Colorado § 19-2.5-701 - Legislative declaration.
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§ 19-2.5-701. Legislative declaration.
(1) The general assembly finds and declares that:
(a) The juvenile justice system is civil in nature and focused on rehabilitation rather than punishment;
(b) Juveniles differ in significant and substantive ways from adults; therefore, different standards for competency are necessary for juveniles and adults; and
(c) Notwithstanding the differences between adults and juveniles, age alone is not determinative of incompetence without a finding that the juvenile actually lacks the relevant capacities for competence.
Source: L. 2021: Entire article added with relocations, (SB 21-059), ch. 136, p. 610, § 2, effective October 1.
Editor's note: This section is similar to former § 19-2-1300.2 as it existed prior to 2021.
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