Colorado legal term
Bond in Colorado Criminal Law
Current through 2026 Colorado legislative session
In Colorado criminal law, “Bond” is a term defined by statute rather than by its everyday meaning. Its statutory definition — quoted verbatim below — controls how the term is applied throughout the Colorado criminal code.
What does “Bond” mean in Colorado criminal law?
"Bond" means a bail bond which is an undertaking, with or without sureties or security, entered into by a person in custody by which he binds himself to comply with the conditions of the undertaking and in default of such compliance to pay the amount of bail or other sum fixed, if any, in the bond. (C.R.S. § 16-1-104)
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