Colorado § 19-2.5-105 - Representation of petitioner.
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§ 19-2.5-105. Representation of petitioner.
In all matters pursuant to this article 2.5, the district attorney shall represent the petitioner.
Source: L. 2021: Entire article added with relocations, (SB 21-059), ch. 136, p. 566, § 2, effective October 1.
Editor's note: This section is similar to former § 19-2-106 as it existed prior to 2021.
ANNOTATION
Annotator's note. The following annotations include a case decided under a former provision similar to this section.
Any person proceeded against in court is entitled to counsel of his or her own choosing, and the selection of such counsel cannot be dictated by those who instigate the action. Selby v. Jacobucci, 142 Colo. 52, 349 P.2d 567 (1960).
In a proceeding following a complaint filed by parents of an allegedly delinquent minor 17 years of age, who had selected her own counsel to represent her, an order of the trial court incorporating the parents' request that such counsel be prohibited from appearing or representing such minor was in excess of its jurisdiction. Selby v. Jacobucci, 142 Colo. 52, 349 P.2d 567 (1960).
Source: official Colorado text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 19-2.5-105 ("Representation of petitioner.") 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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