Colorado Code § 16-4-105

Conditions of release on bond
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(1) For each bond, the court shall require
that the released person appear to answer the charge against the person at a place and upon a date
certain and at any place or upon any date to which the proceeding is transferred or continued.
This condition is the only condition for which a breach of surety or security on the bail bond
may be subject to forfeiture.
(2) For a person who has been arrested for a felony offense, the court shall require as a
condition of a bond that the person execute a waiver of extradition stating the person consents to
extradition to this state and waives all formal procedures incidental to extradition proceedings in
the event that he or she is arrested in another state while at liberty on such bail bond and
acknowledging that he or she shall not be admitted to bail in any other state pending extradition
to this state.
(3) Additional conditions of every bond is that the released person shall not commit any
felony while free on such a bail bond, and the court in which the action is pending has the power
to revoke the release of the person, to change any bond condition, including the amount of any
monetary condition if it is shown that a competent court has found probable cause to believe that
the defendant has committed a felony while released, pending the resolution of a prior felony
charge.
(4) An additional condition of every bond in cases involving domestic violence as
defined in section 18-6-800.3 (1), C.R.S., in cases of stalking under section 18-3-602, C.R.S., or
in cases involving unlawful sexual behavior as defined in section 16-22-102 (9), is that the
released person acknowledge the protection order as provided in section 18-1-1001 (5), C.R.S.
(4.1) Notwithstanding any other type of bond and conditions of release set by the court,
in cases involving domestic violence, as defined in section 18-6-800.3 (1), or in cases where the
court subjects a defendant to a mandatory protection order that qualifies as an order described in
18 U.S.C. sec. 922 (g)(8), the court shall order the defendant to comply with the provisions of
section 18-1-1001 as it relates to firearm relinquishment.
(5) An additional condition of every bond in a case of an offense under section 42-2-138
(1)(d)(I), C.R.S., of driving while such person's driver's license or privilege to drive, either as a
resident or nonresident, is restrained solely or partially because of a conviction of a driving
offense pursuant to section 42-4-1301 (1) or (2)(a), C.R.S., is that such person not drive any
motor vehicle during the period of such driving restraint.
(6) (a) If a person is arrested for driving under the influence or driving while ability
impaired, pursuant to section 42-4-1301, C.R.S., and the person has one or more previous
convictions for an offense in section 42-4-1301, C.R.S., or one or more convictions in any other
jurisdiction that would constitute a violation of section 42-4-1301, C.R.S., as a condition of any
bond, the court shall order that the person abstain from the use of alcohol or illegal drugs, and
such abstinence shall be monitored.
(b) A person seeking relief from any of the conditions imposed pursuant to subsection
(6)(a) of this section shall file a motion with the court, and the court shall conduct a hearing upon
the motion. The court shall consider whether the condition from which the person is seeking
relief is in the interest of justice and whether public safety would be endangered if the condition
were not enforced. When determining whether to grant relief pursuant to this subsection (6)(b),
the court shall consider whether the person has voluntarily enrolled and is participating in an
appropriate substance use disorder treatment program.
(c) Notwithstanding subsection (6)(a) or any other provision of this section, if a person
possesses a valid registry identification card, as defined in section 25-1.5-106 (2)(e), that
establishes that he or she is a patient who uses medical marijuana, the court shall not require as a
condition of any bond that the person abstain from the use of medical marijuana.
(7) A person may be released on a bond with monetary condition of bond, when
appropriate, as described in section 16-4-104 (1)(c).
(8) In addition to the conditions specified in this section, the court may impose any
additional conditions on the conduct of the person released that will assist in obtaining the
appearance of the person in court and the safety of any person or persons and the community.
These conditions may include, but are not limited to, supervision by a qualified person or
organization or supervision by a pretrial services program established pursuant to section 16-4-
106. While under the supervision of a qualified organization or pretrial services program, the
conditions of release imposed by the court may include, but are not limited to:
(a) Periodic telephone contact with the program;
(b) Periodic office visits by the person to the pretrial services program or organization;
(c) Periodic visits to the person's home by the program or organization;
(d) Treatment of the person's behavioral, mental health, or substance use disorder, if
applicable, including residential treatment if the defendant consents to the treatment;
(e) Periodic alcohol or drug testing of the person;
(f) Domestic violence counseling for the defendant if the defendant consents to the
counseling;
(g) Electronic or global position monitoring of the person;
(h) Pretrial work release for the person; and
(i) Other supervision techniques shown by research to increase court appearance and
public safety rates for persons released on bond.

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