When a juvenile is arrested in Colorado, the child may be released to a parent or responsible adult, referred for detention screening, or held for a prompt detention hearing. If the child remains in custody, the hearing generally must occur within 48 hours, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays. The district attorney then decides whether to file a delinquency petition, offer diversion, or decline to prosecute formally. Decisions made during
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One legal concept I frequently get questioned about is the statute of limitations. Different offenses have different applicable statutes of limitations, meaning that different offenses have different set time limits for the filing of charges. Some offenses, of course, have no statute of limitations at all. Should a statute of limitations apply and charges not be filed within the pertinent time period, then charges cannot be filed at some later
