Colorado § 19-2.5-204 Issuance of a lawful warrant taking a juvenile into custody

Colorado Statutes

§ 19-2.5-204 — Issuance of a lawful warrant taking a juvenile into custody

Colorado § 19-2.5-204

Title 19Children's

Art.The Colorado Juvenile Justice System

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Bluebook

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 19-2.5-204 (2026).

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(1)A lawful warrant taking a juvenile into custody may be issued pursuant to this section by any judge of a court of record or by a juvenile magistrate upon receipt of an affidavit relating facts sufficient to establish probable cause to believe that a delinquent act has been committed and probable cause to believe that a particular juvenile committed that act. Upon receipt of such affidavit, the judge or magistrate shall issue a lawful warrant commanding any peace officer to take the juvenile named in the affidavit into custody and to take the juvenile without unnecessary delay before the nearest judge of the juvenile court or magistrate pursuant to section 19-2.5-305 (4)(e)(I).

(2)Upon filing of a petition in the juvenile court, the district attorney may request a warrant t

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(1)
A lawful warrant taking a juvenile into custody may be issued pursuant to this
section by any judge of a court of record or by a juvenile magistrate upon receipt of
an affidavit relating facts sufficient to establish probable cause to believe that a
delinquent act has been committed and probable cause to believe that a particular
juvenile committed that act. Upon receipt of such affidavit, the judge or magistrate
shall issue a lawful warrant commanding any peace officer to take the juvenile
named in the affidavit into custody and to take the juvenile without unnecessary
delay before the nearest judge of the juvenile court or magistrate pursuant to
section 19-2.5-305 (4)(e)(I).

(2) Upon filing of a petition in the juvenile court, the district attorney may
request a warrant to issue that authorizes the taking of a juvenile into temporary
custody. If a warrant is requested, the petition must be accompanied by a verified
affidavit relating facts sufficient to establish probable cause that the juvenile has
committed the delinquent act set forth in the petition.

(3) A warrant for the arrest of a juvenile for violation of the conditions of
probation or of a bond may be issued by any judge of a court of record or juvenile
magistrate upon the report of a juvenile probation officer or upon the verified
complaint of any person, establishing to the satisfaction of the judge or juvenile
magistrate probable cause to believe that a condition of probation or of a bond has
been violated and that the arrest of the juvenile is reasonably necessary. The
warrant may be executed by any juvenile probation officer or by a peace officer
authorized to execute warrants in the county in which the juvenile is found. If the
warrant is for a juvenile found in contempt of court in a truancy proceeding, the
court shall follow the procedures set forth in section 22-33-108 (7).

Legislative History

Source: L. 2021: (3) amended, (SB 21-071), ch. 463, p. 3333, � 1, effective July 6; entire article added with relocations, (SB 21-059), ch. 136, p. 569, � 2, effective October 1.