Colorado Children’s Code

Colorado · Children’s Code · §§ 19-1-101 to 19-7-315 · 377 sections

In the courts

Sections of this act have been cited in 14 court decisions.

Most-cited authority: 43 F.4th 1116 - Peck v. McCann

Sections covered

C.R.S. § 19-1-101Short title
C.R.S. § 19-1-102Legislative declaration
C.R.S. § 19-1-103Definitions
C.R.S. § 19-1-104Jurisdiction1 cite
C.R.S. § 19-1-105Right to counsel and jury trial
C.R.S. § 19-1-106Hearings
C.R.S. § 19-1-107Social study and other reports
C.R.S. § 19-1-108Magistrates
C.R.S. § 19-1-109Appeals
C.R.S. § 19-1-110Previous orders and decrees
C.R.S. § 19-1-111Appointment of guardian ad litem
C.R.S. § 19-1-111.5Court-appointed special advocate
C.R.S. § 19-1-112Search warrants for the protection of children
C.R.S. § 19-1-113Emergency protection orders
C.R.S. § 19-1-114Order of protection
C.R.S. § 19-1-115Legal custody
C.R.S. § 19-1-115.3Missing children and youth from out-of-home placement
C.R.S. § 19-1-115.5Placement of children out of home
C.R.S. § 19-1-115.7Foster care prevention services
C.R.S. § 19-1-116Funding
C.R.S. § 19-1-117.7Requests for placement
C.R.S. § 19-1-123Expedited procedures for permanent placement
C.R.S. § 19-1-124Providers of children’s services using federal or state moneys
C.R.S. § 19-1-125Family stabilization services
C.R.S. § 19-1-126Compliance with the federal "Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978"1 cite
C.R.S. § 19-1-127Responsibility for placement and care
C.R.S. § 19-1-129Department
C.R.S. § 19-1-130Access to services related to out-of-home placement
C.R.S. § 19-1-131Children of parents who are incarcerated
C.R.S. § 19-1-201Legislative intent
C.R.S. § 19-1-202Creation of CASA programs
C.R.S. § 19-1-203Program director
C.R.S. § 19-1-204Training requirements
C.R.S. § 19-1-205Selection of CASA volunteers
C.R.S. § 19-1-206Appointment of CASA volunteers
C.R.S. § 19-1-207Restrictions
C.R.S. § 19-1-208Duties of CASA volunteer
C.R.S. § 19-1-209Role and responsibilities of guardians ad litem
C.R.S. § 19-1-210Access to information
C.R.S. § 19-1-211Confidentiality
C.R.S. § 19-1-212Liability
C.R.S. § 19-1-213State CASA entity
C.R.S. § 19-1-302Legislative declaration1 cite
C.R.S. § 19-1-303General provisions
C.R.S. § 19-1-304Juvenile delinquency records
C.R.S. § 19-1-305Operation of juvenile facilities
C.R.S. § 19-1-306Expungement of juvenile delinquent records
C.R.S. § 19-1-307Dependency and neglect records and information2 cites
C.R.S. § 19-1-308Parentage information
C.R.S. § 19-1-309Relinquishments and adoption information
C.R.S. § 19-1-309.3Exchange of information for child support purposes
C.R.S. § 19-1-309.5Adoptive family resource registry
C.R.S. § 19-2.5-1001Short title
C.R.S. § 19-2.5-1002Definitions
C.R.S. § 19-2.5-1003Teen court program1 cite
C.R.S. § 19-2.5-1004Procedures
C.R.S. § 19-2.5-1005Alternative procedures
C.R.S. § 19-2.5-101Legislative declaration
C.R.S. § 19-2.5-102Definitions
C.R.S. § 19-2.5-103Jurisdiction
C.R.S. § 19-2.5-104Venue
C.R.S. § 19-2.5-105Representation of petitioner
C.R.S. § 19-2.5-106Victim’s right to attend dispositional, review, and restitution proceedings
C.R.S. § 19-2.5-107Parental accountability
C.R.S. § 19-2.5-108Effect of proceedings
C.R.S. § 19-2.5-109Saving clause
C.R.S. § 19-2.5-110Outstanding balances owed by juveniles
C.R.S. § 19-2.5-1101Presentence investigation
C.R.S. § 19-2.5-1102Sentencing hearing
C.R.S. § 19-2.5-1103Sentencing schedule
C.R.S. § 19-2.5-1104Sentencing
C.R.S. § 19-2.5-1105Sentencing
C.R.S. § 19-2.5-1106Sentencing
C.R.S. § 19-2.5-1107Juvenile probation officers
C.R.S. § 19-2.5-1108Probation
C.R.S. § 19-2.5-1109Juvenile probation standards
C.R.S. § 19-2.5-1110Sentencing
C.R.S. § 19-2.5-1111Sentencing
C.R.S. § 19-2.5-1112Sentencing
C.R.S. § 19-2.5-1113Sentencing
C.R.S. § 19-2.5-1114Sentencing
C.R.S. § 19-2.5-1115Sentencing
C.R.S. § 19-2.5-1116Orders
C.R.S. § 19-2.5-1117Sentencing
C.R.S. § 19-2.5-1118Sentencing
C.R.S. § 19-2.5-1118.5Sentencing
C.R.S. § 19-2.5-1119Genetic testing of adjudicated offenders
C.R.S. § 19-2.5-1120Cost of care
C.R.S. § 19-2.5-1121Fees for transporting juveniles
C.R.S. § 19-2.5-1122Sentencing
C.R.S. § 19-2.5-1123Sentencing
C.R.S. § 19-2.5-1125Petitions
C.R.S. § 19-2.5-1126Sentencing
C.R.S. § 19-2.5-1127Aggravated juvenile offender
C.R.S. § 19-2.5-1201Juvenile parole board
C.R.S. § 19-2.5-1202Juvenile parole
C.R.S. § 19-2.5-1203Juvenile parole
C.R.S. § 19-2.5-1204Parole officers
C.R.S. § 19-2.5-1205Administrative law judges
C.R.S. § 19-2.5-1206Parole violation and revocation
C.R.S. § 19-2.5-1301Appeals
C.R.S. § 19-2.5-1302Posttrial bail
C.R.S. § 19-2.5-1401Responsible agencies
C.R.S. § 19-2.5-1402Juvenile community review board
C.R.S. § 19-2.5-1404Working group for criteria for placement of juvenile offenders
C.R.S. § 19-2.5-1405Working group
C.R.S. § 19-2.5-1406Juvenile probation departments or divisions
C.R.S. § 19-2.5-1407Appropriations to department of human services for services to juveniles
C.R.S. § 19-2.5-1407.3Appropriation to the department of human services
C.R.S. § 19-2.5-1408Victim-offender conferences
C.R.S. § 19-2.5-1409Juvenile intensive supervision program
C.R.S. § 19-2.5-1410Community accountability program
C.R.S. § 19-2.5-1411Parental responsibility training programs
C.R.S. § 19-2.5-1412Youth corrections monetary incentives award program
C.R.S. § 19-2.5-1501Division of youth services
C.R.S. § 19-2.5-1502Human services facilities
C.R.S. § 19-2.5-1503Eminent domain
C.R.S. § 19-2.5-1504Facility directors
C.R.S. § 19-2.5-1505Juvenile facility employees
C.R.S. § 19-2.5-1506Detention center sexual assault prevention program
C.R.S. § 19-2.5-1507Facilities
C.R.S. § 19-2.5-1508Out-of-home placement
C.R.S. § 19-2.5-1509Administration or monitoring of medications to persons in juvenile institutional facilities
C.R.S. § 19-2.5-1510Facility publications
C.R.S. § 19-2.5-1511Juvenile detention services and facilities to be provided by department of human services
C.R.S. § 19-2.5-1511.5Policies concerning use of telephones and other communications services by juvenile detention facilities
C.R.S. § 19-2.5-1512Use of juvenile detention beds
C.R.S. § 19-2.5-1513Juvenile detention facilities
C.R.S. § 19-2.5-1514Juvenile detention bed cap
C.R.S. § 19-2.5-1515Judicial districts
C.R.S. § 19-2.5-1516Juvenile detention facilities
C.R.S. § 19-2.5-1517Transfer of detention facilities and equipment
C.R.S. § 19-2.5-1518Commitment to department of human services
C.R.S. § 19-2.5-1519Contracts and agreements with public and private agencies
C.R.S. § 19-2.5-1520Private facilities for juvenile offenders
C.R.S. § 19-2.5-1522Juveniles committed to department of human services
C.R.S. § 19-2.5-1523Receiving centers
C.R.S. § 19-2.5-1524Juveniles
C.R.S. § 19-2.5-1525Juveniles committed to department of human services
C.R.S. § 19-2.5-1526Facility rules
C.R.S. § 19-2.5-1527Lookout Mountain school
C.R.S. § 19-2.5-1528Mount View school
C.R.S. § 19-2.5-1529Youth camps
C.R.S. § 19-2.5-1530Alternate placement
C.R.S. § 19-2.5-1531Juveniles committed to the department of human services
C.R.S. § 19-2.5-1532Juveniles committed to department of human services
C.R.S. § 19-2.5-201Preliminary investigation
C.R.S. § 19-2.5-202Consent to search
C.R.S. § 19-2.5-203Statements
C.R.S. § 19-2.5-204Issuance of a lawful warrant taking a juvenile into custody
C.R.S. § 19-2.5-205Search warrants
C.R.S. § 19-2.5-206Search warrants
C.R.S. § 19-2.5-207Fingerprinting
C.R.S. § 19-2.5-208Petty tickets
C.R.S. § 19-2.5-209Taking juvenile into custody
C.R.S. § 19-2.5-301Legislative declaration
C.R.S. § 19-2.5-302Local juvenile services planning committee
C.R.S. § 19-2.5-303Duty of officer
C.R.S. § 19-2.5-304Limitations on detention
C.R.S. § 19-2.5-305Detention and shelter
C.R.S. § 19-2.5-306Conditions of release
C.R.S. § 19-2.5-401Diversion
C.R.S. § 19-2.5-402Juvenile diversion program
C.R.S. § 19-2.5-403Juvenile diversion cash fund
C.R.S. § 19-2.5-501Summons
C.R.S. § 19-2.5-502Petition initiation
C.R.S. § 19-2.5-503Aggravated juvenile offender
C.R.S. § 19-2.5-601Appointment of guardian ad litem
C.R.S. § 19-2.5-602General procedure for juvenile hearings
C.R.S. § 19-2.5-604Open hearings
C.R.S. § 19-2.5-605Advisement
C.R.S. § 19-2.5-606Preadjudication service program
C.R.S. § 19-2.5-607Mandatory protection order
C.R.S. § 19-2.5-608Fingerprinting
C.R.S. § 19-2.5-609Preliminary hearing
C.R.S. § 19-2.5-610Right to jury trial
C.R.S. § 19-2.5-611Contempt
C.R.S. § 19-2.5-612Mental health services for juvenile
C.R.S. § 19-2.5-613Advisement of services
C.R.S. § 19-2.5-701Legislative declaration
C.R.S. § 19-2.5-701.5Definitions
C.R.S. § 19-2.5-702Incompetent to proceed
C.R.S. § 19-2.5-703Determination of incompetency to proceed
C.R.S. § 19-2.5-703.5Waiver of privilege
C.R.S. § 19-2.5-704Procedure after determination of competency or incompetency
C.R.S. § 19-2.5-705Restoration to competency hearing
C.R.S. § 19-2.5-706Procedure after restoration to competency hearing
C.R.S. § 19-2.5-707Evaluation at the request of the juvenile
C.R.S. § 19-2.5-801Direct filing
C.R.S. § 19-2.5-802Transfers1 cite
C.R.S. § 19-2.5-901Informal adjustment
C.R.S. § 19-2.5-902Entry of plea
C.R.S. § 19-2.5-903Deferral of adjudication
C.R.S. § 19-2.5-904Speedy trial
C.R.S. § 19-2.5-905Evidentiary considerations
C.R.S. § 19-2.5-906Admissibility of evidence
C.R.S. § 19-2.5-907Procedures at trial
C.R.S. § 19-2.5-908Method of jury selection
C.R.S. § 19-2.5-909Motion for new trial
C.R.S. § 19-2.5-910Adjudication
C.R.S. § 19-3-100.5Legislative declarations
C.R.S. § 19-3-102Neglected or dependent child
C.R.S. § 19-3-103Child not neglected
C.R.S. § 19-3-104Hearings
C.R.S. § 19-3.1-101Petition for dependency order for unaccompanied children in federal custody
C.R.S. § 19-3-201Venue
C.R.S. § 19-3-201.5Change of venue
C.R.S. § 19-3-202Right to counsel and jury trial
C.R.S. § 19-3-203Right to guardian ad litem and counsel for youth
C.R.S. § 19-3-205Continuing jurisdiction
C.R.S. § 19-3-206Representation of petitioner
C.R.S. § 19-3-207Inadmissibility of certain evidence
C.R.S. § 19-3-208Services
C.R.S. § 19-3-209Individual case plan
C.R.S. § 19-3-210.5Foster parents’ bill of rights
C.R.S. § 19-3-211Conflict resolution process
C.R.S. § 19-3-212Notice of rights and remedies for families
C.R.S. § 19-3-213Placement criteria
C.R.S. § 19-3-214Placement reporting
C.R.S. § 19-3-215Foster care
C.R.S. § 19-3-216Rules
C.R.S. § 19-3-217Family time upon removal
C.R.S. § 19-3-302Legislative declaration
C.R.S. § 19-3-304Persons required to report child abuse or neglect
C.R.S. § 19-3-304.2Mandatory reporter task force
C.R.S. § 19-3-304.3Domestic abuse task force
C.R.S. § 19-3-304.5Emergency possession of certain abandoned children
C.R.S. § 19-3-305Required report of postmortem investigation
C.R.S. § 19-3-306Evidence of abuse
C.R.S. § 19-3-307Reporting procedures
C.R.S. § 19-3-308Action upon report of intrafamilial, institutional, or third-party abuse1 cite
C.R.S. § 19-3-308.3Differential response program for child abuse or neglect cases of low or moderate risk
C.R.S. § 19-3-308.5Recorded interviews of child
C.R.S. § 19-3-309Immunity from liability
C.R.S. § 19-3-309.5Preconfirmation safety plan agreement
C.R.S. § 19-3-310Child abuse and child neglect diversion program
C.R.S. § 19-3.3-101Legislative declaration
C.R.S. § 19-3.3-102Office of the child protection ombudsman established
C.R.S. § 19-3.3-103Office of the child protection ombudsman
C.R.S. § 19-3.3-104Qualified immunity
C.R.S. § 19-3.3-108Office of the child protection ombudsman
C.R.S. § 19-3.3-109Review by the state auditor’s office
C.R.S. § 19-3-311Evidence not privileged
C.R.S. § 19-3.3-110Funding recommendations
C.R.S. § 19-3.3-111Task force to prevent youth from running from out-of-home placement
C.R.S. § 19-3-312Court proceedings
C.R.S. § 19-3-313.5State department duties1 cite
C.R.S. § 19-3-315Federal funds
C.R.S. § 19-3-317Screening tool
C.R.S. § 19-3-401Taking children into custody
C.R.S. § 19-3-402Duty of officer
C.R.S. § 19-3-403Temporary custody
C.R.S. § 19-3-403.5Temporary shelter
C.R.S. § 19-3-404Temporary shelter
C.R.S. § 19-3-405Temporary protective custody
C.R.S. § 19-3-406Relatives or kin as providers of emergency, nonemergency, or continued placement for children or youth
C.R.S. § 19-3-500.2Legislative declaration
C.R.S. § 19-3-501Petition initiation
C.R.S. § 19-3-502Petition form and content
C.R.S. § 19-3-503Summons
C.R.S. § 19-3-504Contempt
C.R.S. § 19-3-505Adjudicatory hearing
C.R.S. § 19-3-506Child with a mental health disorder or an intellectual and developmental disability
C.R.S. § 19-3-507Dispositional hearing1 cite
C.R.S. § 19-3-508Neglected or dependent child or youth
C.R.S. § 19-3-602Motion for termination1 cite
C.R.S. § 19-3-603Notice
C.R.S. § 19-3-604Criteria for termination
C.R.S. § 19-3-605Request for placement with family members1 cite
C.R.S. § 19-3-606Review of child’s disposition following termination of the parent-child legal relationship
C.R.S. § 19-3-607Expert testimony
C.R.S. § 19-3-608Effect of decree
C.R.S. § 19-3-609Appeals
C.R.S. § 19-3-610Budgetary allocation for expenses
C.R.S. § 19-3-612Reinstatement of the parent-child legal relationship1 cite
C.R.S. § 19-3-702Permanency hearing
C.R.S. § 19-3-702.5Periodic reviews
C.R.S. § 19-3-704Youth with disabilities
C.R.S. § 19-3-705Transition hearing
C.R.S. § 19-3-901Legislative declaration
C.R.S. § 19-3-902Definitions
C.R.S. § 19-3-903Task force on high-quality parenting time
C.R.S. § 19-3-904Task force
C.R.S. § 19-3-905Repeal of part
C.R.S. § 19-4.5-101Short title
C.R.S. § 19-4.5-102Legislative declaration
C.R.S. § 19-4.5-103Definitions
C.R.S. § 19-4.5-104Eligibility requirements
C.R.S. § 19-4.5-105Process requirements for a surrogacy agreement
C.R.S. § 19-4.5-106Required contents of surrogacy agreement
C.R.S. § 19-4.5-107Effect of subsequent change of marital status
C.R.S. § 19-4.5-108Termination of surrogacy agreement
C.R.S. § 19-4.5-109Establishment of parent-child relationship under surrogacy agreement
C.R.S. § 19-4.5-110Parentage of deceased intended parent under surrogacy agreement
C.R.S. § 19-4.5-111Court order of parentage under surrogacy agreement
C.R.S. § 19-4.5-112Effect of surrogacy agreement
C.R.S. § 19-4.5-113Duty to support
C.R.S. § 19-4.5-114Certain provisions of law not applicable to surrogacy agreements
C.R.S. § 19-5-100.2Legislative declaration
C.R.S. § 19-5-100.5Applicability of article
C.R.S. § 19-5-101Termination of the parent-child legal relationship
C.R.S. § 19-5-102Venue
C.R.S. § 19-5-102.5Relinquishment hearings
C.R.S. § 19-5-103Relinquishment procedure
C.R.S. § 19-5-103.5Expedited relinquishment procedure
C.R.S. § 19-5-103.7Anticipated expedited relinquishment
C.R.S. § 19-5-104Final order of relinquishment
C.R.S. § 19-5-105Proceeding to terminate parent-child legal relationship
C.R.S. § 19-5-105.5Termination of parent-child legal relationship upon a finding that the child was conceived as a result of sexual assault
C.R.S. § 19-5-105.7Termination of parent-child legal relationship in a case of an allegation that a child was conceived as a result of sexual assault but in which no conviction occurred
C.R.S. § 19-5-108When notice of relinquishment proceedings required
C.R.S. § 19-5-109Birth parent access to records related to relinquishment of parental rights
C.R.S. § 19-5-200.2Legislative declaration
C.R.S. § 19-5-201Who may be adopted
C.R.S. § 19-5-202Who may adopt1 cite
C.R.S. § 19-5-202.5Adoption hearings
C.R.S. § 19-5-203Availability for adoption
C.R.S. § 19-5-203.5Confirmatory adoption
C.R.S. § 19-5-204Venue
C.R.S. § 19-5-205Adoption decree of foreign country approved
C.R.S. § 19-5-205.5Nonpublic agency interstate and foreign adoptions
C.R.S. § 19-5-206Placement for purposes of adoption
C.R.S. § 19-5-207Written consent and home study report for public adoptions
C.R.S. § 19-5-207.3Placement of sibling groups
C.R.S. § 19-5-207.5Legislative declaration
C.R.S. § 19-5-208Petition for adoption
C.R.S. § 19-5-209Petition
C.R.S. § 19-5-210Hearing on petition
C.R.S. § 19-5-211Legal effects of final decree
C.R.S. § 19-5-212Copies of order of adoption
C.R.S. § 19-5-213Compensation for placing child prohibited
C.R.S. § 19-5-213.5Unauthorized advertising for adoption purposes
C.R.S. § 19-5-214Limitation on annulment of adoption
C.R.S. § 19-5-216Increased access for adoption
C.R.S. § 19-5-217Enforcement or termination of post-adoption contact agreement
C.R.S. § 19-5-301Legislative declaration
C.R.S. § 19-5-303Commission created
C.R.S. § 19-5-304Confidential intermediaries
C.R.S. § 19-5-305Access to adoption records
C.R.S. § 19-5-305.5Access to personal records relating to a former ward of the state home for dependent and neglected children
C.R.S. § 19-5-306Public information campaign
C.R.S. § 19-5-307Child placement agency
C.R.S. § 19-5-402Access to nonidentifying information
C.R.S. § 19-5-403Authority for department to select agencies
C.R.S. § 19-6-101Initiation of proceedings
C.R.S. § 19-6-101.5Amendments of proceedings
C.R.S. § 19-6-102Venue
C.R.S. § 19-6-103Summons
C.R.S. § 19-6-104Hearing
C.R.S. § 19-6-105Failure to comply
C.R.S. § 19-6-106Child support
C.R.S. § 19-6-107Orders for allocation of parental responsibilities in support actions
C.R.S. § 19-7-101Legislative declaration
C.R.S. § 19-7-102Protection against identity theft
C.R.S. § 19-7-103Access to extracurricular activities
C.R.S. § 19-7-104Subjects included within training for certified foster parents
C.R.S. § 19-7-201Short title
C.R.S. § 19-7-202Legislative declaration
C.R.S. § 19-7-203Foster care sibling rights
C.R.S. § 19-7-204Foster care sibling family time
C.R.S. § 19-7-301Legislative declaration
C.R.S. § 19-7-302Definitions
C.R.S. § 19-7-303Foster youth in transition program
C.R.S. § 19-7-304Eligibility and enrollment
C.R.S. § 19-7-305Available services and supports
C.R.S. § 19-7-306Voluntary services agreement
C.R.S. § 19-7-307Petition
C.R.S. § 19-7-308Right to counsel
C.R.S. § 19-7-309Supervised independent living placements
C.R.S. § 19-7-309.5Initial hearings
C.R.S. § 19-7-310Emancipation discharge hearings
C.R.S. § 19-7-311Permanency planning hearings
C.R.S. § 19-7-312Periodic reviews
C.R.S. § 19-7-313Continuing jurisdiction
C.R.S. § 19-7-314Foster youth successful transition to adulthood grant program
C.R.S. § 19-7-314.5Colorado fostering success voucher program
C.R.S. § 19-7-315Rules

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