Colorado Judicial Branch
Adopted & Proposed Rule Changes
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 2015-05
COLORADO RULES OF CIVIL PROCEDURE
Chapters 1 and 2 - Rules 1, 12, 16, and 16.1
Chapter 4 - Rules 26, 30, 31, 33, 34, and 37
Chapter 6 - Rule 54
Chapter 17A - Rule 121, Section 1-22
New Form: JDF 622 – Proposed Case Management Order
Amended and Adopted by the Court, En Banc, May 28, 2015, effective July 1, 2015.
RULE CHANGE 2015-04
COLORADO RULES OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
Rule 32.
Amended and Adopted by the Court, En Banc, May 21, 2015, effective immediately.
RULE CHANGE 2015-03
COLORADO RULES OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
Rule 44.
Amended and Adopted by the Court, En Banc, March 25, 2015, effective immediately.
RULE CHANGE 2015-02
RULES GOVERNING ADMISSION TO THE BAR
Rules 205.3, 205.5, 205.6, 224, and 227.
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 251.1., 260.2., and 260.6.
Amended and Adopted by the Court, En Banc, January 14, 2015, effective immediately.
RULE CHANGE 2015-01
COLORADO RULES OF APPELLATE PROCEDURE
Rules 8, 27, and 33
Amended and Adopted by the Court, En Banc, January 7, 2015, effective immediately.
RULE CHANGE 2014-17
Colorado Rules of Criminal Procedure
Rule 49.5 Electronic Filing and Service System
Amended and Adopted by the Court, En Banc, December 29, 2014, effective immediately.
RULE CHANGE 2014-16
Colorado Rules of Judicial Discipline
Amended and Adopted by the Court, En Banc, December 10, 2014, effective immediately.
RULE CHANGE 2014-15 CORRECTIVE ORDER
Amended and Adopted by the Court, En Banc, March 2, 2015, effective immediately.
RULE CHANGE 2014-15
Chapter 28, Colorado Rules of Juvenile Procedure
Rules 2.2, 3, 3.7, and 3.9
Amended and Adopted by the Court, En Banc, October 30, 2014, effective November 1, 2014.
RULE CHANGE 2014-14
Colorado Rules of Civil Procedure
Rule 47.
Amended and Adopted by the Court, En Banc, October 30, 2014, effective immediately.
RULE CHANGE 2014-13
Colorado Appellate Rules
Rules 3, 25, 32, and 57
Amended and Adopted by the Court, En Banc, October 17, 2014, effective immediately.
RULE CHANGE 2014-12
Colorado Rules of Criminal Procedure
Rule 49.5 Electronic Filing and Service System (new rule)
Adopted by the Court, En Banc, September 24, 2014, effective immediately.
RULE CHANGE 2014-11
Colorado Rules of Civil Procedure
Rules 26, 121 section 1-15, and 411.
Amended and Adopted by the Court, En Banc, September 18, 2014, effective immediately.
RULE CHANGE 2014-10
Uniform Local Rules for all State Water Court Divisions
Rules 6 and 11
Amended and Adopted by the Court, En Banc, June 26, 2014, effective July 1, 2014.
RULE CHANGE 2014-09
RULE CHANGE 2014-08
Colorado Appellate Rules
Amended and Adopted by the Court, En Banc, June 23, 2014, effective immediately.
RULE CHANGE 2014-07
Colorado Rules of Professional Conduct
Rule 1.15
Repealed and Readopted by the Court, En Banc, June 17, 2014, effective immediately.
RULE CHANGE 2014-06
Colorado Rules of Civil Procedure
Rule 42.1.
Amended and Adopted by the Court, En Banc, April 29, 2014, effective immediately.
RULE CHANGE 2014-05
Colorado Rules of Professional Conduct
Rule 1.2.
Amended and Adopted by the Court, En Banc, March 24, 2014, effective immediately.
Justice Coats and Justice Eid would not approve Comment [14].
RULE CHANGE 2014-04
Rules Governing The Commissions on Judicial Performance
Rule 10, Rule 11, and Rule 13
Amended and Adopted by the Court, En Banc, March 17, 2014, effective immediately.