2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 16 - CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS (§§ 16-1-101 — 16-23-105) › CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE (§§ 16-1-101 — 16-13-1002) › Article 4 - RELEASE FROM CUSTODY PENDING FINAL ADJUDICATION (§§ 16-4-101 — 16-4-304) › Part 1 - RELEASE ON BAIL (§§ 16-4-101 — 16-4-117) › Section 16-4-110 - Exoneration from bond liability

(1)
Any person executing a bail bond as principal or as surety shall be exonerated as follows:
(a)
When the condition of the bond has been satisfied; or
(b)
When the amount of the forfeiture has been paid; or
(c)
(I)
When the surety appears and provides satisfactory evidence to the court that the defendant is unable to appear before the court due to such defendant's death or the detention or incarceration of such defendant in a foreign jurisdiction if the defendant is incarcerated for a period in excess of ninety-one days and the state of Colorado has refused to extradite such defendant; except that, if the state extradites such defendant, all costs associated with such extradition shall be borne by the surety up to the amount of the bond.
(II)
For the purposes of this paragraph (c), "costs associated with extradition" shall be calculated as and limited to the round-trip mileage between the Colorado court of jurisdiction and the location of the defendant's incarceration at the rate allowed for reimbursement pursuant to section
24-9-104
, C.R.S., up to the amount of the bond.
(d)
Upon surrender of the defendant into custody at any time before a judgment has been entered against the sureties for forfeiture of the bond, upon payment of all costs occasioned thereby. A surety may seize and surrender the defendant to the sheriff of the county wherein the bond is taken, and it is the duty of the sheriff, on such surrender and delivery to him or her of a certified copy of the bond by which the surety is bound, to take the person into custody and, by writing, acknowledge the surrender. If a compensated surety is exonerated by surrendering a defendant prior to the initial appearance date fixed in the bond, the court, after a hearing, may require the surety to refund part or all of the bond premium paid by the defendant if necessary to prevent unjust enrichment.
(e)
After three years have elapsed from the posting of the bond, unless a judgment has been entered against the surety or the principal for the forfeiture of the bond, or unless the court grants an extension of the three-year time period for good cause shown, upon motion by the prosecuting attorney and notice to surety of record.
(f)
(I)
When the surety provides satisfactory evidence to the court that the defendant has been removed from the country. The court shall exonerate the bail bond if all of the following occur:
(A)
The surety files a motion requesting exoneration of the bail bond;
(B)
The surety files an affidavit along with the motion stating that the surety has received information from the United States department of homeland security, the United States immigration and customs enforcement, or a foreign consulate that the defendant has been detained or removed from the United States. If the surety is unable to obtain such information from the above sources, the surety must file an affidavit that is signed under penalty of perjury by a person with personal knowledge that the defendant has been detained or removed from the United States.
(C)
The district attorney does not object.
(II)
If the court exonerates the liability on the bail bond pursuant to subsection (1)(f)(I) of this section and the bond premium has been paid, any collateral securing the bail bond is released.
(2)
If, within fourteen days after the posting of a bond by a defendant, the terms and conditions of the bond are changed or altered either by order of court or upon the motion of the district attorney or the defendant, the court, after a hearing, may order a compensated surety to refund a portion of the premium paid by the defendant, if necessary and supported by factual findings, to prevent unjust enrichment. If more than fourteen days have elapsed after posting of a bond by a defendant, the court shall not order the refund of any premium.
(3)
Upon entry of an order for deferred prosecution as it existed before August 7, 2013, a diversion authorized by section
18-1.3-101
, C.R.S., or deferred judgment as authorized in sections
18-1.3-101
and
18-1.3-102
, C.R.S., sureties upon any bond given for the appearance of the defendant shall be released from liability on such bond.
Amended by 2017 Ch. 379,§ 2, eff. 6/6/2017.
Amended by 2014 Ch. 397,§ 6, eff. 7/1/2014.
Entirety of Part 1 repealed and reenacted with amendments by 2013 Ch. 202,§ 2, eff. 5/11/2013.
For the short title ("Bond Surety Protection Act") in HB 17-1369, see section 1 of chapter 379, Session Laws of Colorado 2017.