2021 Colorado Code
Title 13 - Courts and Court Procedure
Article 71 - Colorado Uniform Jury Selection and Service Act
§ 13-71-111. Contents of Juror Summons
- [ ] The juror summons shall state: Whether the anticipated service is that of a trial or grand juror; the beginning date of the juror service; the name, address, hour, and room number, if any, of the courthouse or office to which the juror shall report on the first day of service; the fact that a knowing failure to obey the summons without justifiable excuse is a violation of section 18-8-612, C.R.S., and a class 3 misdemeanor punishable as provided in section 18-1.3-501, C.R.S.; and such other information and instructions as are deemed appropriate by the state court administrator or the jury commissioner.
- Every prospective juror shall also receive with the summons:
- Notice of the qualifications for juror service; and
- Instructions to jurors for retrieving juror service acknowledgment information, as described in section 13-71-132.
(1) [ ] The juror summons shall state: Whether the anticipated service is that of a trial or grand juror; the beginning date of the juror service; the name, address, hour, and room number, if any, of the courthouse or office to which the juror shall report on the first day of service; the fact that a knowing failure to obey the summons without justifiable excuse is a violation of section 18-8-612 , and a class 2 misdemeanor punishable as provided in section 18-1.3-501 ; and such other information and instructions as are deemed appropriate by the state court administrator or the jury commissioner.
Editor's note: This version of subsection (1) is effective March 1, 2022.History. Source: L. 89: Entire article R&RE, p. 768, § 1, effective January 1, 1990. L. 2002: Entire section amended, p. 1488, § 124, effective October 1. L. 2004: Entire section amended, p. 277, § 3, effective August 4. L. 2011: Entire section amended,(HB 11-1153), ch. 70, p. 190, § 3, effective August 10. L. 2021: (1) amended,(SB 21-271), ch. 462, p. 3159, § 159, effective March 1, 2022.
Editor's note:
- This section is similar to former § 13-71-110 (3) as it existed prior to 1989.
- Section 803(2) of chapter 462 (SB 21-271), Session Laws of Colorado 2021, provides that the act changing this section applies to offenses committed on or after March 1, 2022.
For the legislative declaration contained in the 2002 act amending this section, see section 1 of chapter 318, Session Laws of Colorado 2002.
