Colorado - Entry of Plea of Guilty and Possibility of Restorative Justice

Colo. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 19-2.5-902 (West)

Population: Youth

Legal Features: N/A

Law Type: Statute

Excerpt of Relevant Text:

(2) Upon the entry of a plea of guilty to one or more of the allegations contained in the petition, the court shall advise the juvenile in accordance with rule 3 of the Colorado rules of juvenile procedure. The advisement must include the possibility of restorative justice practices, including victim-offender conferences if restorative justice practices are available in the jurisdiction. The advisement regarding restorative justice practices does not establish any right to restorative justice practices on the juvenile’s behalf.

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