Mandatory Arrest Law

Alexis explains: "a lot of the times what we're seeing is people are getting arrested for DV charges when they shouldn't have been at all."

Alexis explains: "anytime that you're charged with a domestic violence charge you must be seen in front of a judge in order to argue bond as quickly as possible the general rule of thumb is between 24 to 72 hours now technically it should be before 24 if there's any way possible but with the weekends and different docket loads it could take longer generally speaking though within the first three days that you are arrested you will be appearing before either a judge or magistrate in order to be given a bond the reason i say given a bond is because that mandatory arrest law in colorado exists you are placed on a no bond hold until a bond can be set in your domestic violence case"

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Alexis explains: "domestic violence laws have become much more strict in colorado and we have what's called a mandatory arrest law so if someone is charged or accused of committing an act of domestic violence there's a mandatory arrest there's no like getting a bond and paying a bond and not having to go to jail you are going to jail if you're charged with domestic violence part of that is there's also going to be a mandatory protection order issued"

Alexis explains: "in the state of colorado there is a mandatory arrest law that says if there is an allegation of domestic violence and there's probable cause that a domestic violence charge has occurred the person must be remanded in other words they must be taken into jail taken into custody immediately there are no ifs and buts mandatory arrest laws says if there's a db charge and there's probable cause for it that person's getting arrested"

Alexis explains: "we have what's called a mandatory arrest law so if someone is charged or accused of committing an act of domestic violence there's a mandatory arrest there's no like getting a bond and paying a bond and not having to go to jail you are going to jail if you're charged with domestic violence"

Alexis explains: "what that means is we end up with a lot of people in jail who don't deserve to be in jail people with first-time offenses people with minor domestic cases that really should never have been an issue except for they were doing something they shouldn't have been like maybe they were yelling too loudly or they were they were texting too much you can be thrown in jail for a domestic violence charge for any a range of charges"

Alexis explains: "What we have in Colorado is what's called a mandatory arrest law. So, when there is an act of domestic violence committed, there is a mandatory arrest. However, this is where it gets tricky for law enforcement officers. The law does not state that you must make an arrest no matter what."

Alexis explains: "when someone's arrested for an act of domestic violence they're immediately taken to the jail they're put into the jail and they're held there without bond until a hearing can be set because in colorado with domestic violence cases to protect domestic violence victims the domestic violence laws say that you have to have a hearing to see whether or not this person gets a bond"