Colo. R. Cnty. Ct. Traffic Violations Bur. 4

(a) A county court traffic violations bureau may process any case involving violations

contained in articles 2, 3, and 4 of title 42, C.R.S., as amended, except the following:

(1) Cases commenced by the issuance of a penalty assessment notice under section

42-4-1701 (5) (a), C.R.S., as amended;

(2) Cases involving any violation designated as a class 1 or class 2 traffic offense

under article 4 of title 42, C.R.S., as amended;

(3) Cases involving charges of driving without a valid driver’s license or while the

driver’s license is suspended, denied, or revoked, or while the driver’s license has been

expired for more than one year;

(4) Cases involving false, altered, or fraudulent drivers’ licenses or false, altered, or

fraudulent safety inspection stickers;

(5) Cases in which the summons indicates that a traffic accident or collision was

involved;

(6) Cases in which the offense charged is a felony;

(7) Cases involving violations contained in sections 42-2-101 (3), 42-2-106, 42-2-132,

42-2-136, 42-2-139, 42-3-133 (1) (b) to (1) (h), 42-3-142, 42-4-222, 42-4-233, 42-4-606,

42-4-1904, 42-4-712, and 42-4-1208, C.R.S., as amended; and

(8) Cases involving multiple charges, one or more of which is not eligible for

processing in a traffic violations bureau, or to one or more of which a defendant desires to

enter a plea of not guilty.

(b) In traffic cases not eligible for processing in the traffic violations bureau, and

except for penalty assessment notices paid properly and timely to the motor vehicle

division of the department of revenue, an appearance before a judge or referee shall be

required.