Motion for Bail Reduction

MOTION TO MODIFY BOND AND REDUCE MONETARY CONDITIONS

Court Caption

DISTRICT COURT, [COUNTY] COUNTY, COLORADO

Court Address: [ADDRESS]

Case No. [CASE NUMBER]

Division [NUMBER] | Courtroom [NUMBER]

Motion

Defendant [DEFENDANT NAME], through undersigned counsel, moves under C.R.S. §§ 16-4-107 and 16-4-109 to reduce the monetary condition of bond from $[CURRENT AMOUNT] to $[REQUESTED AMOUNT] or to alter the type or conditions of bond.

Procedural Route

Select the applicable route.

One-Time Reconsideration Under § 16-4-107

• Defendant remains in custody and cannot meet the monetary condition.
• More than seven days have passed since the monetary condition was set on [DATE].
• Defendant has not previously filed a § 16-4-107 motion in this case.
• Evidence not fully considered by the Court is described below.

Section 16-4-107 requires a prompt hearing within 14 days after filing, but permits summary denial if the written motion presents no additional evidence not fully considered. The Court must consider any empirically developed risk-assessment result.

Modification Under § 16-4-109

Section 16-4-109 permits the defendant or district attorney to seek an increase or decrease in financial conditions, additional or reduced security, or alteration of another bond condition. This route remains available at any time during the case even if § 16-4-107 does not apply.

Reasonable notice of this application is being given to the district attorney. If the case is subject to part 3 of article 4.1 of title 24, Defendant requests the hearing required by § 16-4-109(1).

Relevant Facts and Additional Evidence

1. Charges: [CHARGES AND STATUTES].
2. Current bond and conditions: [DETAILS].
3. Custody status: [FACILITY AND DATES].
4. Additional evidence not fully considered: [DETAILS].
5. Employment history: [DETAILS].
6. Family relationships and residence history: [DETAILS].
7. Character, reputation, and persons assisting with appearances: [DETAILS].
8. Likely sentence based on the charged offense: [DETAILS].
9. Criminal record and failure-to-appear history: [DETAILS].
10. Witness-safety or law-violation concerns and proposed safeguards: [DETAILS].
11. Financial condition and ability to post bond: [DETAILS].
12. Risk-assessment result, if available: [DETAILS].

Governing Criteria

Under § 16-4-103(3)-(5), bond and release conditions must reasonably ensure appearance and protect persons and the community while accounting for individual characteristics, including financial condition. Unless the person is ineligible for release, the Court presumes eligibility for bond with appropriate least-restrictive conditions; a monetary condition must be reasonable, and a nonmandatory conduct condition must address a specific concern.

Section 16-4-104 authorizes unsecured personal-recognizance bonds, unsecured bonds with nonmonetary conditions, and secured monetary bonds subject to its requirements.

Proposed Bond

Defendant requests:

• ☐ unsecured personal-recognizance bond of $[AMOUNT];
• ☐ unsecured bond with these nonmonetary conditions: [CONDITIONS];
• ☐ secured monetary bond of $[AMOUNT] in the authorized form selected or ordered under § 16-4-104; or
• ☐ other modification: [DETAILS].

Proposed safeguards: [PRETRIAL SUPERVISION, REPORTING, TRAVEL LIMITS, NO-CONTACT TERMS, MONITORING, OR OTHER CONDITIONS].

Argument

The requested modification satisfies §§ 16-4-103 and 16-4-104 because [APPLY VERIFIED FACTS]. The present monetary condition is not reasonably attainable given [FINANCIAL EVIDENCE], while [PROPOSED BOND] addresses the identified appearance and safety concerns through [DETAILS].

Requested Relief

Defendant asks the Court to:

1. set this motion for the hearing required by the applicable statute;
2. reduce the monetary condition to $[REQUESTED AMOUNT] or alter the bond as proposed;
3. direct prompt processing of the modified bond; and
4. grant other appropriate relief.

Dated: [DATE]

[ATTORNEY SIGNATURE]

[ATTORNEY NAME], Reg. No. [NUMBER]

[ADDRESS]

[PHONE] | [EMAIL]

Attorney for Defendant

Certificate of Service

I certify that on [DATE], I served this motion and supporting materials on [DISTRICT ATTORNEY/OFFICE] through [E-FILING OR OTHER METHOD].

[ATTORNEY SIGNATURE]

Proposed Order

The Court orders:

• ☐ Motion granted.
• ☐ Motion denied.
• Bond is modified to: [TYPE, AMOUNT, AND SECURITY].
• Conditions are: [CONDITIONS].
• Other findings or terms: [DETAILS].

Dated: [DATE]

[JUDGE SIGNATURE]

Sources and References

• Colorado Revised Statutes 2025, Title 16 — official Office of Legislative Legal Services PDF