Colorado § 13-22-230 - Saving clause.

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§ 13-22-230. Saving clause.

This part 2 shall not affect an action or proceeding commenced or a right accrued before this part 2 takes effect. Except as otherwise provided in section 13-22-203, an arbitration agreement made before August 4, 2004, is governed by the "Uniform Arbitration Act of 1975".

Source: L. 2004: Entire part R&RE, p. 1731, § 1, effective August 4.

PART 3

DISPUTE RESOLUTION ACT

Law reviews: For article, "The Mediation Alternative is Gaining Support in Colorado", see 13 Colo. Law. 589 (1984); for article, "Divorce Mediation: A Financial Perspective", see 13 Colo. Law. 1650 (1984); for article, "Enforcement of Arbitration Awards in Colorado", see 14 Colo. Law. 535 (1985); for article, "Litigation v. Alternative Dispute Resolution -- Let's Talk About It", see 17 Colo. Law. 655 (1988); for article, "Mediation Revisited: Amendments to the Colorado Dispute Resolution Act", see 17 Colo. Law. 1297 (1988); for article, "The 'Alternatives' in Alternative Dispute Resolution", see 18 Colo. Law. 1751 (1989); for several articles regarding the issue of the "Quality of dispute resolution", see 66 Den. U.L. Rev. 335-549 (1989); for numerous articles dealing with alternative dispute resolution (ADR), see 18 Colo. Law. 828-928 (1989); for article, "Court-ordered Mediation of Civil Cases", see 19 Colo. Law. 1057 (1990); for article, "The Growing Duty to Effectuate Settlement", see 20 Colo. Law. 453 (1991); for article, "New Rules on ADR: Professional Ethics, Shotguns and Fish", see 21 Colo. Law. 1877 (1992); for article, "Alternative Dispute Resolution in Colorado", see 22 Colo. Law. 1445 (1993); for article, "ADR: Important Options for Municipal Government", see 24 Colo. Law. 1279 (1995); for article, "Alternative Dispute Resolution Meets the Administrative Process", see 24 Colo. Law. 1549 (1995); for article, "Civil Mediation: Where, When and Why It Is Effective", see 24 Colo. Law. 1261 (1995); for article, "Alternative Dispute Resolution in Colorado", see 28 Colo. Law. 67 (Sept. 1999); for article, "The Mediation Privilege", see 29 Colo. Law. 65 (Nov. 2000); for article, "Mediating with Handkerchiefs: The New Model Standards for Divorce Mediation", see 31 Colo. Law. 69 (Jan. 2002); for article, "The Uniform Mediation Act: Its Potential Impact on Colorado Mediation Practice -- Part I", see 31 Colo. Law. 61 (May 2002); for article, "The Uniform Mediation Act: Its Potential Impact on Colorado Mediation Practice -- Part II", see 31 Colo. Law. 67 (June 2002); for article, "The Uniform Mediation Act: Its Potential Impact on Colorado Mediation Practice -- Part III", see 31 Colo. Law. 101 (July 2002); for article, "Colorado Law on Mediation: A Primer", see 35 Colo. Law. 21 (Mar. 2006); for article, "Complex Confidentiality Issues in Mediation", see 44 Colo. Law. 23 (Jan. 2015); for article, "Good Faith and the Duty of Disclosure", see 44 Colo. Law. 41 (Aug. 2015); for article, "Mediating the Interactive Process", see 46 Colo. Law. 35 (May 2017); for article, "Online Dispute Resolution -- A Digital Door to Justice or Pandora's Box? Part 3", 49 Colo. Law. 26 (Apr. 2020); for article, "Unlocking Apology's Potential in Resolving Disputes", see 51 Colo. Law. 20 (July 2022); for article, "Managing High-Conflict Dissolutions in Mediation and Court", see 51 Colo. Law. 18 (Aug.-Sept. 2022); for article, "The Benefits of Promoting Party Self-Determination in Mediation", see 51 Colo. Law. 12 (Oct. 2022); for article, "Beyond the Standard Settlement Conference: Consider Customizing Your Commercial Dispute Mediation", see 54 Colo. Law. 24 (Apr. 2025).

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