Colo. R. Juv. P. 4

As amended through Rule Change 2024(18), effective October 2, 2024

Rule 4 - Petition Initiation, Form and Content

(a) A petition concerning a child who is alleged to be dependent and neglected shall be initiated in accordance with Section 19-3-501 , C.R.S., and shall be in the form set forth in Section 19-3-502 , C.R.S. Said petition shall be filed within 14 days from the day a child is taken into custody, unless otherwise directed by the court.

Colo. R. Juv. P. 4

Entire chapter repealed and reenacted June 16, 1988, effective 1/1/1989; (a) amended and adopted December 14, 2011, effective 1/1/2012, for all cases pending on or filed on or after 1/1/2012, pursuant to C.R.C.P. 1(b).

ANNOTATION Annotator's note. Since rule 4 is similar to rule 7 as it existed prior to the 1988 repeal and reenactment of the rules of juvenile procedure, a relevant cases construing that provision has been included in the annotations to this rule. Failure of attorney representing county department of social services to sign verified dependency petition held to be harmless error. People in Interest of A.M., 786 P.2d 476 (Colo. App. 1989). Failure to file a dependency and neglect petition within prescribed time does not result in release of child absent a motion by an interested party, and even release of the child does not affect the right to file a dependency and neglect petition. People in Interest of A.M., 786 P.2d 476 (Colo. App. 1989).