Colorado statute
C.R.S. § 19-2.5-707 — Evaluation at the request of the juvenile.
Current through 2025 Regular Session
Part of Part 7: COMPETENCY TO PROCEED, Colorado Revised Statutes.
Full text of C.R.S. § 19-2.5-707
Statutory text current through the 2025 Regular Session. This is an officially sanctioned publication using the official text of the Colorado Revised Statutes; it is not the official statutes of the State of Colorado.
A juvenile has the right to request a second evaluation in response to a court-ordered competency evaluation or a court-ordered restoration evaluation within seven days after the receipt of an evaluation. If a juvenile wants a second evaluation to be conducted by a competency evaluator of the juvenile's choice in connection with a proceeding held pursuant to this article 2.5, the court, upon timely motion, shall order that the competency evaluator be given reasonable opportunity to conduct the second evaluation prior to any competency or restoration hearing.
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