CRCCP FORM 1A SC R 3 1 8 SUMMONS IN FORCIBLE ENTRY AND UNLAWFUL DETAINER Page 1 of 2 County Court County, Colorado Court Address: Plaintiff(s): v. Defendant(s): Any and all other occupan t s : COURT USE ONLY Attorney or Party Without Attorney (Name and Address): Phone Number: E - mail: FAX Number: Atty. Reg. #: Case Number: Division Courtroom SUMMONS IN FORCIBLE ENTRY AND UNLAWFUL DETAINER To the above - named Defendant(s), take notice that: 1. On , 20 , at o'clock .M. in the County C ourt, , Colorado, the Court may be asked to enter judgment against you as set forth in the complaint. 2. A copy of the complaint against you and an answer form that you must use if you file an answer are attached. 3. If you do not agree with the complaint, then you must either: a. Go to the Court, located at: , Colorado, at the above date and time and file an answer stating any leg al reason you have why judgment should not be entered against you, OR b. File the answer with the Court before that date and time. 4. When you file your answer, you must pay a filing fee to the Clerk of the Court. 5. If you file an answer, you must personally s erve or mail a copy to the Plaintiff(s) or the attorney who signed the complaint. 6. If you do not file with the Court, at or before the time for appearance specified in this summons, an answer to the complaint setting forth the grounds upon which you base y our claim for possession and denying or admitting all of the material allegations of the complaint, judgment by default may be taken against you for the possession of the property described in the complaint, for the rent, if any, due or to become due, for present and future damages and costs, and for any other relief to which the Plaintiff(s) is (are) entitled. 7. of nonpayment of ren t, the Court will require you to pay into the registry of the Court, at the time of filing your answer, the rent In addition to filing an answer, y ou are required to complete an Affidavit (JDF 109) to support the amount you will need to pay into the registry of the Court. 8. If you want a jury trial, you must ask for one in the answer and pay a jury fee in addition to the filing fee. 9. If you want to fi le an answer or request a jury trial and you are indigent, you must appear at the above date and time, fill out a financial affidavit, and ask the Court to waive the fee. Dated at , Colorado, this day of 20 . Clerk of the Court By : Deputy Clerk Attorney for Plaintiff(s) (if applicable) Address(es) of Plaintiff(s) Telephone Number(s) of Plaintiff(s) American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkFlow.com CRCCP FORM 1A SC R 3 1 8 SUMMONS IN FORCIBLE ENTRY AND UNLAWFUL DETAINER Page 2 of 2 This S ummons is issued pursuant to 24713 - 40 - 111, C.R.S. A copy of the C omplaint together with a blank answer form must be served with this S ummons. This form should be used only for actions filed under C olorado's Forcible Entry and Detainer Act. To the clerk: If this S ummons is issued by the Clerk of the Court, the signature block for the clerk, deputy and the seal of the Court should be provided by stamp, or typewriter, in the space to the left of the attorney's name. WARNING: ALL FEES ARE NON - REFUNDABLE. IN SOME CASES, A REQUEST FOR A JURY TRIAL MAY BE DENIED PURSUANT TO LAW EVEN THOUGH A JURY FEE HAS BEEN PAID. By checking this box, I am acknowledging I am filling in the blanks and not changing anything else on the form. By checking this box, I am acknowledgin g that I have made a change to the original content of this form. CERTIFICATE OF MAILING I/we, the undersigned Plaintiff(s) (or agent for Plaintiff(s)), certify that on (date), the date on which the Summons, Complaint, and Answer were filed, I/we mailed a copy of the Summons/Alias Summons, a copy of the Complaint, and Answe r form by postage prepaid, first class mail, to , the Defendant(s) at the following address(es): . Plaintiff/(s)Agent for Plaintiff(s) Section 13 - 40 - 111 Colorado Revised Statutes, as amended. 13 - 40 - 111. Issuance and return of summons. (1) Upon filing the complaint as provided in 24713 - 40 - 110, C.R.S., the clerk of the cour t or the attorney for the plaintiff shall issue a summons. The summons shall command the Defendant to appear before the Court at a place named in such summons and at a time and on a day which shall be not less than seven days nor more than fourteen days f rom the day of issuing the same to answer the complaint of Plaintiff. The summons shall also appearance specified in the summons, an a nswer to the complaint setting forth the grounds upon which you base your claim or possession and denying or admitting all of the material allegations of the complaint, judgment by default may be taken against you for the possession of the property descr ibed in the complaint, for the rent, if any, due or to become due, for present and future damages and costs, and for any other relief to which the Plaintiff is is a defense to the repa ir the residential premises. 13 - 40 - 112. Service . (1) Such summons may be served by personal service as in any civil action. A copy of the complaint must be served with the summons. (2) If personal service cannot be had upon the Defendant by a person qualified under the Colorado Rules of Civil Procedure to serve process, after having made diligent effort to make such personal service, such person may make service by posting a copy of th e summons and the complaint in some conspicuous place upon the premises. In addition thereto, the Plaintiff shall mail, no later than the next day following the day on which he/she files the complaint, a copy of the summons, or, in the event that an alias summons is issued, a copy of the alias summons, and a copy of the complaint to the Defendant at the premises by postage prepaid, first class mail. (3) Personal service or service by posting shall be made at least seven days before the day for appear ance sp ecified in such summons, and the time and manner of such service shall be endorsed upon such summons by the person making service thereof. American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkFlow.com