Colorado Legal Overview: Fort Collins-Loveland The Fort Collins-Loveland metropolitan area in Colorado covers Larimer County, as per the Census Bureau's definition of this MSA. The Larimer County District Court, which comes under the 8th Judicial District, is the main trial court with general jurisdiction for all of Larimer County. There is additionally a county court in Loveland with limited jurisdiction over traffic violations, misdemeanors and small claims amounting to less than $15,000. The major cities and towns in the Fort Collins-Loveland metro area are listed below.
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1. The 8th Judicial District, which covers both Jackson and Larimer counties, handles all civil and criminal cases of original jurisdiction that are not filed with the county court in Loveland. The district court has court facilities in both Fort Collins and Loveland. Most of the aforementioned cities in the list above have municipal courts in their own respective city halls for local ordinance violations. In addition, the Larimer County Court in Loveland handles small claims and county wide ordinance and misdemeanor violation cases. 2. Fort Collins developer Kevin Frazier, 47, is facing trial for real estate law violations and is charged with defrauding investors to the tune of $1 million. 3. Benjamin David Gilmore is charged with arson and damage worth $10 million to the building to which he allegedly set fire. Gilmore's ostensible criminal defense is that as a beekeeper, he often has to smoke out hives and the fire was accidental.
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Trending Fort Collins-Loveland Legal Topics: The county additionally has probation departments in both Fort Collins and Loveland, and a community corrections department in Fort Collins. The Larimer County Attorney is also located in Fort Collins. Appeals can be made step by step from the county courts to the district court and then to the Colorado Court of Appeals. The Colorado Supreme Court is the court of last resort. Federal cases in Colorado are heard by the U.S. District Court which has one district for the entire state, and federal appeals go to the Tenth Circuit. |