(1) The juvenile court is authorized to establish juvenile probation departments or divisions.(2) Subject to section 13-3-105, the juvenile court is authorized to appoint juvenile probation officers and such other professional and clerical personnel as may be required. Juvenile probation officers have the powers and duties specified in section 19-2.5-1107 and have the powers of peace officers, as described in sections 16-2.5-101 and 16-2.5-138.(3) Upon the agreement of the juvenile court judges, the approval of the chief judge in each district or, for the second judicial district, the presiding judge of the Denver juvenile court, and the approval of the chief justice of the supreme court, two or more contiguous judicial districts may combine to form an interdistrict juvenile probation department.(4)(a) The juvenile court judges are authorized to enter into agreements with the state department of human services, county departments of human or social services, other public agencies, private agencies, or with other juvenile courts to provide supervision or other services for juveniles placed on probation by the court.(b) The conditions and terms of any such agreement must be set private agencies, or with other juvenile courts to provide supervision or other services for juveniles placed on probation by the court.(b) The conditions and terms of any such agreement must be set forth in writing, including any payments to be made by the court for the services provided.(c) Any agreement made pursuant to this subsection (4) may be terminated with ninety-one days written notice by either party.Renumbered from C.R.S. § 19-2-204 and amended by 2021 Ch. 136, § 2, eff. 10/1/2021.Amended by 2018 Ch. 38, § 40, eff. 8/8/2018.L. 2021: Entire article added with relocations, (SB 21-059), ch. 681, p. 681, § 2, effective October 1.This section is similar to former § 19-2-204 as it existed prior to 2021. For the legislative declaration in SB 18-092, see section 1 of chapter 38, Session Laws of Colorado 2018.
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