Colorado Legal Overview: Larimer County Larimer County is served by the Eighth Judicial Circuit of Colorado, with the Larimer Combined Court handling all original jurisdiction cases filed in the county. The combined court includes the county court with limited jurisdiction and the district court which is the main trial court with general jurisdiction. Appeals have to be filed with the Colorado Court of Appeals. Listed below are the main cities and towns in Larimer County.
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1. The Eighth Judicial Circuit of Colorado, which serves both Jackson and Larimer counties, has one courthouse each in Loveland and Fort Collins housing divisions of the Larimer Combined Court. The county court handles countywide ordinance and misdemeanor violation cases. The Larimer Small Claims Court, which has jurisdiction over small claims not exceeding $7,000, is a division of the county court. Other original jurisdiction cases are heard by the district court. Larimer also has separate probation and community corrections departments in Fort Collins. 2. Roland Arel, 66, may have to base his criminal defense on temporary insanity that caused him to make a false bomb threat on a bus in Larimer County. The bus he was in was traveling from Salt Lake City to Denver, with a stop in between at Fort Collins. 3. Canadian company filed a lawsuit against the Mined Land Reclamation Board in Colorad. Powertech wanted to mine on the Larimer-Weld county line using a controversial technique called in-situ leach mining.
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Trending Larimer County Legal Topics: Appeals from municipal and county courts can be heard by the district court. District court appeals will have to be filed with the Colorado Court of Appeals. The Colorado Supreme Court is the court of last resort. Federal cases have to be filed with the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado, which has divisions in Denver, Durango, Grand Junction and Colorado Springs. Federal court appeals may be filed with the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals. The U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Colorado is located in Denver. |