Colorado Legal Overview: Teller County The Census Bureau defines the MSA as covering El Paso and Teller counties. The metro area is served by the Fourth Judicial District, which has one district court each in El Paso and Teller counties. The Teller County District Court is the main trial court with general jurisdiction over all civil and criminal cases in the county. Listed below are the main cities and towns in Teller County.
Top Colorado cities for Legal Issues: Cripple Creek
1. The Teller County Combined Court is located at the county courthouse in Cripple Creek, which is the county seat. The combined court includes both the Teller division of the district court and the county court. The district court handles most of the original jurisdiction cases while the county court judges take on limited jurisdiction cases including traffic and ordinance violations and misdemeanors. Individual cities in the county such as Woodland Park additionally have their own municipal courts to handle city ordinance violations, parking tickets and traffic infractions. 2. Pet nuisance ordinances may have to be redefined in Teller County after a six-foot-long pet Nile Monitor lizard named Dino broke free of a mesh leash and crawled away in the Woodland Park area. Dino may eat small animals including dogs and cats, so residents have been advised to maintain caution when allowing children and pets to go outdoors. 3. An elderly woman was killed in a horse accident at the BBB Ranch in Woodland Park, which offers horseback riding and other activities for visitors. If the ranch does not have a signed release form protecting them from liability for injury or death, then it becomes a wrongful death lawsuit, regardless of who was at fault.
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Trending Teller County Legal Topics: Appeals against decisions obtained in the Teller County Combined Court may be filed with the Colorado Court of Appeals. Another appeal may be possible if the Colorado Supreme Court agrees to review the case on appeal. Federal cases have to be filed with the Colorado Springs Division of the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado. Federal appeals are heard by the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals. Bankruptcy filings have to be made with the federal bankruptcy court in Denver. |