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APPELLANT CHECKLIST (COLORADO SPRINGS MUNICIPAL COURT APPEALS)
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All appeals from Municipal Court are heard by the 4
Judicial District Court in accordance with Colorado Municipal Court Rules of
Procedure, Rule 237 and the Colorado Rules of Criminal Procedure, Rule 37.
Definitions:
Appellant – A party who appeals from a lower court to a higher court.
Appellee – A party against whom a case is appealed from a lower court to a higher court.
Within 35 days of Sentencing:
Date of Sentencing: __________
Prepare one original and three copies of the NOTICE OF APPEAL AND DESIGNATION OF RECORD
File the original NOTICE OF APPEAL AND DESIGNATION OF RECORD with the District Court located at 270
South Tejon Street and pay the docket fee. Inform the clerk you are filing an appeal on a Municipal Court conviction.
Have all three copies date stamped for distribution at the Municipal Court.
Bring all three date-stamped copies to the Violations Bureau (Room 108) at the Municipal Court. Have each copy date
stamped from Municipal Court for final distribution.
File one date stamped copy of the NOTICE OF APPEAL AND DESIGNATION OF RECORD at the Municipal Court
in Room 108.
Complete and file TRANSCRIPT REQUEST FORM and pay deposit at Municipal Court while in Room 108.
Request a stay of execution and post appeal bond if there are any outstanding sentencing conditions.
If jail or other conditions are imposed and are outstanding, you must post an appeal bond in an amount to
be determined by the sentencing judge. This may be determined the day of sentencing or at a later court
appearance (within 35 days of sentencing.) Post the appeal bond in Room 108.
If only fines and costs are imposed and are outstanding, you must post an appeal deposit In the amount of
outstanding fines and costs (within 35 days of sentencing) in Room 108.
File a second date stamped copy of the NOTICE OF APPEAL AND DESIGNATION OF RECORD with the City
Attorney at the Municipal Court in Room 410.
Keep the third date stamped copy for your records.
Within 14 days of Filing NOTICE OF APPEAL AND DESIGNATION OF RECORD:
Date Notice of Appeal and Designation of Record Filed: ____________
You may receive a NOTICE OF REDESIGNATION OF RECORD from the appellee. Pursuant to Rule 37, the appellee
may within 14 days of receipt of the Notice of APPEAL AND DESIGNATION OF RECORD, request additional parts of
the transcript or record deemed necessary. In this instance you, the appellant, may be required to post an additional deposit
to cover the costs. This must be posted within 7 days of Notice date of Redesignation of Record.
Within 7 days of NOTICE OF REDESIGNATION OF RECORD: (If filed by the City Attorney):
Date of Notice of Redesignation:_____________
You must post additional deposit, if additional transcripts are requested by the City in the Notice of Redesignation. You
will receive a NOTICE OF PREPARATION when record is prepared.
Within 14 days of NOTICE OF PREPARATION OF RECORD:
Date of Notice of Preparation:_____________
File any objections to the record in the Municipal Court. If objections are filed, a hearing will generally be held in
Municipal Court, but in some circumstances may be heard in the District court. Best practice is to file the objection with
both the Municipal and District courts. If no objections are filed, the record will be certified and filed in the District Court.
Any additional costs must be paid before the record is filed.
You will receive a NOTICE OF FILING when the record is filed.
Within 21 days of NOTICE OF FILING OF RECORD:
Date Notice of Filing Filed:___________
File a written Brief with the District Court.
File a copy of the Brief with the City Attorney. The City Attorney has 21 days to file an ANSWER BRIEF.
Within 14 days of the filing of the City Attorney’s ANSWER BRIEF:
Date Answer Brief Filed: ____________
File a REPLY BRIEF, if needed, with the District Court and the City Attorney.
After review of the record and the briefs, the District Court Judge will issue a ruling on the case.
Within 14 days of NOTICE OF RULING:
Date of Notice of Ruling: ____________
Contact Colorado Springs Municipal Court for further instructions. (Telephone: 719-385-5928)

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