^^bbm
Wait up. Be reminded that although Colorado is a mandatory arrest state (which means that if a law enforcement officer believes that domestic violence has taken place, he or she must immediately arrest the alleged offender, and a mandatory restraining order will be issued preventing contact between the parties), domestic violence in Colorado is not a crime itself.
The state does NOT have a specific statute covering domestic violence for a separate charge but applies the evidence in the form of domestic violence sentence enhancer, upon conviction.
In other words, I think for OP to state DV was never a charge because of lack of evidence of abuse is grossly misleading.
MOO