Colorado Children’s Code

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

Overview

The act governs the state's legal framework for children and youth who come before the courts, covering child protection, out-of-home placement, and the services provided to children and their families. It establishes court jurisdiction over these matters and sets out the procedures that apply — hearings, the right to counsel, magistrates, appeals, social studies and reports, and protective mechanisms such as emergency protection orders and search warrants issued for a child's safety. It also provides for representation of the child's interests through guardians ad litem and court-appointed special advocate programs, assigns responsibility for placement and care and its funding, and directs preventive and stabilization services for families, including compliance with federal requirements governing Indian children.

Editorial summary generated from the text of this act. It is not part of the statute — read the sections below for the operative language.

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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