Petitions - special offenders.

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(1) Mandatory sentence offender. A juvenile is a mandatory sentence offender if he or she:

(a) (I) Has been adjudicated a juvenile delinquent twice; or

(II) Has been adjudicated a juvenile delinquent and if his or her probation has been revoked for a delinquent act; and

(b) (I) Is subsequently adjudicated a juvenile delinquent; or (II) Has probation revoked for a delinquent act.

  1. Repeat juvenile offender. A juvenile is a repeat juvenile offender if he or she has been previously adjudicated a juvenile delinquent and is adjudicated a juvenile delinquent for a delinquent act that constitutes a felony or if his or her probation is revoked for a delinquent act that constitutes a felony.

  2. Violent juvenile offender. A juvenile is a violent juvenile offender if he or she is adjudicated a juvenile delinquent for a delinquent act that constitutes a crime of violence as defined in section 18-1.3-406 (2), C.R.S.

  3. Aggravated juvenile offender. (a) A juvenile offender is an aggravated juvenile offender if he or she is:

  1. Adjudicated a juvenile delinquent for a delinquent act that constitutes a class 1 orclass 2 felony or if his or her probation is revoked for a delinquent act that constitutes a class 1 or class 2 felony; or

  2. Adjudicated a juvenile delinquent for a delinquent act that constitutes a felony andeither is subsequently adjudicated a juvenile delinquent for a delinquent act that constitutes a crime of violence, as defined in section 18-1.3-406 (2), C.R.S., or has his or her probation revoked for a delinquent act that constitutes a crime of violence, as defined in section 18-1.3-406 (2), C.R.S.; or

  3. Adjudicated a juvenile delinquent or if his or her probation is revoked for a delinquent act that constitutes felonious unlawful sexual behavior under part 4 of article 3 of title 18, C.R.S., incest under section 18-6-301, C.R.S., or aggravated incest under section 18-6-302, C.R.S.

(b) Provisions concerning aggravated juvenile offenders are located in section 19-2-601.

Source: L. 96: Entire article amended with relocations, p. 1639, § 1, effective January 1, 1997. L. 2002: (3) and (4)(a)(II) amended, p. 1524, § 227, effective October 1.

Editor's note: This section was formerly numbered as 19-2-801 (1), 19-2-802 (1), 19-2803 (1), and 19-2-804 (1). Prior to relocation in 1996, these sections were contained in a title that was repealed and reenacted in 1987. Provisions of these sections, as they existed in 1987, were contained in several sections in 1986, the year prior to the repeal and reenactment of this title.

For a detailed comparison, see the "Children's Code (1987)" table located in the back of the index.

Cross references: For the legislative declaration contained in the 2002 act amending subsections (3) and (4)(a)(II), see section 1 of chapter 318, Session Laws of Colorado 2002.


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