A third DUI in Colorado carries an enhanced mandatory minimum jail sentence and an extended license revocation, and is a predicate toward felony DUI on a fourth offense.
Right Law Group's guide explains: "you face a mandatory 60-day minimum jail sentence that cannot be suspended , automatic designation as a "Persistent Drunk Driver," and potentially a five-year license revocation under the habitual traffic offender statute."
Source · View source ↗Right Law Group's guide explains: "Jail: 60 days to 1 year (mandatory 60-day minimum, no electronic monitoring or house arrest allowed)"
Source · View source ↗DUI Third Offense cases in Aurora are handled by the Arapahoe County Combined Court, which sits in the 18th Judicial District. As a combined court, it hears both county-court and district-court matters.
Source · Court and DA info ↗Right Law Group's guide explains: "While a third DUI remains a misdemeanor (not a felony), Colorado courts treat repeat offenders harshly."
Source · View source ↗Adams County falls within the 17th Judicial District, and DUI Third Offense cases there are heard in the Adams County Justice Center.
Source · Court and DA info ↗DUI Third Offense cases connected to Adams County are heard in the Adams County Justice Center, part of the 17th Judicial District.
Source · Court and DA info ↗In Denver County, DUI Third Offense charges are handled through the Denver County Court & District Court, part of the 2nd Judicial District. Misdemeanor-level matters are heard on the county-court side and felony-level matters on the district-court side of the same courthouse.
Source · Court and DA info ↗DUI Third Offense charges in Adams County are prosecuted by the 17th Judicial District Attorney's Office, the elected District Attorney for the 17th Judicial District.
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