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A Driver’s Right to Challenge Initial Stop Restored in Colorado Driver’s License Hearings

HB 13-1077 Concerning A Driver’s Right to Challenge the Lawfulness of A Law Enforcement Officer’s Initial Contact in An Administrative Proceeeding for a Revocation of a Driver’s License In July of 2012, the Court of Appeals in Francen v. Colorado Department of Revenue,10CA2382 determined that questions as to the legality of the initial stop and [...]

 

Colorado Express Consent Hearings

Colorado’s Express Consent Law provides hearings conducted by the Colorado Department of Revenue for those charged with 0.08 or more on a breath or blood test, or a test positive for prohibited drugs, or for those refusing a chemical test. Drivers only have a short window of time upon being served with an Express Consent Affidavit [...]

 

Colorado Driving Under Restraint – DUR

In Colorado, driving under restraint is a misdemeanor traffic offense with serious penalties.  If convicted, the sentence can include mandatory jail time, steep fines, and an automatic one-year extension of your driver’s license revocation. Under Colorado law, a conviction can also lead to a habitual traffic offender strike on your driving record. Three habitual strikes in a [...]

 

Driving in Colorado after a DUI

One of the most problematic effects of getting charged with Driving Under the Influence is facing a revocation of your driving privileges.  Through recent changes of the DUI laws in Colorado, in many cases, the length of a driver’s license revocation can be greatly reduced by installing an interlock device on your vehicle. In most [...]

 

Driver’s License Office in Castle Rock closed on August 24 for relocation to 301 Wilcox Street

The Driver’s License office in Castle Rock will be closed on Friday, August 24 while the office is relocated to 301 Wilcox Street, Suite 124, in Castle Rock.  The Driver’s License office will reopen for business on Monday, August 27 at the new location. Send to Facebook

 

Good News for Suspended Drivers or Those without a Driver's License in Douglas County

Bus service ending next week; taxi rides for transit-dependent start next month. As previously announced, the Town bus service – commonly referred to as CATCO – will cease operations at 5:30 p.m. Dec. 30. Next year, in lieu of funding that service, the Town will be sponsoring a reduced-fare taxi service for transit-dependent residents. That [...]