§ 14-34. Court costs.

(a)

In any prosecution for violation of the Charter, this Code, or any municipal ordinance based upon the complaint of any person other than a police officer or other employee of the city, if the complaining witness who signed a complaint fails or refuses to testify at time of trial or if it appears to the judge in a hearing that there is no reasonable ground for such complaint or that it was maliciously or imprudently entered, the judge, in the judge's discretion, may assess costs and penalties against such complaining witness in an amount not exceeding three hundred dollars ($300.00).

(b)

The judge shall assess court costs in the amount of ten dollars ($10.00), which shall be assessed against all defendants upon entry of a conviction at or subsequent to arraignment, but the judge may suspend the costs in the interest of justice. No costs shall be assessed when conviction is by a plea of guilty by mail pursuant to the penalty assessment procedure prescribed by section 14-11 or at the violations bureau before arraignment pursuant to the procedure prescribed by section 14-5.

(c)

Costs for persons convicted after trial to the court are fifteen dollars ($15.00), and after trial to a jury are forty-five dollars ($45.00), instead of ten dollars ($10.00) prescribed by subsection (b) of this section.

(d)

The judge shall assess against a convicted defendant all witness fees prescribed by section 14-32 and any other costs authorized by state law for proceedings in state courts, but may suspend these costs in the interests of justice.

State law reference

Method of payment of fines, C.R.S. § 16-11-502.