Colorado Statutes
§ 16-7-208 — Failure or refusal to plead
Colorado § 16-7-208
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Bluebook
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 16-7-208 (2026).
Text
If a defendant refuses to plead, or if
the court refuses to accept a plea of guilty or a plea of nolo contendere (no
contest), or if a corporation fails to appear, the court shall enter a plea of not guilty.
If for any reason a plea has not been entered, the case shall for all purposes be
considered as one in which a plea of not guilty has been entered.
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Legislative History
Source: L. 72: R&RE, p. 223, � 1. C.R.S. 1963: � 39-7-208.
Nearby Sections
15
§ 16-1-101
Short title§ 16-1-102
Scope§ 16-1-103
Purpose§ 16-1-104
Definitions§ 16-1-105
Interpretation of words and phrases§ 16-1-108
Admission of records in court§ 16-10-101
Jury trials - statement of policy§ 16-10-102
When jury panel exhausted§ 16-10-103
Challenge of jurors for cause§ 16-10-104
Peremptory challenges§ 16-10-105
Alternate jurors§ 16-10-106
Incapacity of juror§ 16-10-107
Challenge to entire jury panel§ 16-10-108
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