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. § 19-2.5-707
Evaluation at the request of the juvenile
Known as the Colorado Children’s Code
The act spans §§ 19-1-101 to 19-7-315 (377 sections).
Digitized from: Public.Law — Colorado Revised Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Colorado statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.