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Proposed Rule Changes
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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 2000 (10)
Rule Change 2000 (10) Colorado Rules of Professional Conduct re: Client-Lawyer Relationship; Rule 1.4 Communication; Rule 1.5 Fees.
(In .pdf format) Amended and Adopted En Banc, April 20, 2000, effective July 1, 2000.
Rule Change 2000 (9)
Rule Change 2000 (9)Colorado Rules of Civil Procedure re: Chapter 18, Rules Governing Admission to the Bar; Rule 201.
(In .pdf format) Amended and Adopted En Banc, April 6, 2000, effective July 1, 2000.
Rule Change 2000 (8)
Rule Change 2000 (8)Colorado Rules of Criminal Procedure re: VII Judgment; Rule 33, New Trial.
(In .pdf format) Amended and Adopted En Banc, April 20, 2000, effective July 1, 2000.
Rule Change 2000 (7)
Rule Change 2000 (7) Colorado Appellate Rule 51
(In .pdf format) Amended and Adopted En Banc, March 23, 2000, effective immediately.
Rule Change 2000 (6)
Rule Change 2000 (6)Colorado Rules of Civil Procedure re: Admission to the Bar
(In .pdf format) Amended and Adopted En Banc, March 23, 2000, effective immediately.
Rule Change 2000 (5)
Rule Change 2000 (5) Colorado Rules of Civil Procedure re: Practice Standards & Local Court Rules
(In .pdf format) Adopted En Banc, March 7, 2000, effective immediately. Justice Bender does not participate.
Rule Change 2000 (4)
Rule Change 2000 (4) Colorado Rules of Probate Procedure - Forms
(In .pdf format) Adopted En Banc, February 3, 2000, effective immediately.
Rule Change 2000 (3)
Rule Change 2000 (3)Colorado Rules of Civil Procedure re: Attorney Discipline
(In .pdf format) Amended and Adopted En Banc, February 17, 2000, effective immediately.
Rule Change 2000 (1)
Rule Change 2000 (1) New Rule 26.3 re: Limited Monetary Claim Actions
(In .pdf format) Adopted En Banc, January 20, 2000, effective July 1, 2000.
Justices Hobbs, Bender, and Rice would not adopt the rule.
Rule Change 1999 (21)
Rule Change 1999 (21) Colorado Rules Governing the Commissions on Judicial Performance
(In .pdf format) 1997 Rules of Commission are amended, November 10, 1999, effective immediately.
Rule Change 1999 (20)
Rule Change 1999 (20) Colorado Rules for Traffic Infractions
(In .pdf format) Corrective Order issued to conform Rules with current statutory references, November 12, 1999, effective immediately.
Rule Change 1999 (19)
Rule Change 1999 (19) Colorado Rules for County Court Traffic Violations Bureaus
(In .pdf format) Corrective Order issued to conform Rules with current statuatory references, November 12, 1999, effective immediately.
Rule Change 1999 (18)
Rule Change 1999 (18) Colorado Rules of Professional Conduct - Rule 6.1, Pro Bono Public Service
(In .pdf format) Repealed and readopted November 2, effective January 1, 2000.
Rule Change 1999 (17)
Rule Change 1999 (17) Colorado Rules of Criminal Procedure - Rule 7
(In .pdf format) Amended and Adopted November 4, 1999, effective January 1, 2000.
Rule Change 1999 (16)
Rule Change 1999 (16) Colorado Rules of Criminal Procedure - Rule 5
(In .pdf format) Amended and Adopted November 4, 1999, effective January 1, 2000.
Rule Change 1999 (15)
Rule Change 1999 (15) Colorado Rules of Criminal Procedure - Rule 17
(In .pdf format) Amended and Adopted November 4, 1999, effective January 1, 2000.
Rule Change 1999 (14)
Rule Change 1999 (14) Colorado Rules of Criminal Procedure - Rule 16
(In .pdf format) Amended and Adopted November 4, 1999, effective January 1, 2000.
Rule Change 1999 (13)
Rule Change 1999 (13) Colorado Rules for Magistrates
(In .pdf format) Adopted September 30, 1999, effective January 1, 2000.
Corrective Order issued November 9, 1999, effective immediately.
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