Section 19-2.5-610 - Right to jury trial(1) In any action in delinquency in which a juvenile is alleged to be an aggravated juvenile offender, as described in section 19-2.5-1125, or is alleged to have committed an act that would constitute a crime of violence, as defined in section 18-1.3-406, if committed by an adult, the juvenile or the district attorney may demand a trial by a jury of not more than six persons, except as provided in section 19-2.5-503 (3)(a), or the court, on its own motion, may order the jury to try any case brought pursuant to this title 19, except as provided in subsection (2) of this section.(2) The juvenile is not entitled to a trial by jury when the petition alleges a delinquent act that is a misdemeanor, a petty offense, a violation of a municipal or county ordinance, or a violation of a court order.(3) Unless a jury is demanded pursuant to subsection (1) of this section, it is deemed waived.(4) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this article 2.5, in any action in delinquency in which a juvenile requests a jury pursuant to this section, the juvenile is deemed to have waived the sixty-day requirement for holding the adjudicatory trial established in section 19-2.5-902. In such a case, the juvenile's right to a speedy trial is governed by section 18-1-405 and rule 48 (b) of the Colorado rules of criminal procedure.Renumbered from C.R.S. § 19-2-107 and amended by 2021 Ch. 136, § 2, eff. 10/1/2021.L. 2021: Entire article added with relocations, (SB 21-059), ch. 607, p. 607, § 2, effective October 1.This section is similar to former § 19-2-107 as it existed prior to 2021.
For the legislative declaration contained in the 2002 act amending subsection (1), see section 1 of chapter 318, Session Laws of Colorado 2002.