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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 19-3-104 (2026)

Hearings - procedure

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Any hearing conducted pursuant to this article 3 in a county designated pursuant to section 19-1-123 regarding a child who is under six years of age at the time a petition is filed in accordance with section 19-3-501 (2) must not be delayed or continued unless good cause is shown and unless the court finds that the best interests of the child will be served by granting a delay or continuance. Whenever any such delay or continuance is granted, the court shall set forth the specific reasons necessitating the delay or continuance and shall schedule the matter within thirty days after the date of granting the delay or continuance. If appropriate, in any hearing conducted pursuant to this article 3 in a county designated pursuant to section 19-1-123 regarding a child who is under six years of age at the time a petition is filed in accordance with section 19-3-501 (2), the court shall include all other children residing in the same household whose placement is subject to determination pursuant to this article 3. Source: L. 94: Entire section added, p. 2053, § 4, effective July 1. L. 2019: Entire section amended, (HB 19-1219), ch. 237, p. 2355, § 5, effective August 2.

PART 2

GENERAL PROVISIONS

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 29 cases (21 in the last 5 years), 1983–2026 · leading case: Peo in Interest of TMS, 2019 COA 136 (Colo. Ct. App. 2019).
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Peo in Interest of TMS, 2019 COA 136 (Colo. Ct. App. 2019). · cites it 2× “§§ 19-3-104, 19-3-508(3)(a), 19-3-602(1), C.”
People v. Manning, 672 P.2d 499 (Colo. 1983). · cites it 2× “” Section 19-3-104(1) provides that “[a]ny person summoned or required to appear as provided in section 19-3-103 who has acknowledged service and fails to appear without reasonable cause may be proceeded against for contempt of court.”
The PEOPLE of the State of Colorado, IN the INTEREST OF Minor Child: E.B., & E.B. v. R.B., 521 P.3d 637 (Colo. 2022). · cites it 2× “" § 19-3-104, C.R.S. ( 2022 ) . ¶20 Here, assuming without deciding that Father 's due process rights were violated by the juvenile court 's denial of a continuance to secure Father 's attendance, Father has failed to show how his presence at the hearing could have changed the…”
People ex rel. T.E.H., 168 P.3d 5 (Colo. Ct. App. 2007). · cites it 5× “Section 19-3-104, C.R.S.2006, requires the trial court to set forth the specific reasons for the delay and to reset the hearing within thirty days.”
Credit Serv. Co., Inc. v. Dauwe, 134 P.3d 444 (Colo. Ct. App. 2005). “epartment of human services; (3) discovery on videotapes of the children made by the department of human services during its investigation of allegations of sexual abuse against Dauwe; (4) discovery on information about Dauwe that Berson provided to his ex-wife’s attorney; (5)…”
The PEOPLE of the State of Colorado, IN the INTEREST OF E.B., a Child, & Concerning R.B., 507 P.3d 1092 (Colo. Ct. App. 2022). “§§ 19-3-104, 19-3-602(1), C.R.S. 2021. ¶ 14 A motion for a continuance is addressed to the juvenile court's discretion and we will not disturb its ruling on appeal absent an abuse of that discretion.”
People ex rel. T.M., 240 P.3d 542 (Colo. Ct. App. 2010). · cites it 2× “Section 19-3-104, C.R.8.2009, further provides that any dependency and neglect hearing conducted under the expedited procedures because it involves a child under the age of six, shall, if appropriate, include all children residing in the same household.”
People Ex Rel. Teh, 168 P.3d 5 (Colo. Ct. App. 2007). · cites it 6× “Section 19-3-104, C.R.S.2006, requires the trial court to set forth the specific reasons for the delay and to reset the hearing within thirty days.”
Peo in Interest of JLC (Colo. Ct. App. 2025). · cites it 5× “§ 19-3-104, C.R.S. 2024. If a court does grant a continuance under this section, then it must reschedule the matter within thirty days.”
People Ex Rel. Tm, 240 P.3d 542 (Colo. Ct. App. 2010). · cites it 3× “Section 19-3-104, C.R.S.2009, further provides that any dependency and neglect hearing conducted under the expedited procedures because it involves a child under the age of six, shall, if appropriate, include all children residing in the same household.”
Peo in Interest of EMG (Colo. Ct. App. 2024). · cites it 4× “§ 19-3-104, C.R.S. 8 2024. If a court does grant a continuance under this section, then it must reschedule the hearing within thirty days.”
People Ex Rel. Dm, 186 P.3d 101 (Colo. Ct. App. 2008). · cites it 2× “§ 19-3-104, C.R.S.2007. *103 However, because the statutory time in which to conduct a termination hearing is not jurisdictional, failure to hold a hearing within 120 days does not warrant reversal.”
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— Colo. Rev. Stat. § 19-3-104(1) — 1 case
People v. Manning, 672 P.2d 499 (Colo. 1983). “” Section 19-3-104(1) provides that “[a]ny person summoned or required to appear as provided in section 19-3-103 who has acknowledged service and fails to appear without reasonable cause may be proceeded against for contempt of court.”
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