Colorado § 13-1-116 - Courts sit at county seat.
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§ 13-1-116. Courts sit at county seat.
Every court of record shall sit at the county seat of the county in which it is held, except as may be otherwise provided by law.
Source: L. 1887: p. 214, § 418. Code 08: § 453. Code 21: § 455. Code 35: § 455. CRS 53: § 37-1-18. C.R.S. 1963: § 37-1-18.
ANNOTATION
A district court can be in session only in its own county. State Bank v. Plummer, 46 Colo. 71, 102 P. 1082 (1909) (decided under repealed provisions antecedent to § 25 of appendix B, R.C.P. Colo., CSA, 1935).
Moving trial to hospital to hear closing arguments, give instructions to jury, and allow jury to deliberate because of a seriously ill juror did not deprive court of jurisdiction and retrial will not constitute double jeopardy. People v. Higa, 735 P.2d 203 (Colo. App. 1987).
Section 13-5-119 (2) is an exception to the county seat requirement in this section. City of Littleton v. County Comm'rs, 787 P.2d 158 (Colo. 1990).
Source: official Colorado text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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