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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(1)Mandatory sentence offender. A juvenile is a mandatory sentence offender if the juvenile:
(a) Has been adjudicated a juvenile delinquent twice; or
(b) Has been adjudicated a juvenile delinquent and if the juvenile's probation has been revoked for a delinquent act, and:
(I) Is subsequently adjudicated a juvenile delinquent; or
(II) Has probation revoked for a delinquent act.
(2)Repeat juvenile offender. A juvenile is a repeat juvenile offender if the juvenile has been previously adjudicated a juvenile delinquent and is adjudicated a juvenile delinquent for a delinquent act that constitutes a felony or if the juvenile's probation is revoked for a delinquent act that constitutes a felony.
(3)Violent juvenile offender. A juvenile is a violent juvenile offender if the juvenile is adjudicated a juvenile delinquent for a delinquent act that constitutes a crime of violence as defined in section 18-1.3-406(2).
(4)Aggravated juvenile offender.(a) A juvenile offender is an aggravated juvenile offender if the juvenile is:
(I) Adjudicated a juvenile delinquent for a delinquent act that constitutes a class 1 or class 2 felony or if the juvenile's probation is revoked for a delinquent act that constitutes a class 1 or class 2 felony; or
(II) Adjudicated a juvenile delinquent for a delinquent act that constitutes a felony and either 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), or has probation revoked for a delinquent act that constitutes a crime of violence, as defined in section 18-1.3-406(2); or
(III) Adjudicated a juvenile delinquent or if the juvenile's probation is revoked for a delinquent act that constitutes felonious unlawful sexual behavior pursuant to part 4 of article 3 of title 18, incest pursuant to section 18-6-301, or aggravated incest pursuant to section 18-6-302.
(b) Provisions concerning aggravated juvenile offenders are located in sections 19-2.5-503 and 19-2.5-1127.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Colorado Revised Statutes Title 19. Children's Code § 19-2.5-1125. Petitions--special offenders - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/co/title-19-childrens-code/co-rev-st-sect-19-2-5-1125/
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