(4.5) Diversion programs may use the results of an approved validated assessment tool to inform:
(7) [ Editor's note: This version of subsection (7) is effective July 1, 2023. ] The formula established by the division of criminal justice in the department of public safety must be used to allocate money within each judicial district in the state of Colorado for juvenile diversion programs. The division of criminal justice in the department of public safety shall review the formula every three years. The division of criminal justice shall prioritize funding for programs that include restorative justice practices. The division of criminal justice may contract with district attorneys' offices, governmental units, and nongovernmental agencies for reasonable and necessary expenses for services to serve each judicial district to utilize in diverting juveniles and to provide services, if warranted, for eligible juveniles through community-based programs that provide an alternative to entry into the formal legal system, a petition filed pursuant to section 19-2.5-502, or an adjudicatory hearing held pursuant to section 19-2.5-907.
Source: L. 2021: (1)(a), (2), (4), (5), and (6)(a) amended and (3)(d.5), (4.5), and (9) added, (SB 21-066), ch. 64, p. 254, § 2, effective April 29; (4)(c)(III) amended, (HB 21-1108), ch. 156, p. 891, § 20, effective September 7; entire article added with relocations, (SB 21-059), ch. 136, p. 590, § 2, effective October 1; (4)(b) repealed, (SB 21-066), ch. 64, p. 259, § 6, effective October 1; (7) amended, (SB 21-066), ch. 64, p. 259, § 7, effective July 1, 2023.
Cross references: For the legislative declaration in HB 21-1108, see section 1 of chapter 156, Session Laws of Colorado 2021.
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