As used in this article, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) Municipal court includes police courts and police magistrate courts created or existing under previous laws or under a municipal charter and ordinances.
(2) Municipal judges includes police magistrates as defined and used in previous laws.
(3) Qualified municipal court of record means a municipal court established by, and operating in conformity with, either local charter or ordinances containing provisions requiring the keeping of a verbatim record of the proceedings and evidence at trials by either electric devices or stenographic means, and requiring as a qualification for the office of judge of such court that he has been admitted to, and is currently licensed in, the practice of law in Colorado.
Source: L. 69: p. 273, � 1. C.R.S. 1963: � 37-22-1. L. 70: p. 150, � 2. L. 72: p. 266, � 2.