(1) The revisor of statutes, referred to in this article as the "revisor", under the supervision and direction of the committee on legal services, referred to in this article as the "committee", shall compile, edit, arrange, and prepare for publication all laws of the state of Colorado of a general and permanent nature.
(2) The statutes shall be arranged and collated into such code titles, articles, and sections, and under such a numbering system as the committee approves and directs. The committee shall designate the number of volumes to comprise a set of the statutes for purposes of this arrangement and collating.
(3) The compilation of statutory laws and nonstatutory material provided for in this article, originally entitled "Colorado Revised Statutes 1973" and cited as "C.R.S. 1973", shall, on and after July 1, 1983, be entitled "Colorado Revised Statutes" and may be cited as "C.R.S.". Reference to individual sections of the statutes shall be cited substantially in the following manner: "Section 1-1-101, C.R.S.". Unless the context otherwise requires, any reference to Colorado Revised Statutes 1973 or to C.R.S. 1973 shall be deemed to refer to Colorado Revised Statutes or to C.R.S.
Source: L. 70: p. 364, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 135-6-1. L. 83: (1) and (3) amended, p. 377, § 2, effective July 1.
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2 in the last 5 years), 1982–2025 · leading case:
People v. Borghesi, 40 P.3d 15 (Colo. Ct. App. 2002).
People v. Borghesi, 40 P.3d 15 (Colo. Ct. App. 2002).
· cites it 6× “Section 2-5-101, C.R.S.2000. The arrangement of titles and articles and the section headings are not part of the legislative text, and "no implication or presumption of a legislative construction is to be drawn therefrom.”
Watson v. Pub. Serv. Co. of Colorado, 207 P.3d 860 (Colo. Ct. App. 2008).
· cites it 2× “See § 2-5-101, C.R.S.2008 (reviser of statutes is under the supervision of the committee on legal services); § 2-8-702, C.”
Bd. of Cnty. Commissioners v. City of Aurora, 62 P.3d 1049 (Colo. Ct. App. 2002).
· cites it 3× “However, the arrangement of statutes within code titles is not a legislative act, but is directed by the committee on legal services, which prepares the Colorado Revised Statutes for publication.”
People v. Washington, 969 P.2d 788 (Colo. Ct. App. 1999).
· cites it 2× “The Colorado Revised Statutes are also edited to “[ajdopt a uniform system of punctuation, capitalization, and wording,” to “[ejliminate all obsolete and redundant wording of laws,” to “[cjorrect obvious errors and inconsistencies,” to “[ejliminate any duplications in law and…”
Hyland Hills Park & Rec. Dist. v. Denver & Rio Grande W. R.R., 850 P.2d 155 (Colo. Ct. App. 1992).
· cites it 2× “In 1973, the Act was re-organized and renumbered by the revisor of statutes, pursuant to § 2-5-101(2), C.R.S. (1980 Repl. Yol. IB), such that the exclusion proviso, previously found at § 89-12-8, C.”
Peo v. Patterson (Colo. Ct. App. 2025).
· cites it 4× “2d at 789 ; see also §§ 2-5-101 to -126, C.R.S. 2024. The Colorado Revised Statutes are the official publication of the statutes of Colorado and may be considered as evidence in Colorado courts.”
Peo v. Loveday (Colo. Ct. App. 2025).
“2d at 789 ; §§ 2-5-101 to -126, C.R.S. 2024 (requiring that all laws of the State of Colorado be compiled into the Colorado Revised Statutes and detailing the procedures for doing so).”
— Colo. Rev. Stat. § 2-5-101(1) — 1 case
Peo v. Patterson (Colo. Ct. App. 2025).
“2d at 789 ; see also §§ 2-5-101 to -126, C.R.S. 2024. The Colorado Revised Statutes are the official publication of the statutes of Colorado and may be considered as evidence in Colorado courts.”
— Colo. Rev. Stat. § 2-5-101(2) — 2 cases
Bd. of Cnty. Commissioners v. City of Aurora, 62 P.3d 1049 (Colo. Ct. App. 2002).
“However, the arrangement of statutes within code titles is not a legislative act, but is directed by the committee on legal services, which prepares the Colorado Revised Statutes for publication.”
— Colo. Rev. Stat. § 2-5-101(3) — 1 case
Peo v. Patterson (Colo. Ct. App. 2025).
“2d at 789 ; see also §§ 2-5-101 to -126, C.R.S. 2024. The Colorado Revised Statutes are the official publication of the statutes of Colorado and may be considered as evidence in Colorado courts.”
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