2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 19 - CHILDREN'S CODE (§§ 19-1-101 — 19-7-315) › Article 3 - DEPENDENCY AND NEGLECT (§§ 19-3-100.5 — 19-3-905) › Part 2 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 19-3-201 — 19-3-218) › Section 19-3-205 - Continuing jurisdiction

(1)
Except as otherwise provided in this article 3, the jurisdiction of the court over any child or youth adjudicated as neglected or dependent shall continue until the child or youth becomes eighteen and one-half years of age unless earlier terminated by court order; except that:
(a)
If a determination is pending or the youth has been determined to be an incapacitated person pursuant to section
15-14-102
, then jurisdiction continues until either the youth has made a complete transition into adult disability services and it is in the youth's best interests for the juvenile court to terminate jurisdiction or the youth reaches twenty-one years of age or such greater age of foster care eligibility as required by federal law, whichever comes first;
(b)
If a youth is making the transition to adult services pursuant to section
25.5-6-409.5
, then the court may extend jurisdiction until such transition is complete; or
(c)
Jurisdiction pursuant to this section is not required to be terminated due to age before October 1, 2021.
(2)
Repealed.
(3)
An eligible youth has the right to choose whether to participate in the foster youth in transition program created in section
19-7-303
.
(4)
(a)
If a youth who is sixteen years of age or older but less than eighteen years of age and who is in the custody of a county department runs away, and the youth's whereabouts have been unknown for more than ninety days, then the county department may file a motion to terminate jurisdiction.
(b)
The court shall set a hearing no later than thirty-five days after the county department files the motion to determine whether the county department has made reasonable efforts to locate the youth prior to terminating jurisdiction. The hearing may be waived upon stipulation by all parties.
(c)
The motion must be withdrawn and the hearing may be vacated or converted to a review hearing if the youth returns.
Amended by 2022 Ch. 421, § 41, eff. 8/10/2022.
Amended by 2022 Ch. 88, § 4, eff. 8/10/2022.
Amended by 2021 Ch. 340, § 5, eff. 6/25/2021.
Amended by 2017 Ch. 264, § 41, eff. 5/25/2017.
L. 87: Entire title R&RE, p. 762, § 1, effective October 1. L. 2011: Entire section amended, (HB 11 -1079), ch. 226, p. 226, § 8, effective August 10. L. 2017: (2)(a)(II) amended, (SB 17-294), ch. 1394, p. 1394, § 41, effective May 25. L. 2021: (1) amended and (3) and (4) added, (HB 21-1094), ch. 2216, p. 2216, § 5, effective June 25.
(1) This section was contained in a title that was repealed and reenacted in 1987. Provisions of this section, as it existed in 1987, are similar to those contained in 19-3-118 as said section existed in 1986, the year prior to the repeal and reenactment of this title.
(2) The provisions of subsection (2) in House Bill 11-1079 have been relettered and renumbered on revision for ease of location.
2022 Ch. 421, was passed without a safety clause. See Colo. Const. art. V, § 1(3).
2022 Ch. 88, was passed without a safety clause. See Colo. Const. art. V, § 1(3).