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2016 Colorado Revised Statutes
Title 16 - Criminal Proceedings
Code of Criminal Procedure
Article 2 - County Court Provisions
Part 1 - Simplified Procedures in the County Court
§ 16-2-101. Misdemeanor and petty offense procedures - statement of purpose
CO Rev Stat ยง 16-2-101 (2016) What's This?
In order to provide a simple and expeditious method for the prosecution of misdemeanors and petty offenses in county courts but one which also guarantees to the defendant his constitutional rights, the general assembly does hereby establish a simplified criminal procedure for misdemeanors and petty offenses to be used under the circumstances set forth in this code in sections 16-2-102 to 16-2-114.
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