Colo. Rev. Stat. § 19-2.5-209

Current through 11/5/2024 election
Section 19-2.5-209 - Taking juvenile into custody
(1) A juvenile may be taken into temporary custody by a law enforcement officer without order of the court when there are reasonable grounds to believe that the juvenile has committed a delinquent act.
(2) A juvenile may be taken into temporary custody by a law enforcement officer executing a lawful warrant taking a juvenile into custody issued pursuant to section 19-2.5-204.
(3) A juvenile probation officer may take a juvenile into temporary custody:
(a) Under the circumstances stated in subsection (1) of this section; or
(b) If the juvenile has violated the conditions of probation and is under the continuing jurisdiction of the juvenile court.
(4) A juvenile may be detained temporarily by an adult other than a law enforcement officer if the juvenile has committed or is committing a delinquent act in the presence of such adult. Any person detaining a juvenile shall notify, without unnecessary delay, a law enforcement officer, who shall assume custody of said juvenile.
(5) The taking of a juvenile into temporary custody pursuant to this section is not an arrest, nor does it constitute a police record.

C.R.S. § 19-2.5-209

Renumbered from C.R.S. § 19-2-502 and amended by 2021 Ch. 136, § 2, eff. 10/1/2021.
L. 2021: Entire article added with relocations, (SB 21-059), ch. 573, p. 573, § 2, effective October 1.

This section is similar to former § 19-2-502 as it existed prior to 2021.