{"data":{"id":"us-co/c.r.s.-15-11-601","jurisdiction":"us-co","citation":"C.R.S. § 15-11-601","heading":"Scope.","body":"In the absence of a finding of a contrary intention, the rules of construction in this part 6 control the construction of a will. In the absence of a finding of a contrary intention, the provisions of sections 15-11-603 and 15-11-604 shall apply to wills and codicils executed or republished or reaffirmed on or after July 1, 1995, and prior law (sections 15-11-605 and 15-11-606) shall apply to wills and codicils executed prior to July 1, 1995, and not republished or reaffirmed on or after that date. In the process of determining whether a contrary intention exists, the rules of construction of this part 6 shall not apply.","path":["Title 15 - PROBATE, TRUSTS, AND FIDUCIARIES","Article 11 - Intestate Succession and Wills","Part 6 - RULES OF CONSTRUCTION APPLICABLE ONLY TO WILLS"],"source_url":"https://olls.info/crs/crs2026-title-15.htm","current_through":"Colorado Revised Statutes 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:37:45Z","sha256":"2e5c45133e5f912924f27d15202839283f93cc975c87de3d98951174d2a3751c","source_id":"us-co","stale":false,"prev":"us-co/c.r.s.-15-11-517","next":"us-co/c.r.s.-15-11-602"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}