(d) [ Editor's note: This version of the introductory portion to subsection (1)(d) is effective March 1, 2022. ] Prosecution of a misdemeanor, petty offense, or civil infraction may be commenced in the county court by:
(IV) [ Editor's note: This version of subsection (1)(d)(IV) is effective March 1, 2022. ] The filing of a summons and complaint following arrest, or, in the event that the offense is a civil infraction, by the issuance of a notice of penalty assessment pursuant to section 16-2-201.
Source: L. 72: R&RE, p. 213, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 39-5-101. L. 2021: IP(1)(d) and (1)(d)(IV) amended, (SB 21-271), ch. 462, p. 3162, § 170, effective March 1, 2022.
Editor's note: 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.