Colorado § 23-23-104 - Custody of children - housing.
Full text of Colorado Colorado Revised Statutes § 23-23-104 — Custody of children - housing., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 23-23-104. Custody of children - housing.
For the making of any diagnostic evaluation before certification or commitment, the district judge or juvenile judge shall give the temporary custody of the child to the executive director of the department of human services for temporary placement at any state institution deemed most suitable by the executive director during the period of evaluation. Subject to the provisions of section 23-23-108, the executive director of the department of human services shall accept all such children assigned to the executive director, within the limits of available facilities. Nothing in this section permits the designation of the university of Colorado psychiatric hospital as a housing facility for such children.
Source: L. 55: p. 808, § 4. CRS 53: § 124-3-29. L. 61: p. 712, § 2. C.R.S. 1963: § 124-3-13. L. 64: p. 312, § 285. L. 74: Entire section amended, p. 420, § 69, effective April 11. L. 94: Entire section amended, p. 2692, § 225, effective July 1. L. 2020: Entire section amended, (SB 20-136), ch. 70, p. 284, § 13, effective September 14.
Cross references: For the legislative declaration contained in the 1994 act amending this section, see section 1 of chapter 345, Session Laws of Colorado 1994. For the legislative declaration in SB 20-136, see section 1 of chapter 70, Session Laws of Colorado 2020.
Source: official Colorado text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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