PUBLIC NOTICE AS REQUIRED BY CRS 16-4-102
LEGAL RIGHTS RELATED TO POSTING MONEY BOND PURSUANT TO SECTION 16-4-102, COLORADO REVISED STATUTES
- BOND FEES, BOOKING FEES, AND OTHER FEES OR DEBTS NEVER NEED TO BE PAID TO SECURE A PERSON’S RELEASE ON MONEY BOND. A PAYOR NEED ONLY PAY THE BOND AMOUNT IN ORDER TO SECURE RELEASE.
- WHILE NEVER A BASIS TO HOLD A DEFENDANT IN JAIL, THE FOLLOWING FEES ARE CHARGEABLE AS A DEBT TO THE DEFENDANT AFTER RELEASE IF THE PAYOR CHOOSES NOT TO PAY THE FEES AT THE TIME OF BONDING: A $10 BOND FEE AND A MAXIMUM 3.5% CREDIT CARD PAYMENT FEE. No OTHER BOND-RELATED FEES MAY BE CHARGED AT ANY TIME, INCLUDING ANY KIOSK FEES OR FEES FOR PAYMENT BY CASH, CHECK, OR MONEY ORDER.
- BOND PAYMENTS ARE TO BE MADE OUT TO THE HOLDING COUNTY AND ARE NEVER TO BE MADE OUT IN THE NAME OF THE INCARCERATED PERSON.
- A SHERIFF MUST RELEASE A DEFENDANT WITHIN SIX HOURS AFTER A PERSONAL RECOGNIZANCE BOND IS SET AND THE DEFENDANT HAS RETURNED TO JAIL OR WITHIN SIX HOURS AFTER A CASH BOND HAS BEEN SET AND THE DEFENDANT HAS RETURNED TO JAIL AND THE DEFENDANT OR SURETY NOTIFIED THE JAIL THAT BOND IS PREPARED TO
- BE POSTED, UNLESS EXTRAORDINARY CIRCUMSTANCES EXIST. IN THE EVENT OF A DELAY OF MORE THAN SIX HOURS, A SURETY AND THE DEFENDANT HAVE A RIGHT TO KNOW WHAT, IF ANY, EXTRAORDINARY CIRCUMSTANCE IS CAUSING THE DELAY. SUPERVISORY CONDITIONS OF RELEASE DO NOT JUSTIFY A DELAY IN RELEASE; EXCEPT THAT A SHERIFF MAY HOLD A DEFENDANT FOR UP TO 24 HOURS IF NECESSARY TO ENSURE A DEFENDANT IS FITTED WITH REQUIRED ELECTRONIC MONITORING.
- ANYONE WHO POSTS A MONEY BOND HAS THE RIGHT TO RECEIVE A COPY OF THE BOND PAPERWORK, INCLUDING DOCUMENTATION OF THE NEXT UPCOMING COURT DATE.
- A SURETY MAY NEVER BE ASKED TO USE POSTED BOND MONEY TO PAY A DEFENDANT’S DEBTS. ONLY WHEN DEFENDANTS HAVE POSTED THEIR OWN MONEY BOND MAY THEY BE ASKED IF THEY WOULD LIKE TO VOLUNTARILY RELINQUISH BOND MONEY TO PAY THEIR DEBTS.
- A WRITTEN COMPLAINT FOR ANY VIOLATION MAY BE MADE TO THE SHERIFF AND DELIVERED DURING NORMAL BUSINESS HOURS. EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2021
