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(a) The municipal court shall have, in all cases arising under the provisions of this Code and the Charter, full power to carry such into effect and punish violators thereof by the imposition of fines and penalties as may be provided. It shall have the power to compel the attendance of witnesses and to punish for contempt of court. It shall have the power to enforce subpoenas lawfully issued and served for city administrative hearings including the power to compel the attendance of witnesses and to punish for contempt of such court.

(b) The municipal court shall, in all civil actions, suits, and proceedings arising under the provisions of this Code, be vested with the full authority to provide civil remedies in all such matters, including, but not limited to, equitable, injunctive, and declaratory relief. It shall have the power to compel the attendance of witnesses, to punish for contempt of court, and to enforce any award of equitable, declaratory, or injunctive relief through its contempt power. The Colorado Rules of Civil Procedure, as amended, shall govern the procedure in the municipal court in all civil actions.

(c) The territorial jurisdiction of the municipal court shall be coextensive with the corporate limits of the City, and, in addition thereto, the court shall have the original jurisdiction of all cases arising under the provisions of this Code and the Charter which arise on any city-owned property outside of the City or arise on non-city-owned property outside the corporate limits of the City, over which the city has authority to control and regulate by virtue of any contract, deed, easement agreement, right-of-way or other publicly-acquired interest. (Code 1979, § 25-2; Ord. No. 2005-12, § 70, 4-11-2005; Ord. No. 98-80, § 1, 11-9-1998)