Prior to the sentencing hearing, juvenile probation for the judicial district in which the juvenile is adjudicated shall conduct a presentence investigation unless waived by the court on its own determination or on recommendation of the prosecution or the juvenile. The presentence investigation must take into consideration and build on the intake assessment performed by […]
After making a finding of guilt, the court shall hear evidence on the question of the proper disposition best serving the interests of the juvenile and the public. Such evidence includes but is not necessarily limited to the social study and other reports as provided in section 19-1-107. In cases in which the juvenile is […]
Upon completion of the sentencing hearing pursuant to section 19-2.5-1102, the court shall enter a decree of sentence or commitment imposing any of the following sentences or combination of sentences, as appropriate: Commitment to the department of human services pursuant to section 19-2.5-1117; Confinement in the county jail or in community corrections pursuant to section […]
If the court finds that a juvenile who receives a deferral of adjudication or who is adjudicated a juvenile delinquent has damaged a victim’s personal or real property, that the victim’s personal property has been lost, or that personal injury has been caused to a victim as a result of the juvenile’s delinquent act, the […]
Except as otherwise set forth in section 19-2.5-1127 for an aggravated juvenile offender, the court may, as the sole punishment or in addition to any other sentence or commitment specified in section 19-2.5-1103, impose on the juvenile a fine of not more than three hundred dollars. Source: L. 2021: Entire article added with relocations, (SB […]
Except as otherwise provided in section 19-2.5-1127 for an aggravated juvenile offender: The court may place the juvenile on probation or under protective supervision in the legal custody of one or both of the juvenile’s parents or guardian under such conditions as the court may impose; The court may place the juvenile on probation and […]
A juvenile probation officer appointed pursuant to section 19-2.5-1406 shall investigate and keep written records of such investigations as the court may direct. When a juvenile is placed on probation, the juvenile probation officer shall give the juvenile a written statement of the terms and conditions of the juvenile’s probation and shall explain fully the […]
The terms and conditions of probation must be specified by rules or orders of the court. The court, as a condition of probation for a juvenile who is ten years of age or older but less than eighteen years of age on the date of the sentencing hearing, may impose a commitment or detention. The […]
Before July 1, 2021, the state court administrator, in consultation with judges, the judicial branch, district attorneys, defense counsel, the delivery of child welfare services task force created in section 26-5-105.8, and other interested parties shall establish statewide standards for juvenile probation supervision and services that are aligned with research-based practices and based on the […]
In addition to any requirements specified in sections 19-2.5-1103 to 19-2.5-1106, 19-2.5-1111 to 19-2.5-1115, 19-2.5-1117, 19-2.5-1118, 19-2.5-1123, and 19-2.5-1126 any sentence imposed pursuant to section 19-2.5-1103 may require: The juvenile or both the juvenile and the juvenile’s parent or guardian to perform volunteer service in the community designed to contribute to the juvenile’s rehabilitation or […]
Except as otherwise required by section 19-2.5-1127, the court may sentence the juvenile to participate in the community accountability program as set forth in section 19-2.5-1410. Such a sentence is a condition of probation for higher-risk juveniles who would have otherwise been sentenced to detention or out-of-home placement or committed to the department of human […]
Except as otherwise required by section 19-2.5-1127 for an aggravated juvenile offender, the court may place the juvenile in the legal custody of a relative or other suitable person under such conditions as the court may impose, which may include placing the juvenile on probation pursuant to section 19-2.5-1106 or under protective supervision. Source: L. […]
Except as otherwise required by section 19-2.5-1127 for an aggravated juvenile offender and except as required by section 19-2.5-1123, the court may sentence the juvenile to alternative services funded through section 19-2.5-1404 or other alternative services programs. If a juvenile who is thirteen years of age or older fails to make satisfactory progress in the […]
Except as otherwise required by section 19-2.5-1127 for an aggravated juvenile offender, the court may order that the juvenile be examined or treated by a physician, surgeon, psychiatrist, or psychologist or that the juvenile receive other special care and may place the juvenile in a hospital or other suitable facility for such purposes; except that […]
Except as otherwise required by section 19-2.5-1127 for an aggravated juvenile offender, the court, following the criteria for out-of-home placement established pursuant to section 19-2.5-1404, may place legal custody of the juvenile in the county department of human or social services. Source: L. 2021: Entire article added with relocations, (SB 21-059), ch. 136, p. 648, […]
If the court orders legal custody of a juvenile to a county department of human or social services pursuant to this article 2.5, the order must contain specific findings as follows: Whether placement of the juvenile out of the home would be in the juvenile’s and the community’s best interests; Whether reasonable efforts have been […]
Except as otherwise required in subsection (6) of this section and section 19-2.5-1127 for an aggravated juvenile offender, the court may commit a juvenile to the department of human services for a determinate period of up to two years if the juvenile is adjudicated for an offense that would constitute a felony or a misdemeanor […]
Except as otherwise required by section 19-2.5-1127 for an aggravated juvenile offender, the court may commit a person eighteen years of age or older but less than twenty-one years of age to the department of human services if the person is adjudicated a juvenile delinquent for an act committed prior to the person’s eighteenth birthday […]
Beginning July 1, 2007, each of the following adjudicated offenders shall submit to collection and a chemical testing of the offender’s biological substance sample to determine the offender’s genetic markers, unless the offender has already provided a biological substance sample for such testing pursuant to a statute of this state: Every offender who, on or […]
Notwithstanding section 19-1-115 (4)(d), if a juvenile is sentenced to an out-of-home placement or is granted probation as a result of an adjudication, deferral of adjudication, or direct filing in or transfer to district court, the court may order the juvenile’s parent to make payments toward the cost of care only as required pursuant to […]
