Colorado Code
Part 2 - General Provisions
§ 19-3-201. Venue

(1.5) For purposes of determining proper venue, a child who is placed in the legal custody of a county department shall be deemed for the entire period of placement to reside in the county in which the child's legal parent or guardian resides or is located, even if the child is physically residing in a foster care or residential facility located in another county. In such circumstance, if a child is placed out of the home, the court shall not transfer venue pursuant to subsection (2) of this section during the period of out-of-home placement to any county other than the county in which the child's legal parent or guardian resides or is located.

(2.5) The county attorney of a county that files a motion to change venue pursuant to this section shall immediately provide notice of the motion to the proposed receiving county. Upon receipt of a motion to change venue, the court shall set a hearing to rule on the motion. The requesting county attorney shall provide fourteen days written notice of the hearing to the office of the county attorney in the proposed receiving county, who shall have a right to file responsive pleadings and appear at the hearing.

Source: L. 87: Entire title R&RE, p. 760, § 1, effective October 1. L. 94: (2) amended, p. 2053, § 5, effective July 1. L. 2010: Entire section amended, (HB 10-1359), ch. 223, p. 968, § 1, effective September 1. L. 2014: (1) amended, (SB 14-062), ch. 77, p. 315, § 2, effective August 6. L. 2016: (2) amended and (1.5) and (2.5) added, (HB 16-1316), ch. 127, p. 362, § 1, effective August 10. L. 2018: IP(2) and (2)(b) amended, (HB 18-1257), ch. 197, p. 1291, § 1, effective August 8.
Editor's note: This section was contained in a title that was repealed and reenacted in 1987.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 19-1-105 as said section existed in 1986, the year prior to the repeal and reenactment of this title.