{"data":{"id":"us-co/c.r.s.-19-5.5-204","jurisdiction":"us-co","citation":"C.R.S. § 19-5.5-204","heading":"Authority and responsibility of a county department of human or social services.","body":"(1) If a county department receives a report that a person has transferred or intends to transfer custody of a child in violation of section 19-5.5-203 (1), the county department may conduct an assessment, and, as provided by other laws of this state, take appropriate action to protect the welfare of the child.\n\n(2) If a county conducts an assessment for a child adopted or placed through an intercountry adoption, and determines that a person has transferred or intends to transfer custody of a child in violation of section 19-5.5-203, the county department shall forward the assessment to the state department. Upon receiving the assessment, the state department shall:\n\n(a) Prepare a report on the welfare and plan for permanent placement of the child; and\n\n(b) Provide a copy of the report to the United States department of state, bureau of consular affairs, office of children's issues.\n\n(3) This article 5.5 does not prevent a county department from taking appropriate action under other law of this state.","path":["Title 19 - CHILDREN'S CODE","Article 5.5 - Uniform Unregulated Child Custody Transfer Act","Part 2 - PROHIBITION OF UNREGULATED CUSTODY TRANSFER"],"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":"2c779d6991e20c528bcda27cf382a92dfbf00ddd48139c5b3d2d03d702a2bd1c","source_id":"us-co","stale":false,"prev":"us-co/c.r.s.-19-5.5-203","next":"us-co/c.r.s.-19-5.5-205"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}