{"data":{"id":"us-co/c.r.s.-15-11-701","jurisdiction":"us-co","citation":"C.R.S. § 15-11-701","heading":"Scope.","body":"For the purposes of this part 7, the term \"governing instrument\" shall be as defined in section 15-10-201 (22); except:\n\n(1) \"Governing instrument\" shall not include a deed that transfers any interest in real property; however, section 15-11-712 shall apply to such deeds.\n\n(2) As the application of a particular section is limited by its terms to a specific type of provision or governing instrument. In the absence of a finding of a contrary intention, the rules of construction in this part 7 control the construction of a governing instrument executed or republished or reaffirmed on or after July 1, 1995, and the rules of construction under prior law control the construction of a governing instrument executed prior to July 1, 1995, and not a governing instrument republished or reaffirmed after that date. In the process of determining whether a contrary intention exists, the rules of construction of this part 7 shall not apply.\n\n(3) In the absence of a finding of a contrary intention, the rules of construction in section 15-11-705 apply to a governing instrument executed or republished or reaffirmed on or after July 1, 2010, and the rules of construction under section 15-11-705, as it existed prior to July 1, 2010, apply to a governing instrument executed prior to July 1, 2010, and not republished or reaffirmed after that date.","path":["Title 15 - PROBATE, TRUSTS, AND FIDUCIARIES","Article 11 - Intestate Succession and Wills","Part 7 - RULES OF CONSTRUCTION APPLICABLE TO WILLS AND OTHER GOVERNING INSTRUMENTS"],"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":"4189b4338bc60a7526e2cd639f869161bd0d97b8e50df7bec129c0aca4fc4810","source_id":"us-co","stale":false,"prev":"us-co/c.r.s.-15-11-609","next":"us-co/c.r.s.-15-11-702"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}