(1)Except as otherwise provided by law, the
juvenile court has exclusive original jurisdiction in proceedings:
(a)Concerning any juvenile ten years of age or older who has violated:
(I)Any federal or state law, except nonfelony state traffic, game and fish,
and parks and recreation laws or rules; the offense specified in section 18-13-122,
concerning the illegal possession or consumption of ethyl alcohol or marijuana by
an underage person or illegal possession of marijuana paraphernalia by an
underage person; the offenses specified in section 18-18-406 (5)(b)(I) and (5)(b)(II),
concerning marijuana and marijuana concentrate; the offenses specified in section
18-18-434, concerning natural medicine and natural medicine product; and the civil
infraction in section 18-7-109 (3), c
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(1) Except as otherwise provided by law, the
juvenile court has exclusive original jurisdiction in proceedings:
(a) Concerning any juvenile ten years of age or older who has violated:
(I) Any federal or state law, except nonfelony state traffic, game and fish,
and parks and recreation laws or rules; the offense specified in section 18-13-122,
concerning the illegal possession or consumption of ethyl alcohol or marijuana by
an underage person or illegal possession of marijuana paraphernalia by an
underage person; the offenses specified in section 18-18-406 (5)(b)(I) and (5)(b)(II),
concerning marijuana and marijuana concentrate; the offenses specified in section
18-18-434, concerning natural medicine and natural medicine product; and the civil
infraction in section 18-7-109 (3), concerning exchange of a private intimate image
or intimate digital depiction by a juvenile;
(II) Any county or municipal ordinance except traffic ordinances, the penalty
for which may be a jail sentence of more than ten days; or
(III) Any lawful order of the court made pursuant to this title 19;
(b) Concerning a juvenile to whom section 19-2.5-802 applies; except that,
after filing charges in the juvenile court but prior to the time that the juvenile court
conducts a transfer hearing, the district attorney may file the same or different
charges against the juvenile by direct filing of an information in the district court or
by indictment pursuant to section 19-2.5-801. Upon such filing or indictment in the
district court, the juvenile court no longer has jurisdiction over proceedings
concerning such charges.
(2) The juvenile court has limited jurisdiction in matters to which section 19-2.5-801 applies.
(3) The fact that a juvenile has been prosecuted or convicted in the county
court for a nonfelony violation pursuant to title 42 is not a bar to a subsequent or
parallel proceeding pursuant to this title 19 for delinquent acts arising out of the
same criminal episode; nor are proceedings pursuant to this title 19 a bar to a
subsequent or parallel prosecution in the county court for a nonfelony violation
pursuant to title 42 for the same delinquent acts arising from the same criminal
episode.
(4) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section to the contrary, the
juvenile court may exercise jurisdiction over a juvenile who is under sixteen years of
age and who has violated a traffic law or ordinance if the juvenile's case is
transferred to the juvenile court from the county court. Such a transfer is subject to
approval by the juvenile court.
(5) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section to the contrary, the
juvenile court and the county court have concurrent jurisdiction over a juvenile who
is under eighteen years of age and who is charged with a violation of section 18-13-122, 18-18-406 (5)(b)(I) and (5)(b)(II), 18-18-428, 18-18-429, 18-18-430, 18-18-434, or
42-4-1301; except that, if the juvenile court accepts jurisdiction over such a juvenile,
the county court jurisdiction terminates.
(6) The juvenile court may retain jurisdiction over a juvenile until all orders
have been fully complied with by such person, or any pending cases have been
completed, or the statute of limitations applicable to any offense that may be
charged has run, regardless of whether such person has attained the age of
eighteen years, and regardless of the age of such person.
(7) This section does not confer any jurisdiction upon the court over a person
for any offense committed after the person attains the age of eighteen years.
(8) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section to the contrary, the
juvenile court may exercise jurisdiction over a juvenile to determine the legal
custody of a juvenile or to appoint a guardian of the person or legal custodian of
any child who comes within the juvenile court's jurisdiction pursuant to section 19-1-104.
(9) If a juvenile is charged with a civil infraction and is not charged with an
additional offense that would constitute a criminal offense if charged against an
adult, the county court has jurisdiction over the civil infraction.