Colorado § 28-3.1-406 - Collection of fines.
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§ 28-3.1-406. Collection of fines.
(1) All fines imposed as a sentence of a court-martial shall be paid at the time of approval of the sentence by the convening authority.
(2) The commitment to the county jail for nonpayment of fines shall be in the following or similar form:
STATE OF ________________________
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COUNTY OF______________________
To the Sheriff of _______________ County ________________, State of Colorado.
WHEREAS, _______________ of __________________ in the _________________ County of ________________, a member of the Colorado National Guard, was on the __________ day of ___________, 20_____, tried by court-martial and found guilty of _______________ in violation of the Colorado Military Code and was sentenced to pay a fine of __________ Dollars; and
WHEREAS, such fine has not been paid;
NOW, THEREFORE, by authority of the State of Colorado, you are hereby commanded to take the body of the said _______________ and commit it to the keeper of the jail in the County of _________________, who is hereby commanded to receive the body of the said ________________ and keep him or her safely until he or she pays the sum above mentioned, or shall have served one (1) day for each dollar of said fine, after which time he or she shall be released.
Fail not, but make service and return within sixty (60) days from this date.
Dated at ____________, in the ___________ County of ______________ this _____________ day of ___________, 20______.
Source: L. 83: Entire article added, p. 1181, § 1, effective June 10. L. 2002: (2) amended, p. 612, § 87, effective May 24.
Source: official Colorado text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 28-3.1-406 ("Collection of fines.") 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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