Colorado § 19-2.5-1204 - Parole officers - powers - duties.
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§ 19-2.5-1204. Parole officers - powers - duties.
(1) Under the direction of the director of the division of youth services, the juvenile parole officer or officers in each region established in section 19-2.5-1202 (3) shall supervise all juveniles living in the region who, having been committed to the department of human services, are on parole from one of its facilities.
(2) (a) The juvenile parole officer shall give to each juvenile granted parole a written statement of the conditions of the juvenile's parole, explain such conditions fully, and aid the juvenile to observe them. The juvenile parole officer shall have periodic meetings with the juvenile. The juvenile parole officer may conduct investigations or other activities as necessary to determine whether the conditions of parole are being met and to accomplish the juvenile's rehabilitation.
(b) Unless inconsistent with other conditions imposed by the board, in directing that a juvenile on parole have a periodic meeting with a juvenile parole officer, the juvenile parole officer shall:
(I) Schedule, in good faith, meetings with the juvenile on parole at mutually agreeable times that do not conflict with the juvenile's essential obligations, including work, education, job training, dependent care, medical appointments, and other parole requirements; and
(II) Allow a juvenile to meet with a parole officer through a telephone call or audio-visual communication technology.
(3) All juvenile parole officers have the powers of peace officers, as described in sections 16-2.5-101 and 16-2.5-138, in performing the duties of their position.
Source: L. 2021: Entire article added with relocations, (SB 21-059), ch. 136, p. 671, § 2, effective October 1. L. 2024: (2) amended, (HB 24-1445), ch. 353, p. 2409, § 9, effective September 1.
Editor's note: This section is similar to former § 19-2-1003 as it existed prior to 2021.
Source: official Colorado text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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