Colorado § 19-2.5-607 Mandatory protection order

Colorado Statutes

§ 19-2.5-607 — Mandatory protection order

Colorado § 19-2.5-607

Title 19Children's

Art.The Colorado Juvenile Justice System

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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 19-2.5-607 (2026).

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(1)(a) A mandatory protection order is created against any juvenile charged with the commission of a delinquent act and the juvenile's parents or legal guardian. The order remains in effect from the time that the juvenile is advised of the juvenile's rights and informed of the order at the juvenile's first appearance before the court until final disposition of the action or, in the case of an appeal, until disposition of the appeal. The order restrains the juvenile and the juvenile's parents or legal guardian from harassing, molesting, intimidating, retaliating against, or tampering with any witness to or victim of the delinquent act charged.

(b)The protection order issued pursuant to this section must be on a standardized form prescribed by the judicial department, and a copy

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(1) (a) A mandatory protection
order is created against any juvenile charged with the commission of a delinquent
act and the juvenile's parents or legal guardian. The order remains in effect from
the time that the juvenile is advised of the juvenile's rights and informed of the
order at the juvenile's first appearance before the court until final disposition of the
action or, in the case of an appeal, until disposition of the appeal. The order
restrains the juvenile and the juvenile's parents or legal guardian from harassing,
molesting, intimidating, retaliating against, or tampering with any witness to or
victim of the delinquent act charged.

(b) The protection order issued pursuant to this section must be on a
standardized form prescribed by the judicial department, and a copy must be
provided to the protected parties.

(2) At the time of the juvenile's first appearance before the court, the court
shall inform the juvenile and the juvenile's parents or legal guardian of the
protection order effective pursuant to this section and shall also inform the juvenile
and the juvenile's parents or legal guardian that a violation of such order is
punishable as contempt of court.

(3) Nothing in this section precludes the juvenile or the juvenile's parents or
legal guardian from applying to the court at any time for modification or dismissal
of the protection order issued pursuant to this section or the district attorney from
applying to the court at any time for additional provisions under the protection
order, modification of the order, or dismissal of the order. The trial court shall retain
jurisdiction to enforce, modify, or dismiss the protection order during the pendency
of any appeal that may be brought.

(4) The duties of peace officers enforcing orders issued pursuant to this
section are in accordance with section 18-6-803.5 and any rules adopted by the
Colorado supreme court pursuant to said section.