO LICENSED LEGAL PARAPROFESSIONAL RULES OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT
Rules 3.1, 3.3, 3.7, and 3.9
Amended and Adopted by the Court, En Banc, November 16, 2023, effective immediately.
RULE CHANGE 2023(17)
COLORADO RULES OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT
Preamble and Rules 1, 3.4, 3.7, 4.2, 4.3, 5.1, 5.3, 5.3A, 5.4, 5.5, 5.6, 7.3, 8.3, and 8.4
Amended and Adopted by the Court, En Banc, November 16, 2023, effective immediately.
RULE CHANGE 2023(13)
THE COLORADO APPELLATE RULES
Rules 21 and 32
Amended and Adopted by the Court, En Banc, July 20, 2023, effective immediately.
RULE CHANGE 2023(12)
RULES GOVERNING ADMISSION TO THE PRACTICE OF LAW IN COLORADO
Rule 205.7
Amended and Adopted by the Court, En Banc, June 15, 2023, effective July 1, 2023.