{"data":{"id":"us-co/c.r.s.-13-10-112","jurisdiction":"us-co","citation":"C.R.S. § 13-10-112","heading":"Powers and procedures.","body":"(1) The municipal judge of any municipal court has all judicial powers relating to the operation of his court, subject to any rules of procedure governing the operation and conduct of municipal courts promulgated by the Colorado supreme court. The presiding municipal judge of any municipal court has authority to issue local rules of procedure consistent with any rules of procedure adopted by the Colorado supreme court.\n\n(2) The judicial powers of any municipal judge shall include the power to enforce subpoenas issued by any board, commission, hearing officer, or other body or officer of the municipality authorized by law or ordinance to issue subpoenas.\n\n(3) Absent the findings required pursuant to Colorado law, each municipal court shall ensure all court proceedings, including court proceedings for defendants in custody, are accessible to any member of the public for public observation.\n\n(4) If a municipal court receives notice that a defendant who has a criminal or traffic matter pending before the court is in custody in Colorado for any reason, the municipal court shall make diligent efforts to timely resolve the municipal matter. Diligent efforts include taking reasonable steps to promptly bring the defendant before the court when the municipal code allows for a possible sentence of incarceration in the pending matter. The court shall assign indigent defense counsel in the same manner as required by section 13-10-114.5. A municipal court shall not deny a defendant the ability to appear before the municipal court because the defendant is in custody for another, non-municipal matter. For a hearing other than a trial, the court may permit counsel to appear on behalf of the defendant pursuant to the Colorado municipal court rules of procedure and permit appearance through audiovisual or telephonic means, if available. This subsection (4) does not preclude a defendant from expressly agreeing to delay a matter once the defendant appears before the municipal court.","path":["Title 13 - COURTS AND COURT PROCEDURE","Article 10 - Municipal Courts"],"source_url":"https://olls.info/crs/crs2026-title-13.htm","current_through":"Colorado Revised Statutes 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:37:45Z","sha256":"5637e9bf2c3f8d4d180f0f47fec9190d3a38bef25f9aa248119b746725323148","source_id":"us-co","stale":false,"prev":"us-co/c.r.s.-13-10-111.5","next":"us-co/c.r.s.-13-10-113"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}