Colorado Code
Part 5 - Petition, Adjudication, Disposition
§ 19-3-502. Petition Form and Content - Limitations on Claims in Dependency or Neglect Actions

(2.5) The petition in each case where removal of a child from the home is sought shall either state that reasonable efforts to prevent out-of-home placement were made and shall summarize such efforts or, if no services to prevent out-of-home placement were provided, the petition shall contain an explanation of why such services were not provided or a description of the emergency which precluded the use of services to prevent out-of-home placement of the child. The petition shall be verified.

Source: L. 87: Entire title R&RE, p. 779, § 1, effective October 1. L. 92: (3) amended, p. 224, § 10, effective July 1. L. 93: (3)(b) amended, p. 389, § 2, effective April 19; (2.5) added, p. 2016, § 7, effective July 1. L. 94: (3)(c) amended, p. 2684, § 202, effective July 1. L. 98: (7) added, p. 1418, § 4, effective July 1. L. 99: (3)(b) amended, p. 911, § 5, effective July 1. L. 2002: (2.7) added, p. 786, § 6, effective May 30. L. 2007: (7) amended, p. 1017, § 7, effective May 22. L. 2018: IP(2.7)(a) and (2.7)(a)(I) amended, (SB 18-092), ch. 38, p. 422, § 60, 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Editor's note: This section was contained in a title that was repealed and reenacted in 1987.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 19-3-102 as said section existed in 1986, the year prior to the repeal and reenactment of this title.
Cross references: For the legislative declaration contained in the 1999 act amending subsection (3)(b), see section 1 of chapter 233, Session Laws of Colorado 1999. For the legislative declaration contained in the 2002 act enacting subsection (2.7), see section 1 of chapter 217, Session Laws of Colorado 2002. For the legislative declaration in SB 18-092, see section 1 of chapter 38, Session Laws of Colorado 2018.