Colorado § 16-14-104 Trial or dismissal

Colorado Statutes

§ 16-14-104 — Trial or dismissal

Colorado § 16-14-104

Title 16Criminal

Art.Uniform Mandatory Disposition

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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 16-14-104 (2026).

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(1)Within one hundred eighty-two days after the receipt of the request by the court and the prosecuting official, or within such additional time as the court for good cause shown in open court may grant, the prisoner or the prisoner's counsel being present, the indictment, information, or criminal complaint shall be brought to trial; but the parties may stipulate for a continuance or a continuance may be granted on notice to the prisoner's attorney and opportunity to be heard. If, after such a request, the indictment, information, or criminal complaint is not brought to trial within that period, no court of this state shall any longer have jurisdiction thereof, nor shall the untried indictment, information, or criminal complaint be of any further force or effect, and the court s

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(1) Within one hundred eighty-two days after
the receipt of the request by the court and the prosecuting official, or within such
additional time as the court for good cause shown in open court may grant, the
prisoner or the prisoner's counsel being present, the indictment, information, or
criminal complaint shall be brought to trial; but the parties may stipulate for a
continuance or a continuance may be granted on notice to the prisoner's attorney
and opportunity to be heard. If, after such a request, the indictment, information, or
criminal complaint is not brought to trial within that period, no court of this state
shall any longer have jurisdiction thereof, nor shall the untried indictment,
information, or criminal complaint be of any further force or effect, and the court
shall dismiss it with prejudice.

(2) Any prisoner who requests disposition pursuant to section 16-14-102 may
waive the right to disposition within the time specified in subsection (1) of this
section by express waiver on the record after full advisement by the court. If a
prisoner makes said waiver, the time for trial of the indictment, information, or
criminal complaint shall be extended as provided in section 18-1-405 (4), C.R.S.,
concerning waiver of the right to speedy trial.

Legislative History

Source: L. 69: p. 291, � 8. C.R.S. 1963: � 39-23-3. L. 95: Entire section amended, p. 463, � 7, effective July 1. L. 2004: (1) amended, p. 1377, � 1, effective July 1. L. 2012: (1) amended, (SB 12-175), ch. 208, p. 859, � 94, effective July 1.