{"data":{"id":"us-co/c.r.s.-19-2.5-209","jurisdiction":"us-co","citation":"C.R.S. § 19-2.5-209","heading":"Taking juvenile into custody.","body":"(1) A juvenile may be taken into temporary custody by a law enforcement officer without order of the court when there are reasonable grounds to believe that the juvenile has committed a delinquent act.\n\n(2) A juvenile may be taken into temporary custody by a law enforcement officer executing a lawful warrant taking a juvenile into custody issued pursuant to section 19-2.5-204.\n\n(3) A juvenile probation officer may take a juvenile into temporary custody:\n\n(a) Under the circumstances stated in subsection (1) of this section; or\n\n(b) If the juvenile has violated the conditions of probation and is under the continuing jurisdiction of the juvenile court.\n\n(4) A juvenile may be detained temporarily by an adult other than a law enforcement officer if the juvenile has committed or is committing a delinquent act in the presence of such adult. Any person detaining a juvenile shall notify, without unnecessary delay, a law enforcement officer, who shall assume custody of said juvenile.\n\n(5) The taking of a juvenile into temporary custody pursuant to this section is not an arrest, nor does it constitute a police record.","path":["Title 19 - CHILDREN'S CODE","Article 2.5 - The Colorado Juvenile Justice System","Part 2 - INVESTIGATIONS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT"],"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":"6ff70a72448d93396090f35b0b7747d463be549f18b21e60f1257d8b11f0844e","source_id":"us-co","stale":false,"prev":"us-co/c.r.s.-19-2.5-208","next":"us-co/c.r.s.-19-2.5-301"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}