CO · rules
C.R.C.P. 503 (Small Claims)
Place of Action
(a) Where Brought, Generally. All actions in the small claims court shall be brought
in the county in which at the time of filing of the claim any of the defendants resides, or is
regularly employed, or has an office for the transaction of business, or is a student at an
institution of higher education. In an action to enforce restrictive covenants or arising from
a security deposit dispute, the action may be brought in the county in which the subject real
property is located.
(b) Consent to venue. If a defendant appears and defends a small claims action on the
merits at trial, the defendant agrees to the place of trial.
History
Source: Entire chapter repealed and readopted February 24, 1994, effective July 1, 1994; entire rule amended and effective September 6, 2001; (a) amended and effective November 13, 2008. ANNOTATION Law reviews. For article, ‘‘What Is a Lawyer Doing in Small Claims Court’’? see 13 Colo. Law. 430 (1984). Applied in Y ard v. Ambassador Bldr. Corp., 669 P.2d 1040 (Colo. App. 1983).
Provenance
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- content.leg.colorado.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-15
- Edition
- 2026-09-15
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