Colorado § 19-3-206 - Representation of petitioner.
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§ 19-3-206. Representation of petitioner.
In all proceedings brought under this article, the petitioner shall be represented by a county attorney, special county attorney, or city attorney of a city and county.
Source: L. 87: Entire title R&RE, p. 762, § 1, effective October 1.
Editor's note: This section was contained in a title that was repealed and reenacted in 1987. Provisions of this section, as it existed in 1987, are similar to those contained in 19-1-106 as said section existed in 1986, the year prior to the repeal and reenactment of this title.
ANNOTATION
Annotator's note. The following annotations include cases decided under former provisions similar to this section.
Failure of attorney representing county department of social services to sign verified dependency petition held to be harmless. People in Interest of A.M., 786 P.2d 476 (Colo. App. 1989).
Sections 19-3-206 and 19-3-207 must be read in pari materia because they are part of the same code and apply to the same subject. H.B. v. Lake County Distr. Court, 819 P.2d 499 (Colo. 1991).
Under this section, a district attorney is not authorized to prosecute proceedings under this article. H.B. v. Lake County Distr. Court, 819 P.2d 499 (Colo. 1991).
Criminal prosecutions for violations of § 19-3-304 do not constitute "proceedings brought under this article" within the meaning of this section. Therefore, this section does not divest district attorneys of their authority to prosecute violations of § 19-3-304. Berges v. County Court of Douglas County, 2016 COA 146, 409 P.3d 592.
Allowing a district attorney to be appointed as a special county attorney would lead to the absurd result under § 19-3-207 of the district attorney arguing in favor of, and objecting to, the same motion. The court will not interpret statutes so as to lead to an absurd result. H.B. v. Lake County Distr. Court, 819 P.2d 499 (Colo. 1991).
Source: official Colorado text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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