§ 23-23-104. Custody of children - housing

CO Rev Stat § 23-23-104 (2018) (N/A)
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For the making of any such diagnostic evaluation before commitment, the district judge or juvenile judge shall give the temporary custody of the child to the executive director of the department of human services for temporary placement at any state institution deemed most suitable by the executive director during the period of evaluation. Subject to the provisions of section 23-23-108, the executive director of the department of human services shall accept all such children assigned to him within the limits of available facilities. Nothing in this section shall be construed to permit the designation of the university of Colorado psychiatric hospital as a housing facility for such children.