Colorado Revised Statutes Title 42. Vehicles and Traffic § 42-4-1706. Juveniles--convicted--arrested and incarcerated--provisions for confinement

(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a child, as defined in section 19-1-103, convicted of a misdemeanor traffic offense pursuant to this article 4, violating the conditions of probation imposed pursuant to this article 4, or found in contempt of court in connection with a violation or alleged violation pursuant to this article 4 must not be confined in a jail, lockup, or other place used for the confinement of adult offenders if the court with jurisdiction is located in a county in which there is a juvenile detention facility operated by or under contract with the department of human services that receives and provides care for children or if the jail is located within forty miles of such facility. The court imposing penalties pursuant to this section may confine a child for a determinate period of time in a juvenile detention facility operated by or under contract with the department of human services. If a juvenile detention facility operated by or under contract with the department of human services is not located within the county or within forty miles of the jail, a child may be confined for up to forty-eight hours in a jail pursuant to section 19-2.5-305(4).