Colorado § 13-71-111 - Contents of juror summons.
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§ 13-71-111. Contents of juror summons.
(1) The juror summons shall state: Whether the anticipated service is that of a trial or grand juror; the beginning date of the juror service; the name, address, hour, and room number, if any, of the courthouse or office to which the juror shall report on the first day of service; the fact that a knowing failure to obey the summons without justifiable excuse is a violation of section 18-8-612, and a class 2 misdemeanor punishable as provided in section 18-1.3-501; and such other information and instructions as are deemed appropriate by the state court administrator or the jury commissioner.
(2) Every prospective juror shall also receive with the summons:
(a) Notice of the qualifications for juror service; and
(b) Instructions to jurors for retrieving juror service acknowledgment information, as described in section 13-71-132.
Source: L. 89: Entire article R&RE, p. 768, § 1, effective January 1, 1990. L. 2002: Entire section amended, p. 1488, § 124, effective October 1. L. 2004: Entire section amended, p. 277, § 3, effective August 4. L. 2011: Entire section amended, (HB 11-1153), ch. 70, p. 190, § 3, effective August 10. L. 2021: (1) amended, (SB 21-271), ch. 462, p. 3159, § 159, effective March 1, 2022.
Editor's note: This section is similar to former § 13-71-110 (3) as it existed prior to 1989.
Cross references: For the legislative declaration contained in the 2002 act amending this section, see section 1 of chapter 318, Session Laws of Colorado 2002.
Source: official Colorado text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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