Pueblo County DUI Court Process
Complete guide to arraignment, court dates, plea options, and what to expect during your DUIcase in Pueblo County.
Court Information
Pueblo County General Sessions Court
Court Day Checklist
Required Documents
Day-Of Reminders
Tip: Screenshot or print this checklist. Check items off as you prepare the night before.
Court Process Timeline
Arraignment
First court appearance, typically within 24-48 hours after arrest.
What Happens:
- Judge reads charges against you
- You enter initial plea (usually Not Guilty)
- Bail is set or reviewed
- Next court date is scheduled
- Public defender appointed if needed
Pre-Trial Hearings
Multiple court dates over 2-6 months where your attorney negotiates with prosecutors.
Attorney Activities:
- Review police reports and evidence
- File motions to suppress evidence
- Challenge breathalyzer/blood test results
- Negotiate plea bargains
- Discuss diversion program eligibility
Plea Bargain or Trial
Most DUI cases (over 90%) resolve through plea bargaining, not trial.
Plea Bargain Benefits
- • Reduced charges
- • Lighter sentence
- • Certainty of outcome
- • Lower costs
Trial Risks
- • Maximum sentence if convicted
- • Higher legal fees
- • Uncertainty
- • Time consuming
Sentencing
Judge determines penalties based on the plea agreement or trial verdict. Sentences may include fines, probation, jail time, license suspension, IID, SCRAM monitoring, and/or DUI classes.
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A DUI attorney can make the difference between a conviction and a dismissal, between jail time and probation. They know local judges, prosecutors, and can challenge evidence that you might not even know is challengeable.
Find Pueblo County DUI AttorneysFrequently Asked Questions
Bond hearings in Pueblo run on a tighter schedule than most people expect: Division 101 holds them Monday at 11:30 a.m., Tuesday through Friday at 2:30 p.m., and Saturday at 1:30 p.m. — nothing on Sunday. An arrest late enough on a Friday or Saturday that booking isn't finished in time for that Saturday slot means waiting all the way until Monday morning. For a felony DUI, the reference bond runs $10,000, and monitored abstinence — daily UA testing or an ankle monitor, running $10 to $15 a day — is a mandatory bond condition, not something negotiated case by case.
The Dennis Maes Judicial Building at 501 North Elizabeth Street runs a single public entrance with airport-style screening, and lines form predictably around 8 a.m. and 1 p.m. — arriving 30 minutes ahead of a hearing is the standing advice just to clear security in time. One scheduling quirk worth knowing: eviction cases get heard Monday and Thursday mornings at 8:30, which floods the security checkpoint with an entirely unrelated crowd right before a 9 a.m. DUI hearing on those specific days.
The electronics policy here goes further than a simple silent-mode rule. Phones can stay on vibrate in the hallway, but actual use inside a courtroom is banned outright — no checking a calendar to confirm the next court date, no texting a ride that the hearing's over, no pulling up a bondsman's number mid-proceeding. Jurors are explicitly told they can't use a device to take notes at all and have to rely on paper instead. For anyone attending remotely, recording or screenshotting the Webex feed is a flat prohibition that can escalate to a contempt citation and jail time, not just a warning.
Parking at the Judicial Building is free but fills up fast on jury trial days, with the 6th Street Mall lot serving as the designated overflow. The fire lanes on 9th Street and 9th Avenue are aggressively enforced tow zones — a ticket there runs $50 — and parking in a nearby private business lot gets a vehicle towed immediately, which is the last thing anyone needs on top of an already-impounded car from the arrest itself. The courthouse's Self-Help Center can provide forms and procedural pointers Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. (until noon only on Fridays), but by design can't give actual legal advice. And one thing worth not letting slip through the cracks: unpaid court costs or fines trigger a bench warrant, which effectively restarts the entire arrest cycle from scratch.