Colorado § 13-1-120 - Proceedings in English - abbreviations.
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§ 13-1-120. Proceedings in English - abbreviations.
Every written proceeding in a court of justice in this state, or before a judicial officer, shall be in the English language, but such abbreviations as are now commonly used in that language may be used, and numbers expressed by figures or numerals in the customary manner.
Source: L. 1887: p. 212, § 411. Code 08: § 446. Code 21: § 448. Code 35: § 448. CRS 53: § 37-1-22. C.R.S. 1963: § 37-1-22.
ANNOTATION
The translation of instructions into Spanish for the use and instruction of a juror understanding that language alone would not be inhibited by the spirit of this section. The object of the provision is to secure a record in English, and this would in nowise be defeated. Trinidad v. Simpson, 5 Colo. 65 (1879) (decided under repealed provisions antecedent to § 18 of appendix B, R.C.P. Colo., CSA, 1935).
Source: official Colorado text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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