Colorado Code
Part 17 - Penalties and Procedure
§ 42-4-1712. Procedure Prescribed Not Exclusive

The foregoing provisions of this article shall govern all police officers in making arrests without a warrant or issuing citations for violations of this article, for offenses or infractions committed in their presence, but the procedure prescribed in this article shall not otherwise be exclusive of any other method prescribed by law for the arrest and prosecution of a person for an offense or infraction of like grade.
Source: L. 94: Entire title amended with relocations, p. 2425, § 1, effective January 1, 1995.
Editor's note: This section is similar to former § 42-4-1507 as it existed prior to 1994.
Cross references: For arrests generally, see article 3 of title 16.

Structure Colorado Code

Colorado Code

Title 42 - Vehicles and Traffic

Article 4 - Regulation of Vehicles and Traffic

Part 17 - Penalties and Procedure

§ 42-4-1701. Traffic Offenses and Infractions Classified - Penalties - Penalty and Surcharge Schedule - Repeal

§ 42-4-1702. Alcohol- or Drug-Related Traffic Offenses - Collateral Attack

§ 42-4-1703. Parties to a Crime

§ 42-4-1704. Offenses by Persons Controlling Vehicles

§ 42-4-1705. Person Arrested to Be Taken Before the Proper Court

§ 42-4-1706. Juveniles - Convicted - Arrested and Incarcerated - Provisions for Confinement

§ 42-4-1707. Summons and Complaint or Penalty Assessment Notice for Misdemeanors, Petty Offenses, and Misdemeanor Traffic Offenses - Release - Registration

§ 42-4-1708. Traffic Infractions - Proper Court for Hearing, Burden of Proof - Appeal - Collateral Attack

§ 42-4-1708.5. Civil Infractions - Proper Court for Hearing, Burden of Proof - Appeal - Collateral Attack

§ 42-4-1709. Penalty Assessment Notice for Traffic Infractions - Violations of Provisions by Officer - Driver's License - Definition

§ 42-4-1710. Failure to Pay Penalty for Traffic Infractions - Failure of Parent or Guardian to Sign Penalty Assessment Notice - Procedures

§ 42-4-1711. Compliance With Promise to Appear

§ 42-4-1712. Procedure Prescribed Not Exclusive

§ 42-4-1713. Conviction Record Inadmissible in Civil Action

§ 42-4-1714. Traffic Violation Not to Affect Credibility of Witness

§ 42-4-1715. Convictions, Judgments, and Charges Recorded - Public Inspection

§ 42-4-1716. Notice to Appear or Pay Fine - Failure to Appear - Penalty - Definition - Repeal

§ 42-4-1717. Conviction - Attendance at Driver Improvement School - Rules

§ 42-4-1718. Electronic Transmission of Data - Standards

§ 42-4-1719. Violations - Commercial Driver's License - Compliance With Federal Regulation