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Pick the situation that is yours and put in each date once, on the stage it belongs to. The page shows the stage you are at and the period the statutes set after it, with whose period it is and the section it comes from. It says what the law sets, never what to do about it.

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Which situation is yours

Forty-eight hours to a bond hearing, seven days to ask for a license hearing, and one year to charge a misdemeanor traffic offense.

After a DUI arrest. 3 stages, from Before a court for bond after an arrest.

  1. Stage 1 · What the statutes set next

    Before a court for bond after an arrest

    Period
    48 hours
    From
    Arrival at the jail or holding facility
    Whose
    The arresting jurisdiction

    A person held in custody is brought before a court for bond setting as soon as practicable, and no later than forty-eight hours after arriving at the jail, at a hearing where the person is present.

    The whole of it: Bail After an Arrest →C.R.S. 16-4-102

  2. Stage 2 · Later in the statutes

    Asking for a hearing on a license revocation

    Period
    7 days
    From
    The day the notice of revocation is received
    Whose
    The driver

    A written request for a hearing is due within seven days after the day the notice is received, and the revocation takes effect seven days after receipt.

    The whole of it: The License Revocation After a DUI Arrest →C.R.S. 42-2-126

  3. Stage 3 · Later in the statutes

    Charging a class 1 or 2 misdemeanor traffic offense

    Period
    1 year
    From
    The commission of the offense
    Whose
    The prosecution

    A class 1 or 2 misdemeanor traffic offense is charged within one year after it is committed.

    The whole of it: How Long They Have to Charge You →C.R.S. 16-5-401

Around these dates

What the law asks of each side between them, a step at a time: The Breath Test

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