HB 18-1081

House Bill 18-1081, which has been signed into law, requires the State Court Administrator to set up a reminder call center. This program will notify criminal defendants about their upcoming court hearings in county and district courts across Colorado, except for those in Denver’s county court. The goal is to reduce the number of people who miss their court dates and end up in jail because they didn’t show up. The bill also includes funding for this new reminder system.

Official Summary

The bill requires the state court administrator to administer a court reminder program to remind criminal defendants to appear at their scheduled hearings in the county courts and district courts of the state, except for the Denver county court. The objective of the program is to significantly reduce the number of defendants who are committed to the custody of a county jail solely as a result of their failure to appear in court. The bill makes an appropriation. (Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.) , Read More

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