{"data":{"id":"us-co/c.r.s.-19-2.5-701","jurisdiction":"us-co","citation":"C.R.S. § 19-2.5-701","heading":"Legislative declaration.","body":"(1) The general assembly finds and declares that:\n\n(a) The juvenile justice system is civil in nature and focused on rehabilitation rather than punishment;\n\n(b) Juveniles differ in significant and substantive ways from adults; therefore, different standards for competency are necessary for juveniles and adults; and\n\n(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.","path":["Title 19 - CHILDREN'S CODE","Article 2.5 - The Colorado Juvenile Justice System","Part 7 - COMPETENCY TO PROCEED"],"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":"effd242810944d916ae5d3f5c172be324b5a713715022769bb7bd26ca87ae3a3","source_id":"us-co","stale":false,"prev":"us-co/c.r.s.-19-2.5-613","next":"us-co/c.r.s.-19-2.5-701.5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}