Colorado Law

Colorado residents are situation to Colorado kingdom and U.S. federal laws. Federal legal guidelines observe in Colorado as they do across all 50 states. In addition to the U.S. Constitution, that's the best regulation of the U.S., federal laws consist of statutes which might be periodically codified in the U.S. Code. Federal laws also encompass decisions by way of courts that interpret federal laws. Finally, federal legal guidelines encompass regulations issued with the aid of federal administrative organizations to put in force federal laws. You can explore federal legal guidelines and related assets by touring the federal law section of the USLaw.Site website.

The state of Colorado also has its personal state legal guidelines. Colorado kingdom laws encompass the Colorado Constitution, legal guidelines surpassed by using the Colorado legislature and periodically codified inside the Colorado Revised Statutes, and choices by way of courts that interpret Colorado legal guidelines.

The modern-day Colorado Constitution is the simplest charter in Colorado records. It become ratified in 1876, while Colorado have become a country, and it includes 29 articles. The Constitution protects freedom of speech to a more diploma than the U.S. Constitution. It also gives sturdy protections in opposition to discrimination, which had been innovative for its generation. Article V outlines the method for amending the Constitution by poll projects, whilst Article XIX outlines the procedure for amending the Constitution by way of legislative referral or a constitutional convention. A legislatively referred amendment or a suggestion for a constitutional convention will seem on a ballot if it's far permitted with the aid of two-thirds of each chamber of the Colorado General Assembly.

The Colorado Revised Statutes contain the laws exceeded with the aid of the Colorado legislature. These legal guidelines and the provisions of the Colorado Constitution are frequently interpreted through the Colorado Supreme Court and the Colorado Court of Appeals. The federal Colorado District Court also problems choices that could have an effect on Colorado residents. The Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals holds the authority to review selections by using the Colorado District Court. Sometimes the U.S. Supreme Court can also overview a case that has been appealed from the Tenth Circuit or from the Colorado Supreme Court.

Colorado Constitution

Colorado Revised Statutes

• 2019 Colorado Revised Statutes
• 2018 Colorado Revised Statutes
• 2017 Colorado Revised Statutes
• 2016 Colorado Revised Statutes

Code of Colorado Regulations

Colorado Case Law

• Colorado Supreme Court Decisions
• Colorado Court of Appeals Decisions

Federal Courts - Colorado

• US Supreme Court
• Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals
• Colorado Federal District Courts
• Colorado District Court

Colorado State Resources