ARTICLE 2.5

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ARTICLE 2.5 The Colorado Juvenile Justice System

Editor's note: This article 2.5 was added with relocations in 2021. Former C.R.S. section numbers are shown in editor's notes following those sections that were relocated. For a detailed comparison of this article 2.5, see the comparative tables located in the back of the index.

PART 1 GENERAL PROVISIONS

19-2.5-101. Legislative declaration.

19-2.5-102. Definitions.

19-2.5-103. Jurisdiction.

19-2.5-104. Venue.

19-2.5-105. Representation of petitioner.

19-2.5-106. Victim's right to attend dispositional, review, and restitution proceedings.

19-2.5-107. Parental accountability - legislative intent.

19-2.5-108. Effect of proceedings - definition.

19-2.5-109. Saving clause.

19-2.5-110. Outstanding balances owed by juveniles - report - repeal.

PART 2 INVESTIGATIONS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT

19-2.5-201. Preliminary investigation.

19-2.5-202. Consent to search.

19-2.5-203. Statements - definitions.

19-2.5-204. Issuance of a lawful warrant taking a juvenile into custody.

19-2.5-205. Search warrants - issuance - grounds.

19-2.5-206. Search warrants - application.

19-2.5-207. Fingerprinting - juvenile under arrest - ordered by court - definition.

19-2.5-208. Petty tickets - summons - contracts - data.

19-2.5-209. Taking juvenile into custody.

PART 3 DETENTION

19-2.5-301. Legislative declaration.

19-2.5-302. Local juvenile services planning committee - creation - duties - identification and notification of dually identified crossover youth.

19-2.5-303. Duty of officer - screening teams - notification - release of information.

19-2.5-304. Limitations on detention.

19-2.5-305. Detention and shelter - hearing - time limits - findings - review - confinement with adult offenders - restrictions.

19-2.5-306. Conditions of release - personal recognizance bond.

PART 4 DIVERSION

19-2.5-401. Diversion.

19-2.5-402. Juvenile diversion program - authorized - report - allocation of money - legislative declaration - definitions.

19-2.5-403. Juvenile diversion cash fund - creation.

PART 5 INITIATION OF PROCEEDINGS

19-2.5-501. Summons - issuance - contents - service - legislative declaration.

19-2.5-502. Petition initiation - petition form and content.

19-2.5-503. Aggravated juvenile offender.

PART 6 COURT PROCEEDINGS

19-2.5-601. Appointment of guardian ad litem.

19-2.5-602. General procedure for juvenile hearings.

19-2.5-603. Notification. (Repealed)

19-2.5-604. Open hearings.

19-2.5-605. Advisement - right to counsel - waiver of right to counsel - definition.

19-2.5-606. Preadjudication service program - creation.

19-2.5-607. Mandatory protection order.

19-2.5-608. Fingerprinting - ordered by court - definition.

19-2.5-609. Preliminary hearing - dispositional hearing.

19-2.5-610. Right to jury trial.

19-2.5-611. Contempt - warrant - legislative declaration.

19-2.5-612. Mental health services for juvenile - how and when issue raised - procedure - definitions. 19-2.5-613. Advisement of services.

PART 7 COMPETENCY TO PROCEED

19-2.5-701. Legislative declaration.

19-2.5-702. Incompetent to proceed - effect - how and when raised.

19-2.5-703. Determination of incompetency to proceed.

19-2.5-704. Procedure after determination of competency or incompetency.

19-2.5-705. Restoration to competency hearing.

19-2.5-706. Procedure after restoration to competency hearing.

PART 8 DIRECT FILING AND TRANSFER HEARINGS

19-2.5-801. Direct filing - definition.

19-2.5-802. Transfers.

PART 9 ADJUDICATORY PROCEEDINGS

19-2.5-901. Informal adjustment.

19-2.5-902. Entry of plea.

19-2.5-903. Deferral of adjudication.

19-2.5-904. Speedy trial - procedural schedule.

19-2.5-905. Evidentiary considerations.

19-2.5-906. Admissibility of evidence - legislative declaration - definitions.

19-2.5-907. Procedures at trial.

19-2.5-908. Method of jury selection.

19-2.5-909. Motion for new trial.

19-2.5-910. Adjudication - collateral relief - application - definitions.

PART 10 TEEN COURTS

19-2.5-1001. Short title.

19-2.5-1002. Definitions.

19-2.5-1003. Teen court program -supervising courts.

19-2.5-1004. Procedures - hearings.

19-2.5-1005. Alternative procedures.

PART 11 SENTENCING
SUBPART A IN GENERAL

19-2.5-1101. Presentence investigation.

19-2.5-1102. Sentencing hearing.

19-2.5-1103. Sentencing schedule - options.

19-2.5-1104. Sentencing - restitution by juvenile.

19-2.5-1105. Sentencing - fines.

19-2.5-1106. Sentencing - probation - supervised community service or work program.

19-2.5-1107. Juvenile probation officers - powers and duties.

19-2.5-1108. Probation - terms - release - revocation - graduated responses system - rules - report - definition.

19-2.5-1109. Juvenile probation standards - development.

19-2.5-1110. Sentencing - requirements imposed on parents - definition.

19-2.5-1111. Sentencing - community accountability program.

19-2.5-1112. Sentencing - placement with relative.

19-2.5-1113. Sentencing - alternative services - detention.

19-2.5-1114. Sentencing - placement based on special needs of the juvenile.

19-2.5-1115. Sentencing - legal custody - county department of human or social services.

19-2.5-1116. Orders - community placement - reasonable efforts required - reviews.

19-2.5-1117. Sentencing - commitment to the department of human services - definitions.

19-2.5-1118. Sentencing - persons eighteen years of age or older - county jail - community corrections - definitions.

19-2.5-1119. Genetic testing of adjudicated offenders - definitions.

19-2.5-1120. Cost of care.

19-2.5-1121. Fees for transporting juveniles.

SUBPART B OFFENSE-SPECIFIC SPECIALIZED SENTENCING

19-2.5-1122. Sentencing - animal cruelty - anger management treatment.

19-2.5-1123. Sentencing - mandatory detention - weapons and crimes of violence.

19-2.5-1124. (Reserved)

SUBPART C SENTENCING - SPECIAL OFFENDERS

19-2.5-1125. Petitions - special offenders.

19-2.5-1126. Sentencing - special offenders.

19-2.5-1127. Aggravated juvenile offender - definition.

PART 12 JUVENILE PAROLE

19-2.5-1201. Juvenile parole board - creation - membership - authority - rules.

19-2.5-1202. Juvenile parole - organization.

19-2.5-1203. Juvenile parole - hearing panels - definition.

19-2.5-1204. Parole officers - powers - duties.

19-2.5-1205. Administrative law judges.

19-2.5-1206. Parole violation and revocation.

PART 13 APPEALS

19-2.5-1301. Appeals.

19-2.5-1302. Posttrial bail.

PART 14 ADMINISTRATION
SUBPART A IN GENERAL

19-2.5-1401. Responsible agencies.

19-2.5-1402. Juvenile community review board.

19-2.5-1403. Division of youth services - community boards.

19-2.5-1404. Working group for criteria for placement of juvenile offenders - establishment of formula - review of criteria - report.

19-2.5-1405. Working group - allocation of beds.

19-2.5-1406. Juvenile probation departments or divisions - service agreements.

19-2.5-1407. Appropriations to department of human services for services to juveniles - definition - repeal.

SUBPART B PROGRAMS

19-2.5-1408. Victim-offender conferences - pilot program.

19-2.5-1409. Juvenile intensive supervision program - creation - elements - role of judicial department.

19-2.5-1410. Community accountability program - legislative declaration - creation.

19-2.5-1411. Parental responsibility training programs - criteria.

19-2.5-1412. Youth corrections monetary incentives award program - designated monetary custodian.

PART 15 FACILITIES
SUBPART A IN GENERAL

19-2.5-1501. Division of youth services - created - interagency agreements - duties of administrators of facilities in connection with voter registration and casting of ballots - reports - definitions.

19-2.5-1502. Human services facilities - authority.

19-2.5-1503. Eminent domain - detention facility site.

19-2.5-1504. Facility directors - duties.

19-2.5-1505. Juvenile facility employees - rules.

19-2.5-1506. Detention center sexual assault prevention program - reports.

19-2.5-1507. Facilities - control and restraint - liability - duty to pursue runaways.

19-2.5-1508. Out-of-home placement - runaways - duty to notify.

19-2.5-1509. Administration or monitoring of medications to persons in juvenile institutional facilities.

19-2.5-1510. Facility publications.

SUBPART B BEDS AND FACILITIES

19-2.5-1511. Juvenile detention services and facilities to be provided by department of human services - education - expenses - definition.

19-2.5-1512. Use of juvenile detention beds.

19-2.5-1513. Juvenile detention facilities - catchment areas.

19-2.5-1514. Juvenile detention bed cap.

19-2.5-1515. Judicial districts - plans for the cap.

19-2.5-1516. Juvenile detention facilities - behavioral or mental health disorder screening.

19-2.5-1517. Transfer of detention facilities and equipment.

SUBPART C FACILITIES - COMMITMENT

19-2.5-1518. Commitment to department of human services.

19-2.5-1519. Contracts and agreements with public and private agencies.

19-2.5-1520. Private facilities for juvenile offenders - requests for proposals - rules.

19-2.5-1521. Juvenile facility - contract for operation. (Repealed)

19-2.5-1522. Juveniles committed to department of human services - emergency release.

19-2.5-1523. Receiving centers - designation.

19-2.5-1524. Juveniles - medical benefits application assistance - county of residence - rules.

19-2.5-1525. Juveniles committed to department of human services - evaluation and placement.

19-2.5-1526. Facility rules - academic and vocational courses - repeal.

19-2.5-1527. Lookout Mountain school.

19-2.5-1528. Mountain View school.

19-2.5-1529. Youth camps.

19-2.5-1530. Alternate placement.

19-2.5-1531. Juveniles committed to the department of human services - prohibition against the use of restraints on pregnant juveniles.

19-2.5-1532. Juveniles committed to department of human services - transfers.

PART 1 GENERAL PROVISIONS

■ 19-2.5-101. Legislative declaration. (1) (a) The general assembly finds that the intent of this article 2.5 is to protect, restore, and improve the public safety by creating a system of juvenile justice that will appropriately sanction juveniles who violate the law and, in certain...

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