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Jay M. Tiftickjian
Tiftickjian Law Firm, P.C.
600 S. Cherry St. #1105
Denver, CO 80246
Phone (303) 991-5896
Fax (303) 991-5897
Toll-Free 855-DUI-5280

Colorado Habitual Traffic Offender HTO offenses in Denver

Colorado Habitual Traffic Offender

Habitual Traffic Offenders in Colorado are defined in Title 42 of the Colorado Revised Statutes.  You will be labeled a habitual traffic offender if you are convicted of three major traffic offenses within a seven year period.  A habitual offender revocation is for five years.
Major traffic offenses in Colorado that lead to habitual offender status are:

There are serious penalties in Colorado for driving as a habitual offender.  The sentence for a conviction includes mandatory jail time, steep fines, and the automatic year extension of your driver’s license revocation.

In Colorado, a conviction for driving as a habitual traffic offender leads to a mandatory jail sentence between 90 days and two years, and up to a $5,000 fine.  A judge is not allowed to suspend this mandatory jail sentence.  If there is another major traffic offense charged from the same incident, such as DUI or reckless driving, the prosecution will charge you with aggravated driving as a habitual offender, which is a class six felony punishable by up to three years in prison and a $100,000 fine.

On January 1, 2005, the Denver City Council revised the Denver Municipal Code to allow the filing of civil cases to impound and seize vehicles involved in habitual offenses.  Vehicles driven by a habitual traffic offender are now declared a public nuisance under section 37-50(18) of the Denver Revised Municipal Code, and an action will be taken by the Denver City Attorney’s Office to forfeit your vehicle if you are charged with driving as a habitual offender.

If you are charged with driving as a habitual offender in Colorado, the services of an experienced Denver traffic attorney can be invaluable.  Not only can an experienced criminal defense attorney explore defenses to your case, such as the actual notice requirements or whether the traffic stop was legal, a skilled defense lawyer can negotiate with the prosecutor in an effort to save your driving privileges and keep you out of jail.

Denver criminal defense attorney Jay Tiftickjian has handled approximately a hundred habitual offender driving offenses in Colorado as a criminal attorney and former state prosecutor.  If you have been charged with driving as a habitual offender in Colorado, contact The Tiftickjian Law Firm, P.C. for experienced representation.

Tiftickjian Law Firm, P.C. provides DUI defense and criminal defense representation in Colorado including Adams County, Arapahoe County, Boulder County, Broomfield County, Douglas County, Jefferson County and Colorado’s mountain communities. Our criminal and DUI defense law practice also includes Arvada, Aspen, Aurora, Bennett, Boulder, Bow Mar, Breckenridge, Brighton, Broomfield, Castle Pines North, Castle Rock, Centennial, Central City, Clear Creek County, the Denver Tech Center, Eagle County, Edgewater, El Paso County, Englewood, Erie, Estes Park, Federal Heights, Fort Collins, Fredrick, Frisco, Grand County, Greeley, Greenwood Village, Highlands Ranch, Lafayette, Lakewood, Larimer, Littleton, Lone Tree, Longmont, Louisville, Morrison, Northglenn, Parker, Pitkin County, Golden, Silverthorne, Summit County, Superior, Thornton, Vail, Westminster, Wheat Ridge, Winter Park and across the Front Range. If you have been charged with a criminal, DUI or traffic offense in Colorado, contact Tiftickjian Law Firm, P.C. for a complimentary consultation with an experienced Denver DUI attorney or Colorado criminal defense lawyer.

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