16-2.3-106. Failure to pay penalty for civil infractions - failure of parent or guardian to sign penalty assessment notice - procedures.
Statute text
(1) Unless a person who has been cited for a civil infraction pays the fine and surcharges pursuant to sections 24-4.1-119 (1)(g), 24-4.2-104 (1), and 24-33.5-415.6, the person shall appear at a hearing on the date and time specified in the summons and complaint and answer the complaint. This requirement to appear may be complied with by appearance of counsel.
(2) If a minor under eighteen years of age is required to appear at a hearing pursuant to subsection (1) of this section, the minor shall inform the minor's parent or legal guardian, and the parent or legal guardian shall also appear at the hearing.
(3) If the person answers that the person is guilty or if the person fails to appear for the hearing, the magistrate shall enter judgment against the person.
(4) If the person denies the allegations in the complaint, a final hearing on the complaint must be held subject to the provisions regarding a speedy trial in section 18-1-405. If the person is found guilty or liable at the final hearing or if the person fails to appear for a final hearing, the magistrate shall enter judgment against the person.
(5) (a) (I) If judgment is entered against a person, the magistrate shall assess the appropriate fine and surcharges, a docket fee of sixteen dollars, and other applicable costs authorized by section 13-16-122 (1).
(II) All docket fees collected pursuant to subsection (5)(a)(I) of this section must be transmitted to the state treasurer for deposit in the judicial stabilization cash fund created in section 13-32-101 (6).
(b) A magistrate shall not issue a bench warrant for the arrest of any person who fails to appear for a hearing pursuant to subsection (1), (2), or (3) of this section or for a final hearing pursuant to subsection (4) of this section.
History
Source: L. 2022: Entire article R&RE, (HB 22-1229), ch. 68, p. 338, 1, effective March 1.
Section
PART 1 PEACE OFFICERS
16-2.5-101. Peace officer - description - general authority.
16-2.5-102. Certified peace officer - P.O.S.T. certification required.
16-2.5-103. Sheriff - undersheriff - certified deputy sheriff - noncertified deputy sheriff.
16-2.5-104. Coroner.
16-2.5-105. Police officer.
16-2.5-106. Southern Ute Indian police officer.
16-2.5-107. Ute Mountain Ute Indian police officer.
16-2.5-108. Town marshal - deputy.
16-2.5-109. Fire arson investigator.
16-2.5-110. Reserve police officer - reserve deputy sheriff - reserve deputy town marshal - definitions.
16-2.5-111. Executive director of the department of public safety - deputy executive director of the department of public safety - director of the division of criminal justice in the department of public safety.
16-2.5-112. Director of the division of homeland security and emergency management.
16-2.5-112.5. Manager of the office of prevention and security within the division of homeland security and emergency management.
16-2.5-113. Colorado bureau of investigation director - agent.
16-2.5-114. Colorado state patrol officer.
16-2.5-115. Port of entry officer.
16-2.5-116. Colorado wildlife officer - special wildlife officer.
16-2.5-117. Colorado parks and recreation officer - special parks and recreation officer.
16-2.5-118. Commissioner of agriculture.
16-2.5-119. State brand inspector.
16-2.5-120. Colorado state higher education security officer.
16-2.5-121. Executive director of the department of revenue - senior director of enforcement for the department of revenue.
16-2.5-122. Auto industry investigator.
16-2.5-122.5. Motor vehicle criminal investigator.
16-2.5-123. Director of the division of gaming - gaming investigator.
16-2.5-123.5. Criminal tax enforcement special agent.
16-2.5-124. Liquor enforcement investigator.
16-2.5-124.5. Director of marijuana enforcement and marijuana enforcement investigator.
16-2.5-125. State lottery investigator.
16-2.5-126. Director of racing events - racing events supervisor - racing events investigator.
16-2.5-127. State student loan investigator.
16-2.5-128. Colorado attorney general - chief deputy attorney general - solicitor general - assistant solicitor general - deputy attorney general - assistant attorney general of criminal enforcement - assistant attorney general and employee as designated.
16-2.5-129. Attorney general criminal investigator.
16-2.5-130. P.O.S.T. director - P.O.S.T. board investigator.
16-2.5-131. Chief security officer for the general assembly.
16-2.5-132. District attorney - assistant district attorney - chief deputy district attorney - deputy district attorney - special deputy district attorney - special prosecutor.
16-2.5-133. District attorney chief investigator - district attorney investigator.
16-2.5-134. Department of corrections inspector general - department of corrections investigator.
16-2.5-135. Executive director of the department of corrections - warden - corrections officer.
16-2.5-136. Community parole officer.
16-2.5-137. Adult probation officer.
16-2.5-138. Juvenile probation officer - juvenile parole officer.
16-2.5-139. Police administrator - police officer employed by the Colorado mental health institute at Pueblo.
16-2.5-140. Correctional security officer employed by the Colorado mental health institute at Pueblo.
16-2.5-141. Colorado state security guard.
16-2.5-142. Railroad peace officer.
16-2.5-143. Public utilities commission member.
16-2.5-144. Colorado National Guardsman.
16-2.5-145. Municipal court marshal.
16-2.5-146. Public transit officer - definitions.
16-2.5-147. Federal special agents.
16-2.5-148. Colorado state higher education police officer.
16-2.5-149. City attorney - town attorney - senior assistant city attorney - assistant city attorney - chief deputy city attorney - deputy city attorney - special deputy city attorney - prosecuting attorney - senior prosecuting attorney - senior prosecutor - special prosecutor.
16-2.5-150. Fort Carson police officers.
16-2.5-151. Federal secret service agents.
16-2.5-152. Administrator of judicial security.
PART 2 SUNRISE REVIEW OF PEACE OFFICER STATUS
16-2.5-201. General assembly sunrise review of groups seeking statutory peace officer status.
16-2.5-202. P.O.S.T. board review of peace officer status.
16-2.5-203. Rules.
PART 3 PEACE OFFICER-INVOLVED SHOOTINGS
16-2.5-301. Peace officer actions leading to injury or death investigations - protocol.
PART 4 SUPPORT FOR PEACE OFFICERS INVOLVED IN A USE OF FORCE
16-2.5-401. Legislative declaration.
16-2.5-402. Definitions.
16-2.5-403. Peace officer-involved shooting or fatal use of force policy.
PART 5 PEACE OFFICER CREDIBILITY DISCLOSURE NOTIFICATIONS
16-2.5-501. Definitions.
16-2.5-502. Peace officer credibility disclosures - policies and procedures.
Annotations
Law reviews: For article, "Controlling the Criminal Justice System: Colorado as a Case Study", see 94 Denv. L. Rev. 497 (2017).