# C.R.S. § 13-10-102: 13-10-102. Definitions

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CO_T13_A10_S13-10-102

## Section

- **Citation:** C.R.S. § 13-10-102
- **Heading:** 13-10-102. Definitions
- **Jurisdiction:** Colorado
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** CO Code / Title 13 / Article 10 / Section 13-10-102

## Text

13-10-102. Definitions. As used in this article, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) "Municipal court" includes police courts and police magistrate courts created or existing under previous laws or under a municipal charter and ordinances.

(2) "Municipal judges" includes police magistrates as defined and used in previous laws.

(3) "Qualified municipal court of record" means a municipal court established by, and operating in conformity with, either local charter or ordinances containing provisions requiring the keeping of a verbatim record of the proceedings and evidence at trials by either electric devices or stenographic means, and requiring as a qualification for the office of judge of such court that he has been admitted to, and is currently licensed in, the practice of law in Colorado.

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