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Current as of January 01, 2022 | Updated by FindLaw Staff
(1)(a) There is created in the state court administrator's office the position of bond hearing officer. A bond hearing officer is a magistrate appointed by the chief justice of the Colorado supreme court or his or her designee and must be a qualified attorney-at-law admitted to practice in this state and in good standing.
(b) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, a bond hearing officer has the authority to conduct bond hearings for any jurisdiction in the state. A bond hearing officer shall conduct bond hearings on weekends and holidays using an interactive audiovisual device that provides the public with the opportunity to view the hearing and the crime victim, if any, with an opportunity to participate in the hearing if desired.
(2)(a)(I) Each judicial district that contains a county that is designated as a high priority or eligible county by the underfunded courthouse facility cash fund commission, created in section 13-1-303, has the right to have a bond hearing officer conduct weekend and holiday bond hearings. The chief judge of the judicial district shall notify the state court administrator if the judicial district wants to have a bond hearing officer conduct bond hearings on a weekend or holiday.
(II) If any other judicial district wants to have a bond hearing officer conduct bond hearings, the chief judge of the judicial district shall notify the state court administrator. The state court administrator shall determine which judicial districts not subject to subsection (2)(a)(I) of this section the bond hearing officer can serve within available resources.
(b) The state court administrator shall post a schedule for the bond hearings to be held by a bond hearing officer on its website.
(3) For each case heard by a bond hearing officer, the arresting jurisdiction shall electronically transmit the arrest report, pretrial services information, and all other relevant information to the bonding hearing officer prior to the hearing.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Colorado Revised Statutes Title 16. Criminal Proceedings § 16-4-116. Bond hearing officer - last updated January 01, 2022 | https://codes.findlaw.com/co/title-16-criminal-proceedings/co-rev-st-sect-16-4-116/
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