Colorado Statutes
§ 13-10-127 — Failure to appear
Colorado § 13-10-127
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Bluebook
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-10-127 (2026).
Text
(1)A person's failure to appear in person or by
counsel at the place and time specified in the summons or summons and complaint,
or failure to appear in person or by counsel on any subsequent date, served upon
the person must not form the basis of a municipal criminal charge against the
person.
(2)This section applies to any municipal ordinance premised on a person's
failure to appear, regardless of whether a municipality refers to this situation as a
failure to appear, contempt of court for a failure to appear, or by any other name.
(3)Nothing in this section limits a municipal court's inherent judicial
contempt power or prohibits a municipal judge from issuing a bench warrant upon a
person's failure to appear or from considering a person's failure to appear for the
purpose
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Legislative History
Source: L. 2025: Entire section added, (SB 25-062), ch. 82, p. 341, � 2,
effective April 17.
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