Colorado Code
Title 19 - Children's Code
Article 3 - Dependency and Neglect

Part 1 - Definitions

§ 19-3-100.5. Legislative Declarations - Reasonable Efforts - Movement of Children and Sibling Groups - Source: L. 93: Entire section added, p. 2012, § 1,...

§ 19-3-102. Neglected or Dependent Child - Source: L. 87: Entire title R&RE, p. 760, § 1,...

§ 19-3-103. Child Not Neglected - When - Source: L. 87: Entire title R&RE, p. 760, § 1,...

§ 19-3-104. Hearings - Procedure - Any hearing conducted pursuant to this article 3 in a...

Part 2 - General Provisions

§ 19-3-201. Venue - (1.5) For purposes of determining proper venue, a child who...

§ 19-3-201.5. Change of Venue - County Department and County Attorney Responsibilities - Rules - Source: L. 2010: Entire section added, (HB 10-1359), ch. 223,...

§ 19-3-202. Right to Counsel and Jury Trial - Source: L. 87: Entire title R&RE, p. 761, § 1,...

§ 19-3-203. Guardian Ad Litem - Source: L. 87: Entire title R&RE, p. 761, § 1,...

§ 19-3-205. Continuing Jurisdiction - Source: L. 87: Entire title R&RE, p. 762, § 1,...

§ 19-3-206. Representation of Petitioner - In all proceedings brought under this article, the petitioner shall...

§ 19-3-207. Inadmissibility of Certain Evidence - (2.5) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary,...

§ 19-3-208. Services - County Required to Provide - Out-of-Home Placement Options - Rules - Definitions - (1.5) As used in this section, unless the context otherwise...

§ 19-3-209. Individual Case Plan - Required - An individual case plan, developed with the input or participation...

§ 19-3-211. Conflict Resolution Process - Rules - Definitions - Source: L. 94: Entire section added, p. 2081, § 1,...

§ 19-3-212. Notice of Rights and Remedies for Families - Source: L. 94: Entire section added, p. 2081, § 1,...

§ 19-3-213. Placement Criteria - Source: L. 97: Entire section added, p. 1438, § 11,...

§ 19-3-214. Placement Reporting - Source: L. 97: Entire section added, p. 1438, § 11,...

§ 19-3-215. Foster Care - Capacity May Be Exceeded for Sibling Groups - The state board of human services shall promulgate rules that...

§ 19-3-216. Rules - The state board of human services shall promulgate rules to...

§ 19-3-217. Parent-Child Visitation Upon Removal - Source: L. 2021: Entire section added, (HB 21-1101), ch. 481,...

Part 3 - Child Abuse or Neglect

§ 19-3-301. Short Title - This part 3 shall be known and may be cited...

§ 19-3-302. Legislative Declaration - The general assembly declares that the complete reporting of child...

§ 19-3-304. Persons Required to Report Child Abuse or Neglect - (II) The provisions of this paragraph (aa) shall not apply...

§ 19-3-304.3. Domestic Abuse Task Force - Creation - Best Practices and Training for Recognition of Domestic Abuse as Child Abuse or Neglect - Policies and Procedures - Rules - Source: L. 2021: Entire section added, (HB 21-1099), ch. 179,...

§ 19-3-304.5. Emergency Possession of Certain Abandoned Children - Definition - (4.5) Any document prepared by a firefighter, a hospital or...

§ 19-3-305. Required Report of Postmortem Investigation - Source: L. 87: Entire title R&RE, p. 765, § 1,...

§ 19-3-306. Evidence of Abuse - Color Photographs and X Rays - Source: L. 87: Entire title R&RE, p. 766, § 1,...

§ 19-3-307. Reporting Procedures - (2.5) Notwithstanding the requirements set forth in subsection (2) of...

§ 19-3-308. Action Upon Report of Intrafamilial, Institutional, or Third-Party Abuse - Investigations - Child Protection Team - Rules - Report - (5.5) Upon the receipt of a report, if the county...

§ 19-3-308.3. Differential Response Program for Child Abuse or Neglect Cases of Low or Moderate Risk - Rules - Evaluation - Source: L. 2010: Entire section added, (HB 10-1226), ch. 129,...

§ 19-3-308.5. Recorded Interviews of Child - Source: L. 91: Entire section added, p. 229, § 5,...

§ 19-3-309. Immunity From Liability - Persons Reporting - Any person, other than the perpetrator, complicitor, coconspirator, or accessory,...

§ 19-3-309.5. Preconfirmation Safety Plan Agreement - First-Time Minor Incidents of Child Abuse or Neglect - Rules - Source: L. 2004: Entire section added, p. 580, § 1,...

§ 19-3-310. Child Abuse and Child Neglect Diversion Program - Source: L. 87: Entire title R&RE, p. 771, § 1,...

§ 19-3-311. Evidence Not Privileged - Source: L. 87: Entire title R&RE, p. 771, § 1,...

§ 19-3-312. Court Proceedings - Source: L. 87: Entire title R&RE, p. 771, § 1,...

§ 19-3-313.5. State Department Duties - Reports of Child Abuse or Neglect - Training of County Departments - Rules - Notice and Appeal Process - Confidentiality - Source: L. 2003: Entire section added, p. 1398, § 3,...

§ 19-3-315. Federal Funds - The department of human services is authorized to accept federal...

§ 19-3-317. Screening Tool - Human Trafficking - On and after January 1, 2017, pursuant to the federal...

Part 4 - Temporary Custody and Shelter

§ 19-3-401. Taking Children Into Custody - (1.3) A child shall be taken into temporary custody by...

§ 19-3-402. Duty of Officer - Notification - Release or Detention - Source: L. 87: Entire title R&RE, p. 776, § 1,...

§ 19-3-403. Temporary Custody - Hearing - Time Limits - Restriction - Rules - (3.5) When temporary custody is placed with the county department...

§ 19-3-404. Temporary Shelter - Child's Home - The court may find that it is not necessary to...

§ 19-3-405. Temporary Protective Custody - Source: L. 90: Entire section added, p. 1036, § 3,...

§ 19-3-406. Fingerprint-Based Criminal History Record Check - Providers of Emergency Placement for Children - Use of Criminal Justice Records - Definitions - Rules - Source: L. 2005: Entire section added, p. 616, § 1,...

§ 19-3-407. Noncertified Kinship Care - Requirement for Background Checks and Other Checks - Definitions - Source: L. 2015: Entire section added, (SB 15-087), ch. 263,...

Part 5 - Petition, Adjudication, Disposition

§ 19-3-500.2. Legislative Declaration - Source: L. 2000: Entire section added, p. 474, § 2,...

§ 19-3-501. Petition Initiation - Preliminary Investigation - Informal Adjustment - Source: L. 87: Entire title R&RE, p. 778, § 1,...

§ 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...

§ 19-3-503. Summons - Issuance - Contents - Service - Source: L. 87: Entire title R&RE, p. 780, § 1,...

§ 19-3-504. Contempt - Warrant - Source: L. 87: Entire title R&RE, p. 781, § 1,...

§ 19-3-505. Adjudicatory Hearing - Findings - Adjudication - Source: L. 87: Entire title R&RE, p. 781, § 1,...

§ 19-3-506. Child With a Mental Health Disorder or an Intellectual and Developmental Disability - Procedure - (1) (a) [ Editor's note: This version of subsection (1)(a)...

§ 19-3-507. Dispositional Hearing - (2) [ Editor's note: This version of subsection (2) is...

§ 19-3-508. Neglected or Dependent Child - Disposition - Concurrent Planning - Source: L. 87: Entire title R&RE, p. 785, § 1,...

Part 6 - Termination of the Parent-Child Legal Relationship

§ 19-3-601. Short Title - This part 6 shall be known and may be cited...

§ 19-3-602. Motion for Termination - Separate Hearing - Right to Counsel - No Jury Trial - (I.5) Include a statement indicating that a grandparent, aunt, uncle,...

§ 19-3-603. Notice - Abandonment - Before a termination of the parent-child legal relationship based on...

§ 19-3-604. Criteria for Termination - Source: L. 87: Entire title R&RE, p. 788, § 1,...

§ 19-3-605. Request for Placement With Family Members - Source: L. 87: Entire title R&RE, p. 789, § 1,...

§ 19-3-606. Review of Child's Disposition Following Termination of the Parent-Child Legal Relationship - Source: L. 87: Entire title R&RE, p. 790, § 1,...

§ 19-3-607. Expert Testimony - Source: L. 87: Entire title R&RE, p. 790, § 1,...

§ 19-3-608. Effect of Decree - Source: L. 87: Entire title R&RE, p. 790, § 1,...

§ 19-3-609. Appeals - Source: L. 87: Entire title R&RE, p. 790, § 1,...

§ 19-3-610. Budgetary Allocation for Expenses - The general assembly shall make annual appropriations to the office...

§ 19-3-612. Reinstatement of the Parent-Child Legal Relationship - Circumstances - Petition - Hearings - Legislative Declaration - Source: L. 2014: Entire section added, (SB 14-062), ch. 77,...

Part 7 - Review of Placement

§ 19-3-702. Permanency Hearing - Source: L. 89: Entire section added, p. 930, § 2,...

§ 19-3-702.5. Periodic Reviews - Source: L. 2019: Entire section added, (HB 19-1219), ch. 237,...

§ 19-3-704. Youth With Disabilities - Incapacitated Persons - Source: L. 2021: Entire section added, (HB 21-1094), ch. 340,...

§ 19-3-705. Transition Hearing - Source: L. 2021: Entire section added, (HB 21-1094), ch. 340,...

Part 9 - Task Force on High-Quality Parenting Time

§ 19-3-901. Legislative Declaration - Source: L. 2021: Entire part added, (HB 21-1101), ch. 481,...

§ 19-3-902. Definitions - As used in this part 9, unless the context otherwise...

§ 19-3-903. Task Force on High-Quality Parenting Time - Creation - Steering Committee - Membership - Source: L. 2021: Entire part added, (HB 21-1101), ch. 481,...

§ 19-3-904. Task Force - Purposes - Issues to Study - Written Reports - Source: L. 2021: Entire part added, (HB 21-1101), ch. 481,...

§ 19-3-905. Repeal of Part - This part 9 is repealed, effective July 1, 2023. Source:...

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Colorado Code Title 19 - Children's Code Article 3 - Dependency and Neglect

Colorado Code
Title 19 - Children's Code
Article 3 - Dependency and Neglect