Colorado § 13-10-127 - Failure to appear.
Full text of Colorado Colorado Revised Statutes § 13-10-127 — Failure to appear., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 13-10-127. Failure to appear.
(1) A person's failure to appear in person or by counsel at the place and time specified in the summons or summons and complaint, or failure to appear in person or by counsel on any subsequent date, served upon the person must not form the basis of a municipal criminal charge against the person.
(2) This section applies to any municipal ordinance premised on a person's failure to appear, regardless of whether a municipality refers to this situation as a failure to appear, contempt of court for a failure to appear, or by any other name.
(3) Nothing in this section limits a municipal court's inherent judicial contempt power or prohibits a municipal judge from issuing a bench warrant upon a person's failure to appear or from considering a person's failure to appear for the purpose of setting an appropriate bond at a subsequent bond hearing.
Source: L. 2025: Entire section added, (SB 25-062), ch. 82, p. 341, § 2, effective April 17.
CIVIL PROTECTION ORDERS
ARTICLE 14
Civil Protection Orders
13-14-100.2. Legislative declaration.
13-14-101. Definitions.
13-14-102. Civil protection orders - legislative declaration. (Repealed)
13-14-103. Emergency protection orders.
13-14-104. Foreign protection orders. (Repealed)
13-14-104.5. Procedure for temporary civil protection order.
13-14-105. Provisions relating to civil protection orders.
13-14-105.5. Civil protection orders - prohibition on possessing or purchasing a firearm.
13-14-106. Procedure for permanent civil protection orders.
13-14-107. Enforcement of protection order - duties of peace officer.
13-14-108. Modification and termination of civil protection orders.
13-14-109. Fees and costs.
13-14-110. Foreign protection orders.
13-14-111. Transfer of wireless telephone service in domestic abuse cases - definitions.
Frequently Asked Questions About Colorado § 13-10-127
What does Colorado Revised Statutes § 13-10-127 cover?
Section 13-10-127 ("Failure to appear.") is part of the Colorado Revised Statutes, the codified statutory law of Colorado. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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