Colo. Const. art. VI, § 9

District courts - jurisdiction.

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Section 9. District courts - jurisdiction. (1) The district courts shall be trial
courts of record with general jurisdiction, and shall have original jurisdiction in all
civil, probate, and criminal cases, except as otherwise provided herein, and shall
have such appellate jurisdiction as may be prescribed by law. 

 (2) (Deleted by amendment, L. 2002, p. 3094, effective upon proclamation of
the Governor, L. 2003, p. 3611, December 20, 2002. )

 (3) In the city and county of Denver, exclusive original jurisdiction in all
matters of probate, settlements of estates of deceased persons, appointment of
guardians, conservators and administrators, and settlement of their accounts, the
adjudication of the mentally ill, and such other jurisdiction as may be provided by
law shall be vested in a probate court, created by section 1 of this article. 

 Source: L. 61: Entire article R&RE, effective January 12, 1965, see L. 63, p.
1050. L. 2002: (2) and (3) amended, p. 3094, effective upon proclamation of the
Governor, L. 2003, p. 3611, December 20, 2002. 

 Editor's note: This section is similar to § 11 as it existed prior to 1961.

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