The department of human services and the judicial department shall establish guidelines for the emergency release of juveniles committed to the custody of the department of human services during periods of crisis overcrowding of facilities operated by the department of human services. The guidelines must take into consideration the best interests of juveniles, the capacity of individual facilities, and the safety of the public.
Source: L. 2021: Entire article added with relocations, (SB 21-059), ch. 136, p. 701, § 2, effective October 1.
Editor's note: This section is similar to former § 19-2-924 as it existed prior to 2021.
Structure Colorado Code
Article 2.5 - The Colorado Juvenile Justice System
§ 19-2.5-1502. Human Services Facilities - Authority
§ 19-2.5-1503. Eminent Domain - Detention Facility Site
§ 19-2.5-1504. Facility Directors - Duties
§ 19-2.5-1505. Juvenile Facility Employees - Rules
§ 19-2.5-1506. Detention Center Sexual Assault Prevention Program - Reports
§ 19-2.5-1507. Facilities - Control and Restraint - Liability - Duty to Pursue Runaways
§ 19-2.5-1508. Out-of-Home Placement - Runaways - Duty to Notify
§ 19-2.5-1510. Facility Publications
§ 19-2.5-1512. Use of Juvenile Detention Beds
§ 19-2.5-1513. Juvenile Detention Facilities - Catchment Areas
§ 19-2.5-1514. Juvenile Detention Bed Cap
§ 19-2.5-1515. Judicial Districts - Plans for the Cap
§ 19-2.5-1516. Juvenile Detention Facilities - Behavioral or Mental Health Disorder Screening
§ 19-2.5-1517. Transfer of Detention Facilities and Equipment
§ 19-2.5-1518. Commitment to Department of Human Services
§ 19-2.5-1519. Contracts and Agreements With Public and Private Agencies
§ 19-2.5-1520. Private Facilities for Juvenile Offenders - Requests for Proposals - Rules
§ 19-2.5-1521. Juvenile Facility - Contract for Operation
§ 19-2.5-1522. Juveniles Committed to Department of Human Services - Emergency Release
§ 19-2.5-1523. Receiving Centers - Designation
§ 19-2.5-1524. Juveniles - Medical Benefits Application Assistance - County of Residence - Rules
§ 19-2.5-1525. Juveniles Committed to Department of Human Services - Evaluation and Placement
§ 19-2.5-1526. Facility Rules - Academic and Vocational Courses
§ 19-2.5-1527. Lookout Mountain School
§ 19-2.5-1528. Mount View School
§ 19-2.5-1530. Alternate Placement
§ 19-2.5-1532. Juveniles Committed to Department of Human Services - Transfers