Current through 11/5/2024 election
Section 20-1-115 - Reporting of children in diversion programs(1) On or before July 1, 2024, and each July 1 thereafter, the district attorney of each judicial district shall submit a report, either individually or through the Colorado district attorneys' council, to the house of representatives judiciary committee and the senate judiciary committee, or their successor committees, that includes the following from the previous twelve months in the judicial district:(a) The number of children ten years of age or older but under thirteen years of age who were offered an opportunity to participate in a diversion program but declined to participate;(b) The number of children ten years of age or older but under thirteen years of age who participated in a diversion program;(c) The number of children ten years of age or older but under thirteen years of age who were charged with an offense in a juvenile proceeding as a consequence of failing to successfully complete a diversion program; and(d) The number of children ten years of age or older but under thirteen years of age who enter into a diversion program and, at the time of entry into the diversion program or during participation in the diversion program, are known to the diversion program or district attorney's office to receive services from a county department of human or social services, including services provided through prevention programs, assessment, a department of human services case without court involvement, or a dependency and neglect case.Added by 2023 Ch. 287,§ 12, eff. 8/7/2023.2023 Ch. 287, was passed without a safety clause. See Colo. Const. art. V, § 1(3).