Driving under restraint in Colorado | Reisch Law Firm

Driving under restraint in Colorado

You were charged with driving under restraint in Colorado. People search DUR. The State claims you drove while your privilege to drive was restrained, revoked, or otherwise restricted under the statute. Call (303) 291-0555.

What this charge means

Driving under restraint is about driving when you were not supposed to drive because of a restraint action on your privilege. The DMV record and the notice you received are often central exhibits. Alcohol-related restraints and other restraint types can be charged under related provisions. Read the complaint cite.

DUR is frequently stacked with DUI, DWAI, or uninsured-vehicle problems. The restraint case and the new alcohol case affect each other for negotiation and for trial planning.

How these cases usually start

A routine stop, a crash, or a plate hit. Officers run the license status. Arrest or summons follows. Clearing the DMV side does not automatically dismiss the criminal case, and vice versa.

Issues that decide these cases

  • Was there a valid restraint?
  • Notice. Did you know, or does the statute allow proof of notice in the way the DA claims?
  • Were you driving?
  • Identity and record matching. Wrong person / wrong record issues happen.
  • Companion DUI counts.

Penalties (confirm before you rely on this)

The class of this offense and the jail or prison range depend on the current statute, the date of the alleged offense, and any sentence enhancers on the complaint. We will not publish a class or a year range on this page as if it were locked 2026 law. Your charging document and the current Colorado Revised Statutes control.

Enhancers can include prior convictions, a domestic-violence designation, a protection-order count, a weapon fact, or consecutive sentences on other counts. Probation eligibility is not automatic. Past results do not guarantee future results. This page is not a promise about your sentence.

Court process in plain English

After an arrest, advisement is usually the first court date. The judge covers rights and bond. Advisement is not arraignment. You do not have to enter a plea there.

The district attorney decides whether to file, add counts, drop counts, or decline. Felony cases that start in county court may have a preliminary-hearing track before district-court arraignment. Discovery, motions, and trial setting follow if the case does not resolve.

Bond is a court order, not a finding of guilt. Conditions can include no contact, no weapons, testing, and GPS. Violating a condition can create a new filing. If you have questions about a condition, call the firm before you guess.

Why people call this firm on this charge

People call because their charge is listed, because they need a trial lawyer, or because a family member is in custody and the next court date is soon. Wrongfully accused or guilty as charged, the job is the same: test the State’s proof and protect the record.

The Reisch Law Firm works from one office in Westminster and takes cases around Colorado. We try cases in Colorado state court and in federal court when the case goes there. Call (303) 291-0555.

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What to do now

Call (303) 291-0555. Tell us the county and what the complaint or ticket says. The Reisch Law Firm defends Colorado criminal cases from one office in Westminster and takes cases around the state.

Call (303) 291-0555

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Past results do not guarantee future results. Attorney advertising.

This page is general information. It is not legal advice and it does not create an attorney-client relationship. The charging document and the current Colorado Revised Statutes control.