Right to Bail ­Exceptions

Colo. Const. art. II, § 19 — under Bill.

Colo. Const. art. II, § 19

Right to Bail ­Exceptions

(1) All persons shall be bailable by sufficient sureties pending disposition of charges except:

(2) Except in the case of a capital offense or murder in the first degree, if a person is denied bail under this section, the trial of the person shall be commenced not more than ninety days after the date on which bail is denied. If the trial is not commenced within ninety days and the delay is not attributable to the defense, the court shall immediately schedule a bail hearing and shall set the amount of the bail for the person.

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(3) This section shall take effect January 1, 1995, and shall apply to offenses committed on or after said date.