(1) The district attorney may request of the court at any time, either before, during, or after the filing of a petition, that the matter be handled as an informal adjustment if:
The juvenile and his or her parents, guardian, or legal custodian have been informedof their constitutional and legal rights, including the right to have counsel at every stage of the proceedings;
There are sufficient facts to establish the jurisdiction of the court; and
The juvenile and his or her parents, guardian, or legal custodian have waived theright to a speedy trial.
An informal adjustment shall be for an initial period of no longer than six months.One additional extension of up to six months may be ordered by the court upon showing of good cause.
During any informal adjustment, the court may place the juvenile under the supervision of the probation department or other designated agency. The court may require further conditions of conduct, as requested by the district attorney, probation department, or designated agency.
No juvenile shall be granted an informal adjustment if such juvenile has been adjudicated a juvenile delinquent within the preceding twelve months, has had a prior deferred adjudication, or has had an informal adjustment granted within the preceding twelve months.
Source: L. 96: Entire article amended with relocations, p. 1651, § 1, effective January 1, 1997.
Editor's note: (1) This section was formerly numbered as 19-2-302. Prior to relocation in 1996, the said section 19-2-302 was contained in a title that was repealed and reenacted in 1987. Provisions of that section, as it existed in 1987, are similar to those contained in 19-3-101 as said section existed in 1986, the year prior to the repeal and reenactment of this title.
(2) The former provisions of section 19-2-703 were relocated to sections 19-2-907 and 19-2-910 to 19-2-919 when this article was amended with relocations in 1996.