Colorado § 16-9-303 - Protection from arrest or service of process.
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§ 16-9-303. Protection from arrest or service of process.
When a person enters into or passes through any county in this state in obedience to a summons issued pursuant to section 16-9-302 (2) or when returning from testifying under the summons, he shall not be subject to arrest or the service of process, civil or criminal, in connection with matters which arose before his entrance into said county in response to the summons.
Source: L. 85: Entire part added, p. 627, § 1, effective April 24.
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PRETRIAL MOTIONS IN CLASS 1 FELONY CASES ALLEGING THAT A DEFENDANT IS A MENTALLY RETARDED DEFENDANT
16-9-401 to 16-9-405. (Repealed)
Source: L. 2002: Entire part repealed, p. 1463, § 3, effective October 1.
Editor's note: This part 4 was added in 1993. For amendments to this part 4 prior to its repeal in 2002, consult the Colorado statutory research explanatory note and the table itemizing the replacement volumes and supplements to the original volume of C.R.S. 1973 beginning on page vii in the front of this volume. The provisions of this part 4 were relocated to part 11 of article 1.3 of title 18. For the location of specific provisions, see the editor's notes following each section in said part 11 and the comparative table located in the back of the index.
Cross references: For the legislative declaration contained in the 2002 act repealing this part 4, see section 1 of chapter 318, Session Laws of Colorado 2002.
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Source: official Colorado text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 16-9-303 ("Protection from arrest or service of process.") 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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