Colorado § 15-12-304 - Informal probate - unavailable in certain cases.
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§ 15-12-304. Informal probate - unavailable in certain cases.
(1) Applications for informal probate that relate to any of the following must be declined:
(a) One or more of a known series of testamentary instruments, other than a will and one or more codicils thereto, the latest of which does not expressly revoke the earlier; or
(b) A copy of the decedent's original will certified by the state court administrator pursuant to article 23 of this title 15.
Source: L. 73: R&RE, p. 1572, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 153-3-304. L. 77: Entire section amended, p. 834, § 17, effective July 1. L. 2019: Entire section R&RE, (HB 19-1229), ch. 252, p. 2446, § 3, effective January 1, 2023 (see editor's note).
Editor's note: HB 20-1368 amended the effective date of HB 19-1229 to change the date from January 1, 2021, to January 1, 2023. (See L. 2020, p. 1441.)
Source: official Colorado text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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