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Schedule of Fines
This Schedule of Fines, Costs and Fees is authorized and published pursuant to Court
Order and shall be prominently posted where fines may be paid pursuant to Colorado Municipal
Court Rule 210(b)(5). Pursuantto C.R.S. §13-10-113(1), the Estes Park Municipal Court is a court of
record and, for general offenses, any person convicted of violating a Municipal Ordinance may
be fined an amount not to exceed $2,650, on each charge, and where any violation is a continuing offense,
each day that the violation continues shall be considered and held to be a separate and distinct offense.
Unless prohibited by this order, the Town, through its law enforcement and code
enforcement officers, is authorized to issue penalty assessment notices for violations of Estes Park
Municipal Ordinances and the Court Clerk, or other such persons designated by the Court, is
authorized to accept payment for such notices according to this schedule of fines in lieu of court
appearance. Except when a mandatory court appearance is required, any person charged with a
violation may pay the designated fine and surcharge for the charged violation prior to the date
and time set for the first appearance.
A. Penalty assessments: A person may pay, at the office of the Court Clerk, the fine and
surcharge for specific violations as shown in sections C. and D. below prior to his or her
scheduled first court appearance (arraignment). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the following
violations may NOT be paid early without court appearance:
• Traffic violations allegedly committed by a Defendant who holds a Commercial Driver's License;
• Violations involving personal injury or appreciable property damage;
• Violations not listed on this schedule;
• Violations allegedly committed by a Defendant who is under 18 years of age; or
• Except as provided herein, non-trafFic violations allegedly committed by a Defendant who has
been convicted of a similar offense within one (1) year.
B. Costs, surcharge, and fees: In addition to fines for any violation, the Court may assess the
following costs and fees as applicable:
Court costs........................................................................................................$45.00
Community Service Fee........................................................................................ $20.00
Show Cause Fee........................................................................................... ......$35.00
Warrant Fee..................................................................................................... .$75.00
OJ/W Fee.........................................................................................................$30.00
Default Fee.......................................................................................................$30.00
Deferred Judgment/Prosecution Fee......................................................................... .$100.00
C. Schedule of Fines - ORDmANCE VIOLATIONS: The fine schedule below is presumptive and has
no impact on the sentencing discretion of the Court within the limits of the Municipal Code to
consider mitigating and aggravating circumstances of individual cases and no impact on the
discretion of the Town's law enforcement and code enforcement ofRcers to issue a summons and
require a court appearance.
CODE
5.;
5.
,20.070
.20.110
5.20.110
5.
5.
.20.110
,20.110
5.20.110
(f)(5)(e)
7.
7.
7.
7.
7.
7.
7.
7.
.06.040
.08.030
-or-
.12.120
.12.010
.12.040
.12.040
.12.040
.12.110
7.20 Et. Seq.
7.20 Et. Seq.
7.20 Et. Seq.
8.
8.
8.
8.
8.
8.
.04.010
.04.020
.04.030
.04.060
.04.070
.04.075
Additional
Additional
Additional
Additional
ORPmANCE VIOLATIONS
Business License Violation.
provisions for vacation homes and bed and breakfast
provisions for vacation homes and bed and breakfast
provisions for vacation homes and bed and breakfast
provisions for vacation homes and bed and breakfast
Additional provisions for vacation homes and bed and breakfast
- "operating a vacation home or bed and breakfast inn without
applicable license"
Dog and cat waste removal.
Disturbance of neighborhood prohibited.
7.08.030 is reference Livestock.
7.12.120 is reference Domestic Animals.
License required.
Dogs or cats running at large prohibited.
Dogs or cats running at large prohibited.
Dogs or cats running at large prohibited.
Animal waste removal.
Wildlife Protection
Wildlife Protection
Wildlife Protection
Keeping of waste material prohibited.
Unsanitary conditions.
Noxious weeds.
Abandoned refrigerators.
Electric and barbed wire fences.
Open burning prohibited.
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Ill
4th & Sub.
1st
2nd
3rd & Sub.
1st
3d & Sub.
FINE
250.00
250.00
500.00
1000.00
SUM
2650.00
50.00
100.00
50.00
75.00
150.00
SUM
50.00
75.00
150.00
SUM
I 100.00}
100.00
j 100.00
100.00
100.00
250.00
8.04.090
8.06.020
8.06.030
10.04.030
10.04.030
10.04.030
10.04.040
10.04.040
10.04.040
10.16.010
10.16.010
10.16.010
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3d & Sub.
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Ill
3d & Sub.
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100.00
100.00
100.00
50.00
75.00
SUM
50.00
75.00
SUM
50.00
75.00
SUM
Inoperable vehicles.
Noise prohibited.
Restrictions on amplified outdoor sound.
Parking prohibited.
Parking prohibited.
Parking prohibited.
Overnight parking prohibited.
Overnight parking prohibited.
Overnight parking prohibited.
^ulations (for Recreational Vehicles, Travel Trailers and Tents)
^ulations (for Recreational Vehicles, Travel Trailers and Tents)
^ulations (for Recreational Vehicles, Travel Trailers and Tents)
D. Schedule of Fines - TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS: The fine schedule is presumptive and has no
impact on the sentencing discretion of the Court within the limits of the Estes Park Municipal
Code to consider mitigating and aggravating circumstances of individual cases and no impact on
the discretion of the Town's law enforcement and code enforcement officers to issue a summons
and require a court appearances.
1. The fines for point violations issued as a penalty assessment shall be as follows:
TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS (2, 3 & 4 POINTS)
1st VIOLATION within two years.......................................................................$40.00 per
point
2nd VIOLATION WITfflN two years...................................................................$45.00 per
point
3RD Violation in 24 months - Mandatory Court Appearance
All zero and one point violations............ ......................................................... ...$75.00
(On all traffic violations, add an additional $5.00 per point for an accident and/or each subsequent
violation within the past 24 months)
***SPEEDING IN A CONSTRUCTION OR SCHOOL ZONE***
***FINES WILL BE DOUBLED BASED ON ORIGINAL CHARGE***
*** ANY TRAFFIC VIOLATION 6 OR MORE POINTS, TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS WITH A CHARGE 4
POINTS OR OVER, MINORS and CDL HOLDERS - MANDATORY COURT APPEARANCE***
Parking Violation - HANDICAP ONLY...$150.00
Seat Belt Violation........................... ...$75.00
Obstructed Window........................... ..$75.00
Electric Vehicle Charging Station Parking Violation.
Done and ordered this 3 day of December, 2025
Child Restraint...........................$150.00
.$125.00
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BY T:
\David J. Thrower, Presiding Judge