Regulaciones sobre el encarcelamiento de menores en delitos de tránsito

Explicación Simple

Si un niño comete un delito de tránsito, no puede ir a la cárcel para adultos. En su lugar, podría ser enviado a un lugar especial para jóvenes donde recibe ayuda y cuidado.

Es como si un niño rompiera una ventana jugando y, en lugar de castigarlo en un lugar donde los adultos están, lo llevaran a un taller donde aprende a arreglar cosas.

Ejemplo Práctico

Imagina que Juan, de 16 años, fue detenido por manejar sin licencia. Como vive en un condado donde hay un centro de detención juvenil cercano, el juez decide que debe ir a ese lugar en lugar de a la cárcel de adultos.

Penalidades

Los menores pueden ser enviados a un centro de detención juvenil o, en casos excepcionales, a la cárcel por un máximo de 48 horas.

Texto Original del Estatuto (Inglés)

C.R.S. 42-4-1706 – Juveniles (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a child, as defined in section 19-1-103 , convicted of a misdemeanor traffic offense pursuant to this article 4, violating the conditions of probation imposed pursuant to this article 4, or found in contempt of court in connection with a violation or alleged violation pursuant to this article 4 must not be confined in a jail, lockup, or other place used for the confinement of adult offenders if the court with jurisdiction is located in a county in which there is a juvenile detention facility operated by or under contract with the department of human services that receives and provides care for children or if the jail is located within forty miles of such facility. The court imposing penalties pursuant to this section may confine a child for a determinate period of time in a juvenile detention facility operated by or under contract with the department of human services. If a juvenile detention facility operated by or under contract with the department of human services is not located within the county or within forty miles of the jail, a child may be confined for up to forty-eight hours in a jail pursuant to section 19-2.5-305 (4). (2) Intentionally left blank —Ed. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a child, as defined in section 19-1-103 , arrested and incarcerated for an alleged misdemeanor traffic offense pursuant to this article 4, and not released on bond, must be taken before a cou