duistatelaws.com Key takeaways
- The 23rd Judicial District — Douglas, Elbert and Lincoln counties — was established on January 14, 2025, the Judicial Branch says.
- Weekend bond hearings are held on Saturdays only, at 2pm, in a Webex virtual courtroom.
- The court says judicial officers decide whether a matter is in person or remote.
- The Douglas County Combined Courts do not accept faxed documents.
- Probation has two offices: Castle Rock and Englewood.
- Colorado law requires a bond order within 48 hours of arriving at the jail, with listed exceptions; the DMV request is due in 7 days.
from the date you were served with the notice to demand a hearing from Colorado Division of Motor Vehicles. The request goes to the DMV, not to the court, and no judge in Douglas County will make it for you. C.R.S. § 42-2-126(6)(d), (7)(b).
Douglas County’s courts belong to Colorado’s 23rd Judicial District, which the Judicial Branch says was established on January 14, 2025 and is made up of three court locations in Douglas, Elbert and Lincoln counties. A misdemeanor DUI is a county court matter: section 13-6-106 gives county courts concurrent original jurisdiction with the district court over misdemeanors, and over warrants, preliminary examinations, bindover orders and admission to bail in felonies and misdemeanors. The Douglas County Courthouse is at 4000 Justice Way, Suite 2009, in Castle Rock, open weekdays from 7:30am to 4:30pm except state holidays.
This page covers the Douglas County courts and the bond-hearing law behind their weekend calendar. For the Colorado penalties and express consent, see the state page.
The same diagram as a table
| Step | Criminal case — decided by a court | License case — decided by a state agency |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arrest and booking, hour 0 | Notice of suspension served, day 0 |
| 2 | Charge filed by the prosecutor | Deadline to demand a hearing: 7 to 30 days in the eight states on this site that use an agency hearing |
| 3 | First court setting, on a date the court picks | Hearing held if the request was filed — whether the suspension waits for the ruling is set by each state's statute |
| 4 | One or more pretrial settings | Suspension takes effect automatically with no hearing |
| 5 | Trial, plea or dismissal | — |
| Clock | Weeks to months. No filing deadline runs against the driver. | Counted in days from the notice, and fixed by statute. |
The Douglas County courthouse
The court says judicial officers have discretion to decide whether matters take place in person or remotely, and it publishes access to the Douglas County Combined Court’s virtual courtrooms and a public livestream. The Judicial Branch’s statewide notice says the requirement to livestream criminal proceedings is temporarily paused until December 14, 2026.
The combined courts do not accept faxed documents. Requests for documents from your case go to douglasrecords@judicial.state.co.us, the same address the court gives for transcript requests, and an interpreter can be requested from the interpreter coordinator on 720-437-6114. The court’s page links the public defender application.
Douglas County Courthouse
- Hears
- Douglas County Combined Courts, 23rd Judicial District
- Building
- Douglas County Courthouse
- Address
- 4000 Justice Way, Suite 2009, Castle Rock, CO
- Detail
- The combined courts do not accept faxed documents
- Hours
- Monday to Friday, 7:30am to 4:30pm, except state holidays
- Phone
- 720-437-6114 (interpreter coordinator)
The Douglas County page lists weekend bond hearings on Saturdays only, at 2pm. The 23rd Judicial District page gives the Webex access code for those hearings as 2593 453 1938.
Why a court sits on Saturday: the 48-hour rule
Colorado law sets the clock. Section 16-4-102(2)(a)(I) of the Colorado Revised Statutes says the arresting jurisdiction must bring an in-custody arrestee before a court for bond setting as soon as practicable, and no later than forty-eight hours after the arrestee arrives at a jail or holding facility, and that a judge, magistrate or bond hearing officer must enter an individualized bond order within the same window. The statute excuses a delay caused by an emergency that closes the court, or by an arrestee who refuses to attend or cannot attend because of drug or alcohol use or a serious medical or behavioral health emergency — an exception that can matter after a DUI arrest. Subsection (1) of the same section gives a person in custody without a bond the right to a hearing to set one, notes that the district attorney may attend, and says no criminal charge has to be filed first.
What the court decides at that hearing is set out in sections 16-4-103 and 16-4-104. The bond and conditions must be sufficient to reasonably ensure appearance and protect the safety of any person or the community, taking account of the person’s individual characteristics, including financial condition, and where practicable and available the court uses an empirically developed risk assessment instrument. The types of bond the statute lists include an unsecured personal recognizance bond, a personal recognizance bond with nonmonetary conditions, a bond with secured monetary conditions where that is reasonable and necessary, and a bond with secured real estate conditions; for a secured monetary bond case the person may post it by any of the methods the statute lists, such as a cash deposit with the clerk, unless the court finds on the record that a particular method is necessary.
Not sure which court your case is in?
Enter the ZIP code where the arrest happened and the full form opens with it filled in.
The DMV clock, and paying the court
The license. Colorado gives 7 days from the notice to request a hearing from the DMV. That ties Washington for the shortest window on this site, and it does not wait for anything in Castle Rock.
Paying. The court directs fines and costs to its Collections and Payments page, with questions to 23rdCollections@judicial.state.co.us. Its homepage also warns of an active text-message scam claiming the recipient owes a toll or a parking or speeding fine, and urges people to be vigilant.
| What happened | First time | With a prior | Authority |
|---|---|---|---|
| Excess BAC 0.08 | 9 months | 1 year | C.R.S. § 42-2-126(3)(a)(I) |
| Refused the test | 1 year | 2 years | C.R.S. § 42-2-126(3)(c)(I) |
Probation in Douglas County
Douglas County Probation lists two offices: one at the courthouse address, 4000 Justice Way in Castle Rock, and the Lansing Office at 11045 East Lansing Circle in Englewood. A single chief probation officer covers the 23rd Judicial District’s three counties, on 720-437-6300.
The Judicial Branch’s probation resources link the Department of Corrections, victim services, the Interstate Commission for Adult Offender Supervision — relevant to anyone hoping to serve probation in another state — and a grievance process.
Douglas County Probation offices
From the Colorado Judicial Branch’s Douglas County probation page.
| Probation office | Address |
|---|---|
| Douglas County Probation Office | 4000 Justice Way, Castle Rock |
| Douglas County Probation – Lansing Office | 11045 East Lansing Circle, Englewood |
The chief probation officer covering Douglas, Elbert and Lincoln counties lists 720-437-6300.
The other Colorado pages on this site are Denver, Colorado Springs and Adams County, which holds its weekend bond hearings on Sundays instead.
Common questions about Douglas County DUI cases
Where is the Douglas County, Colorado courthouse?
4000 Justice Way, Suite 2009, Castle Rock, open weekdays 7:30am to 4:30pm except state holidays.
When are weekend bond hearings in Douglas County?
Saturdays only, at 2pm, in a Webex virtual courtroom.
What judicial district is Douglas County in?
The 23rd Judicial District, with Elbert and Lincoln counties. The Judicial Branch says it was established on January 14, 2025.
Can I appear remotely in Douglas County court?
The court says judicial officers decide whether matters occur in person or remotely.
Where are the Douglas County probation offices?
4000 Justice Way in Castle Rock and 11045 East Lansing Circle in Englewood.
How soon must I get a bond hearing after a DUI arrest in Colorado?
C.R.S. 16-4-102 requires bond setting as soon as practicable and no later than 48 hours after arrival at the jail, excusing delays caused by court-closing emergencies or an arrestee who cannot attend, including because of alcohol or drug use. In Douglas County, weekend bond hearings are Saturdays at 2pm.
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More for Colorado
- Colorado DUI law — the full penalty matrix, the statutes, and the rules on priors and interlock
- Denver — the same state, a different courthouse problem
- Colorado Springs and El Paso County — the same state, a different courthouse problem
- Adams County — the same state, a different courthouse problem
- Greeley and Weld County — the same state, a different courthouse problem
- Boulder — the same state, a different courthouse problem
- Fort Collins and Larimer County — the same state, a different courthouse problem
- Refusing a breathalyzer — what implied consent costs here against what it buys
- How long it stays on your record — three records, three clocks
- SR-22 insurance after a Colorado suspension — what the filing certifies and how long it runs
- Ignition interlock providers and costs in Colorado — in preparation
Sources
- Colorado Judicial Branch, Douglas County — read October 9, 2026
- Colorado Judicial Branch, 23rd Judicial District – Douglas (bond hearings) — read October 9, 2026
- Colorado Judicial Branch, Douglas County Probation — read October 9, 2026
- C.R.S. § 16-4-102 (right to bond hearing; 48-hour bond setting), colorado.public.law reproduction — read October 9, 2026
- C.R.S. § 16-4-103 (setting and selection of bond) — read October 9, 2026
- C.R.S. § 16-4-104 (types of bond) — read October 9, 2026
- C.R.S. § 13-6-106 (county court criminal jurisdiction) — read October 9, 2026
- C.R.S. § 42-4-1301(2)(a) and the rest of the Colorado statutes cited on this page — read in force 2026
Court addresses, hours and phone numbers were read from each court’s or office’s own published page on October 9, 2026. Those change without notice; confirm before you rely on them. No judge is named anywhere on this page, because a roster is exactly the kind of detail that goes stale silently.