{"data":{"id":"us-co/c.r.s.-19-2.5-1123","jurisdiction":"us-co","citation":"C.R.S. § 19-2.5-1123","heading":"Sentencing - mandatory detention - weapons and crimes of violence.","body":"(1) In the case of a juvenile who has been adjudicated a juvenile delinquent for the commission of one of the offenses described in section 19-2.5-305 (3)(a)(V), the court shall sentence the juvenile to a minimum mandatory period of detention of not fewer than five days.\n\n(2) A juvenile who is less than thirteen years of age may not be sentenced to detention unless the juvenile has been adjudicated for a felony or weapons charge pursuant to section 18-12-102, 18-12-105, 18-12-106, or 18-12-108.5. As an alternative, the juvenile probation department may conduct a presentence investigation pursuant to section 19-2.5-1101. The investigation may result in the juvenile:\n\n(a) Remaining in the custody of a parent, guardian, or legal custodian; or\n\n(b) Being placed in the temporary legal custody of kin, for purposes of a kinship foster care home or noncertified kinship care placement, as defined in section 19-1-103, or other suitable person under such conditions as the court may impose; or\n\n(c) Being placed in a shelter facility; or\n\n(d) Being referred to a local county department of human or social services for assessment for placement.","path":["Title 19 - CHILDREN'S CODE","Article 2.5 - The Colorado Juvenile Justice System","Part 11 - SENTENCING","Subpart B - OFFENSE-SPECIFIC SPECIALIZED SENTENCING"],"source_url":"https://olls.info/crs/crs2026-title-19.htm","current_through":"Colorado Revised Statutes 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:37:45Z","sha256":"20cad09065ec77968d70644ea31fc657816208cc58dff54e98e7d6625d68e2f7","source_id":"us-co","stale":false,"prev":"us-co/c.r.s.-19-2.5-1122","next":"us-co/c.r.s.-19-2.5-1124"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}