As amended through Rule Change 2024(18), effective October 2, 2024
Rule 7 - Acknowledgment and Waiver of Rights(a) Before processing any case in a traffic violations bureau, the clerk shall ascertain that the defendant has been advised in writing of each of the following: (1) The right to appear before a judge or a referee; (2) The right to plead not guilty, and to have a trial by a judge, a referee, or a jury; (3) The right to be represented by an attorney, and, if the defendant is indigent, to request the appointment of an attorney; (4) The right to remain silent, and that any statement made by the defendant can and may be used against him; (5) That any plea entered must be voluntary and not the result of undue influence or coercion on the part of anyone; (6) The amount of fines and costs to be imposed, and that penalty points may be assessed against the driving privilege; and (7) That if a plea of guilty is entered, the defendant waives the foregoing rights as well as any right of appeal. (b) A document shall be delivered to the defendant providing a place for the defendant to execute a written acknowledgment and waiver of the rights set forth above, and to enter a plea of guilty to the offense or offenses charged. (c) Such advisement, waiver, and plea may be incorporated in either of the following documents: (1) The summons or notice served upon the defendant; or (2) A separate document delivered to the defendant by the peace officer serving the summons or notice, or by the clerk at the traffic violations bureau when the defendant appears in person. Colo. R. Cnty Ct. Traf. Viol. Bur. 7