Colo. R. Civ. P. 121 (2026)

(a) Repeal of local rules. All District Court local rules, including local procedures and standing orders having the effect of local rules, enacted before April 1, 1988 are hereby repealed.

(b) Authority to enact local rules on matters which are strictly local. Each court by action of a majority of its judges may from time to time propose local rules and amendments of local rules not inconsistent with the Colorado Rules of Civil Procedure or Practice Standards set forth in C.R.C.P. 121(c), nor inconsistent with any directive of the Supreme Court. A proposed rule or amendment shall not be effective until approved by the Supreme Court. No local procedure shall be effective unless adopted as a local rule in accordance with this Section (b) of C.R.C.P. 121. To obtain approval, three copies of any proposed local rule or amendment of a local rule shall be submitted to the Supreme Court through the office of the State Court Administrator. Reasonable uniformity of local rules is required. Numbering and format of any proposed local rule or amendment of a local rule shall be as prescribed by the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court’s approval of a local rule or local procedure shall not preclude review of that rule or procedure under the law of circumstances of a particular case.

(c) Matters of statewide concern. The Colorado Rules of Civil Procedure and the following rule subject areas called ‘‘Practice Standards’’ are declared to be of statewide concern and shall preempt and control in their form and content over any differing local rule:

DISTRICT COURT* PRACTICE STANDARDS §§ 1-1 to End *Includes Denver Probate Court where applicable.