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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(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:
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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___.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Colorado Revised Statutes Title 28. Military and Veterans § 28-3.1-406. Collection of fines - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/co/title-28-military-and-veterans/co-rev-st-sect-28-3-1-406/
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