The governor may prescribe, by regulation, pretrial, trial, and post-trial procedures, including modes of proof, in cases before military courts and other military tribunals. The procedures, so far as practicable, must be the principles of law and the rules of evidence generally recognized in the trial of criminal cases in the courts of Colorado and in the trial of courts-martial of the United States, but the procedures must not be contrary to or inconsistent with this code.

Source: L. 83: Entire article added, p. 1174, § 1, effective June 10. L. 2002: (3) amended, p. 362, § 24, effective July 1. L. 2025: Entire section amended, (SB 25-279), ch. 411, p. 2338, § 10, effective September 1.

Editor's note: Section 18(2) of chapter 411 (SB 25-279), Session Laws of Colorado 2025, provides that the act changing this section applies to offenses committed on or after September 1, 2025.