§ 18-1-1108 — Notice - form and sufficiency

(1) Notice to the defendant as
required by this part 11 shall be proper if it is sent by United States mail or hand-delivered to the attorney of record for the defendant as defined in rule 44 of the
Colorado rules of criminal procedure. If there is no attorney of record, notice to the
defendant shall be proper if it is sent by United States mail to the last-known
address of the defendant as reflected in the current motor vehicle records or, if no
such record exists, the last-known address in the court file. Prior to sending notice
by United States mail, however, the district attorney shall first review the
department of corrections records to determine whether the defendant is in the
physical custody of the department of corrections or on parole. If the defendant is
in the physical custody of the department of corrections or on parole, the district
attorney shall send notice by United States mail to the correctional facility in which,
according to the department's records, the defendant is housed or to the address to
which the defendant has been paroled. If the letter is returned because the
defendant has been transferred to a different correctional facility, the district
attorney shall send notice to the new facility in which the defendant is housed.

(2) The department of public safety, in consultation with state and local law
enforcement agencies, shall develop a form to be used by all law enforcement
agencies for providing notice to the district attorney and the defendant as
described in section 18-1-1105 (2).

Legislative History

Source: L. 2009: Entire part R&RE, (HB 09-1121), ch. 20, p. 102, � 1, effective March 18.