Colorado § 19-3-205 Continuing jurisdiction

Colorado Statutes

§ 19-3-205 — Continuing jurisdiction

Colorado § 19-3-205

Title 19Children's

Art.Dependency and Neglect

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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 19-3-205 (2026).

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(1)Except as otherwise provided in this article 3, the jurisdiction of the court over any child or youth adjudicated as neglected or dependent shall continue until the child or youth becomes eighteen and one-half years of age unless earlier terminated by court order; except that:

(a)If a determination is pending or the youth has been determined to be an incapacitated person pursuant to section 15-14-102, then jurisdiction continues until either the youth has made a complete transition into adult disability services and it is in the youth's best interests for the juvenile court to terminate jurisdiction or the youth reaches twenty-one years of age or such greater age of foster care eligibility as required by federal law, whichever comes first;

(b)If a youth is making the transi

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(1) Except as otherwise provided in this
article 3, the jurisdiction of the court over any child or youth adjudicated as
neglected or dependent shall continue until the child or youth becomes eighteen
and one-half years of age unless earlier terminated by court order; except that:

(a) If a determination is pending or the youth has been determined to be an
incapacitated person pursuant to section 15-14-102, then jurisdiction continues until
either the youth has made a complete transition into adult disability services and it
is in the youth's best interests for the juvenile court to terminate jurisdiction or the
youth reaches twenty-one years of age or such greater age of foster care eligibility
as required by federal law, whichever comes first;

(b) If a youth is making the transition to adult services pursuant to section
25.5-6-409.5, then the court may extend jurisdiction until such transition is
complete; or

(c) Jurisdiction pursuant to this section is not required to be terminated due
to age before October 1, 2021.

(2) Repealed.

(3) An eligible youth has the right to choose whether to participate in the
foster youth in transition program created in section 19-7-303.

(4) (a) If a youth who is sixteen years of age or older but less than eighteen
years of age and who is in the custody of a county department runs away, and the
youth's whereabouts have been unknown for more than ninety days, then the
county department may file a motion to terminate jurisdiction.

(b) The court shall set a hearing no later than thirty-five days after the
county department files the motion to determine whether the county department
has made reasonable efforts to locate the youth prior to terminating jurisdiction.
The hearing may be waived upon stipulation by all parties.

(c) The motion must be withdrawn and the hearing may be vacated or
converted to a review hearing if the youth returns.

Legislative History

Source: L. 87: Entire title R&RE, p. 762, � 1, effective October 1. L. 2011: Entire section amended, (HB 11-1079), ch. 83, p. 226, � 8, effective August 10. L. 2017: (2)(a)(II) amended, (SB 17-294), ch. 264, p. 1394, � 41, effective May 25. L. 2021: (1) amended and (3) and (4) added, (HB 21-1094), ch. 340, p. 2216, � 5, effective June 25. L. 2022: IP(1) amended, (SB 22-212), ch. 421, p. 2973, � 41, effective August 10; (2) repealed, (HB 22-1245), ch. 88, p. 418, � 4, effective August 10.