{"data":{"id":"us-co/c.r.s.-16-8.5-119","jurisdiction":"us-co","citation":"C.R.S. § 16-8.5-119","heading":"Dismissal procedures.","body":"(1) If, after all applicable stays are lifted, the court dismisses a defendant's criminal case in which the defendant is incompetent to proceed at the time of dismissal:\n\n(a) The court shall enter a written order with the court's legal and factual basis for the dismissal and provide the written order to the parties and CDHS;\n\n(b) The court may order the bridges court liaison to assist with the defendant's case management planning and coordination of services, including coordinating with governmental entities or community-based organizations that are capable of providing resources to the defendant upon dismissal of charges;\n\n(c) The charges are not eligible for sealing pursuant to section 24-72-705; and\n\n(d) The court shall require CDHS to ensure that case management services and supports are made available to a defendant released from CDHS's custody pursuant to this article 8.5 after the defendant's criminal case is dismissed.\n\n(2) Subject to the applicable statute of limitations, including any applicable tolling provisions, the district attorney may refile the charges dismissed pursuant to this section at a later time if the district attorney has reason to believe the defendant has since attained competency. The court shall note in the court's final order dismissing the case that the charges may be refiled, but the prosecution is not precluded from refiling merely because the court did not state so in the order.","path":["Title 16 - CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS","Article 8.5 - Competency to Proceed"],"source_url":"https://olls.info/crs/crs2026-title-16.htm","current_through":"Colorado Revised Statutes 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:37:45Z","sha256":"0606ac91fa71f6e12eeefbf9822e2893079a084dd86a457c7a4f57d21843c07c","source_id":"us-co","stale":false,"prev":"us-co/c.r.s.-16-8.5-118","next":"us-co/c.r.s.-16-8.5-120"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}