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2018 Colorado Revised Statutes
Title 19 - Children's Code
Article 2 - the Colorado Juvenile Justice System
Part 13 - Competency to Proceed
§ 19-2-1300.2. Legislative declaration
Universal Citation: CO Rev Stat ยง 19-2-1300.2 (2018)
(1) The general assembly finds and declares that:
(a) The juvenile justice system is civil in nature and focused on rehabilitation rather than punishment;
(b) Juveniles differ in significant and substantive ways from adults, therefore, different standards for competency are necessary for juveniles and adults; and
(c) Notwithstanding the differences between adults and juveniles, age alone is not determinative of incompetence without a finding that the juvenile actually lacks the relevant capacities for competence.
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