Parole Violation and Revocation 19- 2-1004
As a former Senior – Career Arapahoe – Douglas County District Attorney -in his13 years (1984 – 1997) years as a prosecutor – H. Michael was assigned to the prosecution of hundreds of juvenile prosecutions. As a Colorado Criminal Defense Lawyer for the last 16 years (1997 – 2013) – he has successfully handled hundreds more juvenile cases.
Juvenile criminal defense lawyers must be specialized in this area and must have specialized training and experience to be effective on behalf of their clients… essentially just children. Because Juvenile Court is different than adult court – an experienced lawyer in adult may be incompetent to practice in juvenile court.
Where your child’s freedom and future is at stake…go with experience every time.
Here is the statute referenced in the Article That Linked you to this page:
19- 2-1004. Parole violation and revocation
(1) The director of the division of youth corrections or any juvenile parole officer may arrest any parolee when:
(a) He or she has a warrant commanding that such parolee be arrested; or
(b) He or she has probable cause to believe that a warrant for the parolee’s arrest has been issued in this state or another state for any criminal offense or for violation of a condition of parole; or
(c) Any offense under the laws of this state has been or is being committed by the parolee in his or her presence; or
(d) He or she has probable cause to believe that a violation of law has been committed and that the parolee has committed such a violation; or
(e) He or she has probable cause to believe that a condition of the juvenile’s parole has been violated by the parolee and probable cause to believe that the parolee is leaving or about to leave the state, or that the parolee will fail or refuse to appear before the hearing panel to answer charges of violations of one or more conditions of parole, or that the arrest of the parolee is necessary to prevent physical harm to the parolee or another person or to prevent the violation of a law.
(2) When an alleged parole violator is taken into custody, the director of the division of youth corrections or the juvenile parole officer shall notify the parents, guardian, or legal custodian of the juvenile without unnecessary delay.
(3) When a juvenile parole officer has reasonable grounds to believe that a condition of parole has been violated by any parolee, he or she may issue a summons requiring the parolee to appear before the hearing panel at a specified time and place to answer charges of violation of one or more conditions of parole. Such summons, unless accompanied by a copy of a complaint filed before the hearing panel seeking revocation or suspension of parole or modification of parole conditions, shall contain a brief statement of the alleged parole violation and the date and place thereof. Failure of the parolee to appear before the hearing panel as required by such summons shall be deemed a violation of a condition of parole.
(4) If, rather than issuing a summons, a parole officer makes an arrest of a parolee with or without a warrant or takes custody of a parolee who has been arrested by another, the parole officer shall place the parolee in the nearest local juvenile detention facility or shelter care facility approved by the department of human services, if under eighteen years of age, or in the nearest county jail, if eighteen years of age or older. Within forty-eight hours, not including Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays, the parole officer shall take one of the following actions:
(a) Notify the juvenile parole board that the parolee has been arrested or taken into custody and request that a juvenile parole preliminary hearing be conducted by an administrative law judge; or
(b) Request a court to conduct a juvenile parole preliminary hearing as a part of a detention hearing conducted as described in section 19-2-508, in which hearing the court shall make a finding as to whether there is probable cause to believe that the parolee has violated a condition of parole; or
(c) Obtain from the parolee a written agreement that the parolee waives his or her right to a juvenile parole preliminary hearing, which waiver shall also be signed by a parent or guardian of the parolee if the parolee is a juvenile; or
(d) Release the parolee if he or she is not subject to other actions that require his or her further detention.
(5) An administrative law judge shall, upon the request of the juvenile parole board, conduct a preliminary hearing in a case in which a parole violation has been alleged, to determine whether there is probable cause to believe that a condition of parole has been violated by the parolee, as provided in subsection (4) of this section.
(6) Whenever an administrative law judge schedules a preliminary hearing pursuant to subsection (5) of this section, the juvenile parole officer shall notify the parolee and his or her parent, guardian, or legal custodian of the following information:
(a) The date, the time, and the place of the preliminary hearing and the name of the administrative law judge;
(b) That the purpose of the hearing will be to determine whether there is probable cause to believe that the parolee has violated his or her parole;
(c) That at the preliminary hearing the parolee will be permitted to present evidence, either oral or documentary, in person or by other witnesses, in defense of any alleged parole violation;
(d) A statement of any alleged parole violation;
(e) A brief summary of the evidence tending to establish any alleged parole violation;
(f) That the parolee has the right to counsel at the preliminary hearing.
(7) At any preliminary hearing held pursuant to subsection (5) of this section, the administrative law judge shall hear such testimony as shall be offered and shall determine whether there is probable cause to believe that the parolee has violated his or her parole. If probable cause has not been shown, the administrative law judge shall order the release of the parolee and shall make a written report of his or her findings to the juvenile parole board within ten days of the hearing. If the administrative law judge finds that probable cause exists to believe that the parolee has violated his or her parole, he or she shall order that the parolee be held to answer the charge before a hearing panel and shall order that the juvenile parole officer return the parolee without unnecessary delay to any of the juvenile corrections facilities of the department of human services pending a hearing before a hearing panel on the complaint for revocation, suspension, or modification of the juvenile’s parole.
(8) Within ten working days after the finding of probable cause by the preliminary administrative law judge, the juvenile parole officer shall complete his or her investigation and either:
(a) File a complaint before the hearing panel in which the facts are alleged upon which a revocation of parole is sought; or
(b) Recommend to the director of the division of youth corrections, or his or her designee, that the parolee, if detained, be released and the violation proceedings be dismissed. The director, or his or her designee, shall determine whether to cause the violation proceedings to be dismissed, and, if he or she elects to cause dismissal, the parolee shall be released or notified that he or she is relieved of obligation to appear before the hearing panel. In such event, the director, or his or her designee, shall give written notification to the board of his or her action.
(9) A complaint filed by a juvenile parole officer in which revocation of parole is sought shall contain the name of the parolee, shall identify the violation charged and the condition or conditions of parole alleged to have been violated, including the date and approximate location thereof, and shall be signed by the juvenile parole officer. A copy thereof shall be given to the parolee and his or her parents, guardian, or legal custodian at least five days before a hearing on the complaint is held before the hearing panel.
(10) The board may order the detention of any parolee for failure to appear as required by the summons issued under subsection (3) of this section.
(11) At least five days before the appearance of a parolee before the hearing panel, the parolee and his or her parents, guardian, or legal custodian shall be advised in writing by the parole officer of the nature of the charges that are alleged to justify revocation or suspension of his or her parole and the substance of the evidence sustaining the charges; he or she shall be given a copy of the complaint unless he or she has already received one; he or she shall be informed of the consequences that may follow in the event his or her parole is revoked; and he or she shall be advised that, if the parolee denies the charges, a hearing will be held before the hearing panel, that, at the hearing, he or she may testify and present witnesses and documentary evidence in defense of the charges or in mitigation or explanation thereof, and that he or she has the right to counsel at the hearing.
(12) At the hearing before the hearing panel, if the parolee denies the violation, the division of youth corrections shall have the burden of establishing by a preponderance of the evidence the violation of a condition or conditions of parole. The hearing panel shall, when it appears that the alleged violation of conditions of parole consists of an offense with which the parolee is charged in a criminal case then pending, continue the parole violation hearing until the termination of the criminal proceeding. Any evidence having probative value shall be admissible regardless of its admissibility under exclusionary rules of evidence if the parolee is accorded a fair opportunity to rebut hearsay evidence. The parolee shall have the right to confront and to cross-examine adverse witnesses unless the administrative law judge specifically finds good cause for not allowing confrontation.
(13) If the hearing panel determines that a violation of a condition or conditions of parole has been committed, it shall hear further evidence related to the disposition of the parolee. At the conclusion of the hearing, the hearing panel shall advise the parties before it of its findings and recommendations and of their right to request a review before the board. Such review may be held if a written request is filed within ten days after the conclusion of the hearing before the hearing panel. If a review before the board is not requested or the right to review is waived, the findings and recommendations of the hearing panel, if unanimous, shall become the decision of the juvenile parole board unless the board on its own motion orders a review.
(14) The case of a juvenile alleged or found to have violated the conditions of his or her parole outside the state of Colorado shall be handled according to the provisions of the interstate compact on juveniles, part 7 of article 60 of title 24, C.R.S.