Colorado statute

C.R.S. § 16-7-208 — Failure or refusal to plead.

Current through 2025 Regular Session

Part of Part 2: ARRAIGNMENT, Colorado Revised Statutes.

Full text of C.R.S. § 16-7-208

Statutory text current through the 2025 Regular Session. This is an officially sanctioned publication using the official text of the Colorado Revised Statutes; it is not the official statutes of the State of Colorado.

C.R.S. § 16-7-208Primary source, current through the 2025 Regular Session

If a defendant refuses to plead, or if the court refuses to accept a plea of guilty or a plea of nolo contendere (no contest), or if a corporation fails to appear, the court shall enter a plea of not guilty. If for any reason a plea has not been entered, the case shall for all purposes be considered as one in which a plea of not guilty has been entered.

Official sources

C.R.S. § 16-7-208 (Colorado Legal Resources deep link)
Official OLLS publication (Title download)
justia: C.R.S. § 16-7-208

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