Colorado § 16-5-208 Information not filed - reasons

Colorado Statutes

§ 16-5-208 — Information not filed - reasons

Colorado § 16-5-208

Title 16Criminal

Art.Commencement of Criminal Action

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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 16-5-208 (2026).

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In all cases where on preliminary
hearing in the county court concerning the commission of a felony the accused is
bound over and is committed to jail, or recognized and held to bail, it is the duty of
the district attorney to file an information in the district court. If the district
attorney determines in any such case that an information ought not to be filed, he
or she shall file with the clerk of the district court having jurisdiction of the
supposed offense a written statement containing his or her reasons, in fact and in
law, for not filing an information in the case, and such statement shall be filed
within sixty-three days following the date upon which the offender was held for
appearance.

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In all cases where on preliminary
hearing in the county court concerning the commission of a felony the accused is
bound over and is committed to jail, or recognized and held to bail, it is the duty of
the district attorney to file an information in the district court. If the district
attorney determines in any such case that an information ought not to be filed, he
or she shall file with the clerk of the district court having jurisdiction of the
supposed offense a written statement containing his or her reasons, in fact and in
law, for not filing an information in the case, and such statement shall be filed
within sixty-three days following the date upon which the offender was held for
appearance.