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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-6-105 (2026)

Specific limits on civil jurisdiction

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(1) The county court has no civil jurisdiction except that specifically conferred upon it by law. In particular, it has no jurisdiction over the following matters:

(a) Matters of probate;

(b) Matters of mental health, including certification, restoration to competence, and the appointment of conservators;

(c) Matters of dissolution of marriage, declaration of invalidity of marriage, and legal separation;

(d) Matters affecting children, including the allocation of parental responsibilities, support, guardianship, adoption, dependency, or delinquency;

(e) Matters affecting boundaries or title to real property;

(f) Original proceedings for the issuance of injunctions, except:

(I) As provided in sections 13-6-104 (5), 38-12-507, and 38-12-510;

(II) As required to enforce restrictive covenants on residential property and to enforce section 6-1-702.5; and

(III) As otherwise specifically authorized in this article 6 or, if there is no authorization, by rule of the Colorado supreme court.

(2) Any powers or duties previously placed in the county court by law in connection with any of the matters excluded from the jurisdiction of the county court by this section are transferred to the district court or, if within their jurisdiction, to the probate court of the city and county of Denver or the juvenile court of the city and county of Denver, and the statutes relating thereto shall be so construed.

(3) Nothing in this section shall be deemed to prevent the appointment of county judges as magistrates in juvenile matters or as magistrates in mental health and other matters. Appointments of county judges as magistrates in mental health and other matters are authorized, and, when so appointed by the district judge, the county judge shall serve as a district court officer for the designated purposes.

Source: L. 64: p. 410, § 5. C.R.S. 1963: § 37-13-5. L. 78: (1)(f) amended, p. 353, § 2, effective April 21. L. 79: (1)(f) amended, p. 599, § 14, effective July 1; (3) amended, p. 963, § 12, effective July 1. L. 88: (1)(f) amended, p. 601, § 1, effective July 1. L. 91: (3) amended, p. 356, § 8, effective April 9. L. 98: (1)(d) amended, p. 1392, § 24, effective February 1, 1999. L. 2000: (1)(f) amended, p. 2034, § 2, effective August 2. L. 2008: (1)(f) amended, p. 596, § 4, effective August 5. L. 2019: IP(1) and (1)(f) amended, (HB 19-1170), ch. 229, p. 2305, § 1, effective August 2. L. 2020: (1)(b) amended, (SB 20-136), ch. 70, p. 282, § 3, effective September 14. L. 2024: (1)(f)(I) amended, (SB 24-094), ch. 158, p. 729, § 13, effective May 3.

Editor's note: Section 15 of chapter 158 (SB 24-094), Session Laws of Colorado 2024, provides that the act changing subsection (1)(f)(I) applies to actions related to violations of part 5 of article 12 of title 38 filed on or after May 3, 2024. Cross references: For the legislative declaration in SB 20-136, see section 1 of chapter 70, Session Laws of Colorado 2020.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 6 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1985–2025 · leading case: Stuckey v. Stuckey, 768 P.2d 694 (Colo. 1989).
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Stuckey v. Stuckey, 768 P.2d 694 (Colo. 1989). · cites it 28× “§ 13-6-105, 6A C.R.S. (1987 & 1988 Supp.).”
Snyder v. Sullivan, 705 P.2d 510 (Colo. 1985). · cites it 13× “§ 13-6-105, 6 C.R.S. (1973 & 1984 Supp.).”
G.B. v. Arapahoe Cnty. Court, 890 P.2d 1153 (Colo. 1995). “See also § 13-6-105(l)(d), 6A C.R.S. (1987) (providing that the county court shall have no jurisdiction over "[m]atters affecting children, including custody, support, guardianship, adoption, dependency or delinquency”).”
Gibbs v. Colo. Mined Land Reclamation Bd., 883 P.2d 592 (Colo. Ct. App. 1994). · cites it 2× “" Specific exceptions to the county courts' broad jurisdiction are set forth in § 13-6-105, C.R.S. (1987 Repl.Vol. 6A). To the extent that the General Assembly has not excepted enforcement of agency actions from the county courts' jurisdiction, those courts are courts of…”
Gibbs v. Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Bd., 883 P.2d 592 (Colo. Ct. App. 1994). · cites it 2× “” Specific exceptions to the county courts’ broad jurisdiction are set forth in § 13-6-105, C.R.S. (1987 Repl.Vol. 6A). To the extent that the General Assembly has not excepted enforcement of agency actions from the county courts’ jurisdiction, those courts are courts of…”
Est. of Boyd v. Duncan (Colo. Ct. App. 2025). · cites it 2× “See § 13-6-105(1)(e), C.R.S. 2024 (county courts have no jurisdiction over matters “affecting boundaries or title to real property”).”
— Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-6-105(1) — 1 case
Stuckey v. Stuckey, 768 P.2d 694 (Colo. 1989). “§ 13-6-105, 6A C.R.S. (1987 & 1988 Supp.).”
— Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-6-105(1)(c) — 1 case
Stuckey v. Stuckey, 768 P.2d 694 (Colo. 1989). “§ 13-6-105, 6A C.R.S. (1987 & 1988 Supp.).”
— Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-6-105(1)(d) — 1 case
Stuckey v. Stuckey, 768 P.2d 694 (Colo. 1989). “§ 13-6-105, 6A C.R.S. (1987 & 1988 Supp.).”
— Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-6-105(1)(e) — 1 case
Est. of Boyd v. Duncan (Colo. Ct. App. 2025). “See § 13-6-105(1)(e), C.R.S. 2024 (county courts have no jurisdiction over matters “affecting boundaries or title to real property”).”
— Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-6-105(1)(f) — 1 case
Stuckey v. Stuckey, 768 P.2d 694 (Colo. 1989). “§ 13-6-105, 6A C.R.S. (1987 & 1988 Supp.).”
— Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-6-105(l)(c) — 1 case
Stuckey v. Stuckey, 768 P.2d 694 (Colo. 1989). “§ 13-6-105, 6A C.R.S. (1987 & 1988 Supp.).”
— Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-6-105(l)(d) — 2 cases
Stuckey v. Stuckey, 768 P.2d 694 (Colo. 1989). “§ 13-6-105, 6A C.R.S. (1987 & 1988 Supp.).”
G.B. v. Arapahoe Cnty. Court, 890 P.2d 1153 (Colo. 1995). “See also § 13-6-105(l)(d), 6A C.R.S. (1987) (providing that the county court shall have no jurisdiction over "[m]atters affecting children, including custody, support, guardianship, adoption, dependency or delinquency”).”
— Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-6-105(l)(f) — 2 cases
Snyder v. Sullivan, 705 P.2d 510 (Colo. 1985). “§ 13-6-105, 6 C.R.S. (1973 & 1984 Supp.).”
Stuckey v. Stuckey, 768 P.2d 694 (Colo. 1989). “§ 13-6-105, 6A C.R.S. (1987 & 1988 Supp.).”
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