Colorado Code § 16-2-101

Misdemeanor and petty offense procedures - statement of purpose. In
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order to provide a simple and expeditious method for the prosecution of misdemeanors and petty
offenses in county courts but one which also guarantees to the defendant his constitutional rights,
the general assembly does hereby establish a simplified criminal procedure for misdemeanors
and petty offenses to be used under the circumstances set forth in this code in sections 16-2-102
to 16-2-114.

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