{"data":{"id":"us-co/c.r.s.-13-6-405","jurisdiction":"us-co","citation":"C.R.S. § 13-6-405","heading":"Magistrate in small claims court.","body":"(1) In the following circumstances, a magistrate may hear and decide claims in a small claims court:\n\n(a) In Class A counties, as defined in section 13-6-201, magistrates for small claims may be appointed by the presiding judge.\n\n(b) In Class B counties, as defined in section 13-6-201, magistrates for small claims may be appointed, pursuant to section 13-3-105, if approved by the chief justice.\n\n(2) A magistrate shall be a qualified attorney-at-law admitted to practice in the state of Colorado or a nonattorney if the nonattorney is serving as a county judge pursuant to section 13-6-203.\n\n(3) While acting as a magistrate for small claims, a magistrate shall have the same powers as a judge.\n\n(3.5) A magistrate shall have the power to solemnize marriages pursuant to the procedures in section 14-2-109, C.R.S.\n\n(4) If any party files a timely written objection, pursuant to rule of the supreme court, with the magistrate conducting the hearing, that party's case shall be rereferred to a judge.","path":["Title 13 - COURTS AND COURT PROCEDURE","Article 6 - County Courts","Part 4 - COUNTY COURT - SMALL CLAIMS DIVISION"],"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":"ccbb835840251cf381340de2d9a93d466925900c1e0705c41d2d1575c0161038","source_id":"us-co","stale":false,"prev":"us-co/c.r.s.-13-6-404","next":"us-co/c.r.s.-13-6-406"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}