{"data":{"id":"us-co/c.r.s.-13-6-409","jurisdiction":"us-co","citation":"C.R.S. § 13-6-409","heading":"Trial procedure.","body":"The judge or magistrate shall conduct the trial in such manner as to do justice between the parties and shall not be bound by formal rules or statutes of procedure or pleading or the technical rules of evidence, except for rules promulgated by the supreme court controlling the conduct of proceedings in the small claims court.","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":"f7d99fe2396ccc67e55a4a500f6bf5b27b13d7b8de363fee68725c7e6a577ec0","source_id":"us-co","stale":false,"prev":"us-co/c.r.s.-13-6-408","next":"us-co/c.r.s.-13-6-410"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}