District Court, ______County, Colorado
Court Address:
Phone Number:
SCHOOL DISTRICT ______
IN THE INTEREST OF:
Respondent Student
And Concerning
Respondent Parent/Guardian / Case Number:
Division:
VERIFIED MOTION FOR CONTEMPT CITATION (TRUANCY)

I, ______on behalf of ______School District, inform the Court that the ______(title of order) previously issued by the Court on ______(date) in this case has been violated. The School District requests that the Court issue a contempt citation against the Respondent Student, ______, Respondent Parent, ______, and Respondent Parent, ______and set the matter for hearing. The following are grounds for this request:

1.  This Court issued the ______(title of order), as shown in the Court file.

2.  This order was served on the Respondents as follows (check one):

Respondents were personally served with the order in open Court.

Respondents were served with the order.

3.  After service of the order, the Respondent Student has been absent for ______days and ______class periods without excuse as required by Court.

4.  The Respondents violated the order as follows (check all that apply):

The Respondent Student violated this order by failing to regularly attend school on time every day for every period.

The Respondent Parents/Guardians failed to make all reasonable efforts and to take all measures necessary to assure that Respondent Student attends school on time every day.

5.  Further, the Respondent student has failed to comply with the Court order by ______

______

Therefore, the School District requests the Court to issue a contempt citation and hold a hearing on that citation, and that the Respondents be held in contempt of court for violating this Court’s Order and punished for this violation by fines, placement of the student outside the home, detention or jail or any other necessary actions to insure compliance with the court’s orders.

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Signature School Attendance Officer or Attorney for School District

Subscribed and affirmed, or sworn to before me in the County of ______, State of ______, this ______day of ______, 20 ______.

My Commission Expires: ______

Notary Public/Deputy Clerk

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