Legal Rights Related to Posting Money Bond

Pursuant to Section 16-4-102, Colorado Revised Statutes

1. Bond fees, booking fees, and other fees or debts never need to be paid to secure a person’s release on money bond,
   INCLUDING WHEN BOND IS POSTED ONLINE. A DEFENDANT, SURETY, OR ANOTHER THIRD-PARTY PAYER
   need only pay the bond amount in order to secure release.
2. While never a basis to hold a defendant in jail, the following fees are chargeable as a debt to the defendant after release
   if the SURETY OR ANOTHER THIRD-PARTY PAYER chooses not to pay the fees at the time of bonding:
   A $10 bond fee and a maximum 3.5% credit card payment fee. No other bond-related fees may be charged at any time,
   including any kiosk fees or fees for payment by cash, check, or money order,
   INCLUDING WHEN BOND IS POSTED ONLINE.
3. Bond payments are to be made out to the holding county and are never to be made out in the name of the incarcerated person.
4. A sheriff must release a defendant within six hours after a personal recognizance bond is set and the defendant has returned to jail
   or within six hours after a cash bond has been set and the defendant has returned to jail and the defendant, or surety,
   OR THIRD-PARTY PAYER notified the jail that bond is prepared to be posted, unless extraordinary circumstances exist.
   IF BOND IS POSTED ONLINE, THE SIX-HOUR RELEASE TIMELINE BEGINS WHEN THE DEFENDANT, SURETY, OR THIRD-PARTY PAYER SUBMITS PAYMENT FOR A BOND OR ELECTRONICALLY FILES A POWER OF ATTORNEY.
   In the event of a delay of more than six hours, a surety OR THIRD-PARTY PAYER and the defendant have a right to know
   what, if any, extraordinary circumstance is causing the delay. Supervisory conditions of release do not justify a delay in release;
   except that a sheriff may hold a defendant for up to 24 hours if necessary to ensure a defendant is fitted with required electronic monitoring.
5. Anyone who posts a money bond, INCLUDING BOND POSTED ONLINE, has the right to receive a copy of the bond paperwork,
   including documentation of the next upcoming court date.
6. A surety OR THIRD-PARTY PAYER may never be asked to use posted bond money to pay a defendant’s debts.
   Only when defendants have posted their own money bond may they be asked if they would like to voluntarily relinquish bond money
   to pay their debts, INCLUDING WHEN BOND IS POSTED ONLINE.
   Relinquishment of bond money by a defendant to pay a debt is never required and is entirely a voluntary choice by the defendant.
7. A written complaint for any violation may be made to the Sheriff and delivered during normal business hours.
   In filing out the complaint, please be as specific as possible. All complaints will be investigated and appropriate action taken.

Effective October 1, 2025