Colorado § 19-2.5-902 - Entry of plea.
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§ 19-2.5-902. Entry of plea.
(1) Upon the entry of a plea of not guilty to the allegations contained in the petition, the court shall set the matter for an adjudicatory trial. Except as set forth in section 19-2.5-610, the court shall hold the adjudicatory trial within sixty days after the entry of a plea of not guilty.
(2) Upon the entry of a plea of guilty to one or more of the allegations contained in the petition, the court shall advise the juvenile in accordance with rule 3 of the Colorado rules of juvenile procedure. The advisement must include the possibility of restorative justice practices, including victim-offender conferences if restorative justice practices are available in the jurisdiction. The advisement regarding restorative justice practices does not establish any right to restorative justice practices on the juvenile's behalf.
Source: L. 2021: Entire article added with relocations, (SB 21-059), ch. 136, p. 622, § 2, effective October 1.
Editor's note: This section is similar to former § 19-2-708 as it existed prior to 2021.
ANNOTATION
Failure to request dismissal on speedy trial grounds before the beginning of adjudicatory trial will result in the waiver of speedy trial rights under this section. People ex rel. J.M.N., 39 P.3d 1261 (Colo. App. 2001) (decided under former law).
Source: official Colorado text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 19-2.5-902 ("Entry of plea.") is part of the Colorado Revised Statutes, the codified statutory law of Colorado. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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