Colorado Code
Part 1 - General Provisions
§ 19-1-111. Appointment of Guardian Ad Litem









(2.5) A court shall not deem a guardian ad litem who is appointed by the court for a juvenile in a delinquency proceeding pursuant to subsection (2) of this section to be a substitute for defense counsel for the juvenile.













Source: L. 87: Entire title R&RE, p. 702, § 1, effective October 1. L. 92: (1) amended, p. 221, § 4, effective July 1. L. 96: (5) added, p. 1089, § 2, effective May 23. L. 98: (2)(a)(I), (2)(a)(II), and (2)(c) amended, p. 1405, § 62, effective February 1, 1999. L. 2000: (6) added, p. 1774, § 4, effective July 1. L. 2006: (2)(c) amended, p. 1400, § 52, effective August 7. L. 2009: (2)(a)(III), (2)(b), and (4) amended, (SB 09-268), ch. 207, p. 942, § 3, effective May 1. L. 2014: (2.5) added, (HB 14-1032), ch. 247, p. 954, § 5, effective November 1. L. 2015: (6) amended, (SB 15-264), ch. 259, p. 952, § 41, effective August 5. L. 2017: (2)(c) amended, (SB 17-242), ch. 263, p. 1309, § 150, effective May 25. L. 2019: (2)(d) added, (HB 19-1316), ch. 380, p. 3422, § 6, effective August 2.
Editor's note: This section was contained in a title that was repealed and reenacted in 1987. Provisions of this section, as it existed in 1987, are similar to those contained in 19-3-105 as said section existed in 1986, the year prior to the repeal and reenactment of this title.
Cross references: For the legislative declaration in SB 17-242, see section 1 of chapter 263, Session Laws of Colorado 2017.

Structure Colorado Code

Colorado Code

Title 19 - Children's Code

Article 1 - General Provisions

Part 1 - General Provisions

§ 19-1-101. Short Title

§ 19-1-102. Legislative Declaration

§ 19-1-103. Definitions

§ 19-1-104. Jurisdiction

§ 19-1-105. Right to Counsel and Jury Trial

§ 19-1-106. Hearings - Procedure - Record

§ 19-1-107. Social Study and Other Reports

§ 19-1-108. Magistrates - Qualifications - Duties

§ 19-1-109. Appeals

§ 19-1-110. Previous Orders and Decrees - Force and Effect

§ 19-1-111. Appointment of Guardian Ad Litem

§ 19-1-111.5. Court-Appointed Special Advocate

§ 19-1-112. Search Warrants for the Protection of Children

§ 19-1-113. Emergency Protection Orders

§ 19-1-114. Order of Protection

§ 19-1-115. Legal Custody - Guardianship - Placement Out of the Home - Petition for Review for Need of Placement

§ 19-1-115.3. Missing Children and Youth From Out-of-Home Placement - Required Reporting to Law Enforcement

§ 19-1-115.5. Placement of Children Out of Home - Legislative Declaration

§ 19-1-115.7. Foster Care Prevention Services - Provision of Services - Rights and Remedies - Exchange of Information

§ 19-1-116. Funding - Alternatives to Placement Out of the Home - Services to Prevent Continued Involvement in Child Welfare System

§ 19-1-117. Visitation Rights of Grandparents or Great-Grandparents

§ 19-1-117.5. Disputes Concerning Grandparent or Great-Grandparent Visitation

§ 19-1-117.7. Requests for Placement - Legal Custody by Grandparents

§ 19-1-123. Expedited Procedures for Permanent Placement - Children Under the Age of Six Years - Designated Counties

§ 19-1-124. Providers of Children's Services Using Federal or State Moneys - Use of State Accounting Standards

§ 19-1-125. Family Stabilization Services

§ 19-1-126. Compliance With the Federal "Indian Child Welfare Act"

§ 19-1-127. Responsibility for Placement and Care

§ 19-1-129. Department - Research Authorized - Prenatal Substance Exposure - Newborn and Family Outcomes - Report

§ 19-1-130. Access to Services Related to Out-of-Home Placement - Definitions