Colorado § 13-1-111 - Courts of record.
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§ 13-1-111. Courts of record.
(1) Each of the following courts shall have a seal and shall be a court of record:
(a) The supreme court;
(b) The district courts;
(c) The county courts;
(d) The juvenile court in the city and county of Denver;
(e) The probate court in the city and county of Denver;
(f) Any court established by law and expressly denominated a court of record;
(g) Repealed.
(h) The court of appeals.
Source: L. 1887: p. 212, § 412. Code 08: § 447. Code 21: § 449. Code 35: § 449. CRS 53: § 37-1-12. C.R.S. 1963: § 37-1-12. L. 64: p. 224, § 57. L. 72: p. 590, § 53. L. 77: (1)(h) added, p. 279, § 24, effective June 29. L. 79: IP(1) amended, p. 596, § 2, effective July 1. L. 85: (1)(g) repealed, p. 572, § 12, effective November 14, 1986.
ANNOTATION
The acts of a court of record are known by its records. Judicial records are not only necessary but indispensable to the administration of justice. The court judgments can be evidenced only by its records. The acts of a court of record are known by its records alone and cannot be established by parol testimony. The court speaks only through its records, and the judge speaks only through the court. Herren v. People, 147 Colo. 442, 363 P.2d 1044 (1961).
Source: official Colorado text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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