C.R.S. § 19-4.5-103 — CO Code / Title 19 / Article 4.5 / Section 19-4.5-103
19-4.5-103. Definitions
Status: in_force

19-4.5-103. Definitions. As used in this article 4.5, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) "Assisted reproduction" means a method of causing pregnancy through means other than by sexual intercourse. In the foregoing context, the term includes, but is not limited to:

(a) Intrauterine or intracervical insemination;

(b) Donation of eggs or sperm;

(c) Donation of embryos;

(d) In vitro fertilization and embryo transfer;

(e) Intracytoplasmic sperm injection; and

(f) Assisted reproductive technology.

(2) "Child" means an individual or individuals born pursuant to assisted reproduction whose parentage may be determined under this article 4.5 or other law.

(3) "Compensation" means payment of any valuable consideration for time, effort, support, pain, or risk.

(4) "Donor" means an individual who provides gametes intended for use in assisted reproduction, whether or not for consideration. "Donor" does not include a person who gives birth to a child conceived by assisted reproduction, except in the case of genetic surrogacy, or an individual who is a parent under the rules governing the parentage of children conceived through assisted reproduction.

(5) "Embryo" means a fertilized egg that has the potential to develop into a fetus if transferred into a uterus.

(6) "Embryo transfer" or "transfer" means the placement of an embryo into a uterus.

(7) "Gamete" means a cell containing a haploid complement of DNA that has the potential to form an embryo when combined with another gamete. Sperm and eggs are gametes.

(8) "Genetic surrogate" means an individual who is not an intended parent and who agrees to become pregnant through assisted reproduction using their own donated gametes, under a surrogacy agreement as provided in this article 4.5.

(9) "Gestational surrogate" means an individual who is not an intended parent and who agrees to become pregnant through assisted reproduction using gametes that are not their own, under a surrogacy agreement as provided in this article 4.5.

(10) "Intended parent" means an individual, married or unmarried, who manifests an intent to be legally bound as a parent of a child conceived by assisted reproduction.

(11) "Licensed mental health professional" means a certificate holder or licensee, as those terms are defined in section 12-245-202, certified or licensed pursuant to article 245 of title 12.

(12) "Medical evaluation" means a complete consultation with and evaluation by a licensed medical doctor.

(13) "Mental health consultation" means a consultation with and, when required by this article 4.5, an assessment by a licensed mental health professional.

(14) "Surrogacy agreement" means an agreement between one or more intended parents and an individual who is not an intended parent in which the individual agrees to become pregnant through assisted reproduction and that provides that each intended parent is a parent of a child conceived under the agreement. Unless otherwise specified, the term refers to both a gestational surrogacy agreement and a genetic surrogacy agreement.
C.R.S. § 19-3.3-105 — CO Code / Title 19 / Article 3.3 / Section 19-3.3-105
19-3.3-105. Advisory work group - development of plan for autonomy and accountability - repe
Status: repealed

19-3.3-105. Advisory work group - development of plan for autonomy and accountability - repeal. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 19-1-211 — CO Code / Title 19 / Article 1 / Part 2 / Section 19-1-211
19-1-211. Confidentiality
Status: in_force

19-1-211. Confidentiality. A CASA volunteer shall not disclose the contents of any document, record, or other information relating to a case to which the CASA volunteer has access in the course of an investigation. All such information shall be considered confidential and shall not be disclosed to persons other than the court and parties to the action.
C.R.S. § 19-2.5-802 — CO Code / Title 19 / Article 2.5 / Part 8 / Section 19-2.5-802
19-2.5-802. Transfers
Status: in_force

19-2.5-802. Transfers. (1) (a) The juvenile court may enter an order certifying a juvenile to be held for criminal proceedings in the district court if:

(I) A petition filed in juvenile court alleges the juvenile is:

(A) Twelve or thirteen years of age at the time of the commission of the alleged offense and is a juvenile delinquent by virtue of having committed a delinquent act that constitutes a class 1 or class 2 felony or a crime of violence, as defined in section 18-1.3-406; or

(B) Fourteen years of age or older at the time of the commission of the alleged offense and is a juvenile delinquent by virtue of having committed a delinquent act that constitutes a felony; and

(II) After investigation and a hearing, the juvenile court finds it would be contrary to the best interests of the juvenile or of the public to retain jurisdiction.

(b) A petition may be transferred from the juvenile court to the district court only after a hearing as provided in this section.

(c) If the crime alleged to have been committed is a felony defined by section 18-8-208, and no other crime is alleged to have been committed and the juvenile has been adjudicated a juvenile delinquent for a delinquent act that constitutes a class 4 or 5 felony, then the charge for the crime may not be filed directly in the district court, but the juvenile court may transfer the charge to the district court pursuant to subsection (1)(a) of this section.

(d) (I) If a juvenile is convicted in cases in which criminal charges are transferred to the district court pursuant to this section, the district court judge shall sentence the juvenile either:

(A) As an adult; except that a juvenile is excluded from the mandatory minimum sentencing provisions in section 18-1.3-406, unless the juvenile is convicted of a class 1 felony or a sex offense that is subject to part 9 of article 1.3 of title 18; or

(B) To the youthful offender system in the department of corrections in accordance with section 18-1.3-407; except that a juvenile is not eligible for sentencing to the youthful offender system if the juvenile is convicted of a class 1 felony; any sexual offense described in section 18-6-301 or 18-6-302, or part 4 of article 3 of title 18; or a second or subsequent offense, if the juvenile received a sentence to the department of corrections or to the youthful offender system for the prior offense.

(II) The district court judge may sentence a juvenile pursuant to this article 2.5 if the juvenile is convicted of a lesser included or nonenumerated felony offense in cases in which criminal charges are transferred to the district court pursuant to this section. If the juvenile is convicted of only a misdemeanor offense or misdemeanor offenses, the court shall adjudicate the juvenile a delinquent and sentence the juvenile pursuant to this article 2.5.

(III) If a juvenile is convicted of an offense that is not eligible for district court jurisdiction pursuant to either this section or section 19-2.5-801, the juvenile shall be remanded to juvenile court for sentencing pursuant to this article 2.5.

(IV) In the case of a person who is sentenced as a juvenile pursuant to this subsection (1)(d), the following provisions apply:

(A) Section 19-2.5-1126 (1)(a), regarding mandatory sentence offenders;

(B) Section 19-2.5-1126 (1)(b), regarding repeat juvenile offenders;

(C) Section 19-2.5-1126 (1)(c), regarding violent juvenile offenders; and

(D) Section 19-2.5-1127, regarding aggravated juvenile offenders.

(V) The court in its discretion may appoint a guardian ad litem for a juvenile following the transfer of charges to the district court pursuant to this section.

(VI) When a juvenile is sentenced pursuant to this article 2.5, the juvenile's conviction shall be adjudicated as a juvenile delinquency adjudication.

(VII) For purposes of this subsection (1)(d), "violent juvenile offender" has the same meaning as defined in section 19-2.5-1125 (3).

(e) Whenever a juvenile under the age of fourteen years is sentenced pursuant to section 18-1.3-401 as provided in subsection (1)(d) of this section, the department of corrections shall contract with the department of human services to house and provide services to the juvenile in a facility operated by the department of human services until the juvenile reaches the age of fourteen years. On reaching the age of fourteen years, the juvenile must be transferred to an appropriate facility operated by the department of corrections for the completion of the juvenile's sentence.

(2) After filing charges in the juvenile court but prior to the time that the juvenile court conducts a transfer hearing, the district attorney may file the same or different charges against the juvenile by direct filing of an information in the district court or by indictment pursuant to section 19-2.5-801. Upon the filing or indictment in the district court, the juvenile court no longer has jurisdiction over proceedings concerning the charges.

(3) At the transfer hearing, the court shall consider:

(a) Whether there is probable cause to believe that the juvenile has committed a delinquent act for which waiver of juvenile court jurisdiction over the juvenile and transfer to the district court may be sought pursuant to subsection (1) of this section; and

(b) Whether the interests of the juvenile or of the community would be better served by the juvenile court's waiving its jurisdiction over the juvenile and transferring jurisdiction over the juvenile to the district court.

(4) (a) The hearing must be conducted as set forth in section 19-1-106, and the court shall make certain that the juvenile and the juvenile's parents, guardian, or legal custodian have been fully informed of their right to be represented by counsel.

(b) In considering whether to waive juvenile court jurisdiction over the juvenile, the juvenile court shall consider the following factors:

(I) The seriousness of the offense and whether the protection of the community requires isolation of the juvenile beyond that afforded by juvenile facilities;

(II) Whether the alleged offense was committed in an aggressive, violent, premeditated, or willful manner;

(III) Whether the alleged offense was against persons or property, greater weight being given to offenses against persons;

(IV) The juvenile's maturity, as determined by considerations of the juvenile's home, environment, emotional attitude, and pattern of living;

(V) The juvenile's record and previous history;

(VI) The likelihood of the juvenile's rehabilitation by use of facilities available to the juvenile court;

(VII) The interest of the community in the imposition of a punishment commensurate with the gravity of the offense;

(VIII) The impact of the offense on the victim;

(IX) Whether the juvenile was twice previously adjudicated a delinquent juvenile for delinquent acts that constitute felonies;

(X) Whether the juvenile was previously adjudicated a juvenile delinquent for a delinquent act that constitutes a crime of violence, as defined in section 18-1.3-406;

(XI) Whether the juvenile was previously committed to the department of human services following an adjudication for a delinquent act that constitutes a felony;

(XII) Whether the juvenile is sixteen years of age or older at the time of the offense and the present act constitutes a crime of violence, as defined in section 18-1.3-406;

(XIII) Whether the juvenile is sixteen years of age or older at the time of the offense and has been twice previously adjudicated a juvenile delinquent for delinquent acts against property that constitute felonies; and

(XIV) Whether the juvenile used, or possessed and threatened the use of, a deadly weapon in the commission of a delinquent act.

(c) The amount of weight to be given to each of the factors listed in subsection (4)(b) of this section is discretionary with the court; except that a record of two or more previously sustained petitions for delinquent acts that constitute felonies or a record of two or more juvenile probation revocations based on acts that constitute felonies establish prima facie evidence that to retain jurisdiction in juvenile court would be contrary to the best interests of the juvenile or of the community.

(d) The insufficiency of evidence pertaining to any one or more of the factors listed in subsection (4)(b) of this section is not in and of itself determinative of the issue of waiver of juvenile court jurisdiction.

(5) Written reports and other materials relating to the juvenile's mental, physical, educational, and social history may be considered by the court, but the court, if so requested by the juvenile, the juvenile's parent or guardian, or other interested party, shall require the person or agency preparing the report and other material to appear and be subject to both direct and cross-examination.

(6) (a) If the court finds that its jurisdiction over a juvenile should be waived, it shall enter an order to that effect; except that such order of waiver is null and void if the district attorney fails to file an information in the criminal division of the district court within five days after issuance of the written order of waiver, exclusive of Saturdays, Sundays, and court holidays. Upon failure of the district attorney to file an information within five days of the issuance of the written order of waiver, exclusive of Saturdays, Sundays, and court holidays, the juvenile court shall retain jurisdiction and shall proceed pursuant to this article 2.5.

(b) As a condition of the waiver of jurisdiction, the court in its discretion may provide that a juvenile shall continue to be held in custody pending the filing of an information in the criminal division of the district court. Where the juvenile has made bond in proceedings in the juvenile court, the bond may be continued and made returnable in and transmitted to the district court, where it must continue in full force and effect unless modified by order of the district court.

(7) If the court finds that it is in the best interests of the juvenile and of the public for the court to retain jurisdiction, it shall proceed with the adjudicatory trial pursuant to part 9 of this article 2.5.
C.R.S. § 19-4-104 — CO Code / Title 19 / Article 4 / Section 19-4-104
19-4-104. How parent and child relationship established
Status: in_force

19-4-104. How parent and child relationship established. The parent and child relationship may be established between a child and the natural mother by proof of her having given birth to the child or by any other proof specified in this article, between a child and the natural father pursuant to the provisions of this article, or between a child and an adoptive parent by proof of adoption.
C.R.S. § 19-4-107.3 — CO Code / Title 19 / Article 4 / Section 19-4-107.3
19-4-107.3. When determination of parentage is final - modifications - exceptions
Status: repealed

19-4-107.3. When determination of parentage is final - modifications - exceptions. (1) (a) An order determining parentage pursuant to this article shall be modified or set aside, within the time frames specified in subsection (2) of this section, if genetic test results based on DNA testing, administered in accordance with section 13-25-126, C.R.S., establish the exclusion of the individual named as the father in the order as the biological parent of the child and the court determines that it is just and proper under the circumstances and in the best interests of the child.

(b) If the court modifies or sets aside an order determining parentage pursuant to paragraph (a) of this subsection (1), then the court shall modify the provisions of the order respecting child support for installments accruing subsequent to the filing of the motion pursuant to section 14-10-122 (6), C.R.S., and may vacate or deem as satisfied, in whole or in part, unpaid child support obligations arising from or based on the order determining parentage. The court shall not order restitution from the state for any sums paid to or collected by the state for the benefit of the child.

(2) (a) A motion to modify or set aside an order determining parentage pursuant to this section must be filed within two years from the date of the entry of the order.

(b) Repealed.

(3) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (1) of this section, neither a determination of parentage nor an order respecting child support shall be modified or set aside pursuant to this section if:

(a) The individual named in the order acknowledged paternity pursuant to section 19-4-105 (1)(c) or (1)(e) knowing that he was not the father of the child;

(b) The child was adopted by the individual named in the order; or

(c) The child was conceived by means of assisted reproduction.

(4) A motion filed pursuant to this section may be brought by the individual named as the father in the order and shall be served in the manner set forth in the Colorado rules of civil procedure upon all other parties. The court shall not modify or set aside a final order determining parentage pursuant to this section without a hearing.

(5) For purposes of this section, "DNA" means deoxyribonucleic acid.
C.R.S. § 19-3.3-110 — CO Code / Title 19 / Article 3.3 / Section 19-3.3-110
19-3.3-110. Funding recommendations
Status: in_force

19-3.3-110. Funding recommendations. The ombudsman shall make funding recommendations to the joint budget committee of the general assembly for the operation of the office of the child protection ombudsman. The general assembly shall make annual appropriations, in such amount and form as the general assembly determines appropriate, for the operation of the office.
C.R.S. § 19-4.5-105 — CO Code / Title 19 / Article 4.5 / Section 19-4.5-105
19-4.5-105. Process requirements for a surrogacy agreement
Status: in_force

19-4.5-105. Process requirements for a surrogacy agreement. (1) A surrogacy agreement must be executed in compliance with the following rules:

(a) At least one party must be a resident of this state, or the birth will occur or is anticipated to occur in this state, or the assisted reproduction performed pursuant to the surrogacy agreement will occur in this state;

(b) A gestational surrogate or genetic surrogate and each intended parent must meet the requirements of section 19-4.5-104;

(c) Each intended parent, the gestational surrogate or genetic surrogate, and the surrogate's spouse, if any, must be parties to the agreement;

(d) Each party listed in subsection (1)(c) of this section shall sign the agreement;

(e) The signature of each party to the agreement must be attested by a notarial officer;

(f) The intended parent or parents may pay for independent legal representation for the gestational surrogate or genetic surrogate; and

(g) The agreement must be executed before a medical procedure occurs related to the surrogacy agreement, other than the medical evaluation and mental health consultation required by section 19-4.5-104.
C.R.S. § 19-3-505 — CO Code / Title 19 / Article 3 / Part 5 / Section 19-3-505
19-3-505. Adjudicatory hearing - findings - adjudication
Status: in_force

19-3-505. Adjudicatory hearing - findings - adjudication. (1) At the adjudicatory hearing, the court shall consider whether the allegations of the petition are supported by a preponderance of the evidence; except that jurisdictional matters of the age and residence of the child shall be deemed admitted by or on behalf of the child unless specifically denied prior to the adjudicatory hearing.

(2) Evidence tending to establish the necessity of separating the child from the parents or guardian may be admitted but shall not be required for the making of an order of adjudication.

(3) Adjudicatory hearings shall be held at the earliest possible time, but in no instance shall such hearing be held later than ninety days after service of the petition, or, in a county designated pursuant to section 19-1-123, if the child is under six years of age at the time a petition is filed in accordance with section 19-3-501 (2), in no instance shall such hearing be held later than sixty days after service of the petition unless the court finds that the best interests of the child will be served by granting a delay. If the court determines that a delay is necessary, it shall set forth the specific reason why such delay is necessary and shall schedule the adjudicatory hearing at the earliest possible time following the delay.

(4) (a) When it appears that the evidence presented at the hearing discloses facts not alleged in the petition, the court may proceed immediately to consider the additional or different matters raised by the evidence if the parties consent.

(b) In such event, the court, on the motion of any interested party or on its own motion, shall order the petition to be amended to conform to the evidence.

(c) If the amendment results in a substantial departure from the original allegations in the petition, the court shall continue the hearing on the motion of any interested party, or the court may grant a continuance on its own motion if it finds it to be in the best interests of the child or any other party to the proceeding.

(d) If it appears from the evidence that the child may have a mental health disorder or an intellectual and developmental disability as these terms are defined in article 10.5 of title 27, subsections (4)(a) to (4)(c) of this section do not apply, and the court shall proceed pursuant to section 19-3-506.

(5) After making a finding as provided by paragraph (a) of subsection (7) of this section but before making an adjudication, the court may continue the hearing from time to time, allowing the child to remain in his own home or in the temporary custody of another person or agency subject to such conditions of conduct and of visitation or supervision by a juvenile probation officer as the court may prescribe, if:

(a) Consent is given by the parties, including the child and his parent, guardian, or other legal custodian after being fully informed by the court of their rights in the proceeding, including their right to have an adjudication made either dismissing or sustaining the petition;

(b) Such continuation shall extend no longer than six months without review by the court. Upon review, the court may continue the case for an additional period not to exceed six months, after which the petition shall either be dismissed or sustained.

(6) When the court finds that the allegations of the petition are not supported by a preponderance of the evidence, the court shall order the petition dismissed and the child discharged from any detention or restriction previously ordered. His or her parents, guardian, or legal custodian shall also be discharged from any restriction or other previous temporary order. The court shall inform the respondent that, pursuant to section 19-3-313.5 (3)(f), the department shall expunge the records and reports for purposes related to employment or background checks.

(7) (a) When the court finds that the allegations of the petition are supported by a preponderance of the evidence, except when the case is continued as provided in the introductory portion to subsection (5) of this section, the court shall sustain the petition and shall make an order of adjudication setting forth whether the child is neglected or dependent. Evidence that child abuse or nonaccidental injury has occurred shall constitute prima facie evidence that such child is neglected or dependent, and such evidence shall be sufficient to support an adjudication under this section.

(b) The court shall then hold the dispositional hearing, but such hearing may be continued on the motion of any interested party or on the motion of the court. Such continuance shall not exceed thirty days unless good cause exists. In a county designated pursuant to section 19-1-123, if the child is under six years of age at the time a petition is filed in accordance with section 19-3-501 (2), the dispositional hearing shall be held within thirty days after the adjudicatory hearing unless good cause is shown and unless the court finds that the best interests of the child will be served by granting a delay. It is the intent of the general assembly that the dispositional hearing be held on the same day as the adjudicatory hearing, whenever possible.
C.R.S. § 19-5-101 — CO Code / Title 19 / Article 5 / Part 1 / Section 19-5-101
19-5-101. Termination of the parent-child legal relationship
Status: in_force

19-5-101. Termination of the parent-child legal relationship. (1) The juvenile court may, upon petition, terminate the parent-child legal relationship between a parent or parents, or a possible parent or parents, and a child in:

(a) Proceedings under section 19-1-104 (1)(d);

(a.5) Proceedings under section 19-5-103.5 (2)(d);

(b) Proceedings under section 19-5-105;

(c) Proceedings under section 19-5-203 (1)(d), (1)(e), (1)(f), (1)(j), and (1)(k); or

(d) Proceedings under section 19-5-105.5.

(2) No parent shall relinquish the parent-child legal relationship with a child other than in accordance with the provisions of this article.

(3) A termination by a court of a parent-child legal relationship pursuant to proceedings under this section or any section described by subsection (1) of this section shall not be deemed to terminate a sibling relationship between sibling children who are parties to the termination of the parent-child legal relationship.
C.R.S. § 19-1-202 — CO Code / Title 19 / Article 1 / Part 2 / Section 19-1-202
19-1-202. Creation of CASA programs
Status: in_force

19-1-202. Creation of CASA programs. (1) CASA programs may be established in each judicial district or any two or more judicial districts and shall operate pursuant to a memorandum of understanding between the chief judge of the judicial district and the CASA program. The memorandum of understanding must identify the roles and responsibilities of any CASA volunteer appointed in the judicial district or districts and must indicate whether any CASA volunteer may be made a party to the action. The memorandum of understanding may be amended or modified at any time to add or delete roles and responsibilities pursuant to this part 2.

(2) A CASA program established pursuant to the provisions of this part 2 must:

(a) Be a community organization that screens, trains, and supervises CASA volunteers to advocate for the best interests of children in actions brought pursuant to this title and titles 14 and 15, C.R.S., or for a child in a truancy proceeding pursuant to the "School Attendance Law of 1963", part 1 of article 33 of title 22, C.R.S.;

(b) Be a member in good standing of the Colorado CASA association and the national CASA association and adhere to the guidelines established by those associations;

(c) Appoint a program director who shall have the responsibilities set forth in section 19-1-203;

(d) Have adequate supervisory and support staff who shall be easily accessible, hold regular case conferences with CASA volunteers to review case progress, and conduct annual performance reviews for all CASA volunteers;

(e) Provide staff and CASA volunteers with written program policies, practices, and procedures;

(f) Provide the training required pursuant to section 19-1-204; and

(g) Attempt to maintain a CASA volunteer-to-supervisor ratio of thirty-to-one.
C.R.S. § 19-3-101 — CO Code / Title 19 / Article 3 / Part 1 / Section 19-3-101
19-3-101. Definitions
Status: repealed

19-3-101. Definitions. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 19-2.5-1411 — CO Code / Title 19 / Article 2.5 / Part 14 / Section 19-2.5-1411
19-2.5-1411. Parental responsibility training programs - criteria
Status: in_force

19-2.5-1411. Parental responsibility training programs - criteria. (1) The state department of human services, after consultation with the state department of public safety and the judicial department, shall establish standards and guidelines for parental responsibility training programs for the parent, guardian, or legal custodian of a juvenile or juvenile delinquent. The standards and guidelines must include, but are not limited to, instruction in the following:

(a) Physical, mental, social, and emotional child growth and development;

(b) Skill development for parents in providing for the juvenile's learning and development, including teaching the juvenile responsibility for the juvenile's actions;

(c) Prevention of substance abuse;

(d) Family structure, function, and management; and

(e) The physical, mental, emotional, social, economic, and psychological aspects of interpersonal and family relationships.

(2) The state department of human services is authorized and directed to establish such standards and guidelines within the available resources of the state government and each of the state departments described in subsection (1) of this section.
C.R.S. § 19-3-202 — CO Code / Title 19 / Article 3 / Part 2 / Section 19-3-202
19-3-202. Right to counsel and jury trial
Status: in_force

19-3-202. Right to counsel and jury trial. (1) At the first appearance of a respondent parent, guardian, or legal custodian, the court shall fully advise the respondent of the respondent's legal rights, including the right to a jury trial, the right to be represented by counsel at every stage of the proceedings, and the right to seek the appointment of counsel through the office of respondent parents' counsel established in section 13-92-103, if the respondent is unable to financially secure counsel on the respondent's own. The court shall appoint counsel for a respondent who is incarcerated in a department of corrections facility, a private correctional facility under contract with the department of corrections, or a jail; held in federal custody; or involuntarily committed, unless the court determines the respondent is able to financially secure counsel on the respondent's own or the respondent chooses to proceed without counsel. The court shall fully explain to the respondent the informational notice of rights and remedies for families prepared pursuant to section 19-3-212 and shall recommend that the respondent discuss such notice with the respondent's counsel. Further, the court shall advise the respondent of the minimum and maximum time frames for the dependency and neglect process, including the minimum and maximum time frames for adjudication, disposition, and termination of parental rights for a child who is under six years of age at the time the petition is filed in a county designated pursuant to section 19-1-123. Nothing in this section limits the power of the court to appoint counsel prior to the filing of a petition for good cause.

(2) The petitioner, any respondent, the guardian ad litem for the child, or a child who is twelve years of age or older may demand a trial by jury of six persons at the adjudicatory hearing pursuant to section 19-3-505, or the court, on its own motion, may order such a jury to try any case at the adjudicatory hearing pursuant to section 19-3-505.
C.R.S. § 19-2.5-1115 — CO Code / Title 19 / Article 2.5 / Part 11 / Section 19-2.5-1115
19-2.5-1115. Sentencing - legal custody - county department of human or social services
Status: in_force

19-2.5-1115. Sentencing - legal custody - county department of human or social services. Except as otherwise required by section 19-2.5-1127 for an aggravated juvenile offender, the court, following the criteria for out-of-home placement established pursuant to section 19-2.5-1404, may place legal custody of the juvenile in the county department of human or social services.
C.R.S. § 19-3-310 — CO Code / Title 19 / Article 3 / Part 3 / Section 19-3-310
19-3-310. Child abuse and child neglect diversion program
Status: in_force

19-3-310. Child abuse and child neglect diversion program. (1) The district attorney, upon recommendation of the county department or any person, may withhold filing a case against any person accused or suspected of child abuse or neglect and refer that person to a nonjudicial source of treatment or assistance, upon conditions set forth by the county department and the district attorney. If a person is so diverted from the criminal justice system, the district attorney shall not file charges in connection with the case if the person participates to the satisfaction of the county department and the district attorney in the diversion program offered.

(2) The initial diversion shall be for a period not to exceed two years. This diversion period may be extended for one additional one-year period by the district attorney if necessary. Decisions regarding extending diversion time periods shall be made following review of the person diverted by the district attorney and the county department.

(3) If the person diverted successfully completes the diversion program to the satisfaction of the county department and the district attorney, he shall be released from the terms and conditions of the program, and no criminal filing for the case shall be made against him.

(4) Participation by a person accused or suspected of child abuse in any diversion program shall be voluntary.
C.R.S. § 19-5.5-202 — CO Code / Title 19 / Article 5.5 / Part 2 / Section 19-5.5-202
19-5.5-202. Applicability
Status: in_force

19-5.5-202. Applicability. (1) This part 2 does not apply to a transfer of custody of a child by a parent, guardian, or custodian of the child to:

(a) A parent of the child;

(b) A stepparent of the child;

(c) An adult who is related to the child by blood, marriage, adoption, or other relationship recognized by other law of this state;

(d) An adult who, at the time of the transfer, had a meaningful and safe relationship with the child for a period of at least six months prior to the transfer, and whom the parent, guardian, or custodian reasonably believes, at the time of the transfer, to be a fit custodian of the child; or

(e) An Indian custodian, as defined in the federal "Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978", 25 U.S.C. sec. 1903 (6), as amended, of the child.
C.R.S. § 19-5-106 — CO Code / Title 19 / Article 5 / Part 1 / Section 19-5-106
19-5-106. Records
Status: repealed

19-5-106. Records. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 19-1-112 — CO Code / Title 19 / Article 1 / Part 1 / Section 19-1-112
19-1-112. Search warrants for the protection of children
Status: in_force

19-1-112. Search warrants for the protection of children. (1) A search warrant may be issued by the juvenile court to search any place for the recovery of any child within the jurisdiction of the court believed to be a delinquent child or a neglected or dependent child.

(2) Such warrant shall be issued only on the conditions that the application for the warrant shall:

(a) Be in writing and supported by affidavit sworn to or affirmed before the court;

(b) Name or describe with particularity the child sought;

(c) State that the child is believed to be a delinquent child or a neglected or dependent child and the reasons upon which such belief is based;

(d) State the address or legal description of the place to be searched;

(e) State the reasons why it is necessary to proceed pursuant to this section.

(3) If the court is satisfied that grounds for the application exist or that there is probable cause to believe that they exist, it shall issue a search warrant identifying by name or describing with particularity the child sought and the place to be searched for the child.

(4) The search warrant shall be directed to any officer authorized by law to execute it in the county wherein the place to be searched is located.

(5) The warrant shall state the grounds or probable cause for its issuance and the names of the persons whose affidavits have been taken in support thereof.

(6) The warrant shall be served in the daytime unless the application for the warrant alleges that it is necessary to conduct the search at some other time, in which case the court may so direct.

(7) A copy of the warrant, the application therefor, and the supporting affidavit shall be served upon the person in possession of the place to be searched and where the child is to be sought.

(8) If the child is found, the child may be taken into custody pursuant to section 19-2.5-209 or 19-3-401.

(9) The warrant shall be returned to the issuing court.
C.R.S. § 19-2.5-910 — CO Code / Title 19 / Article 2.5 / Part 9 / Section 19-2.5-910
19-2.5-910. Adjudication - collateral relief - application - definitions
Status: in_force

19-2.5-910. Adjudication - collateral relief - application - definitions. (1) At the time of the entry of adjudication or at any time thereafter, upon the request of the adjudicated juvenile or upon the court's own motion, a court may enter an order of collateral relief in the juvenile's case for the purpose of improving the juvenile's likelihood of success in the community.

(2) Application contents. (a) An application for an order of collateral relief must cite the grounds for granting the relief, the type of relief sought, and the specific collateral consequence from which the applicant is seeking relief and must include a copy of a recent criminal history record check. The state court administrator may produce an application form that an applicant may submit in application.

(b) The applicant shall provide a copy of the application to the district attorney and to the regulatory or licensing body that has jurisdiction over the collateral consequence from which the applicant is seeking relief, if any, by certified mail or personal service within fourteen days after filing the application with the court.

(c) An application filed after an adjudication order has been entered must include a copy of a recent Colorado bureau of investigation fingerprint-based criminal history record check, the filing fee required by law, and an additional filing fee of thirty dollars to cover the actual costs related to the application. A court shall waive the filing fees if it finds that the juvenile is indigent.

(3) An order of collateral relief may relieve an adjudicated juvenile of any collateral consequences of the adjudication, whether in housing or employment barriers or any other sanction or disqualification that the court shall specify, including but not limited to statutory, regulatory, or other collateral consequences that the court may see fit to relieve that will assist the adjudicated juvenile in successfully reintegrating into the community.

(4) (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an order of collateral relief cannot relieve any collateral consequences imposed by law for licensure by the department of education or any collateral consequences imposed by law for employment with the judicial branch, the department of corrections, the division of youth services in the department of human services, or any other law enforcement agency in the state of Colorado.

(b) A court shall not issue an order of collateral relief if the adjudicated juvenile:

(I) Has been adjudicated for a felony that included an element that requires a victim to suffer a serious bodily injury and the victim suffered a permanent impairment of the function of any part or organ of the body;

(II) Has been adjudicated for a crime of violence as described in section 18-1.3-406; or

(III) Is required to register as a sex offender pursuant to section 16-22-103.

(5) Hearing. (a) The court may conduct a hearing on any matter relevant to the granting or denying of an application or include a hearing on the matter at the adjudicated juvenile's sentencing hearing and may take testimony under oath.

(b) The court may hear testimony from victims or any proponent or opponent of the application and may hear arguments from the applicant and the district attorney.

(6) Standard for granting relief. (a) A court may issue an order of collateral relief if the court finds that:

(I) The order of collateral relief is consistent with the applicant's rehabilitation; and

(II) Granting the application would improve the applicant's likelihood of success in reintegrating into society and is in the public's interest.

(b) The court that previously issued an order of collateral relief, on its own motion or either by cause shown by the district attorney or on grounds offered by the applicant, may at any time issue a subsequent judgment to enlarge, limit, or circumscribe the relief previously granted.

(c) Upon the motion of the district attorney or probation officer or upon the court's own motion, a court may revoke an order of collateral relief upon evidence of a subsequent criminal conviction or adjudication or proof that the adjudicated juvenile is no longer entitled to relief. Any bars, prohibitions, sanctions, and disqualifications relieved may be reinstated as of the date of the written order of revocation. The court shall provide a copy of the order of revocation to the holder and to any regulatory or licensing entity that the adjudicated juvenile noticed in the juvenile's motion for relief.

(7) If the court issues an order of collateral relief, it shall send a copy of the order of collateral relief through the Colorado integrated criminal justice information system to the Colorado bureau of investigation, and the Colorado bureau of investigation shall note in the applicant's record in the Colorado crime information center that the order of collateral relief was issued.

(8) Definitions. As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires:

(a) "Adjudication" or "adjudicated" means a verdict of guilty by a judge or jury or a plea of guilty or nolo contendere that is accepted by the court or an adjudication for a crime under the laws of any other state, the United States, or any territory subject to the jurisdiction of the United States, which, if committed within this state, would be a crime. "Adjudication" or "adjudicated" also includes having received a deferred adjudication.

(b) "Collateral consequence" means a collateral sanction or a disqualification.

(c) "Collateral sanction" means a penalty, prohibition, bar, or disadvantage, however denominated, imposed on an individual as a result of the individual's adjudication for an offense, which penalty, prohibition, bar, or disadvantage applies by operation of law regardless of whether the penalty, prohibition, bar, or disadvantage is included in the judgment or sentence. "Collateral sanction" does not include imprisonment, probation, parole, supervised release, forfeiture, restitution, fine, assessment, costs of prosecution, or a restraint or sanction on an individual's driving privilege.

(d) "Disqualification" means a penalty, prohibition, bar, or disadvantage, however denominated, that an administrative agency, governmental official, or court in a civil proceeding is authorized, but not required, to impose on an individual on grounds relating to the individual's adjudication for an offense.

(9) The provisions of this section apply to adjudications entered before, on, or after September 7, 2021.
C.R.S. § 19-2.5-1521 — CO Code / Title 19 / Article 2.5 / Part 15 / Section 19-2.5-1521
19-2.5-1521. Juvenile facility - contract for operation
Status: repealed

19-2.5-1521. Juvenile facility - contract for operation. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 19-4-111 — CO Code / Title 19 / Article 4 / Section 19-4-111
19-4-111. Pretrial proceedings
Status: in_force

19-4-111. Pretrial proceedings. (1) As soon as practicable after an action to declare the existence or nonexistence of the parent-child relationship has been brought, an informal hearing shall be held if it is determined by the court to be in the child's best interest. The court may order that the hearing be held before a magistrate. The public must be barred from the hearing if it is determined by the court to be in the best interest of any of the parties. A record of the proceeding or any portion thereof must be kept if any party requests or the court orders. Rules of evidence need not be observed. At the informal hearing, the judge or magistrate shall give a verbal advisement to the parties that a request for genetic tests must not prejudice the requesting party in matters concerning allocation of parental responsibilities pursuant to section 14-10-124 (1.5). The judge or magistrate shall further advise the parties that, if genetic tests are not obtained prior to the legal establishment of parentage and submitted into evidence prior to the entry of the final order establishing parentage, the genetic tests may not be allowed into evidence at a later date. The judge or magistrate shall further advise the parties that subsequent to an adjudication of parentage, upon motion, the court shall enter orders for allocation of parental responsibilities pursuant to section 14-10-124 (1.5); except that, in matters involving a nonresident party, the court shall first determine whether it has authority to issue an order allocating parental responsibilities pursuant to article 13 of title 14.

(2) Upon the refusal of any witness, including a party, to testify under oath or produce evidence, the court may order such witness to testify under oath and produce evidence concerning all relevant facts. If the refusal is upon the ground that such witness' testimony or evidence might tend to incriminate such witness, the court may grant such witness immunity from the use of the testimony or evidence the witness is required to produce to prove the commission of a criminal offense by the witness. The refusal of a witness who has been granted immunity to obey an order to testify or produce evidence is a civil contempt of the court.

(3) Testimony of a physician concerning the medical circumstances of the pregnancy and the condition and characteristics of the child upon birth is not privileged.

(4) Upon the filing of a petition under this article, any party may seek the issuance of a temporary protection order or injunction under the criteria set forth in section 14-10-108, C.R.S. Any party may further seek temporary orders as to the allocation of parental responsibilities, including allocation of decision-making responsibility and parenting time, and support once an order determining the existence of the parent and child relationship has been entered by the court. The filing of a motion for temporary orders shall not prevent a party or public agency from seeking other relief as may be provided by this article. Issues of temporary orders concerning the allocation of parental responsibilities, including decision-making responsibility and parenting time, and issues of support shall be determined in accordance with the criteria set forth in the "Uniform Dissolution of Marriage Act", article 10 of title 14, C.R.S. Any temporary protection order issued pursuant to this subsection (4) shall be on a standardized form prescribed by the judicial department, and a copy shall be provided to the protected person.

(5) At the time a protection order is requested pursuant to this section, the court shall inquire about, and the requesting party and such party's attorney shall have an independent duty to disclose, knowledge such party and such party's attorney may have concerning the existence of any prior protection orders of any court addressing in whole or in part the subject matter of the requested protection order.

(6) The duties of peace officers enforcing orders issued pursuant to this section shall be in accordance with section 18-6-803.5, C.R.S., and any rules adopted by the Colorado supreme court pursuant to said section.
C.R.S. § 19-4-122 — CO Code / Title 19 / Article 4 / Section 19-4-122
19-4-122. Action to declare mother and child relationship
Status: in_force

19-4-122. Action to declare mother and child relationship. Any interested party may bring an action to determine the existence or nonexistence of a mother and child relationship. Insofar as practicable, the provisions of this article applicable to the father and child relationship apply.
C.R.S. § 19-3-303 — CO Code / Title 19 / Article 3 / Part 3 / Section 19-3-303
19-3-303. Definitions
Status: repealed

19-3-303. Definitions. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 19-2.5-301 — CO Code / Title 19 / Article 2.5 / Part 3 / Section 19-2.5-301
19-2.5-301. Legislative declaration
Status: in_force

19-2.5-301. Legislative declaration. The general assembly declares that the placement of children and juveniles in a detention facility exacts a negative impact on the mental and physical well-being of the child or juvenile, and such detention may make it more likely that the child or juvenile will reoffend. Children and juveniles who are detained are more likely to penetrate deeper into the juvenile justice system than similar children or juveniles who are not detained, and community-based alternatives to detention should be based on the principle of using the least-restrictive setting possible and returning a child or juvenile to his or her home, family, or other responsible adult whenever possible consistent with public safety. It is the intent of the general assembly in adopting section 19-2.5-304 and amending sections 19-2.5-303, 19-2.5-305, and 19-2.5-1404 to limit the use of detention to only those children and juveniles who pose a substantial risk of serious harm to others or that are a flight risk from prosecution.
C.R.S. § 19-2.5-1401 — CO Code / Title 19 / Article 2.5 / Part 14 / Section 19-2.5-1401
19-2.5-1401. Responsible agencies
Status: in_force

19-2.5-1401. Responsible agencies. The department of human services is the single state agency responsible for the oversight of the administration of juvenile programs and the delivery of services for juveniles and their families in this state. In addition, the department of human services is responsible for juvenile parole. The state judicial department is responsible for the oversight of juvenile probation. The department of public safety is responsible for the oversight of community diversion programs and programs funded through the allocation authorized in section 19-2.5-402 (2). The state agencies described in this section shall jointly oversee the application by judicial districts of the placement criteria established by the working group pursuant to section 19-2.5-1404.
C.R.S. § 19-4.5-107 — CO Code / Title 19 / Article 4.5 / Section 19-4.5-107
19-4.5-107. Effect of subsequent change of marital status
Status: in_force

19-4.5-107. Effect of subsequent change of marital status. (1) Unless a surrogacy agreement expressly provides otherwise:

(a) The marriage of a gestational surrogate or genetic surrogate after the agreement is signed by all parties does not affect the validity of the agreement, their spouse's consent to the agreement is not required, and their spouse is not a presumed parent of a child conceived by assisted reproduction under the agreement; and

(b) The dissolution, annulment, declaration of invalidity, legal separation, or separate maintenance of the gestational surrogate or genetic surrogate after the agreement is signed by all parties does not affect the validity of the agreement.

(2) Unless a surrogacy agreement expressly provides otherwise:

(a) The marriage of an intended parent after the agreement is signed by all parties does not affect the validity of a surrogacy agreement, the consent of the spouse of the intended parent is not required, and the spouse of the intended parent is not, based on the agreement, a parent of a child conceived by assisted reproduction under the agreement; and

(b) The dissolution, annulment, declaration of invalidity, legal separation, or separate maintenance of an intended parent after the agreement is signed by all parties does not affect the validity of the agreement and, except as otherwise provided in section 19-4.5-110 or 19-4.5-112, the intended parents are the parents of the child.
C.R.S. § 19-3-304.5 — CO Code / Title 19 / Article 3 / Part 3 / Section 19-3-304.5
19-3-304.5. Emergency possession of certain abandoned children - definition
Status: in_force

19-3-304.5. Emergency possession of certain abandoned children - definition. (1) If a parent voluntarily delivers a child to a firefighter, as defined in section 18-3-201 (1.5), or a staff member who engages in the admission, care, or treatment of patients at a hospital or community clinic emergency center, as defined in subsection (9) of this section, when the firefighter is at a fire station or the staff member is at a hospital or community clinic emergency center, as defined in subsection (9) of this section, the firefighter or staff member of the hospital or community clinic emergency center shall, without a court order, take temporary physical custody of the child if:

(a) The child is seventy-two hours old or younger; and

(b) The parent did not express an intent to return for the child.

(2) If a firefighter or staff member of a hospital or community clinic emergency center takes temporary physical custody of a child pursuant to subsection (1) of this section, the firefighter or staff member shall:

(a) Perform any act necessary, in accordance with generally accepted standards of professional practice, to protect, preserve, or aid the physical health or safety of the child during the temporary physical custody; and

(b) Notify a law enforcement officer and the county department of the abandonment within twenty-four hours after the abandonment.

(3) A firefighter or staff member of a hospital or community clinic emergency center shall incur no civil or criminal liability for any good faith acts or omissions performed pursuant to this section.

(4) Upon receipt of notice pursuant to subsection (2) of this section, a law enforcement officer shall take the abandoned child into temporary custody pursuant to section 19-3-401.

(4.5) Any document prepared by a firefighter, a hospital or community clinic emergency center staff member, or a law enforcement officer pursuant to this section is a dependency and neglect record and is subject to the confidentiality provisions of section 19-1-307.

(5) Each county department of human or social services shall maintain and update on a monthly basis a report of the number of children who have been abandoned pursuant to this section. Each county department of human or social services shall submit such information to the state department of human services.

(6) Notwithstanding section 24-1-136 (11)(a)(I), the state department of human services shall submit an annual report to the general assembly not later than March 1 that compiles the monthly reports, required pursuant to subsection (5) of this section, of the number of children abandoned pursuant to this section.

(7) The general assembly hereby finds, determines, and declares that a county department of human or social services shall place an abandoned child with a potential adoptive parent as soon as possible. The general assembly further declares that, as soon as lawfully possible, a county department of human or social services shall proceed with a motion to terminate the parental rights of a parent who abandons a child.

(8) A parent who utilizes the provisions of this section shall not, for that reason alone, be found to be responsible in a confirmed report of abuse or neglect.

(9) "Community clinic emergency center" means a community clinic licensed by the department of public health and environment pursuant to section 25-3-101 (2)(a)(I)(B) that:

(a) Delivers emergency services; and

(b) Provides emergency care twenty-four hours per day and seven days a week throughout the year, except if located in a rural or frontier area that does not have the demand to support twenty-four-hour service or only operates each year during a specified time period due to seasonal population influx.
C.R.S. § 19-4-127 — CO Code / Title 19 / Article 4 / Section 19-4-127
19-4-127. Severability
Status: in_force

19-4-127. Severability. If any provision of this article or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the invalidity does not affect other provisions or applications of the article which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and, to this end, the provisions of this article are severable.
C.R.S. § 19-1-301 — CO Code / Title 19 / Article 1 / Part 3 / Section 19-1-301
19-1-301. Short title
Status: in_force

19-1-301. Short title. This part 3 shall be known and may be cited as the "Children's Code Records and Information Act".
C.R.S. § 19-2.5-1532 — CO Code / Title 19 / Article 2.5 / Part 15 / Section 19-2.5-1532
19-2.5-1532. Juveniles committed to department of human services - transfers
Status: in_force

19-2.5-1532. Juveniles committed to department of human services - transfers. (1) The executive director of the department of human services may transfer a juvenile committed pursuant to section 19-2.5-1127 or 19-2.5-1103 among the facilities established pursuant to sections 19-2.5-1502 and 19-2.5-1527 to 19-2.5-1529; except that, before the juvenile is transferred, the juvenile shall be examined and evaluated, and the executive director shall review the evaluation before approving the transfer.

(2) When the executive director of the department of human services finds that the welfare and protection of a juvenile or of others requires the juvenile's immediate transfer to another facility, the executive director shall make the transfer prior to having the juvenile examined and evaluated.

(3) (a) A juvenile committed to the department of human services may be transferred temporarily to any state treatment facility for persons with behavioral or mental health disorders or intellectual and developmental disabilities for purposes of diagnosis, evaluation, and emergency treatment; except that a juvenile may not be transferred to a state treatment facility for persons with mental health disorders until the juvenile has received a mental health hospital placement prescreening resulting in a recommendation that the juvenile be placed in a facility for evaluation pursuant to section 27-65-106. A juvenile committed to the department of human services as an aggravated juvenile offender pursuant to section 19-2.5-1127 or violent juvenile offender pursuant to section 19-2.5-1126 (1)(c) must not be transferred until the treatment facility has a secure setting in which to house the juvenile. The period of temporary transfer pursuant to this subsection (3)(a) must not exceed sixty days.

(b) When a juvenile has remained in the treatment facility for sixty days, the treatment facility shall determine whether the juvenile requires further treatment or services, and, if so, the treatment facility shall confer with the sending facility concerning continued placement. If both facilities agree that the juvenile should remain in the treatment facility, the executive director of the department of human services shall be notified of the recommendation and may authorize an additional sixty-day placement. When an additional placement is authorized, the court must be notified of the transferred placement.

(c) During each subsequent sixty-day placement period, the juvenile shall be reevaluated by both the treatment facility and the sending facility to determine the need for continued transferred placement. The juvenile remains in transferred placement until the facilities agree that such placement is no longer appropriate. At that time the juvenile must be transferred back to the sending facility or to any other facility that the department of human services determines to be appropriate. The period of placement must not exceed the length of the original commitment to the department of human services unless authorized by the court after notice and a hearing.

(d) When a juvenile is in continued transferred placement and the treatment facility and the sending facility agree that the need for placement of the juvenile is likely to continue beyond the original period of commitment to the department of human services, the treatment facility shall initiate proceedings with the court having jurisdiction over the juvenile pursuant to article 65 of title 27 if the juvenile has a mental health disorder or pursuant to article 10.5 of title 27 if the juvenile has intellectual and developmental disabilities.
C.R.S. § 19-3-312 — CO Code / Title 19 / Article 3 / Part 3 / Section 19-3-312
19-3-312. Court proceedings
Status: repealed

19-3-312. Court proceedings. (1) The county department or local law enforcement agency receiving a report under section 19-3-304 or 19-3-305, in addition to taking such immediate steps pursuant to sections 19-3-401 and 19-3-308 (4) as may be required to protect a child, shall inform, within seventy-two hours, the appropriate juvenile court or district court with juvenile jurisdiction that the child appears to be within the court's jurisdiction. Upon receipt of such information, the court shall make an immediate investigation to determine whether protection of the child from further abuse is required and, upon such determination, may authorize the filing of a petition, as provided for in section 19-3-501 (2).

(2) In any proceeding initiated pursuant to this section, the court shall name as respondents all persons alleged by the petition to have caused or permitted the abuse or neglect alleged in the petition. In every such case, the responsible person shall be named as respondent. Summonses shall be issued for all named respondents in accordance with section 19-3-503.

(3) Repealed.

(4) If a report under section 19-3-304 or 19-3-305 is based solely on an allegation of emotional abuse as defined in section 19-1-103 (1)(a), if requested by any party to the proceeding or upon its own motion, the court shall order a report to be prepared by an independent mental health-care provider. The independent mental health-care provider shall interview the child and the alleged perpetrator of the abuse. The costs of the report shall be split equally between the county and the party requesting the report, unless the court finds that paying such costs would cause a hardship to the party.

(5) If a petition is filed alleging that a child is neglected or dependent based upon section 19-3-102 (2), the county department shall engage in concurrent planning to expedite the permanency planning process for the child who is the subject of such petition.
C.R.S. § 19-1-130 — CO Code / Title 19 / Article 1 / Part 1 / Section 19-1-130
19-1-130. Access to services related to out-of-home placement - definitions
Status: in_force

19-1-130. Access to services related to out-of-home placement - definitions. (1) As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires:

(a) "Gender expression" means a person's way of reflecting and expressing their gender to the outside world, typically demonstrated through appearance, dress, and behavior.

(b) "Gender identity" means a person's innate sense of the person's own gender, which may or may not correspond with the person's sex as assigned at birth.

(c) "Placement-related service" means any program, benefit, or service related to out-of-home placement, including adoption, kinship care, foster care homes, and private child placement, or a benefit or service described in title 26 that is related to out-of-home placement, provided by the state department of human services, a county department of human or social services, a child placement agency, or any other such entity, or a contractor or subcontractor that provides such program, benefit, or service on behalf of the state department of human services, a county department of human or social services, a child placement agency, or any other such entity. Placement-related services may include, but are not limited to, pursuing adoption or any other child placement; providing early intervention services, out-of-home placement prevention services, or family preservation services; or any service related to licensing or training for child care centers, adoptive or foster parents, or kinship care. The state department of human services, a county department of human or social services, a child placement agency, or any other such entity is not required to contract with or access a placement-related service outside the current placement-related services that are utilized by that specific entity.

(d) "Service provider" means the state department of human services, a county department of human or social services, or a child placement agency. "Service provider" includes a contractor or subcontractor that provides placement-related services on a service provider's behalf.

(2) A service provider that receives state money to provide placement-related services shall provide to each individual, family, or other service provider requesting services, including a service provider under investigation by the state department of human services or its designee for a violation of this section, fair and equal access to all available placement-related services offered by the service provider. Service providers that provide specialized placement-related services to specific populations are not required to provide services outside the scope of their specialized service or their specific population if the specialization serves a specific treatment-related purpose.

(3) In addition to any restrictions set forth in section 24-34-805 (2)(b), a service provider that receives state money to provide placement-related services shall not:

(a) Deny any person the opportunity to become an adoptive or a foster parent solely on the basis of a real or perceived disability, race, creed, religion, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, national origin, ancestry, or any communicable disease, including HIV, of the person or a member of the person's household. Any denial to care for a specific child or youth that includes one of these factors as the basis for the denial must be documented, must have a clear nexus to the ability to meet the needs of the child or youth, and the denial to care must not be detrimental to the health or welfare of the child or youth.

(b) Delay or deny the placement of a child or youth for adoption or into foster care on the basis of a real or perceived disability, race, creed, religion, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, ancestry, or any communicable disease, including HIV, of the child or youth, unless the delay or denial of the placement is not detrimental to the health or welfare of the child or youth;

(c) Require different or additional screenings, processes, or procedures for adoptive or foster placement decisions solely on the basis of the following, unless such screenings, processes, or procedures are necessary to determine if the placement is detrimental to the health or welfare of the child or youth:

(I) A real or perceived disability, race, creed, religion, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, national origin, ancestry, or any communicable disease, including HIV, of the prospective adoptive or foster parent; or

(II) A real or perceived disability, race, creed, religion, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, ancestry, or any communicable disease, including HIV, of the child or youth involved; or

(d) Subject a child or youth in foster care or an individual, family, or other service provider to discrimination or harassment on the basis of actual or perceived disability, race, creed, religion, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, national origin, ancestry, or any communicable disease, including HIV, when providing any placement-related service.

(4) (a) A service provider shall provide placement-related services in a manner that is culturally responsive to the complex social identity of the individual receiving such services. Complex social identities include but are not limited to race, ethnicity, nationality, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, socioeconomic status, physical or cognitive ability, language, beliefs, values, behavior patterns, and customs. Nothing in this subsection (4) may be used to cause the delay or denial of an out-of-home placement of a child or youth, unless the delay or denial of the placement is not detrimental to the health or welfare of the child or youth.

(b) The state department of human services shall determine whether placement-related services are provided in a manner that is culturally responsive to the complex social identity of the individual receiving such services.

(5) Nothing in this section diminishes the protections afforded to a parent, prospective parent, child, or youth with a disability, as described in sections 19-3-208, 19-5-100.2, and 24-34-805.
C.R.S. § 19-3-405 — CO Code / Title 19 / Article 3 / Part 4 / Section 19-3-405
19-3-405. Temporary protective custody
Status: in_force

19-3-405. Temporary protective custody. (1) In addition to other powers granted to the court for the protection of children, the court may issue verbal or written temporary protective custody orders or emergency protection orders, or both. Each judicial district shall be responsible for making available a person appointed by the judge of the juvenile court, who may be the judge, a magistrate, or any other officer of the court, to be available by telephone at all times to act with the authorization and authority of the court to issue such orders.

(2) (a) Temporary protective custody orders may be requested by the county department of human or social services, a law enforcement officer, an administrator of a hospital in which a child reasonably believed to have been neglected or abused is being treated, or any physician who has before him or her a child he or she reasonably believes has been abused or neglected, whether or not additional medical treatment is required, if such person or department believes that the circumstances or conditions of the child are such that continuing the child's place of residence or in the care and custody of the person responsible for the child's care and custody would present a danger to that child's life or health in the reasonably foreseeable future.

(b) Emergency protection orders may be requested by the county department of human or social services, a law enforcement officer, an administrator of a hospital in which a child reasonably believed to have been neglected or abused is being treated, or any physician who has before him or her a child the physician reasonably believes has been abused or neglected, whether or not additional medical treatment is required, if such person or department believes that the child is able to remain safely in the child's place of residence or in the care and custody of the person responsible for the child's care and custody only if certain emergency protection orders are entered. An emergency protection order may include but is not limited to:

(I) Restraining a person from threatening, molesting, or injuring the child;

(II) Restraining a person from interfering with the supervision of the child; or

(III) Restraining a person from having contact with the child or the child's residence.

(3) The county department of human or social services must be notified of such action immediately by the court-appointed official in order that child protection proceedings may be initiated.

(4) In any case, such temporary protective custody or emergency protection shall not exceed seventy-two hours, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and court holidays.
C.R.S. § 19-3-309.5 — CO Code / Title 19 / Article 3 / Part 3 / Section 19-3-309.5
19-3-309.5. Preconfirmation safety plan agreement - first-time minor incidents of child abus
Status: in_force

19-3-309.5. Preconfirmation safety plan agreement - first-time minor incidents of child abuse or neglect - rules. (1) The county department and any person who is believed to be responsible for the abuse or neglect of a child as a result of an investigation of a report of child abuse or neglect pursuant to section 19-3-308 may agree to defer the filing of a confirmed report of child abuse or neglect with the state department as required by section 19-3-307 and enter into a safety plan agreement when the following circumstances exist:

(a) The person who is believed to be responsible for the child abuse or neglect has had no previous allegation of child abuse or neglect investigated;

(b) The child abuse or neglect that the person is believed to be responsible for is at the level of a minor incident of abuse or neglect, as defined by rule of the state board;

(c) The person who is believed to be responsible for the minor incident of child abuse or neglect and the county department decide on a mutually agreeable method for resolving the issues related to the report; and

(d) The requirements set forth in the safety plan agreement for resolving the issues related to the report can be completed within sixty days after the report of child abuse or neglect is made to the county department or the local law enforcement agency.

(2) (a) If a person who is believed to be responsible for the child abuse or neglect completes the mutually agreed upon safety plan agreement entered into pursuant to subsection (1) of this section, then the county department shall release him or her from the terms of the agreement and shall not file a confirmed report of child abuse or neglect related to the incident with the state department.

(b) If a person who is believed to be responsible for the child abuse or neglect does not complete the mutually agreed upon safety plan agreement entered into pursuant to subsection (1) of this section, as determined by the county department, then the county department shall file a confirmed report of child abuse or neglect with the state department.

(c) Nothing in this section shall be construed to eliminate a county department's obligation to report to the state department that there was an investigation of a report of abuse or neglect of a child and to further report the county department's assessment of risk, the county department's decision regarding a referral of the matter to child welfare services, and any county department decision to defer the filing of a confirmed report of child abuse or neglect pursuant to this section.

(3) Participation in a safety plan agreement by any county department and by any person who is believed to be responsible for child abuse or neglect shall be at the discretion of the person believed to be responsible for the child abuse or neglect. Nothing in this section shall be construed to confer a right upon a person who is believed to be responsible for the abuse or neglect of a child to enter into a safety plan agreement or to require a county department to enter into a safety plan agreement with a person who is believed to be responsible for the abuse or neglect of a child.

(4) Nothing in this section shall be construed to obligate a county department to expend moneys to provide services to persons for the purpose of entering into a safety plan agreement pursuant to this section.

(5) For purposes of this section, "safety plan agreement" means an agreement between the county department and the person who is believed to be responsible for the abuse or neglect of a child, developed pursuant to this section after a safety assessment is completed by the county department that identifies conditions that will endanger the child, in order to fully address all obvious safety concerns identified in the safety assessment.

(6) The state board shall promulgate rules to implement this section.

(7) An agreement to enter into a safety plan agreement pursuant to this section shall not negate a person's right to appeal a later finding of child abuse or neglect.
C.R.S. § 19-2.5-110 — CO Code / Title 19 / Article 2.5 / Part 1 / Section 19-2.5-110
19-2.5-110. Outstanding balances owed by juveniles - report - repeal
Status: repealed

19-2.5-110. Outstanding balances owed by juveniles - report - repeal. (1) On and after October 1, 2021, the balance of any court-assessed or court-ordered costs imposed pursuant to section 19-2.5-605 (2)(b), 19-2.5-1101 (4), 19-2.5-1103 (1)(l) or (6),19-2.5-1108 (2)(a)(VIII) or (2)(a)(IX), 19-2.5-1119 (1), or 19-2.5-1120, other than payments required pursuant to Title IV of the federal "Social Security Act", against a juvenile, the parent or guardian of a juvenile, or other person who is liable for the support of a juvenile who was adjudged a ward of the juvenile court are unenforceable and not collectable.

(2) (a) Within six months after the effective date of section 19-2-115, as enacted by House Bill 21-1315, the court shall vacate the portion of a court order imposing the costs described in subsection (1) of this section.

(b) If the judicial department has referred the outstanding balance of the costs to a private collection agency for collection, the department shall inform the agency that the balance has been vacated and the balance is not collectable.

(c) On or before July 1, 2022, the state court administrator shall report to the house of representatives judiciary committee and the senate judiciary committee, or their successor committees, the number of orders vacated or partially vacated pursuant to this section, or section 19-2-115 prior to its repeal in 2021, in each judicial district and the amount of the balances vacated in each judicial district.

(3) This section is repealed, effective June 30, 2025.
C.R.S. § 19-4-109 — CO Code / Title 19 / Article 4 / Section 19-4-109
19-4-109. Jurisdiction - venue
Status: in_force

19-4-109. Jurisdiction - venue. (1) Without limiting the jurisdiction of any other court, the juvenile court has jurisdiction of an action brought pursuant to this article 4. The juvenile court's jurisdiction includes concurrent jurisdiction with a dependency and neglect court, as set forth in section 19-3-205 (1), to determine a parent-child legal relationship. A delegate child support enforcement unit also has jurisdiction to establish paternity in noncontested paternities in accordance with the procedures specified in article 13.5 of title 26. The action may be joined with an action in another court of competent jurisdiction for dissolution of marriage, legal separation, declaration of invalidity of marriage, or support.

(1.5) A paternity determination made by another state, whether established through voluntary acknowledgment, administrative processes, or judicial processes, shall be enforced and otherwise treated in the same manner as a judgment of this state.

(2) A person who has sexual intercourse in this state thereby submits to the jurisdiction of the courts of this state as to an action brought under this article with respect to a child who may have been conceived by that act of intercourse. Upon filing of the petition, the court shall issue a summons. The hearing shall be set for a day not less than ten days after service is completed or on such later date as the court may order. In addition to any other method provided by rule or statute, including rule 4 (e) of the Colorado rules of civil procedure, when there is a basis for personal jurisdiction over an individual living outside this state pursuant to section 14-5-201, C.R.S., service may be accomplished by delivering a copy of the summons, together with a copy of the petition upon which it was issued, to the individual served. Such service may be by private process server or by sending such copies to such individual by certified mail with proof of actual receipt by such individual.

(3) The action may be brought in the county in which the child or the alleged father resides or is found, or in any county where public assistance was or is being paid on behalf of the child, or, if the father is deceased, in any county in which proceedings for probate of his estate have been or could be commenced.
C.R.S. § 19-3-705 — CO Code / Title 19 / Article 3 / Part 7 / Section 19-3-705
19-3-705. Transition hearing
Status: in_force

19-3-705. Transition hearing. (1) When a youth turns eighteen years of age while the youth is a named child or is a youth in a dependency and neglect case open through this article 3, the court shall hold a transition hearing within thirty-five days after the youth's eighteenth birthday. The purpose of the transition hearing is to determine whether the youth will opt into the foster youth in transition program, established in section 19-7-303, or, alternatively, choose to emancipate.

(2) At least seven days prior to a transition hearing, a county department shall file a report with the court that includes:

(a) A description of the county department's reasonable efforts toward achieving the youth's permanency goals and a successful transition to adulthood;

(b) An affirmation that the county department has provided the youth with all necessary records and documents, including copies of all documents listed in section 19-3-702 (4)(d), health records, education records, and written information concerning the youth's family history and contact information for siblings, if available and appropriate;

(c) An affirmation that the county department has informed the youth, in a developmentally appropriate manner, of the benefits and options available to the youth by participating in the foster youth in transition program created in section 19-7-303 and the voluntary nature of that program; and

(d) A statement of whether the youth has made a preliminary decision whether to emancipate or to enter the foster youth in transition program created in section 19-7-303 and either or both of the following:

(I) If it is anticipated that the youth will choose to emancipate, the report must include a copy of the youth's emancipation transition plan executed pursuant to section 19-7-310, finalized no more than ninety days prior to the youth's transition; or

(II) If it is anticipated that the youth will choose to enter the foster youth in transition program created in section 19-7-303, the county department shall file a petition pursuant to section 19-7-307.

(3) The court shall advise the youth that:

(a) Except as provided in section 19-3-704, the youth has the right to choose whether to emancipate or to voluntarily continue receiving services through the foster youth in transition program created in section 19-7-303;

(b) To participate in the foster youth in transition program created in section 19-7-303, the youth must enter into a voluntary services agreement with the county department. The transition program provides the youth with access to financial support with housing and other services, as outlined in section 19-7-305.

(c) Services provided through the foster youth in transition program created in section 19-7-303 are voluntary for the youth, and the youth may remain in the transition program until the last day of the month in which the youth turns twenty-one years of age, or such greater age of foster care eligibility as required by federal law, so long as the youth meets all other program eligibility requirements pursuant to section 19-7-304;

(d) If the youth chooses to emancipate but later decides support is needed, the youth has the right to begin receiving child welfare services again through the foster youth in transition program, created in section 19-7-303, until the youth's twenty-first birthday or such greater age of foster care eligibility as required by federal law; and

(e) The youth has the right to counsel, who shall represent the youth throughout the youth's participation in the foster youth transition program. The court shall advise the youth that the current emancipation transition hearing may be continued for up to one hundred nineteen days if the youth would like additional time to make a decision or to prepare for emancipation. The court shall ask the youth whether the youth has had sufficient opportunity to consult with counsel and if the youth is ready to make a decision at the current time or, alternatively, if the youth would like to request a continuance of up to one hundred nineteen days.

(4) Prior to a youth emancipating, the court shall:

(a) Review the youth's emancipation transition plan executed pursuant to section 19-7-310 and consult with the youth on readiness for emancipation;

(b) Determine whether the county department has made reasonable efforts toward the youth's permanency goal and a successful transition to adulthood;

(c) Determine whether the youth has been provided with all necessary records and documents described in subsection (2)(b) of this section; and

(d) Determine whether the youth has been enrolled in medicaid and advise the youth on the youth's eligibility for former foster care medicaid up to twenty-six years of age pursuant to section 26-5-113 and of the necessity of keeping the youth's contact information up to date.

(5) With the youth's consent, the court may continue the emancipation transition hearing for up to one hundred nineteen days to allow time to improve the youth's emancipation transition plan, gather necessary documents and records, or for any other reason necessary to allow the youth a successful transition to adulthood.

(6) If a youth is opting into the foster youth in transition program created in section 19-7-303 and a petition has been filed pursuant to section 19-7-307, the court shall dismiss the case pursuant to this article 3 or dismiss the youth from the case brought pursuant to this article 3, leave the case open for remaining siblings, and open a new case brought pursuant to part 3 of article 7 of this title 19. Such an action must not result in an interruption in case management services, housing, medicaid coverage, or in foster care maintenance payments.
C.R.S. § 19-2.5-105 — CO Code / Title 19 / Article 2.5 / Part 1 / Section 19-2.5-105
19-2.5-105. Representation of petitioner
Status: in_force

19-2.5-105. Representation of petitioner. In all matters pursuant to this article 2.5, the district attorney shall represent the petitioner.
C.R.S. § 19-3-403.5 — CO Code / Title 19 / Article 3 / Part 4 / Section 19-3-403.5
19-3-403.5. Temporary shelter
Status: in_force

19-3-403.5. Temporary shelter. (1) Temporary shelter is the temporary care of a child in a physically unrestricted setting pending a return to the child's home or placement in an appropriate alternate setting pursuant to applicable state law. Receiving temporary care in temporary shelter is voluntary and a child may leave at any time. A child may not be placed in a licensed temporary shelter facility for more than five days.

(2) A person or entity providing temporary shelter must allow for professionals to complete assessments to determine the child's treatment needs and establish plans to safely transition the child back to the care of the child's parent, guardian, legal custodian, or kin, or to another community-based facility or home, as informed by the relative information form described in section 19-2.5-1404 (1)(b)(VIII). A child in temporary shelter must have access to ongoing educational services.

(3) The general assembly strongly encourages a judicial district's juvenile services planning committee, or the judicial district if the judicial district has not established a juvenile services planning committee, to consider less restrictive settings, including kinship placement, foster care, respite care, and group homes that are small, home-like, and based in the community of the sheltered child, before relying on licensed temporary shelter facilities.
C.R.S. § 19-5-307 — CO Code / Title 19 / Article 5 / Part 3 / Section 19-5-307
19-5-307. Child placement agency - transfer of records
Status: in_force

19-5-307. Child placement agency - transfer of records. If a child placement agency terminates its child placement activities, prior to termination of services, the child placement agency shall microfilm or preserve with state-of-the-art record storage methods as prescribed by the department of human services any relevant files on adoptions and transfer them to the division in the department of human services responsible for child care licensing. The state board of human services shall promulgate rules to require child placement agencies to scan adoption records for purposes of transferring them upon termination of child placement activities to the division in the department of human services responsible for child care licensing.
C.R.S. § 19-3-204 — CO Code / Title 19 / Article 3 / Part 2 / Section 19-3-204
19-3-204. Temporary protective custody
Status: repealed

19-3-204. Temporary protective custody. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 19-1-115.5 — CO Code / Title 19 / Article 1 / Part 1 / Section 19-1-115.5
19-1-115.5. Placement of children out of home - legislative declaration
Status: in_force

19-1-115.5. Placement of children out of home - legislative declaration. (1) (a) (I) The general assembly hereby finds that the number of children in out-of-home placement has increased significantly. The general assembly further finds that the facility in which a child is placed out of home is often not located in the same school district as the child's school district of residence. Nevertheless, the general assembly finds that, pursuant to the "Public School Finance Act of 2025", article 54 of title 22, children in foster home placement are considered residents of the school district in which the foster home is located. Accordingly, the school district in which the child is placed must accommodate the child and provide the child with the necessary educational services that serve the child's best interests while absorbing the costs associated with such services within the constraints of the school district's existing budget. The general assembly finds that in many circumstances it is not possible to meet the best interests of the child in out-of-home placement and the needs of other children enrolled in the school district within the confines of the district's budget.

(II) The general assembly determines that the number of children in out-of-home placement and the severity of their attendant needs are increasing. The ability to meet the needs of the children in out-of-home placement is frequently restricted by the limited resources available to a school district. Furthermore, the general assembly finds that there is a disproportionately larger number of children in out-of-home placement in some school districts than in others, thereby directly impacting the ability of certain school districts to effectively manage and finance the provision of quality educational services to all students in those districts.

(b) The general assembly therefore determines that it would serve the best interests of all children enrolled in a school district if the number of children placed in out-of-home placement facilities by county departments of human or social services in each of the various school districts is monitored so that the financial impact on all school districts throughout the state is manageable and equitable and so that the best interests of all children, whether or not in out-of-home placement, can be served.

(2) (a) Contingent upon implementation of the children, youth, and families automation project in the department of human services, the department shall make the following information available to all county departments throughout the state:

(I) Vacancies in out-of-home placement facilities within each county;

(II) The number of out-of-home placement children enrolled in each school district in relation to the total number of students enrolled in the school district;

(III) A list of all out-of-home placement facilities in each school district; and

(IV) To the extent known and within available resources, a list of the types of services available in each school district to meet the special needs of children in out-of-home placement.

(b) In every proceeding pursuant to this title in which the court contemplates placing a child out of home, the county department shall make recommendations to the court concerning the proposed placement. Such recommendations shall include information about placement facilities that are most able to serve appropriately the best interests of the child. In making its recommendations to the court, the county department shall consider:

(I) The special needs, if any, of the child to be placed, including the ability of the proposed out-of-home placement facility and the school district in which the proposed out-of-home placement facility is located to provide the necessary services to meet those needs;

(II) The proximity of the proposed out-of-home placement facility to the child's parents' home, if parental rights have not been terminated;

(III) Whether the proposed placement facility is in the same school district as the child's parents' residence;

(IV) If the proposed placement facility is not in the same school district as the child's parents' residence and if the information is available through the children, youth, and families automation project, the number of children placed out of home by the court who are already enrolled in the school district in which the proposed out-of-home placement facility is located.

(c) If the recommendation of the county department is to place the child in a placement facility that is not located in the same school district as the child's parents' residence, the placing county department shall inform the school district in which the child's parents reside of the recommended placement.

(d) In placing a child out of home, the court shall consider the recommendations of the county department and any information it may have concerning whether the child's educational needs can be met adequately if the child is placed in an out-of-home placement facility located in a school district other than the district in which the child's parents reside.

(e) Upon entry of the court's order placing a child in an out-of-home placement facility located in a school district other than the school district in which the child's parents reside, the county department shall advise the school district in which the child's parents reside of the court's order.

(f) When a school district is advised by the county department that a child residing in that school district is to be placed in an out-of-home placement facility in another school district pursuant to a court order, the school district shall contact the school district in which the child is to be placed concerning:

(I) The special educational needs, if any, of the child; and

(II) The resources necessary to meet those special needs.

(3) The state board of education shall provide the department of human services with all aggregate, nonidentifying information concerning student enrollment in every school district in the state that the department of human services may request for purposes of implementing this section.
C.R.S. § 19-3-206 — CO Code / Title 19 / Article 3 / Part 2 / Section 19-3-206
19-3-206. Representation of petitioner
Status: in_force

19-3-206. Representation of petitioner. In all proceedings brought under this article, the petitioner shall be represented by a county attorney, special county attorney, or city attorney of a city and county.
C.R.S. § 19-2.5-1529 — CO Code / Title 19 / Article 2.5 / Part 15 / Section 19-2.5-1529
19-2.5-1529. Youth camps
Status: in_force

19-2.5-1529. Youth camps. The department of human services may establish and administer youth camps. Staff at youth camps shall provide care, education, training, rehabilitation, and supervision for juveniles ten years of age or older who have been committed to the custody of the department of human services pursuant to section 19-2.5-1127 or 19-2.5-1103.
C.R.S. § 19-4-129 — CO Code / Title 19 / Article 4 / Section 19-4-129
19-4-129. Child support - guidelines - schedule of basic support obligations
Status: in_force

19-4-129. Child support - guidelines - schedule of basic support obligations. The provisions of section 14-10-115, C.R.S., shall apply to all child support obligations, established or modified, as part of any proceeding under this article, whether filed on or subsequent to July 1, 1988.
C.R.S. § 19-2.5-602 — CO Code / Title 19 / Article 2.5 / Part 6 / Section 19-2.5-602
19-2.5-602. General procedure for juvenile hearings
Status: in_force

19-2.5-602. General procedure for juvenile hearings. (1) The Colorado rules of juvenile procedure apply in all proceedings conducted pursuant to this article 2.5.

(2) Hearings must be held before the court without a jury, except as set forth in sections 19-2.5-610 and 19-2.5-503 (3), and may be conducted in an informal manner.

(3) A verbatim record must be taken of all proceedings, including any hearing conducted by a magistrate.

(4) When more than one juvenile is named in a petition or individual petitions are filed against more than one juvenile alleging delinquent acts arising from the same delinquent episode, any proceedings, including trials, may be consolidated.

(5) Juvenile cases must be heard separately from adult cases, and the juvenile or the juvenile's parents, guardian, or other custodian may be heard separately when deemed necessary by the court.

(6) The juvenile's parent, guardian, or legal custodian is required to attend all proceedings, including all hearings, concerning the juvenile. Failure, without good cause, to attend a proceeding concerning the juvenile may subject the parent, guardian, or legal custodian to contempt sanctions; except that, if the juvenile's legal custodian is a county department of human or social services or the state department of human services, the legal custodian need not attend any proceeding at which the juvenile's guardian ad litem is present.
C.R.S. § 19-3-905 — CO Code / Title 19 / Article 3 / Part 9 / Section 19-3-905
19-3-905. Repeal of part
Status: repealed

19-3-905. Repeal of part. This part 9 is repealed, effective July 1, 2025.
C.R.S. § 19-4-102 — CO Code / Title 19 / Article 4 / Section 19-4-102
19-4-102. Parent and child relationship defined
Status: in_force

19-4-102. Parent and child relationship defined. As used in this article, "parent and child relationship" means the legal relationship existing between a child and his natural or adoptive parents incident to which the law confers or imposes rights, privileges, duties, and obligations. "Parent and child relationship" includes the mother and child relationship and the father and child relationship.
C.R.S. § 19-4-107.5 — CO Code / Title 19 / Article 4 / Section 19-4-107.5
19-4-107.5. Required notice of prior civil protection orders to prevent domestic abuse - det
Status: in_force

19-4-107.5. Required notice of prior civil protection orders to prevent domestic abuse - determination of parent and child relationship. When filing a proceeding under this article, the filing party shall have a duty to disclose to the court the existence of any prior temporary or permanent civil protection orders to prevent domestic abuse issued pursuant to article 14 of title 13, C.R.S., and any emergency protection orders issued pursuant to section 13-14-103, C.R.S., entered against either party by any court within ninety days prior to the filing of the proceeding to determine the parent and child relationship. The disclosure required pursuant to this section shall address the subject matter of the previous protection orders, including the case number and jurisdiction issuing such orders.
C.R.S. § 19-1-209 — CO Code / Title 19 / Article 1 / Part 2 / Section 19-1-209
19-1-209. Role and responsibilities of guardians ad litem - other parties
Status: in_force

19-1-209. Role and responsibilities of guardians ad litem - other parties. (1) (a) Any guardian ad litem, and all state and local agencies, departments, authorities, and institutions shall cooperate and share information with any CASA volunteer appointed to serve on a case and with each local CASA program to facilitate the implementation of its program.

(b) The CASA program will help facilitate the cooperation and sharing of information among CASA volunteers, the attorneys, the county department of human or social services, and other community agencies.

(2) In any case in which the court has appointed both a CASA volunteer and a guardian ad litem, the CASA volunteer and the guardian ad litem shall cooperate to represent the best interests of the child.

(3) The CASA volunteer shall be notified of hearings, staffings, meetings, and any other proceedings concerning the case to which he or she has been appointed.
C.R.S. § 19-2.5-601 — CO Code / Title 19 / Article 2.5 / Part 6 / Section 19-2.5-601
19-2.5-601. Appointment of guardian ad litem
Status: in_force

19-2.5-601. Appointment of guardian ad litem. The court may appoint a guardian ad litem pursuant to section 19-1-111 for a juvenile in a proceeding brought pursuant to this article 2.5.
C.R.S. § 19-2.5-1504 — CO Code / Title 19 / Article 2.5 / Part 15 / Section 19-2.5-1504
19-2.5-1504. Facility directors - duties
Status: in_force

19-2.5-1504. Facility directors - duties. (1) The director of the division of youth services shall appoint a director of each state-operated facility established by section 19-2.5-1502 and sections 19-2.5-1527 to 19-2.5-1529 pursuant to section 13 of article XII of the state constitution.

(2) It is the duty of the director of each facility established by section 19-2.5-1502 and sections 19-2.5-1527 to 19-2.5-1529 to:

(a) Report to the executive director of the department of human services at such times and on such matters as the director may require;

(b) Receive juveniles committed to the custody of the department of human services and placed in the director's care pursuant to this article 2.5 and to keep them for rehabilitation, education, and training until discharged by law or pursuant to the rules of the department of human services or released on parole;

(c) Make a careful and thorough evaluation, at intervals no greater than six months, of every juvenile placed under the director's care. The purpose of each evaluation is to ascertain whether:

(I) The juvenile's program should be modified;

(II) The juvenile's transfer to another facility should be recommended to the director; or

(III) The juvenile's release should be recommended to the juvenile parole board;

(d) Take such measures as are necessary to prevent recruitment of new gang members from among the juveniles committed to the custody of the department of human services.
C.R.S. § 19-2.5-202 — CO Code / Title 19 / Article 2.5 / Part 2 / Section 19-2.5-202
19-2.5-202. Consent to search
Status: in_force

19-2.5-202. Consent to search. In determining the voluntariness of a juvenile's consent to a search or seizure, the court shall consider the totality of the circumstances.
C.R.S. § 19-4-107 — CO Code / Title 19 / Article 4 / Section 19-4-107
19-4-107. Determination of father and child relationship - who may bring action - when act
Status: in_force

19-4-107. Determination of father and child relationship - who may bring action - when action may be brought. (1) A child, his or her natural mother, or a man presumed to be his or her father pursuant to section 19-4-105 (1)(a), (1)(b), or (1)(c) or the state, the state department of human services, or a county department of human or social services, pursuant to article 13 or 13.5 of title 26 or article 5 of title 14 may bring an action:

(a) At any time for the purpose of declaring the existence of the father and child relationship presumed under section 19-4-105 (1)(a), (1)(b), or (1)(c); or

(b) For the purpose of declaring the nonexistence of the father and child relationship presumed under section 19-4-105 (1)(a), (1)(b), or (1)(c) only if the action is brought within a reasonable time after obtaining knowledge of relevant facts but in no event later than five years after the child's birth. After the presumption has been rebutted, paternity of the child by another man may be determined in the same action, if he has been made a party.

(2) Any interested party, including the state, the state department of human services, or a county department of human or social services, pursuant to article 13 or 13.5 of title 26 or article 5 of title 14 may bring an action at any time for the purpose of determining the existence or nonexistence of the father and child relationship presumed pursuant to section 19-4-105 (1)(d), (1)(e), or (1)(f).

(3) An action to determine the existence of the father and child relationship with respect to a child who has no presumed father pursuant to section 19-4-105 may be brought by the state, the state department of human services, a county department of human or social services, the child, the mother or personal representative of the child, the personal representative or a parent of the mother if the mother has died, a man alleged or alleging himself to be the father, or the personal representative or a parent of the alleged father if the alleged father has died or is a minor.

(4) Regardless of its terms, an agreement, other than an agreement approved by the court in accordance with section 19-4-114 (2), between an alleged or presumed father and the mother or child does not bar an action under this section.
C.R.S. § 19-5-104 — CO Code / Title 19 / Article 5 / Part 1 / Section 19-5-104
19-5-104. Final order of relinquishment
Status: in_force

19-5-104. Final order of relinquishment. (1) If the court terminates the parent-child legal relationship of both parents or of the only living parent, the court, after taking into account the religious background of the child, shall order guardianship of the person and legal custody transferred to:

(a) The county department of human or social services; or

(b) A licensed child placement agency; or

(c) A relative of the child; or

(d) An individual determined to be of good moral character through a process that includes the assessment made pursuant to section 19-5-206 (2)(g), if such individual shall have had the child living in his or her home for six months or more, including a foster parent or a designated adoptive parent.

(2) (a) The court shall consider, but shall not be bound by, a request that custody of the child, with the option of applying for adoption, be placed in a grandparent, aunt, uncle, brother, or sister of the child or a foster parent. When ordering legal custody of the child, the court shall give preference to a grandparent, aunt, uncle, brother, or sister of the child when such relative has made a timely request therefor and the court determines that such placement is in the best interests of the child. Such request must be submitted to the court prior to commencement of the hearing on the petition for relinquishment. If such legal custody is granted, guardianship of the child shall remain with the parent, if the legal parent-child relationship has not been terminated, or the guardianship shall be transferred pursuant to subsection (1) of this section. Nothing in this section shall be construed to require the birth parents or the child placement agency with custody of the child to notify said relatives described in this subsection (2) of the pending relinquishment of parental rights. This subsection (2) shall not apply in cases where the birth parents have designated an adoptive family for the child or the birth parents have designated that legal custody of the child shall not be in a person described in this subsection (2) and where the child has not been in legal custody of a relative requesting guardianship or custody as described in this section or the child has not been in the physical custody of such relative for more than six months.

(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (a) of this subsection (2), in cases in which a parent is seeking to relinquish his or her parent-child legal relationship with more than one child of a sibling group at one time, if the county department or child placement agency locates an appropriate, capable, willing, and available joint placement for all of the children in the sibling group, the court shall presume that placement of the entire sibling group in the joint placement is in the best interests of the children. Such presumption may be rebutted by a preponderance of the evidence that placement of the entire sibling group in the joint placement is not in the best interests of a child or of the children.

(3) No person shall be precluded from adopting a child solely because that person has been a child's foster parent.

(4) The order of relinquishment shall set forth all pertinent facts brought at the hearing, and, in addition, it shall state that the court is satisfied that the counsel and guidance provided for in section 19-5-103 (1) and (5) has been offered the relinquishing parent or parents and any child for whom the court has ordered counseling.

(5) A final order of relinquishment shall divest the relinquishing parent or parents of all legal rights and obligations they may have with respect to the child relinquished, but it shall not modify the child's status as an heir at law which shall cease only upon a subsequent final decree of adoption; except that the relinquishing parent's or parents' obligation to pay for services received by the child through the department, or other support received, shall be terminated upon a subsequent final decree of adoption or by order of the court at the time of relinquishment. The order of relinquishment shall release the relinquished child from all legal obligations with respect to the relinquishing parent or parents.

(6) If one parent files a petition for the relinquishment of a child and the agency or person having custody of the child files a petition to terminate the rights of the other parent pursuant to section 19-5-105, the court shall set a hearing, as expeditiously as possible, on the relinquishment petition. A court may enter an order of relinquishment for the purpose of adoption prior to the relinquishment or termination of the other parent's parental rights. Except as otherwise provided in subsection (7) of this section, an order of relinquishment is final and irrevocable.

(7) (a) A relinquishment may be revoked only if, within ninety-one days after the entry of the relinquishment order, the relinquishing parent establishes by clear and convincing evidence that such relinquishment was obtained by fraud or duress.

(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a) of this subsection (7), a relinquishment may not be revoked on the basis that the relinquishment or termination of the other parent's parental rights was not obtained because the relinquishing parent knew, but did not disclose, the name or whereabouts of such other parent.

(8) If the relinquishment by an individual is revoked pursuant to subsection (7) of this section and no grounds exist under section 19-5-105 or under part 6 of article 3 of this title for terminating the parental rights of that individual, the court shall dismiss any proceeding for adoption and shall provide for the care and custody of the child according to the child's best interests.

(9) The fact that the relinquishing parent or parents are minors shall in no way affect the validity of the final order of relinquishment.
C.R.S. § 19-3-402 — CO Code / Title 19 / Article 3 / Part 4 / Section 19-3-402
19-3-402. Duty of officer - notification - release or detention
Status: in_force

19-3-402. Duty of officer - notification - release or detention. (1) When a child is taken into temporary custody, the officer shall notify a parent, guardian, or legal custodian without unnecessary delay and inform him that, if the child is placed out of the child's home, all parties have a right to a prompt hearing to determine whether the child is to remain out of the child's home for a further period of time. Such notification may be made to a person with whom the child is residing if a parent, guardian, or legal custodian cannot be located. If the officer taking the child into custody is unable to make such notification, it may be made by any other law enforcement officer, probation officer, detention center counselor, shelter care provider, or common jailor in whose physical custody the child is placed.

(2) (a) The child shall then be released to the care of his or her parents or other responsible adult, unless it is in the child's best interests and necessary for the child's welfare to be placed out of the child's home. In the event the child is placed out of the child's home, if in the best interests of the child, preference may be given to placing the child with the child's grandparent who is appropriate, capable, willing, and available to care for the child. The court may make reasonable orders as conditions of said release and may provide that any violation of such orders shall subject the child or the child's parent, guardian, or legal custodian to contempt sanctions of the court. The parent or other person to whom the child is released may be required to sign a written promise, on forms supplied by the court, to bring the child to the court at a time set or to be set by the court.

(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (a) of this subsection (2) to the contrary, when the child is part of a sibling group and the sibling group is being placed out of the home, if the county department locates an appropriate, capable, willing, and available joint placement for all of the children in the sibling group, it shall be presumed that placement of the entire sibling group in the joint placement is in the best interests of the children. Such presumption may be rebutted by a preponderance of the evidence that placement of the entire sibling group in the joint placement is not in the best interests of a child or of the children.

(3) (a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this subsection (3), a child shall not be detained by law enforcement officials any longer than is reasonably necessary to obtain his name, age, residence, and other necessary information and to contact his parents, guardian, or legal custodian.

(b) If he is not released as provided in subsection (2) of this section, he shall be taken directly to the court or to the place of detention, or a temporary holding facility, or a shelter designated by the court without unnecessary delay.

(4) The officer or other person who takes a child to a detention or shelter facility or a temporary holding facility shall notify the court and any agency or persons so designated by the court at the earliest opportunity that the child has been taken into custody and where he has been taken. He shall also promptly file a brief written report with the court and any agency or person so designated by the court stating the facts which led to the child being taken into custody and the reason why the child was not released.
C.R.S. § 19-1-117 — CO Code / Title 19 / Article 1 / Part 1 / Section 19-1-117
19-1-117. Visitation rights of grandparents or great-grandparents
Status: repealed

19-1-117. Visitation rights of grandparents or great-grandparents. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 19-3-611 — CO Code / Title 19 / Article 3 / Part 6 / Section 19-3-611
19-3-611. Review of decisions regarding placement of children
Status: repealed

19-3-611. Review of decisions regarding placement of children. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 19-4-123 — CO Code / Title 19 / Article 4 / Section 19-4-123
19-4-123. Promise to render support
Status: in_force

19-4-123. Promise to render support. (1) Any promise in writing to furnish support for a child, growing out of a supposed or alleged father and child relationship, does not require consideration and is enforceable according to its terms, subject to section 19-4-107 (4).

(2) In the best interest of the child or the mother, the court may, and upon the promisor's request shall, order the promise to be kept in confidence and designate a person or agency to receive and disburse on behalf of the child all amounts paid in performance of the promise.
C.R.S. § 19-2.5-1513 — CO Code / Title 19 / Article 2.5 / Part 15 / Section 19-2.5-1513
19-2.5-1513. Juvenile detention facilities - catchment areas
Status: in_force

19-2.5-1513. Juvenile detention facilities - catchment areas. (1) (a) The executive director of the department of human services and the state court administrator in the judicial department shall together establish geographical catchment areas for the juvenile detention facilities operated by or under contract with the department of human services. To the extent practicable, the detention catchment areas must be established to ensure that the juvenile is held in a juvenile detention facility located within the judicial district in which the juvenile's offense is committed. For judicial districts in which a juvenile detention facility is not located, the department of human services shall establish the catchment areas based on considerations of proximity, bed availability, workload, and cost efficiency.

(b) On or before October 1, 1998, and each October 1 thereafter, the working group established in section 19-2.5-1404 shall submit recommendations to the executive director of the department of human services and the state court administrator concerning configuration of the detention catchment areas and the placement of detained juveniles.

(2) On or before December 1, 1998, the executive director of the department of human services and the state court administrator shall submit a description of the detention catchment areas to the joint budget committee and to the judiciary committees of the senate and house of representatives. The executive director and the state court administrator shall annually reexamine the detention catchment areas and submit a description of any changes in the detention catchment area boundaries to the joint budget committee and to the judiciary committees of the senate and house of representatives, or any successor committees, by December 1.
C.R.S. § 19-3-313.5 — CO Code / Title 19 / Article 3 / Part 3 / Section 19-3-313.5
19-3-313.5. State department duties - reports of child abuse or neglect - training of county
Status: in_force

19-3-313.5. State department duties - reports of child abuse or neglect - training of county departments - rules - notice and appeal process - confidentiality. (1) Legislative declaration. As a result of the report of the state auditor evaluating the performance of the state central registry of child protection released in November of 2001 and the subsequent repeal of the state central registry of child protection, the general assembly hereby finds and declares that it is in the best interests of the children and the citizens of the state of Colorado for the state department to modify the processing of records and reports of child abuse or neglect. These modifications are intended to ensure that the state department is able to provide reliable, accurate, and timely information concerning records and reports of child abuse or neglect. In addition, these modifications are intended to ensure compliance with federal law regarding the prompt expungement of any records or reports that are used for purposes of employment checks or other background checks in cases determined to be unsubstantiated or false, while allowing the state department to maintain such records and reports in case files for the purpose of assisting in determinations of future risk and safety assessments. Finally, these modifications are intended to ensure that the state department's procedural systems related to records and reports of child abuse or neglect provide adequate protection to the children and the citizens of the state of Colorado.

(2) Training of county departments. On or before January 1, 2004, the state department shall modify the training provided to county departments to achieve consistency and standardization in the performance of the following duties:

(a) Investigating reports of child abuse or neglect;

(b) Reporting confirmed incidents of child abuse or neglect to the state department;

(c) Preparing documents related to records and reports of child abuse or neglect;

(d) Entering data into computer systems maintaining information related to records and reports of child abuse or neglect; and

(e) Maintaining confidentiality in accordance with federal and state law.

(3) Notice and appeals process - rules. On or before January 1, 2004, the state board, in consideration of input and recommendations from the county departments, shall promulgate rules to establish a process at the state level by which a person who is found to be responsible in a confirmed report of child abuse or neglect filed with the state department pursuant to section 19-3-307 may appeal the finding of a confirmed report of child abuse or neglect to the state department. At a minimum, the rules established pursuant to this subsection (3) must address the following matters, consistent with federal law:

(a) The provision of adequate and timely written notice by the county departments of human or social services or, for an investigation pursuant to section 19-3-308 (4.5), by the agency that contracts with the state, using a form created by the state department, to a person found to be responsible in a confirmed report of child abuse or neglect of the person's right to appeal the finding of a confirmed report of child abuse or neglect to the state department;

(b) The timeline and method for appealing the finding of a confirmed report of child abuse or neglect;

(c) Designation of the entity, which entity must be one other than a county department of human or social services, with the authority to accept and respond to an appeal by a person found to be responsible in a confirmed report of child abuse or neglect at each stage of the appellate process;

(d) The legal standards involved in the appellate process and a designation of the party who bears the burden of establishing that each standard is met;

(e) The confidentiality requirements of the appeals process; and

(f) Provisions requiring, and procedures in place that facilitate, the prompt expungement of and prevent the release of any information contained in any records and reports that are accessible to the general public or are used for purposes of employment or background checks in cases determined to be unsubstantiated or false; except that the state department and the county departments of human or social services may maintain information concerning unsubstantiated reports in casework files to assist in future risk and safety assessments.

(4) Confidentiality - rules. On or before January 1, 2004, the state board shall promulgate rules to establish guidelines for the release of information contained in records and reports of child abuse or neglect for screening purposes to assure compliance with sections 19-1-303 and 19-1-307 and any other state or federal law relating to confidentiality of records and reports of child abuse or neglect. Rules promulgated by the state board shall address the following:

(a) How a request for information is to be processed;

(b) Who may be granted access to information;

(c) What information in the records and reports is to be made available to the person or entity granted access;

(d) The purposes for which information contained in the records and reports may be made available to the person or entity granted access; and

(e) The consequences of improper release of information related to records and reports of child abuse or neglect.
C.R.S. § 19-7-309 — CO Code / Title 19 / Article 7 / Part 3 / Section 19-7-309
19-7-309. Supervised independent living placements - background checks not required
Status: in_force

19-7-309. Supervised independent living placements - background checks not required. A county department is not required to conduct background checks for other residents of a supervised independent living placement as a condition of approving a participating youth's independent living setting.
C.R.S. § 19-3-310.5 — CO Code / Title 19 / Article 3 / Part 3 / Section 19-3-310.5
19-3-310.5. Mediation - pilot program
Status: repealed

19-3-310.5. Mediation - pilot program. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 19-7-204 — CO Code / Title 19 / Article 7 / Part 2 / Section 19-7-204
19-7-204. Foster care sibling family time - contact plan - rules - definition
Status: in_force

19-7-204. Foster care sibling family time - contact plan - rules - definition. (1) The department of human services shall provide information on sibling contact in the family time plan for a youth. In doing so, the department shall ask the youth about the youth's wishes as to sibling contact.

(2) As written in the family time plan, the department shall, if it is in the best interests of each sibling:

(a) Promote frequent contact between siblings in foster care, which may include telephone calls, text messages, social media, video calls, and in-person family time;

(b) Clarify that sibling contact should not be limited in time or duration to periods of parental contact;

(c) Clarify that restriction of sibling family time should not be a consequence for behavioral problems. Family time should only be restricted if contrary to the best interests of a sibling.

(d) Ensure timing and regularly scheduled sibling family time are outlined in case plans based on individual circumstances and needs of the youth.

(3) If a youth in foster care requests an opportunity for family time with a sibling, the county department that has legal custody of the youth shall arrange the family time within a reasonable amount of time and document the family time.

(4) If a youth in foster care requests an opportunity for family time with a sibling on a regular basis, the county department that has legal custody of the youth shall arrange the family time and ensure that the family time occurs with sufficient frequency and duration to promote continuity in the siblings' relationship.

(5) If, in arranging sibling family time pursuant to this section, a county department determines requested family time between the siblings would not be in the best interests of one or both of the siblings, the county department shall deny the request, document its reasons for making the determination, and provide the siblings with an explanation for the denial, as permitted under state and federal law. In determining whether requested family time would be in the best interests of one or both of the siblings, the county department shall determine whether there is pending in any jurisdiction a criminal action in which either of the siblings is either a victim or a witness. If such a criminal action is pending, the county department, before arranging any family time between the siblings, shall consult with the district attorney for the jurisdiction in which the criminal action is pending to determine whether the requested family time may have a detrimental effect upon the prosecution of the pending criminal action.

(6) Nothing in this section requires or permits a county department to arrange sibling family time if such visit would violate an existing protection order in any case pending in this state or any other state.

(7) As used in this section, "sibling" means:

(a) A biological sibling;

(b) A step-sibling or former step-sibling; or

(c) An adoptive sibling.

(8) The state board of human services, created in section 26-1-107, may promulgate rules for the implementation of this section.
C.R.S. § 19-3-601 — CO Code / Title 19 / Article 3 / Part 6 / Section 19-3-601
19-3-601. Short title
Status: in_force

19-3-601. Short title. This part 6 shall be known and may be cited as the "Parent-Child Legal Relationship Termination Act of 1987".
C.R.S. § 19-2.5-1508 — CO Code / Title 19 / Article 2.5 / Part 15 / Section 19-2.5-1508
19-2.5-1508. Out-of-home placement - runaways - duty to notify
Status: in_force

19-2.5-1508. Out-of-home placement - runaways - duty to notify. When a juvenile who is sentenced to detention, committed to the department of human services, or otherwise sentenced or placed in out-of-home placement pursuant to section 19-2.5-1103 runs away from the facility or home in which the juvenile is placed, the person in charge of the facility or the foster parent shall notify the court and the local law enforcement agency as soon as possible after discovering that the juvenile has run away from the facility or home.
C.R.S. § 19-3-102 — CO Code / Title 19 / Article 3 / Part 1 / Section 19-3-102
19-3-102. Neglected or dependent child
Status: in_force

19-3-102. Neglected or dependent child. (1) A child is neglected or dependent if:

(a) A parent, guardian, or legal custodian has abandoned the child or has subjected him or her to mistreatment or abuse or a parent, guardian, or legal custodian has suffered or allowed another to mistreat or abuse the child without taking lawful means to stop such mistreatment or abuse and prevent it from recurring;

(b) The child lacks proper parental care through the actions or omissions of the parent, guardian, or legal custodian;

(c) The child's environment is injurious to his or her welfare;

(d) A parent, guardian, or legal custodian fails or refuses to provide the child with proper or necessary subsistence, education, medical care, or any other care necessary for his or her health, guidance, or well-being;

(e) The child is homeless, without proper care, or not domiciled with his or her parent, guardian, or legal custodian through no fault of such parent, guardian, or legal custodian;

(f) The child has run away from home or is otherwise beyond the control of his or her parent, guardian, or legal custodian;

(g) The child is born affected by alcohol or substance exposure, except when taken as prescribed or recommended and monitored by a licensed health care provider, and the newborn child's health or welfare is threatened by substance use.

(2) A child is neglected or dependent if:

(a) A parent, guardian, or legal custodian has subjected another child or children to an identifiable pattern of habitual abuse; and

(b) Such parent, guardian, or legal custodian has been the respondent in another proceeding under this article in which a court has adjudicated another child to be neglected or dependent based upon allegations of sexual or physical abuse, or a court of competent jurisdiction has determined that such parent's, guardian's, or legal custodian's abuse or neglect has caused the death of another child; and

(c) The pattern of habitual abuse described in paragraph (a) of this subsection (2) and the type of abuse described in the allegations specified in paragraph (b) of this subsection (2) pose a current threat to the child.
C.R.S. § 19-7-201 — CO Code / Title 19 / Article 7 / Part 2 / Section 19-7-201
19-7-201. Short title
Status: in_force

19-7-201. Short title. The short title of this part 2 is the "Foster Youth Siblings Bill of Rights".
C.R.S. § 19-3-407 — CO Code / Title 19 / Article 3 / Part 4 / Section 19-3-407
19-3-407. Noncertified kinship care - requirement for background checks and other checks -
Status: repealed

19-3-407. Noncertified kinship care - requirement for background checks and other checks - definitions. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 19-2.5-103 — CO Code / Title 19 / Article 2.5 / Part 1 / Section 19-2.5-103
19-2.5-103. Jurisdiction
Status: in_force

19-2.5-103. Jurisdiction. (1) Except as otherwise provided by law, the juvenile court has exclusive original jurisdiction in proceedings:

(a) Concerning any juvenile ten years of age or older who has violated:

(I) Any federal or state law, except nonfelony state traffic, game and fish, and parks and recreation laws or rules; the offense specified in section 18-13-122, concerning the illegal possession or consumption of ethyl alcohol or marijuana by an underage person or illegal possession of marijuana paraphernalia by an underage person; the offenses specified in section 18-18-406 (5)(b)(I) and (5)(b)(II), concerning marijuana and marijuana concentrate; the offenses specified in section 18-18-434, concerning natural medicine and natural medicine product; and the civil infraction in section 18-7-109 (3), concerning exchange of a private image by a juvenile;

(II) Any county or municipal ordinance except traffic ordinances, the penalty for which may be a jail sentence of more than ten days; or

(III) Any lawful order of the court made pursuant to this title 19;

(b) Concerning a juvenile to whom section 19-2.5-802 applies; except that, after filing charges in the juvenile court but prior to the time that the juvenile court conducts a transfer hearing, the district attorney may file the same or different charges against the juvenile by direct filing of an information in the district court or by indictment pursuant to section 19-2.5-801. Upon such filing or indictment in the district court, the juvenile court no longer has jurisdiction over proceedings concerning such charges.

(2) The juvenile court has limited jurisdiction in matters to which section 19-2.5-801 applies.

(3) The fact that a juvenile has been prosecuted or convicted in the county court for a nonfelony violation pursuant to title 42 is not a bar to a subsequent or parallel proceeding pursuant to this title 19 for delinquent acts arising out of the same criminal episode; nor are proceedings pursuant to this title 19 a bar to a subsequent or parallel prosecution in the county court for a nonfelony violation pursuant to title 42 for the same delinquent acts arising from the same criminal episode.

(4) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section to the contrary, the juvenile court may exercise jurisdiction over a juvenile who is under sixteen years of age and who has violated a traffic law or ordinance if the juvenile's case is transferred to the juvenile court from the county court. Such a transfer is subject to approval by the juvenile court.

(5) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section to the contrary, the juvenile court and the county court have concurrent jurisdiction over a juvenile who is under eighteen years of age and who is charged with a violation of section 18-13-122, 18-18-406 (5)(b)(I) and (5)(b)(II), 18-18-428, 18-18-429, 18-18-430, 18-18-434, or 42-4-1301; except that, if the juvenile court accepts jurisdiction over such a juvenile, the county court jurisdiction terminates.

(6) The juvenile court may retain jurisdiction over a juvenile until all orders have been fully complied with by such person, or any pending cases have been completed, or the statute of limitations applicable to any offense that may be charged has run, regardless of whether such person has attained the age of eighteen years, and regardless of the age of such person.

(7) This section does not confer any jurisdiction upon the court over a person for any offense committed after the person attains the age of eighteen years.

(8) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section to the contrary, the juvenile court may exercise jurisdiction over a juvenile to determine the legal custody of a juvenile or to appoint a guardian of the person or legal custodian of any child who comes within the juvenile court's jurisdiction pursuant to section 19-1-104.

(9) If a juvenile is charged with a civil infraction and is not charged with an additional offense that would constitute a criminal offense if charged against an adult, the county court has jurisdiction over the civil infraction.
C.R.S. § 19-2.5-1509 — CO Code / Title 19 / Article 2.5 / Part 15 / Section 19-2.5-1509
19-2.5-1509. Administration or monitoring of medications to persons in juvenile institutional
Status: in_force

19-2.5-1509. Administration or monitoring of medications to persons in juvenile institutional facilities. The executive director of the department of human services has the power to direct the administration or monitoring of medications to persons in juvenile institutional facilities, as defined in section 25-1.5-301 (2)(b), in a manner consistent with part 3 of article 1.5 of title 25.
C.R.S. § 19-2.5-1522 — CO Code / Title 19 / Article 2.5 / Part 15 / Section 19-2.5-1522
19-2.5-1522. Juveniles committed to department of human services - emergency release
Status: in_force

19-2.5-1522. Juveniles committed to department of human services - emergency release. The department of human services and the judicial department shall establish guidelines for the emergency release of juveniles committed to the custody of the department of human services during periods of crisis overcrowding of facilities operated by the department of human services. The guidelines must take into consideration the best interests of juveniles, the capacity of individual facilities, and the safety of the public.
C.R.S. § 19-4.5-113 — CO Code / Title 19 / Article 4.5 / Section 19-4.5-113
19-4.5-113. Duty to support
Status: in_force

19-4.5-113. Duty to support. (1) The establishment of the parent and child relationship pursuant to a valid surrogacy agreement, court order of parentage, and this article 4.5 is the basis upon which an action for child support may be brought against the intended parent and acted upon by the court or the delegate child support enforcement unit without further evidentiary proceedings.

(2) The breach of the surrogacy agreement by the intended parent does not relieve the intended parent of the support obligations imposed by the parent and child relationship pursuant to the provisions of this article 4.5.

(3) The donor is not the legal parent of the child thereby conceived and has no rights or duties stemming from the conception of the child.
C.R.S. § 19-2.5-604 — CO Code / Title 19 / Article 2.5 / Part 6 / Section 19-2.5-604
19-2.5-604. Open hearings
Status: in_force

19-2.5-604. Open hearings. The general public must not be excluded from hearings held pursuant to this article 2.5 unless the court determines that it is in the best interest of the juvenile or of the community to exclude the general public. In such event, the court shall admit only such persons as have an interest in the case or work of the court, including persons whom the district attorney, the juvenile, or the juvenile's parents or guardian wishes to be present.
C.R.S. § 19-3-218 — CO Code / Title 19 / Article 3 / Part 2 / Section 19-3-218
19-3-218. Transferring temporary legal custody of a child or youth - advisement
Status: in_force

19-3-218. Transferring temporary legal custody of a child or youth - advisement. Prior to transferring temporary legal custody of a child or youth to a relative or kin, the court shall make findings that the relative or kin was advised regarding the differences between kinship foster care and non-certified kinship care, including, but not limited to, financial assistance, custody requirements, and long-term financial support options.
C.R.S. § 19-3-103 — CO Code / Title 19 / Article 3 / Part 1 / Section 19-3-103
19-3-103. Child not neglected - when
Status: in_force

19-3-103. Child not neglected - when. (1) No child who in lieu of medical treatment is under treatment solely by spiritual means through prayer in accordance with a recognized method of religious healing shall, for that reason alone, be considered to have been neglected or dependent within the purview of this article. However, the religious rights of a parent, guardian, or legal custodian shall not limit the access of a child to medical care in a life-threatening situation or when the condition will result in serious disability. In order to make a determination as to whether the child is in a life-threatening situation or that the child's condition will result in serious disability, the court may, as provided under section 19-1-104 (3), order a medical evaluation of the child. If the court determines, on the basis of any relevant evidence before the court, including the medical evaluation ordered pursuant to this section, that the child is in a life-threatening situation or that the child's condition will result in serious disability, the court may, as provided under section 19-1-104 (3), order that medical treatment be provided for the child. A child whose parent, guardian, or legal custodian inhibits or interferes with the provision of medical treatment in accordance with a court order shall be considered to have been neglected or dependent for the purposes of this article and injured or endangered for the purposes of section 18-6-401, C.R.S.

(2) A method of religious healing shall be presumed to be a recognized method of religious healing if:

(a) (I) Fees and expenses incurred in connection with such treatment are permitted to be deducted from taxable income as medical expenses pursuant to regulations or rules promulgated by the United States internal revenue service; and

(II) Fees and expenses incurred in connection with such treatment are generally recognized as reimbursable health-care expenses under medical policies of insurance issued by insurers licensed by this state; or

(b) Such treatment provides a rate of success in maintaining health and treating disease or injury that is equivalent to that of medical treatment.

(3) Refusing an immunization on the grounds of medical, religious, or personal belief considerations, as set forth in section 25-4-903, or opting to exclude immunization notification information from the immunization tracking system established in section 25-4-2403 (7) by itself does not constitute child abuse or neglect by a parent or legal guardian for the purposes of this article 3.

(4) (a) A person who performs or has performed an action that is lawful pursuant to section 18-18-434, article 170 of title 12, or article 50 of title 44 does not constitute child abuse or neglect by a parent or legal guardian for purposes of this article 3, unless it threatens the health or welfare of a child.

(b) The court shall not restrict or prohibit family time, or determine that family time is not in the child's best interests, based solely on the fact that a person performs or has performed an action that is lawful pursuant to section 18-18-434, article 170 of title 12, or article 50 of title 44, unless the court finds that the child's safety or mental, emotional, or physical health is at risk as a result of the family time.
C.R.S. § 19-5.5-101 — CO Code / Title 19 / Article 5.5 / Part 1 / Section 19-5.5-101
19-5.5-101. Short title
Status: in_force

19-5.5-101. Short title. This article 5.5 may be cited as the "Uniform Unregulated Child Custody Transfer Act".
C.R.S. § 19-6-105 — CO Code / Title 19 / Article 6 / Section 19-6-105
19-6-105. Failure to comply
Status: in_force

19-6-105. Failure to comply. (1) A person failing to comply with an order of the court entered under this article shall be found in contempt of court in accordance with section 14-14-110, C.R.S.

(2) The court shall have authority to issue writs of execution for the collection of accrued and unpaid installments of support orders.
C.R.S. § 19-2.5-1530 — CO Code / Title 19 / Article 2.5 / Part 15 / Section 19-2.5-1530
19-2.5-1530. Alternate placement
Status: in_force

19-2.5-1530. Alternate placement. The executive director of the department of human services may assign any juvenile placed by the department of human services in any facility established pursuant to section 19-2.5-1502, 19-2.5-1527, or 19-2.5-1528 to any other facility established by said sections for educational training, treatment, or rehabilitation programs. The assignment and the transportation of a juvenile to and from such programs on a daily basis does not constitute a transfer or change of placement of the juvenile.
C.R.S. § 19-3-606 — CO Code / Title 19 / Article 3 / Part 6 / Section 19-3-606
19-3-606. Review of child's disposition following termination of the parent-child legal re
Status: in_force

19-3-606. Review of child's disposition following termination of the parent-child legal relationship. (1) The court, at the conclusion of a hearing in which it ordered the termination of a parent-child legal relationship, shall order that a review hearing be held not later than ninety days after the date of the termination. At such hearing, the agency or individual vested with custody of the child shall report to the court what disposition of the child, if any, has occurred. The guardian ad litem shall provide a written report stating the guardian ad litem's position to the court based upon an independent investigation and consultation with the child regarding the disposition that is in the best interests of the child and the necessary steps to finalize the child's permanency. Counsel for youth shall provide a position statement that conveys the child's position and objectives for the child's desired disposition and necessary steps to finalize permanency. Any report required pursuant to this subsection (1) is subject to the provisions of section 19-1-309.

(2) If no adoption has taken place within a reasonable time and the court determines that adoption is not immediately feasible or appropriate, the court may order that provision be made immediately for alternative long-term placement of the child.
C.R.S. § 19-4.5-108 — CO Code / Title 19 / Article 4.5 / Section 19-4.5-108
19-4.5-108. Termination of surrogacy agreement
Status: in_force

19-4.5-108. Termination of surrogacy agreement. (1) A party to a surrogacy agreement may terminate the agreement, at any time before a gamete or an embryo transfer, by giving notice of termination in a record to all other parties. If a gamete or an embryo transfer does not result in a pregnancy, a party may terminate the agreement at any time before a subsequent gamete or embryo transfer.

(2) Unless a surrogacy agreement provides otherwise, on termination of the agreement pursuant to subsection (1) of this section, the parties are released from the agreement; except that each intended parent remains responsible for expenses that are reimbursable under the agreement and incurred by the gestational surrogate or genetic surrogate through the date of termination.

(3) Except in a case involving fraud, no party is liable to any other party for a penalty or liquidated damages for terminating a surrogacy agreement under this section.
C.R.S. § 19-3-504 — CO Code / Title 19 / Article 3 / Part 5 / Section 19-3-504
19-3-504. Contempt - warrant
Status: in_force

19-3-504. Contempt - warrant. (1) Any person summoned or required to appear as provided in section 19-3-503 who has acknowledged service and fails to appear without reasonable cause may be proceeded against for contempt of court.

(2) If after reasonable effort the summons cannot be served or if the welfare of the child requires that he be brought immediately into the custody of the court, a bench warrant may be issued for the respondent or for the child.
C.R.S. § 19-3.3-104 — CO Code / Title 19 / Article 3.3 / Section 19-3.3-104
19-3.3-104. Qualified immunity
Status: in_force

19-3.3-104. Qualified immunity. The ombudsman and employees or persons acting on behalf of the office are immune from suit and liability, either personally or in their official capacities, for any claim for damage to or loss of property, or for personal injury or other civil liability caused by or arising out of any actual or alleged act, error, or omission that occurred within the scope of employment, duties, or responsibilities pertaining to the office, including but not limited to issuing reports or recommendations; except that nothing in this section shall be construed to protect such persons from suit or liability for damage, loss, injury, or liability caused by the intentional or willful and wanton misconduct of that person.
C.R.S. § 19-1-309 — CO Code / Title 19 / Article 1 / Part 3 / Section 19-1-309
19-1-309. Relinquishments and adoption information
Status: in_force

19-1-309. Relinquishments and adoption information. Except as provided in parts 3 and 4 of article 5 of this title and section 19-1-303, all records and proceedings in relinquishment or adoption shall be confidential and open to inspection upon order of the court for good cause shown or as otherwise authorized pursuant to article 5 of this title. The court shall act to preserve the anonymity of the biological parents, the adoptive parents, and the child from the general public, except as ordered by the court for good cause shown pursuant to this section or except as authorized pursuant to a designated adoption or pursuant to section 19-5-104 (2) or part 3 or 4 of article 5 of this title. A separate docket shall be maintained for relinquishment proceedings and for adoption proceedings.
C.R.S. § 19-2.5-1001 — CO Code / Title 19 / Article 2.5 / Part 10 / Section 19-2.5-1001
19-2.5-1001. Short title
Status: in_force

19-2.5-1001. Short title. The short title of this part 10 is the "Colorado Teen Court Program".
C.R.S. § 19-1-309.5 — CO Code / Title 19 / Article 1 / Part 3 / Section 19-1-309.5
19-1-309.5. Adoptive family resource registry
Status: in_force

19-1-309.5. Adoptive family resource registry. Limitations concerning the accessibility to information on the adoptive family resource registry are set forth in section 19-5-207.5 (5)(c).
C.R.S. § 19-1-204 — CO Code / Title 19 / Article 1 / Part 2 / Section 19-1-204
19-1-204. Training requirements
Status: in_force

19-1-204. Training requirements. (1) All CASA volunteers shall participate fully in preservice training, including instruction on recognizing child abuse and neglect, cultural awareness, child development, education standards, the juvenile court process, permanency planning, volunteer roles and responsibilities, advocacy, information gathering, and documentation. CASA volunteers shall be required to participate in observation of court proceedings prior to appointment.

(2) All CASA volunteers shall receive a training manual that shall include guidelines for their service and duties.

(3) Each CASA program shall provide a minimum of ten hours of in-service training per year to CASA volunteers.
C.R.S. § 19-2.5-1524 — CO Code / Title 19 / Article 2.5 / Part 15 / Section 19-2.5-1524
19-2.5-1524. Juveniles - medical benefits application assistance - county of residence - rule
Status: in_force

19-2.5-1524. Juveniles - medical benefits application assistance - county of residence - rules. (1) Beginning as soon as practicable, but no later than January 1, 2009, no later than one hundred twenty days prior to release, commitment facility personnel or state personnel shall assist the parent or legal guardian of the following juveniles in applying for medical assistance pursuant to part 1 or 2 of article 5 of title 25.5 or in applying to the children's basic health plan pursuant to section 25.5-8-109:

(a) A juvenile who was receiving medical assistance pursuant to section 25.5-5-101 (1)(f) or 25.5-5-201 (1)(j), or pursuant to the children's basic health plan pursuant to section 25.5-8-109, immediately prior to entering the juvenile commitment facility and is likely to be terminated from receiving medical assistance while committed or is reasonably expected to meet the eligibility criteria specified in section 25.5-5-101 (1)(f), 25.5-5-201 (1)(j), or 25.5-8-109 upon release; and

(b) A juvenile who is committed to a juvenile commitment facility.

(2) If a juvenile is committed or placed for fewer than one hundred twenty days, commitment facility personnel or state personnel shall make a reasonable effort to assist the juvenile's parent or legal guardian in applying for medical assistance as soon as practicable.

(3) The department of health care policy and financing shall provide information and training on medical assistance eligibility requirements and assistance to the personnel at each commitment facility to assist in and expedite the application process for medical assistance for a juvenile held in custody who meets the requirements of subsection (1)(a) of this section.

(4) (a) For purposes of determining eligibility pursuant to section 25.5-4-205, a juvenile's county of residence is the county specified by the juvenile upon the juvenile's release.

(b) The executive director of the department of health care policy and financing shall promulgate rules to simplify the processing of applications for medical assistance pursuant to subsection (1) of this section and to allow a juvenile determined to be eligible for medical assistance to access the medical assistance upon release and thereafter. If a county department of human or social services determines that a juvenile is eligible for medical assistance, the county shall enroll the juvenile in medical assistance or the children's basic health plan effective upon release of the juvenile. At the time of the juvenile's release, the commitment facility shall give the juvenile or the juvenile's parent or legal guardian information and paperwork necessary for the juvenile to access medical assistance. The applicable county department of human or social services shall provide the commitment facility with the necessary information.

(c) Each juvenile commitment facility administrator shall attempt to enter into prerelease agreements, if appropriate, with the county department of human or social services, the state department of human services, or the department of health care policy and financing in order to:

(I) Simplify the processing of applications for medical assistance or for the children's basic health plan benefits pursuant to section 25.5-8-109, to enroll, effective upon release, a juvenile who is eligible for medical assistance pursuant to section 25.5-5-101 (1)(f) or 25.5-5-201 (1)(j) or the children's basic health plan pursuant to section 25.5-8-109; and

(II) Provide the juvenile or the juvenile's parent or legal guardian with the information and paperwork necessary to access medical assistance immediately upon release.
C.R.S. § 19-2.5-902 — CO Code / Title 19 / Article 2.5 / Part 9 / Section 19-2.5-902
19-2.5-902. Entry of plea
Status: in_force

19-2.5-902. Entry of plea. (1) Upon the entry of a plea of not guilty to the allegations contained in the petition, the court shall set the matter for an adjudicatory trial. Except as set forth in section 19-2.5-610, the court shall hold the adjudicatory trial within sixty days after the entry of a plea of not guilty.

(2) Upon the entry of a plea of guilty to one or more of the allegations contained in the petition, the court shall advise the juvenile in accordance with rule 3 of the Colorado rules of juvenile procedure. The advisement must include the possibility of restorative justice practices, including victim-offender conferences if restorative justice practices are available in the jurisdiction. The advisement regarding restorative justice practices does not establish any right to restorative justice practices on the juvenile's behalf.
C.R.S. § 19-2.5-1517 — CO Code / Title 19 / Article 2.5 / Part 15 / Section 19-2.5-1517
19-2.5-1517. Transfer of detention facilities and equipment
Status: in_force

19-2.5-1517. Transfer of detention facilities and equipment. Whenever the department of human services determines that any property, facilities, and equipment are no longer needed for juvenile detention facilities, the department shall transfer said property, facilities, and equipment back to the county without any cost to the county.
C.R.S. § 19-3-208.5 — CO Code / Title 19 / Article 3 / Part 2 / Section 19-3-208.5
19-3-208.5. Pilot program - legislative declaration - child welfare - mental health services
Status: repealed

19-3-208.5. Pilot program - legislative declaration - child welfare - mental health services - rules - repeal. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 19-5-304 — CO Code / Title 19 / Article 5 / Part 3 / Section 19-5-304
19-5-304. Confidential intermediaries - confidential intermediary services
Status: repealed

19-5-304. Confidential intermediaries - confidential intermediary services. (1) (a) Any person who has completed a confidential intermediary training program that meets the standards set forth by the commission shall be responsible for notifying the commission that his or her name should be included on the list of confidential intermediaries to be maintained by the commission and made available to the judicial department. The commission shall adopt rules to determine when and under what conditions the name of a confidential intermediary shall be removed from the list available to the judicial department.

(b) Once a person is included on the list of confidential intermediaries, he or she shall be:

(I) Authorized to inspect confidential relinquishment and adoption records, post-adoption records, and dependency and neglect records, including but not limited to court files, within forty-five days after a motion to the court is filed by the following persons:

(A) An adult adoptee;

(B) An adoptive parent, custodial grandparent, or legal guardian of a minor adoptee;

(C) A biological parent or an adult biological sibling or half-sibling of an adult adoptee;

(D) An adult descendant of the adoptee or the adoptive parent, spouse of an adoptee, adult stepchild, or adopted adult sibling of an adoptee with the notarized written consent of the adult adoptee;

(E) A biological grandparent of an adoptee with the notarized written consent of the biological parent. No written consent is required if the biological parent is deceased.

(F) The legal representative of any of the individuals listed in sub-subparagraphs (A) to (E) of this subparagraph (I);

(G) A former foster child who may or may not have been adopted, who is eighteen years of age or older, and who is searching for a birth sibling who is also eighteen years of age or older, who may or may not have been adopted, and who may or may not have been in the foster care system;

(II) Available, subject to time constraints, for appointment by the court to act as a confidential intermediary for any of the parties listed in subparagraph (I) of this paragraph (b).

(2) (a) Any of the parties listed in subparagraph (I) of paragraph (b) of subsection (1) of this section, any of whom are eighteen years of age or older, may file a motion, with supporting affidavit, in the court where the adoption took place, to appoint one or more confidential intermediaries for the purpose of determining the whereabouts of such individual's unknown relative or relatives; except that no one shall seek to determine the whereabouts of a relative who is younger than eighteen years of age. The court may rule on said motion and affidavit without hearing and may appoint a trained confidential intermediary.

(b) The court-appointed confidential intermediary shall make a diligent search of the adoption records and post-adoption records in an effort to find the sought-after relative. If the confidential intermediary successfully locates the relative sought, the confidential intermediary shall provide that relative with the opportunity to:

(I) Consent to or to refuse to allow contact by the person seeking contact;

(II) Fill out a contact preference form and updated medical history statement as prescribed in section 19-5-305 (1.5);

(III) Repealed.

(2.5) For purposes of paragraph (b) of subsection (1) of this section, "legal guardian" shall not include a governmental entity of any foreign country from which a child has been adopted or any representative of such governmental entity.

(3) Any information obtained by the confidential intermediary during the course of his or her investigation shall be kept strictly confidential and shall be utilized only for the purpose of arranging a contact between the individual who initiated the search and the sought-after biological relative or for the purpose of obtaining consent for the release of adoption records.

(4) (a) When a sought-after biological relative is located by a confidential intermediary on behalf of the individual who initiated the search, the confidential intermediary shall obtain consent from both parties that they wish to personally communicate with one another.

(b) Contact shall be made between the parties involved in the investigation only when consent for such contact has been received by the court.

(c) If consent for personal communication is not obtained from both parties, all relinquishment and adoption records and any information obtained by any confidential intermediary during the course of his or her investigation shall be returned to the court and shall remain confidential.

(5) All confidential intermediaries shall inform both the requesting biological relative and the sought-after biological relative of the existence of the voluntary adoption registry set forth in section 25-2-113.5, C.R.S.

(6) Any person acting as a confidential intermediary who knowingly fails to comply with the provisions of subsections (3) and (4) of this section commits a civil infraction.
C.R.S. § 19-2.5-1511 — CO Code / Title 19 / Article 2.5 / Part 15 / Section 19-2.5-1511
19-2.5-1511. Juvenile detention services and facilities to be provided by department of human
Status: in_force

19-2.5-1511. Juvenile detention services and facilities to be provided by department of human services - education - expenses - definition. (1) (a) Except as set forth in subsection (1)(c) of this section, the department of human services shall provide detention services for temporary care of a juvenile, pursuant to this article 2.5. The department of human services shall consult on a regular basis with the court in any district where a detention facility is located concerning the detention program at that facility. The department of human services may use staff secure facilities to provide preadjudication and postadjudication detention services.

(b) Detention facilities operated by or under contract with the department of human services, subject to limitations on physical capacity and programs, shall receive and provide care for any juvenile arrested for or convicted of a violation of any provision of articles 1 to 15 of title 33, or any rule promulgated thereunder, or any article of title 42, or any municipal or county ordinance and for any juvenile found in contempt of court in connection with a violation or an alleged violation of any of those articles or any municipal or county ordinance.

(c) The department of human services is not required to receive and provide care for any juvenile who is ten years of age and older but less than thirteen years of age, unless such juvenile has been arrested or adjudicated for a felony or weapons charge pursuant to section 18-12-102, 18-12-105, 18-12-106, or 18-12-108.5.

(2) Detention facilities operated in part by a state court, pursuant to section 13-3-108, must be operated in the same manner by the department of human services, within the limits of available funds appropriated for such purpose.

(3) (a) (I) Juveniles in a juvenile detention facility are exempt from compulsory school attendance requirements pursuant to section 22-33-104 (2)(f). However, it is the intent of the general assembly that the juvenile detention facility and school district in which the facility is located cooperate to ensure that each juvenile who is in detention is offered educational services at the grade level identified for the juvenile in a time frame that aligns with the hourly requirements for attendance specified in section 22-33-104 (1).

(II) The school boards of the school districts that a juvenile detention facility serves or in which the juvenile detention facility is located, when requested by the judge of the juvenile court, shall furnish teachers and any books or equipment needed to provide educational services that align with, and are designed to assist each juvenile in achieving, the statewide model content standards adopted pursuant to section 22-7-1005 for each juvenile's identified grade level. The school districts and the personnel at the detention facility shall cooperate to ensure that the educational services are available to the juveniles in the facility in a time frame that aligns with the hourly requirements for attendance specified in section 22-33-104 (1).

(b) The expenses incurred by a school district pursuant to subsection (3)(a) of this section, minus the total amount of per-pupil revenues that the school district receives pursuant to article 54 of title 22 for the juveniles in the juvenile detention facility, shall be shared and paid by each school district served in the proportion that the enrollment of each school district bears to the total enrollment of all the districts served.

(c) (I) For the 2006-07 budget year and each budget year thereafter, the expenses incurred by a school district pursuant to subsection (3)(b) of this section shall be shared and paid by the school district, each charter school of the district, and each institute charter school located in the school district. Each charter school of the district and institute charter school shall pay in the proportion that the charter school of the district's or institute charter school's enrollment bears to the total district enrollment.

(II) As used in this subsection (3)(c), "total district enrollment" means:

(A) For the 2022-23 budget year, the total of the pupil enrollment in the school district, plus the district online enrollment, the district preschool program enrollment, and the pupil enrollment in each institute charter school that is located within the school district, as determined in accordance with article 54 of title 22;

(B) For the 2023-24 budget year and budget years thereafter, the total of the pupil enrollment in the school district, plus the district online enrollment and the pupil enrollment in each institute charter school that is located within the school district, as determined in accordance with article 54 of title 22.
C.R.S. § 19-1-103.5 — CO Code / Title 19 / Article 1 / Part 1 / Section 19-1-103.5
19-1-103.5. Other definitions
Status: repealed

19-1-103.5. Other definitions. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 19-5.5-302 — CO Code / Title 19 / Article 5.5 / Part 3 / Section 19-5.5-302
19-5.5-302. Scope
Status: in_force

19-5.5-302. Scope. (1) This part 3 applies to placement for adoption of a child who:

(a) Has been or is in foster care or institutional care;

(b) Previously has been adopted in a state;

(c) Has been or is being adopted under the law of a foreign country; or

(d) Has come or is coming to a state from a foreign country to be adopted.
C.R.S. § 19-1-111.5 — CO Code / Title 19 / Article 1 / Part 1 / Section 19-1-111.5
19-1-111.5. Court-appointed special advocate
Status: in_force

19-1-111.5. Court-appointed special advocate. The court may appoint a CASA volunteer pursuant to the provisions of part 2 of this article if the court finds that the appointment would be in the best interests of the child. The court may direct the manner in which a CASA volunteer and any guardian ad litem appointed in a case shall collaborate.
C.R.S. § 19-4.5-112 — CO Code / Title 19 / Article 4.5 / Section 19-4.5-112
19-4.5-112. Effect of surrogacy agreement
Status: in_force

19-4.5-112. Effect of surrogacy agreement. (1) A surrogacy agreement that complies with sections 19-4.5-104, 19-4.5-105, and 19-4.5-106 is enforceable.

(2) If a child was conceived by assisted reproduction under a surrogacy agreement that does not comply with sections 19-4.5-104, 19-4.5-105, and 19-4.5-106, the court shall determine the rights and duties of the parties to the agreement consistent with the intent of the parties at the time of execution of the agreement. Each party to the agreement and any individual who at the time of the execution of the agreement was a spouse of a party to the agreement has standing to maintain a proceeding to adjudicate an issue related to the enforcement of the agreement.

(3) Except as expressly provided in a surrogacy agreement or in subsection (4) or (5) of this section, if the agreement is breached by the gestational surrogate or genetic surrogate or one or more intended parents, the nonbreaching party is entitled to the remedies available at law or in equity.

(4) Specific performance is not a remedy available for breach by a gestational surrogate or genetic surrogate of a provision in the agreement that the surrogate be impregnated, terminate or not terminate a pregnancy, or submit to medical procedures.

(5) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (4) of this section, if an intended parent is determined to be a parent of the child, specific performance is a remedy available for:

(a) Breach of the agreement by a gestational surrogate or genetic surrogate which prevents the intended parent from exercising immediately on birth of the child the full rights of parentage; or

(b) Breach by the intended parent which prevents the intended parent's acceptance, immediately on birth of the child conceived by assisted reproduction under the agreement, of the duties of parentage.
C.R.S. § 19-2.5-1112 — CO Code / Title 19 / Article 2.5 / Part 11 / Section 19-2.5-1112
19-2.5-1112. Sentencing - placement with relative
Status: in_force

19-2.5-1112. Sentencing - placement with relative. Except as otherwise required by section 19-2.5-1127 for an aggravated juvenile offender, the court may place the juvenile in the legal custody of a relative or other suitable person under such conditions as the court may impose, which may include placing the juvenile on probation pursuant to section 19-2.5-1106 or under protective supervision.
C.R.S. § 19-1-119 — CO Code / Title 19 / Article 1 / Part 1 / Section 19-1-119
19-1-119. Confidentiality of juvenile records - delinquency
Status: repealed

19-1-119. Confidentiality of juvenile records - delinquency. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 19-7-303 — CO Code / Title 19 / Article 7 / Part 3 / Section 19-7-303
19-7-303. Foster youth in transition program - established
Status: in_force

19-7-303. Foster youth in transition program - established. The foster youth in transition program is established in the state department to be implemented in county departments throughout the state to provide extended child welfare services to eligible youth eighteen years of age or older but less than twenty-one years of age, or such greater age of foster care eligibility as required by federal law. Each county department shall make the transition program available to eligible youth on a voluntary basis. The child welfare services provided through the transition program must be client-directed and developmentally appropriate, as set forth in a voluntary services agreement developed and entered into pursuant to section 19-7-306 and, when required, overseen by the juvenile court in a youth in transition proceeding brought pursuant to this part 3. The state department is encouraged to submit, as part of the annual budget process, a request for increased appropriations to fund the increased caseload for the transition program.
C.R.S. § 19-7-308 — CO Code / Title 19 / Article 7 / Part 3 / Section 19-7-308
19-7-308. Right to counsel - guardian ad litem - representation of petitioner
Status: in_force

19-7-308. Right to counsel - guardian ad litem - representation of petitioner. (1) A participating youth has a right to counsel. If the youth accepts the publicly provided counsel, counsel must be assigned by the office of the child's representative or approved by the court from a list of attorneys appointed by the office of the child's representative. The office of the child's representative shall develop practice standards and guidelines for representing participating youth in proceedings brought pursuant to this part 3.

(2) When a court determines a guardian ad litem is necessary for a participating youth due to the youth's diminished capacity, the court shall appoint a guardian ad litem from the list of attorneys approved by the office of the child's representative. The court shall not deem a guardian ad litem to be a substitute for counsel for youth.

(3) In all proceedings brought pursuant to this part 3, the county department must be represented by a county attorney, a special county attorney, or an attorney of a city or city and county.
C.R.S. § 19-5-402 — CO Code / Title 19 / Article 5 / Part 4 / Section 19-5-402
19-5-402. Access to nonidentifying information
Status: in_force

19-5-402. Access to nonidentifying information. Any adult adoptee or any adoptive parent may request nonidentifying information about the adoptee or the birth parents of the adoptee from the department. The department shall provide directly to the inquiring adult adoptee or adoptive parent or to the qualified agency selected pursuant to section 19-5-403 the nonidentifying information which is available to the department. The department shall adopt rules governing the disclosure of nonidentifying information.
C.R.S. § 19-2.5-1528 — CO Code / Title 19 / Article 2.5 / Part 15 / Section 19-2.5-1528
19-2.5-1528. Mount View school
Status: in_force

19-2.5-1528. Mount View school. (1) There is established near Morrison, Jefferson county, a training school known as the Mount View school under the supervision and control of the department of human services.

(2) The school shall provide care, education, training, and rehabilitation for juveniles ten years of age or older who have been committed to the custody of the department of human services pursuant to section 19-2.5-1127 or 19-2.5-1103. In addition, the school may provide care, education, training, and rehabilitation for any juvenile who has been sentenced to the department of corrections and is being housed in a facility operated by the department of human services pursuant to a contract with the department of corrections pursuant to section 19-2.5-1502 (4).
C.R.S. § 19-2.5-101 — CO Code / Title 19 / Article 2.5 / Part 1 / Section 19-2.5-101
19-2.5-101. Legislative declaration
Status: in_force

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 cases, will also provide the opportunity to bring together affected victims, the community, and juvenile offenders for restorative purposes.

(b) The general assembly further finds that, while holding paramount the public safety, the juvenile justice system must take into consideration the best interests of the juvenile, the victim, and the community in providing appropriate treatment to reduce the rate of recidivism in the juvenile justice system and to assist the juvenile in becoming a productive member of society.

(2) The general assembly finds that the public has the right to safe and secure homes and communities and that when a delinquent act occurs, safety and security is compromised; and the result is harm to the victim, the community, and the juvenile offender. The general assembly finds that the juvenile justice system should seek to repair such harm and that victims and communities should be provided with the opportunity to elect to participate actively in a restorative process that would hold the juvenile offender accountable for the offense.
C.R.S. § 19-3.3-102 — CO Code / Title 19 / Article 3.3 / Section 19-3.3-102
19-3.3-102. Office of the child protection ombudsman established - child protection ombudsma
Status: repealed

19-3.3-102. Office of the child protection ombudsman established - child protection ombudsman advisory board - qualifications of ombudsman - duties. (1) (a) The independent office of the child protection ombudsman, referred to in this article 3.3 as the "office", is established in the judicial department as an independent agency for the purpose of ensuring the greatest protections for the children of Colorado.

(a.5) The office and the judicial department shall operate pursuant to a memorandum of understanding between the two entities. The memorandum of understanding contains, at a minimum:

(I) A requirement that the office has its own personnel rules;

(II) A requirement that the ombudsman has independent hiring and termination authority over office employees;

(III) A requirement that the office must follow judicial fiscal rules;

(IV) A requirement that the office of the state court administrator shall offer the office of the child protection ombudsman limited support with respect to:

(A) to (F) Repealed.

(G) Office space, facilities, and technical support limited to the building that houses the office of the state court administrator; and

(V) Any other provisions regarding administrative support that will help maintain the independence of the office.

(VI) Repealed.

(b) The office and the related child protection ombudsman board, established in subsection (2) of this section, shall operate with full independence. The board and office have complete autonomy, control, and authority over operations, budget, and personnel decisions related to the office, board, and ombudsman.

(c) The office shall work cooperatively with the child protection ombudsman board established in subsection (2) of this section, the department of human services and other child welfare organizations, as appropriate, to form a partnership between those entities and persons, parents, and the state for the purpose of ensuring the greatest protections for the children of Colorado.

(2) (a) There is established an independent, nonpartisan child protection ombudsman board, referred to in this article 3.3 as the "board". The board consists of twelve members and, to the extent practicable, must include persons from throughout the state and persons with disabilities and must reflect the ethnic diversity of the state. All members must have child welfare policy or system expertise or experience.

(b) The board members must be appointed as follows:

(I) The chief justice of the Colorado supreme court shall appoint:

(A) An individual with experience as a respondent parents' counsel;

(B) An individual with experience defending juveniles in court proceedings;

(C) An individual with legal experience in dependency and neglect cases; and

(D) An individual with experience in criminal justice involving children and youth.

(II) The governor shall appoint:

(A) An individual with previous professional experience with a rural county human or social services agency or a rural private child welfare advocacy agency;

(B) An individual with previous professional experience with the department of human services;

(C) An individual with previous professional experience with an urban human or social services agency or an urban private child welfare agency; and

(D) An individual with experience in primary or secondary education.

(III) The president and minority leader of the senate shall appoint:

(A) An individual who was formerly a child in the foster care system; and

(B) An individual with professional experience as a county and community child protection advocate; and

(IV) The speaker and the minority leader of the house of representatives shall appoint:

(A) A current or former foster parent; and

(B) A health-care professional with previous experience with child abuse and neglect cases.

(c) Board members shall serve for terms of four years; except that the terms shall be staggered so that no more than six members' terms expire in the same year. The appointing officials shall fill any vacancies on the board for the remainder of any unexpired term.

(d) The board shall meet a minimum of two times per year and additionally as needed. At least one meeting per year must be held outside of the Denver metropolitan area.

(e) Board members shall serve without compensation but may be reimbursed for actual and reasonable expenses incurred in the performance of their duties.

(f) Expenses incurred for the board must be paid from the general operating budget of the office of the child protection ombudsman.

(3) The board has the following duties and responsibilities:

(a) To oversee the following personnel decisions related to the ombudsman:

(I) To appoint a person to serve as the child protection ombudsman and director of the office, referred to in this article 3.3 as the "ombudsman". The board may also discharge an acting ombudsman for cause. A two-thirds majority vote is required to hire or discharge the ombudsman. The general assembly shall set the ombudsman's compensation, and such compensation may not be reduced during the term of the ombudsman's appointment.

(II) Filling a vacancy in the ombudsman position;

(III) Evaluating the ombudsman's performance as determined necessary based on feedback received related to the ombudsman; and

(IV) Developing a public complaint process related to the ombudsman's performance;

(b) To oversee and advise the ombudsman on the strategic direction of the office and its mission and to help promote the use, engagement, and access to the office;

(c) To work cooperatively with the ombudsman to provide fiscal oversight of the general operating budget of the office and ensure that the office operates in compliance with the provisions of this article, the memorandum of understanding, and state and federal laws relating to the child welfare system;

(d) to (g) (Deleted by amendment, L. 2016.)

(h) To promote the mission of the office to the public; and

(i) To provide assistance, as practicable and as requested by the ombudsman, to facilitate the statutory intent of this article.

(4) Meetings of the board are subject to the provisions of section 24-6-402, C.R.S., except for executive personnel actions or meetings requiring the protection of confidentiality for children's or parents' personal data pursuant to the federal "Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act", Pub.L. 93-247, and state privacy laws.

(5) The records of the board and the office are subject to the provisions of part 2 of article 72 of title 24, C.R.S.
C.R.S. § 19-2.5-605 — CO Code / Title 19 / Article 2.5 / Part 6 / Section 19-2.5-605
19-2.5-605. Advisement - right to counsel - waiver of right to counsel - definition
Status: repealed

19-2.5-605. Advisement - right to counsel - waiver of right to counsel - definition. (1) (a) At the juvenile's first appearance before the court, after the detention hearing or at the first appearance if the juvenile appears on a summons, the court shall advise the juvenile and the juvenile's parents, guardian, or other legal custodian of the juvenile's constitutional rights and legal rights as set forth in rule 3 of the Colorado rules of juvenile procedure, including but not limited to the right to counsel. The advisement must include the possibility of restorative justice practices, including victim-offender conferences if restorative justice practices are available in the jurisdiction. The advisement regarding restorative justice practices does not establish any right to restorative justice practices on the juvenile's behalf.

(b) If the respondent has made an early application for appointed counsel for the juvenile and the office of the state public defender has made a preliminary determination that the juvenile is eligible for appointed counsel as set forth in section 21-1-103 or if the court has appointed counsel for the juvenile pursuant to section 19-2.5-305 (2), an attorney from the office of the state public defender or, in the case of a conflict, from the office of alternate defense counsel, shall be available to represent the juvenile at the juvenile's first appearance, as described in subsection (1)(a) of this section.

(c) If the respondent has not made an early application for appointed counsel for the juvenile but the juvenile requests appointment of counsel at the first appearance, the court shall determine if the juvenile is eligible for counsel pursuant to subsection (2)(a) of this section.

(d) As used in this subsection (1), unless the context otherwise requires, "early application" means that the respondent has contacted the office of the state public defender and applied for representation of the juvenile by the state public defender not less than five days, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays, before the juvenile's scheduled court date for the first appearance and has provided sufficient information to the office of the state public defender to allow that office to make a preliminary determination of eligibility for representation.

(e) Failure of the juvenile's parent, guardian, or legal custodian to apply for court-appointed counsel may not be construed as a waiver of the right to counsel or any other rights held by the juvenile.

(2) (a) If the juvenile and the juvenile's parents, guardian, or other legal custodian are found to be indigent pursuant to section 21-1-103 (3), or the juvenile's parents, guardian, or other legal custodian refuses to retain counsel for the juvenile, or the court, on its own motion, determines that counsel is necessary to protect the interests of the juvenile or other parties, or the juvenile is in the custody of the state department of human services or a county department of human or social services, the court shall appoint the office of state public defender or, in the case of a conflict, the office of alternate defense counsel for the juvenile; except that the court shall not appoint the office of the state public defender or the office of alternate defense counsel if:

(I) The juvenile has retained the juvenile's own counsel; or

(II) The juvenile has made a knowing, intelligent, and voluntary waiver of the juvenile's right to counsel, as described in subsection (2)(c) of this section.

(b) Repealed.

(c) The court may accept a waiver of counsel by a juvenile only after finding on the record, based on a dialogue conducted with the juvenile, that the juvenile:

(I) Is of a sufficient maturity level to make a voluntary, knowing, and intelligent waiver of the right to counsel;

(II) Understands the sentencing options that are available to the court in the event of an adjudication or conviction of the offense with which the juvenile is charged;

(III) Has not been coerced by any other party, including but not limited to the juvenile's parent, guardian, or legal custodian, into making the waiver;

(IV) Understands that the court will provide counsel for the juvenile if the juvenile's parent, guardian, or legal custodian is unable or unwilling to obtain counsel for the juvenile; and

(V) Understands the possible consequences that may result from an adjudication or conviction of the offense with which the juvenile is charged, which consequences may occur in addition to the actual adjudication or conviction itself.

(d) The appointment of counsel pursuant to this subsection (2) continues until:

(I) The court's jurisdiction is terminated;

(II) The juvenile or the juvenile's parent, guardian, or legal custodian retains counsel for the juvenile;

(III) The court finds that the juvenile or the juvenile's parents, guardian, or other legal custodian has sufficient financial means to retain counsel or that the juvenile's parents, guardian, or other legal custodian no longer refuses to retain counsel for the juvenile; or

(IV) The court finds the juvenile has made a knowing, intelligent, and voluntary waiver of the juvenile's right to counsel, as described in subsection (2)(c) of this section.
C.R.S. § 19-2.5-1122 — CO Code / Title 19 / Article 2.5 / Part 11 / Section 19-2.5-1122
19-2.5-1122. Sentencing - animal cruelty - anger management treatment
Status: in_force

19-2.5-1122. Sentencing - animal cruelty - anger management treatment. (1) In addition to any sentence imposed pursuant to this section, a juvenile who has been adjudicated a juvenile delinquent for the commission of cruelty to animals, as described in section 18-9-202, in which the underlying factual basis has been found by the court to include the knowing torture or torment of an animal and that needlessly injured, mutilated, or killed an animal, may be ordered to complete an anger management treatment program, a mental health treatment program, or any other appropriate treatment program designed to address the underlying causative factors for the violation.

(2) The court may order an evaluation to be conducted prior to disposition if an evaluation would assist the court in determining an appropriate disposition. The parents or legal guardian of the juvenile ordered to undergo an evaluation shall pay the cost of the evaluation. If the evaluation results in a recommendation of treatment and if the court so finds, the juvenile must be ordered to complete an anger management treatment program, a mental health treatment program, or any other appropriate treatment program designed to address the underlying causative factors for the violation.

(3) The disposition for a juvenile who has been adjudicated a juvenile delinquent a second or subsequent time, the underlying factual basis of which has been found by the court to include an act of cruelty to animals, as described in section 18-9-202, must include the completion of an anger management treatment program, a mental health treatment program, or any other appropriate treatment program designed to address the underlying causative factors for the violation.

(4) In addition to any sentence imposed pursuant to this section for any juvenile who has been adjudicated a juvenile delinquent for the commission of cruelty to animals, as described in section 18-9-202, the court may enter an order prohibiting the juvenile or other party from owning, possessing, or caring for a pet animal as defined in section 35-80-102 (10), unless the juvenile's treatment provider makes a specific recommendation not to impose the ban and the court agrees with the recommendation.

(5) Nothing in this section precludes the court from ordering treatment in any appropriate case.

(6) This section does not apply to the treatment of pack or draft animals by negligently overdriving, overloading, or overworking them, or the treatment of livestock and other animals used in the farm or ranch production of food, fiber, or other agricultural products when the treatment is in accordance with accepted animal husbandry practices, the treatment of animals involved in activities regulated pursuant to article 32 of title 44, the treatment of animals involved in research if the research facility is operating under rules set forth by the state or federal government, the treatment of animals involved in rodeos, the treatment of dogs used for legal hunting activities, or to statutes regulating activities concerning wildlife and predator control in the state, including trapping.
C.R.S. § 19-5.5-402 — CO Code / Title 19 / Article 5.5 / Part 4 / Section 19-5.5-402
19-5.5-402. Relation to electronic signatures in global and national commerce act
Status: in_force

19-5.5-402. Relation to electronic signatures in global and national commerce act. This article 5.5 modifies, limits, or supersedes the federal "Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act", 15 U.S.C. sec. 7001 et seq., as amended, but does not modify, limit, or supersede 15 U.S.C. sec. 7001(c), or authorize electronic delivery of any of the notices described in 15 U.S.C. sec. 7003(b).
C.R.S. § 19-2.5-706 — CO Code / Title 19 / Article 2.5 / Part 7 / Section 19-2.5-706
19-2.5-706. Procedure after restoration to competency hearing
Status: in_force

19-2.5-706. Procedure after restoration to competency hearing. (1) If a juvenile is found to have achieved or been restored to competency after a restoration to competency hearing, pursuant to section 19-2.5-705, or by the court during a review, pursuant to section 19-2.5-704 (2), the court shall resume or recommence the trial or sentencing proceeding or order the sentence carried out. The court may credit any time the juvenile spent in confinement or detention while incompetent to proceed against any term of commitment imposed after achievement of or restoration to competency.

(2) If the court determines that the juvenile remains incompetent to proceed and the delinquency petition is not dismissed, the court may continue or modify any orders entered at the time of the original determination of incompetency or enter any new order necessary to facilitate the juvenile's achievement of or restoration to competency.

(3) Evidence obtained during a competency evaluation or during treatment related to the juvenile's competency or incompetency and the determination as to the juvenile's competency or incompetency are not admissible on the issues raised by a plea of not guilty.
C.R.S. § 19-6-106 — CO Code / Title 19 / Article 6 / Section 19-6-106
19-6-106. Child support - guidelines - schedule of basic support obligations
Status: in_force

19-6-106. Child support - guidelines - schedule of basic support obligations. The provisions of section 14-10-115, C.R.S., shall apply to all child support obligations, established or modified, as a part of any proceeding under this article, whether filed on or subsequent to July 1, 1988.
C.R.S. § 19-3-318 — CO Code / Title 19 / Article 3 / Part 3 / Section 19-3-318
19-3-318. Study of child welfare caseworker resiliency programs - creation - membership -
Status: repealed

19-3-318. Study of child welfare caseworker resiliency programs - creation - membership - report - repeal. (Repealed)
C.R.S. § 19-2.5-707 — CO Code / Title 19 / Article 2.5 / Part 7 / Section 19-2.5-707
19-2.5-707. Evaluation at the request of the juvenile
Status: in_force

19-2.5-707. Evaluation at the request of the juvenile. A juvenile has the right to request a second evaluation in response to a court-ordered competency evaluation or a court-ordered restoration evaluation within seven days after the receipt of an evaluation. If a juvenile wants a second evaluation to be conducted by a competency evaluator of the juvenile's choice in connection with a proceeding held pursuant to this article 2.5, the court, upon timely motion, shall order that the competency evaluator be given reasonable opportunity to conduct the second evaluation prior to any competency or restoration hearing.
C.R.S. § 19-1-117.7 — CO Code / Title 19 / Article 1 / Part 1 / Section 19-1-117.7
19-1-117.7. Requests for placement - legal custody by grandparents
Status: in_force

19-1-117.7. Requests for placement - legal custody by grandparents. Whenever a grandparent seeks the placement of his or her grandchild in the grandparent's home or seeks the legal custody of his or her grandchild pursuant to the provisions of this title, the court entering such order shall consider any credible evidence of the grandparent's past conduct of child abuse or neglect. Such evidence may include, but shall not be limited to, medical records, school records, police reports, information contained in records and reports of child abuse or neglect, and court records received by the court pursuant to section 19-1-307 (2)(f).
C.R.S. § 19-5-202.5 — CO Code / Title 19 / Article 5 / Part 2 / Section 19-5-202.5
19-5-202.5. Adoption hearings - termination appeals - court docket priority - exceptions
Status: in_force

19-5-202.5. Adoption hearings - termination appeals - court docket priority - exceptions. (1) On and after July 1, 2002, any hearing concerning a petition for adoption filed in a district court, the Colorado court of appeals, or the Colorado supreme court and any hearing concerning a petition filed in the Colorado court of appeals or the Colorado supreme court related to a child who is available for adoption due to an order of the court terminating the parent-child legal relationship shall be given a priority on the court's docket. On and after July 1, 2002, if there is no determination on a case concerning a petition for adoption or a case concerning a child who is available for adoption due to an order of the court terminating the parent-child legal relationship by any such court within six months of the filing of the petition, it shall be given a priority on the court's docket that supersedes the priority of any other priority civil hearing on the court's docket.

(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (1) of this section, nothing in this section shall affect the priority of a hearing concerning the issuance of a temporary protection order pursuant to section 13-14-104.5, C.R.S.

(3) The provisions of this section shall be implemented within existing appropriations.
C.R.S. § 19-5-305.5 — CO Code / Title 19 / Article 5 / Part 3 / Section 19-5-305.5
19-5-305.5. Access to personal records relating to a former ward of the state home for depen
Status: in_force

19-5-305.5. Access to personal records relating to a former ward of the state home for dependent and neglected children - other eligible parties - definitions. (1) As used in this section:

(a) "Eligible party" means:

(I) A former ward, regardless of adoption status;

(II) A spouse of a former ward;

(III) An adult descendant of a former ward;

(IV) An adult sibling or half-sibling of a former ward; or

(V) The legal representative of any individual described in subparagraphs (I) to (IV) of this paragraph (a), if the individual requesting access has the notarized written consent of the former ward or if the former ward is deceased.

(b) "Former ward" means a person who as a minor child was in the custody of the state home for dependent and neglected children, regardless of the person's adoption status.

(c) (I) "Personal records" means the following documents and information pertaining to the custody, relinquishment, or adoption of a former ward, without redaction:

(A) The original birth certificate;

(B) The amended birth certificate;

(C) The temporary waiver of custody;

(D) The final order of relinquishment;

(E) The order of termination of parental rights;

(F) The final decree of adoption;

(G) The name of the former ward before placement in adoption; the name and address of each birth parent as they appear in the birth records or other documents, including other information that might personally identify a birth parent; and the name and address of each adoptive parent; and

(H) The physical description of the birth parents; the educational background of the birth parents; the occupation of the birth parents; genetic information about the birth family; medical information about the former ward's birth; social information about the birth parents; whether the former ward has siblings or half-siblings, and, if so, the names and addresses of the siblings and half-siblings; and the placement history of the former ward.

(II) "Personal records" does not include prerelinquishment counseling records, which records shall remain confidential.

(2) Upon proof of identification and upon request, the custodian of records, as defined in section 19-1-103, shall provide direct access, without redaction, to all personal records for inspection and copying by an eligible party relating to a former ward who, regardless of adoption status, as a minor was in the custody of the state home for dependent and neglected children.

(3) Prior to releasing any personal records to an eligible party allowed to receive personal records pursuant to this section, the custodian of records must require the eligible party requesting access to provide proof of identification. The custodian of records may charge reasonable fees for providing copies of records.