Security-Widefield DUI Lawyer

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Arrested for DUI in Security-Widefield
No City Limits, No Municipal Court
Who Makes DUI Arrests Here
The Case Path From a Security-Widefield Stop
Breath Tests, Blood Tests, and Refusals
Booking, Bond, and Release
The 7-Day DMV Deadline
Your Case in El Paso County Court
Penalties at a Glance
Fort Carson and Other Military Members
Working With a Security-Widefield DUI Lawyer
Frequently Asked Questions
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Arrested for DUI in Security-Widefield

A DUI arrest in Security-Widefield follows a path that is a little different from an arrest inside Colorado Springs or Fountain. Security-Widefield is not a city. There is no Security-Widefield police department and no municipal court, so the case goes straight into the state system.

That means a Sheriff's deputy or a state trooper, a booking at the El Paso County Jail, a criminal case in El Paso County Court, and a separate license case with the Division of Motor Vehicles. After a breath test or a refusal, the license case has a 7-day deadline that starts when you receive the notice of revocation, which is usually the day of the arrest.

Criminal Defense Colorado Springs, P.C. handles DUI cases from Security-Widefield in El Paso County Court. This page explains what happens at each step and where to find the details.

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No City Limits, No Municipal Court

Security-Widefield takes in the communities of Security and Widefield, which the Security Water and Sanitation District places immediately south of Colorado Springs. The El Paso County Sheriff's Office describes it as the Security-Widefield area of unincorporated El Paso County, and it lists Security and Widefield as separate Sheriff's patrol districts.

Because it is unincorporated, there is no city ordinance to charge and no city court to hear it. A DUI from Security-Widefield is a state charge under C.R.S. 42-4-1301, prosecuted by the 4th Judicial District Attorney.

Your Mailing Address Can Be Misleading

A mailing address is set by the Postal Service, not by city limits. A Colorado Springs or Fountain address on your license or mail does not mean the stop happened inside either city.

What matters is where you were stopped and who stopped you. If a Fountain or Colorado Springs officer made the stop, it may have happened inside that city, and the case can be handled differently. Check the agency and court named on your paperwork, and see our Fountain page if a Fountain officer made the stop.

Who Makes DUI Arrests Here

El Paso County Sheriff's Office

The Sheriff's Office Patrol Division provides law enforcement for unincorporated El Paso County. Its patrol districts include Security, Widefield, and neighboring Stratmoor Valley, and the Sheriff's Office lists proactive patrolling for DUIs among its deputies' duties.

The Sheriff's Office has also taken part in the state's High Visibility Enforcement program for impaired driving. In one annual DUI statistics release, the Sheriff's Office said its re-established Traffic Enforcement Unit hoped to more than double its high visibility enforcement and DUI patrols.

Colorado State Patrol

State troopers enforce traffic laws on the state's highways in El Paso County. The local office is Colorado Springs Troop 2B, at 1480 Quail Lake Loop, phone 719-635-0385.

The State Patrol traces its purpose to a 1935 statute that tasks it with enforcing the laws relating to highways and highway traffic. A trooper's DUI arrest is a state case, just like a deputy's.

Why the Agency Matters

Deputies and troopers both file DUI cases in El Paso County Court, so the court is the same. The evidence is not. Each agency has its own video systems, reports, and testing procedures, and the defense requests that agency's records.

The Case Path From a Security-Widefield Stop

The stop. The deputy or trooper needs reasonable suspicion of a traffic violation or a crime to pull you over.
Roadside investigation. The officer may ask questions, request roadside exercises, or offer a handheld preliminary breath test. Drivers 21 and older can decline the roadside exercises and the handheld test.
Arrest and the Express Consent choice. After an arrest, Colorado's Express Consent law requires a breath or blood test.
Booking. You are taken to the El Paso County Jail at the Criminal Justice Center for booking.
Bond and release. Bond is set and posted, and you receive paperwork listing your court date.
The DMV deadline. If you took a breath test or refused, you have 7 days to request a hearing.
Court. Your criminal case proceeds in El Paso County Court at 270 S. Tejon Street.

Each step produces records that a defense lawyer reviews. The video from the stop and the jail, the officer's report, and the test records often decide how the case resolves.

Breath Tests, Blood Tests, and Refusals

Under Colorado's Express Consent law, C.R.S. 42-4-1301.1, anyone who drives in Colorado has agreed to a breath or blood test if an officer has probable cause to believe they were driving impaired. A driver who is arrested generally chooses breath or blood.

Breath test. An evidential breath test produces a result right away. The officer usually takes your license and gives you a notice of revocation that acts as a 7-day temporary permit.
Blood test. Blood results come back later from a lab. The DMV mails a notice once results arrive, and that notice sets its own deadline.
Refusal. Refusing the evidential test brings a license revocation of at least one year and the persistent drunk driver label, even if the criminal case is later dismissed.

Drugged driving cases almost always involve blood. If marijuana or medication is involved, see our DUID page.

Booking, Bond, and Release

People arrested for DUI in Security-Widefield are generally booked into the El Paso County Jail, which the Sheriff's Office runs at the Criminal Justice Center. A November 2025 Sheriff's Office news release about an arrest in the Security-Widefield area describes the suspect being taken to the El Paso County Jail and booked.

El Paso County Jail (CJC)	2739 East Las Vegas Street, Colorado Springs, CO 80906
Jail phone	719-390-2000
Bond payments	Main transaction window in the jail lobby, 24 hours a day

The jail accepts cash, cashier's checks, official checks, and money orders for bond, but not personal checks. For a money bond, the person paying needs only the bond amount to secure release.

If bond is not posted, Colorado law requires bond setting within 48 hours after arrival at the jail, under C.R.S. 16-4-102. In El Paso County, in-custody video advisements are held weekdays at 1:30 p.m. and Saturdays at 5:00 p.m.

Bond Conditions

DUI bond conditions commonly include no alcohol while the case is open, and sometimes alcohol monitoring. A violation can put you back in jail. Read the conditions and follow them exactly.

The 7-Day DMV Deadline

The license case runs on its own track, separate from court. If the deputy or trooper took your license after a breath test or refusal, you generally have 7 days to request an Express Consent hearing under C.R.S. 42-2-126. The statute counts the 7 days from the day you receive the notice of revocation, and the request must reach the DMV in that window.

A timely request keeps you driving on a temporary permit until the hearing. At the hearing, your lawyer can question the arresting deputy or trooper under oath, which is often the first chance to test that officer's account.

If you miss the deadline, the revocation takes effect automatically. Our DMV hearing page explains the process and the revocation periods.

Your Case in El Paso County Court

A misdemeanor DUI from Security-Widefield is filed in El Paso County Court at the El Paso County Judicial Building, 270 S. Tejon Street, Colorado Springs. The main number for the Combined Courts is 719-452-5000.

The case is prosecuted by the 4th Judicial District Attorney's Office at 105 East Vermijo Avenue in Colorado Springs. A felony DUI, or a crash causing serious injury or death, is handled in El Paso County District Court in the same building.

What to Expect

First appearance. The court advises you of the charges and your rights and reviews bond conditions.
Discovery. The prosecution turns over the reports, body camera and dash camera video, and test records.
Negotiation. Some cases resolve with a reduced charge such as DWAI. State law bars pleas to non-alcohol traffic offenses unless the prosecutor represents in good faith that the original charge could not be proved.
Motions. If the stop, arrest, or testing was unlawful, the defense can ask the judge to suppress evidence.
Trial. You have the right to a jury trial, and the prosecution must prove every element beyond a reasonable doubt.

A DUI is not a ticket you can pay by mail. You must appear on the date on your paperwork unless the court excuses you, and missing court can lead to a warrant.

Penalties at a Glance

DUI penalties are set by C.R.S. 42-4-1307 and are the same for a Security-Widefield arrest as anywhere else in Colorado. A short summary:

Conviction	Jail	Fine
First DUI or DUI per se	5 days to 1 year	$600 to $1,000
First DWAI	2 to 180 days	$200 to $500
Fourth or later offense	Class 4 felony

A DUI conviction adds 12 points to your driving record, and a DWAI adds 8. Every conviction also brings an alcohol and drug evaluation, classes, and useful public service. For second offenses, high-BAC cases, interlock rules, and the 2027 interlock changes, see our Colorado Springs DUI page and how much a DUI costs.

Fort Carson and Other Military Members

El Paso County is home to Fort Carson, Peterson Space Force Base, Schriever Space Force Base, and the Air Force Academy. A service member arrested for DUI off base by a deputy or trooper is prosecuted in El Paso County Court like any civilian.

The military consequences run separately. Under federal installation rules at 32 CFR 634.9, a service member's on-base driving privileges are suspended after an intoxicated driving apprehension, regardless of where it happened. A test refusal brings a one-year automatic revocation under 32 CFR 634.11.

Service members may also have to report the arrest to their command, which can take its own administrative action. Plea decisions in the civilian case can affect the military side, so they should be made with both in mind.

Working With a Security-Widefield DUI Lawyer

Attorney Michael W. Moran has been licensed to practice law in Colorado since 1995 and is a former municipal court judge. He represents people charged with DUI, DUI per se, DWAI, and drugged driving in El Paso County Court, and he handles the DMV hearing that runs alongside the criminal case. Other attorneys he works with assist when a case needs it.

The office is in Colorado Springs, not in Security-Widefield. A first meeting covers your arrest, the agency involved, your test or refusal, your license deadline, and the evidence the prosecution is likely to use. No lawyer can promise a particular result, but you will get a straightforward assessment of your options.

Criminal Defense Colorado Springs, P.C. offers free, confidential consultations.

Because the DMV deadline is only 7 days, it helps to call Criminal Defense Colorado Springs, P.C. as soon as you can.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Does Security-Widefield have its own court?

No. Security-Widefield is unincorporated, so it has no municipal court. DUI cases from the area are filed in El Paso County Court at 270 S. Tejon Street in Colorado Springs.

Who arrests drivers for DUI in Security-Widefield?

Most arrests are made by El Paso County Sheriff's deputies, who patrol unincorporated areas, or by Colorado State Patrol troopers. Check your paperwork for the agency name.

My address says Colorado Springs. Is my case in Colorado Springs Municipal Court?

Not if the stop happened in unincorporated Security-Widefield. Your mailing address does not decide the court, and a DUI from the unincorporated area is a state case in El Paso County Court.

Where will I be taken after a DUI arrest in Security-Widefield?

Arrestees are booked into the El Paso County Jail at the Criminal Justice Center, 2739 East Las Vegas Street in Colorado Springs. Bond can be posted at the jail lobby window 24 hours a day.

How long do I have to save my license?

If your license was taken after a breath test or refusal, you generally have 7 days from the day you received the notice of revocation to request a DMV hearing. For a blood test, follow the deadline on the notice the DMV mails to you.

Will a civilian DUI affect my on-base driving privileges?

It can. Federal installation rules call for suspension of a service member's on-base driving privileges after an intoxicated driving apprehension on or off base, and a test refusal brings a one-year revocation.

Author

Michael W. Moran

Criminal Defense Attorney

Colorado Bar # 26337

Michael W. Moran has been licensed to practice law in Colorado since October 1995 and is a former municipal court judge. His practice focuses on criminal defense, including DUI and DUID, domestic violence, drug charges, juvenile cases, traffic offenses, and probation violations. He represents clients in El Paso, Teller, Pueblo, and Fremont counties. He earned his law degree from the University of Denver Sturm College of Law and is a member of the Colorado Bar Association, the El Paso County Bar Association, and the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. He is a member of the National College for DUI Defense and is rated Excellent on Avvo.