Sec. 8-105. Right to jury trial for noncivil traffic offenses.
(a) Any adult (person eighteen [18] years of age or older) charged with any traffic violation punishable upon conviction with the imposition of a penalty which includes the possibility of imprisonment, shall have the right to a trial by jury. Perfection of such right shall be pursuant to Rule 223, Colorado Municipal Court Rules of Procedure. Such offenses include the following offenses as set forth in the Model Traffic Code for Colorado, as adopted and amended by the Town, as follows:
(1) §1101, Speeding violations (25+ mph over speed limit);
(2) §1105, Speed contest;
(3) §1401, Reckless driving;
(4) §1409, Compulsory insurance;
(5) §1413, Eluding or attempting to elude police; and
(6) §1903, Failure to stop for school bus.
(b) In the event that an adult is charged with more than one (1) traffic violation arising out of the same incident and at least one (1) of the charged offenses is listed in Subsection (a) above, the defendant shall have the right to demand a jury trial to all such offenses, which shall be consolidated for purposes of trial.
(c) No person under the age of eighteen (18) shall have the right to a jury trial or any noncivil traffic offense. (Ord. 381 § 1, 1977; Ord. 430 § 4, 1996; Ord. 489 § 8, 1998; Ord. 734 § 6, 2004)