Post-judgment procedures.
Denver Revised Municipal Code § 38-201
in effectSec. 38-201. - Post-judgment procedures.
(a) Appeal from a final judgment on a noncriminal infraction matter shall be taken to the district court as provided by law.
(b) The validity of a judgment entered under this division shall not be collaterally attacked unless such attack is commenced within six (6) months after the date of entry of the judgment; provided, however, that this time limitation shall not apply to:
(1) A case in which the court entering judgment did not have jurisdiction over the subject matter of the alleged infraction;
(2) A case in which the court entering judgment did not have jurisdiction over the person of the defendant;
(3) A case in which the court hearing the collateral attack finds by a preponderance of the evidence that the failure to seek relief within the applicable time limit was caused by an adjudication of incompetence or by commitment of the defendant to an institution for treatment as a mentally ill person;
(4) A case in which the court hearing the collateral attack finds by a preponderance of the evidence that the failure to seek relief within the applicable time period was the result of circumstances amounting to justifiable excuse or excusable neglect.
(Ord. No. 818-94, § 1, 10-17-94)
Source: City and County of Denver, Revised Municipal Code and Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/co/denver/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TITIIREMUCO_CH38OFMIPR_ARTVIOFRERABUSY_S38-201PODGPRFetched: 10/27/2026