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2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 19 - CHILDREN'S CODE (§§ 19-1-101 — 19-7-315) › Article 2.5 - THE COLORADO JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM (§§ 19-2.5-101 — 19-2.5-1532) › Part 11 - SENTENCING (§§ 19-2.5-1101 — 19-2.5-1127) › Subpart C - SENTENCING - SPECIAL OFFENDERS (§§ 19-2.5-1125 — 19-2.5-1127) › Section 19-2.5-1125 - Petitions - special offenders

(1)
Mandatory sentence offender.
A juvenile is a mandatory sentence offender if the juvenile:
(a)
Has been adjudicated a juvenile delinquent twice; or
(b)
Has been adjudicated a juvenile delinquent and if the juvenile's probation has been revoked for a delinquent act, and:
(I)
Is subsequently adjudicated a juvenile delinquent; or
(II)
Has probation revoked for a delinquent act.
(2)
Repeat juvenile offender.
A juvenile is a repeat juvenile offender if the juvenile has been previously adjudicated a juvenile delinquent and is adjudicated a juvenile delinquent for a delinquent act that constitutes a felony or if the juvenile's probation is revoked for a delinquent act that constitutes a felony.
(3)
Violent juvenile offender.
A juvenile is a violent juvenile offender if the juvenile is adjudicated a juvenile delinquent for a delinquent act that constitutes a crime of violence as defined in section
18-1.3-406 (2)
.
(4)
Aggravated juvenile offender.
(a)
A juvenile offender is an aggravated juvenile offender if the juvenile is:
(I)
Adjudicated a juvenile delinquent for a delinquent act that constitutes a class 1 or class 2 felony or if the juvenile's probation is revoked for a delinquent act that constitutes a class 1 or class 2 felony; or
(II)
Adjudicated a juvenile delinquent for a delinquent act that constitutes a felony and either is subsequently adjudicated a juvenile delinquent for a delinquent act that constitutes a crime of violence, as defined in section
18-1.3-406 (2)
, or has probation revoked for a delinquent act that constitutes a crime of violence, as defined in section
18-1.3-406 (2)
; or
(III)
Adjudicated a juvenile delinquent or if the juvenile's probation is revoked for a delinquent act that constitutes felonious unlawful sexual behavior pursuant to part 4 of article
3
of title
18
, incest pursuant to section
18-6-301
, or aggravated incest pursuant to section
18-6-302
.
(b)
Provisions concerning aggravated juvenile offenders are located in sections
19-2.5-503
and
19-2.5-1127
.
Renumbered from C.R.S. §
19-2-516
and amended by 2021 Ch. 136, § 2, eff. 10/1/2021.
L. 96: Entire article amended with relocations, p. 1639, § 1, effective 1/1/1997. L. 2002: (3) and (4)(a)(II) amended, p. 1524, § 227, effective October 1.
This section was formerly numbered as
19-2-801(1)
,
19-2-802(1)
,
19-2-803(1)
, and
19-2-804(1)
. Prior to relocation in 1996, these sections were contained in a title that was repealed and reenacted in 1987. Provisions of these sections, as they existed in 1987, were contained in several sections in 1986, the year prior to the repeal and reenactment of this title.
For the legislative declaration contained in the 2002 act amending subsections (3) and (4)(a)(II), see section 1 of chapter 318, Session Laws of Colorado 2002.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 19 - CHILDREN'S CODE (§§ 19-1-101 — 19-7-315) › Article 2.5 - THE COLORADO JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM (§§ 19-2.5-101 — 19-2.5-1532) › Part 12 - JUVENILE PAROLE (§§ 19-2.5-1201 — 19-2.5-1206) › Section 19-2.5-1202 - Juvenile parole - organization

(1)
Juvenile parole services are administered by the division of youth services in the department of human services, under the direction of the director of the division of youth services, appointed pursuant to section
19-2.5-1501
.
(2)
The director of the division shall appoint juvenile parole officers and other personnel of the division of youth services pursuant to section 13 of article XII of the state constitution and with the consent of the department of human services. Juvenile parole officers have the powers and duties specified in section
19-2.5-1204
and the powers of peace officers, as described in sections
16-2.5-101
and
16-2.5-138
.
(3)
The division of youth services may divide juvenile parole supervision into regions throughout the state. Within each region there may be more than one office location for parole officers.
Renumbered from C.R.S. §
19-2-209
and amended by 2021 Ch. 136, § 2, eff. 10/1/2021.
Amended by 2017 Ch. 381, § 29, eff. 6/6/2017.
L. 2021: Entire article added with relocations, (SB 21-059), ch. 665, p. 665, § 2, effective October 1.
This section is similar to former § 19-2-209 as it existed prior to 2021.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 19 - CHILDREN'S CODE (§§ 19-1-101 — 19-7-315) › Article 2.5 - THE COLORADO JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM (§§ 19-2.5-101 — 19-2.5-1532) › Part 12 - JUVENILE PAROLE (§§ 19-2.5-1201 — 19-2.5-1206) › Section 19-2.5-1204 - [Effective Until 9/1/2024] Parole officers - powers - duties

(1)
Under the direction of the director of the division of youth services, the juvenile parole officer or officers in each region established in section
19-2.5-1202 (3)
shall supervise all juveniles living in the region who, having been committed to the department of human services, are on parole from one of its facilities.
(2)
The juvenile parole officer shall give to each juvenile granted parole a written statement of the conditions of the juvenile's parole, shall explain such conditions fully, and shall aid the juvenile to observe them. The juvenile parole officer shall have periodic conferences with and reports from the juvenile. The juvenile parole officer may conduct such investigations or other activities as necessary to determine whether the conditions of parole are being met and to accomplish the juvenile's rehabilitation.
(3)
All juvenile parole officers have the powers of peace officers, as described in sections
16-2.5-101
and
16-2.5-138
, in performing the duties of their position.
Renumbered from C.R.S. §
19-2-1003
and amended by 2021 Ch. 136, § 2, eff. 10/1/2021.
Amended by 2017 Ch. 381, § 41, eff. 6/6/2017.
L. 2021: Entire article added with relocations, (SB 21-059), ch. 671, p. 671, § 2, effective October 1.
This section is similar to former § 19-2-1003 as it existed prior to 2021.
This section is set out more than once due to postponed, multiple, or conflicting amendments.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 19 - CHILDREN'S CODE (§§ 19-1-101 — 19-7-315) › Article 2.5 - THE COLORADO JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM (§§ 19-2.5-101 — 19-2.5-1532) › Part 12 - JUVENILE PAROLE (§§ 19-2.5-1201 — 19-2.5-1206) › Section 19-2.5-1204 - [Effective 9/1/2024] Parole officers - powers - duties

(1)
Under the direction of the director of the division of youth services, the juvenile parole officer or officers in each region established in section
19-2.5-1202 (3)
shall supervise all juveniles living in the region who, having been committed to the department of human services, are on parole from one of its facilities.
(2)
(a)
The juvenile parole officer shall give to each juvenile granted parole a written statement of the conditions of the juvenile's parole, explain such conditions fully, and aid the juvenile to observe them. The juvenile parole officer shall have periodic meetings with the juvenile. The juvenile parole officer may conduct investigations or other activities as necessary to determine whether the conditions of parole are being met and to accomplish the juvenile's rehabilitation.
(b)
Unless inconsistent with other conditions imposed by the board, in directing that a juvenile on parole have a periodic meeting with a juvenile parole officer, the juvenile parole officer shall:
(I)
Schedule, in good faith, meetings with the juvenile on parole at mutually agreeable times that do not conflict with the juvenile's essential obligations including work, education, job training, dependent care, medical appointments, and other parole requirements; and
(II)
Allow a juvenile to meet with a parole officer through a telephone call or audio-visual communication technology.
(3)
All juvenile parole officers have the powers of peace officers, as described in sections
16-2.5-101
and
16-2.5-138
, in performing the duties of their position.
Amended by 2024 Ch. 353,§ 9, eff. 9/1/2024.
Renumbered from C.R.S. §
19-2-1003
and amended by 2021 Ch. 136, § 2, eff. 10/1/2021.
Amended by 2017 Ch. 381, § 41, eff. 6/6/2017.
L. 2021: Entire article added with relocations, (SB 21-059), ch. 671, p. 671, § 2, effective October 1.
This section is similar to former § 19-2-1003 as it existed prior to 2021.
2024 Ch. 353, was passed without a safety clause. See Colo. Const. art. V, § 1(3).
This section is set out more than once due to postponed, multiple, or conflicting amendments.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 19 - CHILDREN'S CODE (§§ 19-1-101 — 19-7-315) › Article 2.5 - THE COLORADO JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM (§§ 19-2.5-101 — 19-2.5-1532) › Part 12 - JUVENILE PAROLE (§§ 19-2.5-1201 — 19-2.5-1206) › Section 19-2.5-1205 - Administrative law judges

An administrative law judge shall assist any hearing panel of the juvenile parole board that is considering the suspension, modification, or revocation of a juvenile's parole.
Renumbered from C.R.S. §
19-2-208
and amended by 2021 Ch. 136,§2, eff. 10/1/2021.
L. 2021: Entire article added with relocations, (SB 21-059), ch. 671, p. 671, § 2, effective October 1.
This section is similar to former § 19-2-208 as it existed prior to 2021.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 19 - CHILDREN'S CODE (§§ 19-1-101 — 19-7-315) › Article 2.5 - THE COLORADO JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM (§§ 19-2.5-101 — 19-2.5-1532) › Part 13 - APPEALS (§§ 19-2.5-1301 — 19-2.5-1302) › Section 19-2.5-1301 - Appeals

(1)
Appellate procedure is governed by the Colorado appellate rules. Initials must appear on the record on appeal in place of the juvenile's and other respondents' names. Appeals must be advanced on the calendar of the appellate court and decided at the earliest practical time.
(2)
The prosecution in a delinquency case may appeal any decision of the trial court as provided in section
16-12-102
.
Renumbered from C.R.S. §
19-2-903
and amended by 2021 Ch. 136,§2, eff. 10/1/2021.
L. 2021: Entire article added with relocations, (SB 21-059), ch. 675, p. 675, § 2, effective October 1.
This section is similar to former § 19-2-903 as it existed prior to 2021.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 19 - CHILDREN'S CODE (§§ 19-1-101 — 19-7-315) › Article 2.5 - THE COLORADO JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM (§§ 19-2.5-101 — 19-2.5-1532) › Part 13 - APPEALS (§§ 19-2.5-1301 — 19-2.5-1302) › Section 19-2.5-1302 - Posttrial bail

A juvenile's application for posttrial bail is governed by part 2 of article
4
of title
16
and section
19-2.5-306
, as it relates to bail.
Renumbered from C.R.S. §
19-2-904
and amended by 2021 Ch. 136, § 2, eff. 10/1/2021.
L. 2021: Entire article added with relocations, (SB 21-059), ch. 675, p. 675, § 2, effective October 1.
This section is similar to former § 19-2-904 as it existed prior to 2021.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 19 - CHILDREN'S CODE (§§ 19-1-101 — 19-7-315) › Article 2.5 - THE COLORADO JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM (§§ 19-2.5-101 — 19-2.5-1532) › Part 14 - ADMINISTRATION (§§ 19-2.5-1401 — 19-2.5-1412) › Subpart A - IN GENERAL (§§ 19-2.5-1401 — 19-2.5-1407.3) › Section 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
.
Renumbered from C.R.S. §
19-2-202
and amended by 2021 Ch. 136, § 2, eff. 10/1/2021.
Amended by 2021 Ch. 64, § 1, eff. 4/29/2021.
L. 2021: Entire section amended, (SB 21 -066), ch. 254, p. 254, § 1, effective April 29; entire article added with relocations, (SB 21-059), ch. 675, p. 675, § 2, effective October 1.
(1) This section is similar to former § 19-2-202 as it existed prior to 2021.
(2) This section was numbered as
19-2-202
in SB 21-066 (see L. 2021, p. 254 ). Those provisions were harmonized with this section as they appear in SB 21-059.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 19 - CHILDREN'S CODE (§§ 19-1-101 — 19-7-315) › Article 2.5 - THE COLORADO JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM (§§ 19-2.5-101 — 19-2.5-1532) › Part 14 - ADMINISTRATION (§§ 19-2.5-1401 — 19-2.5-1412) › Subpart A - IN GENERAL (§§ 19-2.5-1401 — 19-2.5-1407.3) › Section 19-2.5-1403 - [Repealed]

Repealed by 2023 Ch. 251,§ 1, eff. 5/24/2023.
Renumbered from C.R.S. §
19-2-203.5
and amended by 2021 Ch. 136, § 2, eff. 10/1/2021.
Added by 2017 Ch. 381, § 2, eff. 6/6/2017.
L. 2021: Entire article added with relocations, (SB 21-059), ch. 676, p. 676, § 2, effective October 1.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 19 - CHILDREN'S CODE (§§ 19-1-101 — 19-7-315) › Article 2.5 - THE COLORADO JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM (§§ 19-2.5-101 — 19-2.5-1532) › Part 14 - ADMINISTRATION (§§ 19-2.5-1401 — 19-2.5-1412) › Subpart A - IN GENERAL (§§ 19-2.5-1401 — 19-2.5-1407.3) › Section 19-2.5-1405 - Working group - allocation of beds

(1)
The executive director of the department of human services and the state court administrator in the judicial department, or a designee of such persons, in consultation with the division of criminal justice of the department of public safety, the office of state planning and budgeting, the Colorado district attorneys' council, and law enforcement representatives, shall form a working group that has the following duties:
(a)
To annually allocate the number of juvenile detention beds to each catchment area in the state created pursuant to section
19-2.5-1513
, based on the number of juvenile beds established pursuant to section
19-2.5-1514
. Once the allocation of juvenile detention beds is made to the catchment areas, the working group shall allocate detention beds within the catchment areas to the judicial districts within each catchment area. Judicial districts shall not exceed the number of beds allocated to them except for circumstances provided for in subsection (1)(b) of this section.
(b)
To develop a mechanism for judicial districts to loan detention beds to other judicial districts in cases of need;
(c)
To develop emergency release guidelines that must be used by each judicial district to prevent placement of a juvenile in a juvenile detention facility in excess of the number of beds allocated to the judicial district; and
(d)
To develop juvenile detention placement guidelines for each judicial district to use in complying with the number of juvenile detention beds allocated to the judicial district.
Renumbered from C.R.S. §
19-2-1202
and amended by 2021 Ch. 136, § 2, eff. 10/1/2021.
Amended by 2021 Ch. 463, § 5, eff. 7/6/2021.
L. 2021: IP(1) and (1)(b) amended, (SB 21-071), ch. 3335, p. 3335, § 5, effective July 6; entire article added with relocations, (SB 21-059), ch. 680, p. 680, § 2, effective October 1.
(1) This section is similar to former § 19-2-1202 as it existed prior to 2021.
(2) Subsections IP(1) and (1)(b) were numbered as
19-2-1202
IP(1) and (1)(b) in SB 21-071 (see L. 2021, p. 3335 ). Those provisions were harmonized with subsections IP(1) and (1)(b) of this section as they appear in SB 21-059.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 19 - CHILDREN'S CODE (§§ 19-1-101 — 19-7-315) › Article 2.5 - THE COLORADO JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM (§§ 19-2.5-101 — 19-2.5-1532) › Part 14 - ADMINISTRATION (§§ 19-2.5-1401 — 19-2.5-1412) › Subpart A - IN GENERAL (§§ 19-2.5-1401 — 19-2.5-1407.3) › Section 19-2.5-1406 - Juvenile probation departments or divisions - service agreements

(1)
The juvenile court is authorized to establish juvenile probation departments or divisions.
(2)
Subject to section
13-3-105
, the juvenile court is authorized to appoint juvenile probation officers and such other professional and clerical personnel as may be required. Juvenile probation officers have the powers and duties specified in section
19-2.5-1107
and have the powers of peace officers, as described in sections
16-2.5-101
and
16-2.5-138
.
(3)
Upon the agreement of the juvenile court judges, the approval of the chief judge in each district or, for the second judicial district, the presiding judge of the Denver juvenile court, and the approval of the chief justice of the supreme court, two or more contiguous judicial districts may combine to form an interdistrict juvenile probation department.
(4)
(a)
The juvenile court judges are authorized to enter into agreements with the state department of human services, county departments of human or social services, other public agencies, private agencies, or with other juvenile courts to provide supervision or other services for juveniles placed on probation by the court.
(b)
The conditions and terms of any such agreement must be set forth in writing, including any payments to be made by the court for the services provided.
(c)
Any agreement made pursuant to this subsection (4) may be terminated with ninety-one days written notice by either party.
Renumbered from C.R.S. §
19-2-204
and amended by 2021 Ch. 136, § 2, eff. 10/1/2021.
Amended by 2018 Ch. 38, § 40, eff. 8/8/2018.
L. 2021: Entire article added with relocations, (SB 21-059), ch. 681, p. 681, § 2, effective October 1.
This section is similar to former § 19-2-204 as it existed prior to 2021.
For the legislative declaration in SB 18-092, see section 1 of chapter 38, Session Laws of Colorado 2018.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 19 - CHILDREN'S CODE (§§ 19-1-101 — 19-7-315) › Article 2.5 - THE COLORADO JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM (§§ 19-2.5-101 — 19-2.5-1532) › Part 14 - ADMINISTRATION (§§ 19-2.5-1401 — 19-2.5-1412) › Subpart B - PROGRAMS (§§ 19-2.5-1408 — 19-2.5-1412) › Section 19-2.5-1408 - Victim-offender conferences - pilot program

The division of youth services is authorized to establish a pilot program, when funds become available, in its facilities to facilitate victim-initiated victim-offender conferences whereby a victim of a crime may request a facilitated conference with the juvenile who committed the crime, if the juvenile is in the custody of the division of youth services. After such a pilot program is established, the division of youth services may establish policies and procedures for the victim-offender conferences using volunteers to facilitate the conferences. The volunteers shall complete the division of youth services' volunteer and facility-specific training programs and complete high-risk victim-offender training and victim-advocacy training. The division of youth services shall not compensate or reimburse a volunteer or victim for any expenses. If a pilot program is available, and subsequent to the victim's or the victim representative's request, the division of youth services shall arrange a conference only after determining that the conference would be safe and only if the juvenile agrees to participate. The purposes of the conference are to enable the victim to meet the juvenile, to obtain answers to questions only the juvenile can answer, to assist the victim in healing from the impact of the crime, and to promote a sense of remorse and acceptance of responsibility by the juvenile that may contribute to the juvenile's rehabilitation.
Renumbered from C.R.S. §
19-2-311
and amended by 2021 Ch. 136,§2, eff. 10/1/2021.
Amended by 2017 Ch. 381,§35, eff. 6/6/2017.
L. 2021: Entire article added with relocations, (SB 21-059), ch. 682, p. 682, § 2, effective October 1.
This section is similar to former § 19-2-311 as it existed prior to 2021.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 19 - CHILDREN'S CODE (§§ 19-1-101 — 19-7-315) › Article 2.5 - THE COLORADO JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM (§§ 19-2.5-101 — 19-2.5-1532) › Part 14 - ADMINISTRATION (§§ 19-2.5-1401 — 19-2.5-1412) › Subpart B - PROGRAMS (§§ 19-2.5-1408 — 19-2.5-1412) › Section 19-2.5-1409 - Juvenile intensive supervision program - creation - elements - role of judicial department

(1)
The judicial department may establish and operate, either directly or by contracting with one or more private organizations, a juvenile intensive supervision program, which may be utilized by any judge in sentencing any juvenile who has been placed on probation and who presents a high risk of future placement within juvenile correctional facilities according to assessment criteria developed pursuant to this section.
(2)
The juvenile intensive supervision program created pursuant to subsection (1) of this section must include, but is not limited to, utilization of any or all of the following elements:
(a)
Increased supervision of the juvenile by probation officers;
(b)
Utilization of specific youth case management approaches;
(c)
Community service work assignments;
(d)
Restitution programs;
(e)
Structured group training regarding problem solving, social skills, negotiation skills, emotion management, creative thinking, value enhancement, and critical reasoning;
(f)
Use of electronic or global position monitoring and substance abuse testing to monitor the juvenile's compliance with the program and providing sanctions for failure to comply with the program; and
(g)
Individual and family treatment.
(3)
The judicial department, with the assistance of a juvenile intensive supervision advisory committee, shall develop assessment criteria for placement in the juvenile intensive supervision program, including the results of a validated risk and needs assessment tool, and judicial department guidelines for implementation of the program and measurement of the outcome of the program. The advisory committee is appointed by the state court administrator and includes, but is not limited to, representatives of the division of youth services in the department of human services and the division of criminal justice of the department of public safety.
Renumbered from C.R.S. §
19-2-306
and
19-2-307
and amended by 2021 Ch. 136,§2, eff. 10/1/2021.
Amended by 2019 Ch. 294,§8, eff. 7/1/2019.
Amended by 2017 Ch. 381,§33, eff. 6/6/2017.
L. 2021: Entire article added with relocations, (SB 21-059), ch. 682, p. 682, § 2, effective October 1.
This section is similar to former §§ 19-2-306 and 19-2-307 as they existed prior to 2021.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 19 - CHILDREN'S CODE (§§ 19-1-101 — 19-7-315) › Article 2.5 - THE COLORADO JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM (§§ 19-2.5-101 — 19-2.5-1532) › Part 14 - ADMINISTRATION (§§ 19-2.5-1401 — 19-2.5-1412) › Subpart B - PROGRAMS (§§ 19-2.5-1408 — 19-2.5-1412) › Section 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.
Renumbered from C.R.S. §
19-2-304
and amended by 2021 Ch. 136,§2, eff. 10/1/2021.
L. 2021: Entire article added with relocations, (SB 21-059), ch. 686, p. 686, § 2, effective October 1.
This section is similar to former § 19-2-304 as it existed prior to 2021.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 19 - CHILDREN'S CODE (§§ 19-1-101 — 19-7-315) › Article 2.5 - THE COLORADO JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM (§§ 19-2.5-101 — 19-2.5-1532) › Part 15 - FACILITIES (§§ 19-2.5-1501 — 19-2.5-1532) › Subpart A - IN GENERAL (§§ 19-2.5-1501 — 19-2.5-1510) › Section 19-2.5-1502 - Human services facilities - authority

(1)
The department of human services shall establish and operate facilities necessary for the care, education, training, treatment, and rehabilitation of juveniles legally committed to its custody pursuant to section
19-2.5-1127
or
19-2.5-1103
. As necessary and when money is available for such purposes, the facilities may include but are not limited to:
(a)
Group care facilities and homes, including halfway houses, nonresidential transition programs, day reporting and day treatment centers, and staff secure facilities;
(b)
Training schools;
(c)
Conservation camps;
(d)
Diagnostic and evaluation centers and receiving centers; and
(e)
Any programs necessary to implement the purposes of this section for juveniles in community placement.
(2)
The department of human services shall cooperate with other governmental units and agencies, including appropriate local units of government, state departments and institutions, and agencies of the federal government in order to facilitate youth training and rehabilitation.
(3)
Once a juvenile is committed to the department of human services, the juvenile shall remain in a facility directly operated by the department of human services or in a secure facility contracted for by the department of human services until the juvenile's commitment expires as provided by law, parole status is granted pursuant to part 12 of this article 2.5, or a community placement is approved by order of the juvenile court and by a juvenile community review board, if one exists in the county of proposed placement.
(4)
The department of human services shall contract with the department of corrections to house in an appropriate facility operated by the department of human services and, as appropriate, to provide services to any juvenile under the age of fourteen years who is sentenced as an adult to the department of corrections. On reaching fourteen years of age, any juvenile sentenced to the department of corrections shall be transferred to an appropriate facility operated by the department of corrections for the completion of the juvenile's sentence.
Renumbered from C.R.S. §
19-2-403
and amended by 2021 Ch. 136, § 2, eff. 10/1/2021.
L. 2021: Entire article added with relocations, (SB 21-059), ch. 689, p. 689, § 2, effective October 1.
This section is similar to former § 19-2-403 as it existed prior to 2021.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 19 - CHILDREN'S CODE (§§ 19-1-101 — 19-7-315) › Article 2.5 - THE COLORADO JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM (§§ 19-2.5-101 — 19-2.5-1532) › Part 15 - FACILITIES (§§ 19-2.5-1501 — 19-2.5-1532) › Subpart A - IN GENERAL (§§ 19-2.5-1501 — 19-2.5-1510) › Section 19-2.5-1503 - Eminent domain - detention facility site

(1)
(a)
Subject to the provisions of subsection (2) of this section, the department of human services has the right to acquire by eminent domain any real property that is located within the Denver metropolitan area that is necessary for the establishment of one or more juvenile detention facilities. Such real property must be acquired in accordance with articles
1
to
7
of title
38
.
(b)
Any real property specified in subsection (1)(a) of this section that is already devoted to a public use may be acquired by the department of human services pursuant to this section; except that property owned by the federal government may not be acquired without the consent of the federal government.
(2)
Prior to the acquisition of any real property pursuant to subsection (1) of this section, the joint budget committee, established pursuant to section
2-3-201
, must review and approve the proposed acquisition.
Renumbered from C.R.S. §
19-2-403.5
and amended by 2021 Ch. 136,§2, eff. 10/1/2021.
L. 2021: Entire article added with relocations, (SB 21-059), ch. 690, p. 690, § 2, effective October 1.
This section is similar to former § 19-2-403.5 as it existed prior to 2021.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 19 - CHILDREN'S CODE (§§ 19-1-101 — 19-7-315) › Article 2.5 - THE COLORADO JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM (§§ 19-2.5-101 — 19-2.5-1532) › Part 15 - FACILITIES (§§ 19-2.5-1501 — 19-2.5-1532) › Subpart A - IN GENERAL (§§ 19-2.5-1501 — 19-2.5-1510) › Section 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.
Renumbered from C.R.S. §
19-2-205
and amended by 2021 Ch. 136, § 2, eff. 10/1/2021.
Amended by 2017 Ch. 381, § 28, eff. 6/6/2017.
L. 2021: Entire article added with relocations, (SB 21-059), ch. 691, p. 691, § 2, effective October 1.
This section is similar to former § 19-2-205 as it existed prior to 2021.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 19 - CHILDREN'S CODE (§§ 19-1-101 — 19-7-315) › Article 2.5 - THE COLORADO JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM (§§ 19-2.5-101 — 19-2.5-1532) › Part 15 - FACILITIES (§§ 19-2.5-1501 — 19-2.5-1532) › Subpart A - IN GENERAL (§§ 19-2.5-1501 — 19-2.5-1510) › Section 19-2.5-1505 - Juvenile facility employees - rules

(1)
On and after April 1, 2004, the department of human services shall not hire a person who is required to register as a sex offender pursuant to the "Colorado Sex Offender Registration Act", article
22
of title
16
, to work at a juvenile facility.
(2)
The department of human services shall ensure that any person who is employed to work at a juvenile facility as of April 1, 2004, and who is required to register as a sex offender pursuant to the "Colorado Sex Offender Registration Act", article
22
of title
16
, does not have unsupervised contact with a juvenile in the facility on and after April 1, 2004.
(3)
If a person, while employed by the department of human services, is convicted of an offense that requires the employee to register as a sex offender pursuant to the "Colorado Sex Offender Registration Act", article
22
of title
16
, the employee shall immediately notify the department of human services of the conviction and the registration requirement. The department of human services shall ensure that the employee does not have unsupervised contact with a juvenile in the facility on and after the date it receives notice pursuant to this subsection (3).
(4)
The executive director of the department of human services shall adopt such rules as may be necessary to ensure compliance with the requirements of this section.
Renumbered from C.R.S. §
19-2-403.3
and amended by 2021 Ch. 136,§2, eff. 10/1/2021.
L. 2021: Entire article added with relocations, (SB 21-059), ch. 692, p. 692, § 2, effective October 1.
This section is similar to former § 19-2-403.3 as it existed prior to 2021.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 19 - CHILDREN'S CODE (§§ 19-1-101 — 19-7-315) › Article 2.5 - THE COLORADO JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM (§§ 19-2.5-101 — 19-2.5-1532) › Part 15 - FACILITIES (§§ 19-2.5-1501 — 19-2.5-1532) › Subpart A - IN GENERAL (§§ 19-2.5-1501 — 19-2.5-1510) › Section 19-2.5-1507 - Facilities - control and restraint - liability - duty to pursue runaways

(1)
Any facility that houses or provides nonresidential services to adjudicated juveniles pursuant to this article 2.5, whether publicly or privately operated, for short-term or long-term commitment or detention is authorized to respond in a reasonable manner to issues of control and restraint of adjudicated juveniles when necessary. Each facility or program shall establish clearly defined policies and procedures for the short-term restraint and control of adjudicated juveniles housed within the facility or receiving services in the nonresidential program.
(2)
Any facility that houses or provides nonresidential services to adjudicated juveniles pursuant to this article 2.5 and any person employed by the facility or program is not liable for damages arising from acts committed in the good-faith implementation of this section; except that the facility or program and any person employed by the facility or program may be liable for acts that are committed in a willful and wanton manner.
(3)
Any facility that houses adjudicated juveniles pursuant to this article 2.5 has a duty to notify the court and the local law enforcement agency as soon as possible after discovering that an adjudicated juvenile housed at the facility has run away.
Renumbered from C.R.S. §
19-2-404
and amended by 2021 Ch. 136,§2, eff. 10/1/2021.
L. 2021: Entire article added with relocations, (SB 21-059), ch. 694, p. 694, § 2, effective October 1.
This section is similar to former § 19-2-404 as it existed prior to 2021.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 19 - CHILDREN'S CODE (§§ 19-1-101 — 19-7-315) › Article 2.5 - THE COLORADO JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM (§§ 19-2.5-101 — 19-2.5-1532) › Part 15 - FACILITIES (§§ 19-2.5-1501 — 19-2.5-1532) › Subpart A - IN GENERAL (§§ 19-2.5-1501 — 19-2.5-1510) › Section 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.
Renumbered from C.R.S. §
19-2-920
and amended by 2021 Ch. 136, § 2, eff. 10/1/2021.
L. 2021: Entire article added with relocations, (SB 21-059), ch. 694, p. 694, § 2, effective October 1.
This section is similar to former § 19-2-920 as it existed prior to 2021.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 19 - CHILDREN'S CODE (§§ 19-1-101 — 19-7-315) › Article 2.5 - THE COLORADO JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM (§§ 19-2.5-101 — 19-2.5-1532) › Part 15 - FACILITIES (§§ 19-2.5-1501 — 19-2.5-1532) › Subpart A - IN GENERAL (§§ 19-2.5-1501 — 19-2.5-1510) › Section 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
.
Renumbered from C.R.S. §
19-2-416
and amended by 2021 Ch. 136,§2, eff. 10/1/2021.
L. 2021: Entire article added with relocations, (SB 21-059), ch. 694, p. 694, § 2, effective October 1.
This section is similar to former § 19-2-416 as it existed prior to 2021.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 19 - CHILDREN'S CODE (§§ 19-1-101 — 19-7-315) › Article 2.5 - THE COLORADO JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM (§§ 19-2.5-101 — 19-2.5-1532) › Part 15 - FACILITIES (§§ 19-2.5-1501 — 19-2.5-1532) › Subpart A - IN GENERAL (§§ 19-2.5-1501 — 19-2.5-1510) › Section 19-2.5-1510 - Facility publications

Publications of any of the facilities established pursuant to section
19-2.5-1502
and sections
19-2.5-1527
to
19-2.5-1529
intended for circulation in quantity outside such facility is subject to the "Information Coordination Act", section
24-1-136
.
Renumbered from C.R.S. §
19-2-413
and amended by 2021 Ch. 136, § 2, eff. 10/1/2021.
L. 2021: Entire article added with relocations, (SB 21-059), ch. 694, p. 694, § 2, effective October 1.
This section is similar to former § 19-2-413 as it existed prior to 2021.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 19 - CHILDREN'S CODE (§§ 19-1-101 — 19-7-315) › Article 2.5 - THE COLORADO JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM (§§ 19-2.5-101 — 19-2.5-1532) › Part 15 - FACILITIES (§§ 19-2.5-1501 — 19-2.5-1532) › Subpart B - BEDS AND FACILITIES (§§ 19-2.5-1511 — 19-2.5-1517) › Section 19-2.5-1511.5 - Policies concerning use of telephones and other communications services by juvenile detention facilities

(1)
The department of human services shall provide voice communications services to juveniles in the department's custody and who are confined in a juvenile detention facility. The department of human services may supplement voice communications services with other communications services, including, but not limited to, video communication and electronic mail or messaging services. In administering the use of communications services, the department of human services shall not receive any revenue, including commissions or fees.
(2)
In administering the use of communications services pursuant to subsection (1) of this section, access to communications services must not be limited beyond what is necessary for routine facility operations. Any communications service provided must be free of charge to the person initiating and the person receiving the communications service.
Added by 2023 Ch. 421,§ 2, eff. 8/7/2023.
2023 Ch. 421, was passed without a safety clause. See Colo. Const. art. V, § 1(3).
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 19 - CHILDREN'S CODE (§§ 19-1-101 — 19-7-315) › Article 2.5 - THE COLORADO JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM (§§ 19-2.5-101 — 19-2.5-1532) › Part 15 - FACILITIES (§§ 19-2.5-1501 — 19-2.5-1532) › Subpart B - BEDS AND FACILITIES (§§ 19-2.5-1511 — 19-2.5-1517) › Section 19-2.5-1512 - Use of juvenile detention beds

A juvenile committed to the department of human services pursuant to article
3
of this title 19 must not be placed in a juvenile detention bed unless the juvenile is subject to an action proceeding pursuant to this article 2.5.
Renumbered from C.R.S. §
19-2-1204
and amended by 2021 Ch. 136,§2, eff. 10/1/2021.
L. 2021: Entire article added with relocations, (SB 21-059), ch. 696, p. 696, § 2, effective October 1.
This section is similar to former § 19-2-1204 as it existed prior to 2021.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 19 - CHILDREN'S CODE (§§ 19-1-101 — 19-7-315) › Article 2.5 - THE COLORADO JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM (§§ 19-2.5-101 — 19-2.5-1532) › Part 15 - FACILITIES (§§ 19-2.5-1501 — 19-2.5-1532) › Subpart B - BEDS AND FACILITIES (§§ 19-2.5-1511 — 19-2.5-1517) › Section 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.
Renumbered from C.R.S. §
19-2-402.5
and amended by 2021 Ch. 136, § 2, eff. 10/1/2021.
L. 2021: Entire article added with relocations, (SB 21-059), ch. 696, p. 696, § 2, effective October 1.
This section is similar to former § 19-2-402.5 as it existed prior to 2021.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 19 - CHILDREN'S CODE (§§ 19-1-101 — 19-7-315) › Article 2.5 - THE COLORADO JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM (§§ 19-2.5-101 — 19-2.5-1532) › Part 15 - FACILITIES (§§ 19-2.5-1501 — 19-2.5-1532) › Subpart B - BEDS AND FACILITIES (§§ 19-2.5-1511 — 19-2.5-1517) › Section 19-2.5-1514 - Juvenile detention bed cap

For the fiscal year 2021-22 and each fiscal year thereafter, the number of available juvenile detention beds statewide is limited to two hundred fifteen.
Amended by 2022 Ch. 421,§40, eff. 8/10/2022.
Renumbered from C.R.S. §
19-2-1201
and amended by 2021 Ch. 136,§2, eff. 10/1/2021.
Amended by 2021 Ch. 463,§4, eff. 7/6/2021.
Amended by 2019 Ch. 118,§1, eff. 4/16/2019.
Amended by 2013 Ch. 88,§1, eff. 3/29/2013.
L. 2021: (4) amended and (5) added, (SB 21-071), ch. 3335, p. 3335, § 4, effective July 6; entire article added with relocations, (SB 21-059), ch. 696, p. 696, § 2, effective October 1.
(1) This section is similar to former § 19-2-1201 as it existed prior to 2021.
(2) Subsections (4) and (5) were numbered as §
19-2-1201(4) and (5)
in SB 21-071 (see L. 2021, p. 3335 ). Those provisions were harmonized with this section as it appears in SB 21-059.
2022 Ch. 421, was passed without a safety clause. See Colo. Const. art. V, § 1(3).
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 19 - CHILDREN'S CODE (§§ 19-1-101 — 19-7-315) › Article 2.5 - THE COLORADO JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM (§§ 19-2.5-101 — 19-2.5-1532) › Part 15 - FACILITIES (§§ 19-2.5-1501 — 19-2.5-1532) › Subpart B - BEDS AND FACILITIES (§§ 19-2.5-1511 — 19-2.5-1517) › Section 19-2.5-1515 - Judicial districts - plans for the cap

Each judicial district shall annually develop a plan to manage the limit on the number of juvenile detention beds allocated to the judicial district by the working group pursuant to section
19-2.5-1405 (1)(a)
. The judicial district shall consider the emergency release guidelines and placement guidelines developed pursuant to section
19-2.5-1405
in its annual plan to manage the limit. The annual plan developed by the judicial district must ensure the judicial district does not exceed the number of juvenile detention beds allocated to it pursuant to section
19-2.5-1405
.
Renumbered from C.R.S. §
19-2-1203
and amended by 2021 Ch. 136, § 2, eff. 10/1/2021.
L. 2021: Entire article added with relocations, (SB 21-059), ch. 697, p. 697, § 2, effective October 1.
This section is similar to former § 19-2-1203 as it existed prior to 2021.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 19 - CHILDREN'S CODE (§§ 19-1-101 — 19-7-315) › Article 2.5 - THE COLORADO JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM (§§ 19-2.5-101 — 19-2.5-1532) › Part 15 - FACILITIES (§§ 19-2.5-1501 — 19-2.5-1532) › Subpart B - BEDS AND FACILITIES (§§ 19-2.5-1511 — 19-2.5-1517) › Section 19-2.5-1516 - Juvenile detention facilities - behavioral or mental health disorder screening

(1)
The executive director of the department of human services may implement a behavioral or mental health disorder screening program to screen juveniles held in juvenile detention facilities following adjudication. If the executive director chooses to implement a behavioral or mental health disorder screening program, the executive director shall use the standardized behavioral or mental health disorder screening developed pursuant to section
16-11.9-102
and conduct the screening in accordance with procedures established pursuant to said section.
(2)
Prior to implementation of a behavioral or mental health disorder screening program pursuant to this section, if implementation of the program would require an increase in appropriations, the executive director shall submit to the joint budget committee a request for funding in the amount necessary to implement the behavioral or mental health disorder screening program. If implementation of the behavioral or mental health disorder screening program would require an increase in appropriations, implementation of the program is conditional upon approval of the funding request.
Renumbered from C.R.S. §
19-2-417
and amended by 2021 Ch. 136,§2, eff. 10/1/2021.
Amended by 2017 Ch. 263,§153, eff. 5/25/2017.
L. 2021: Entire article added with relocations, (SB 21-059), ch. 697, p. 697, § 2, effective October 1.
This section is similar to former § 19-2-417 as it existed prior to 2021.
For the legislative declaration in SB 17-242, see section 1 of chapter 263, Session Laws of Colorado 2017.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 19 - CHILDREN'S CODE (§§ 19-1-101 — 19-7-315) › Article 2.5 - THE COLORADO JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM (§§ 19-2.5-101 — 19-2.5-1532) › Part 15 - FACILITIES (§§ 19-2.5-1501 — 19-2.5-1532) › Subpart B - BEDS AND FACILITIES (§§ 19-2.5-1511 — 19-2.5-1517) › Section 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.
Renumbered from C.R.S. §
19-2-412
and amended by 2021 Ch. 136,§2, eff. 10/1/2021.
L. 2021: Entire article added with relocations, (SB 21-059), ch. 697, p. 697, § 2, effective October 1.
This section is similar to former § 19-2-412 as it existed prior to 2021.