(1) The county attorney or the district attorney in a county or city and county that has a population equal to or less than fifty thousand people, or a qualified attorney acting as the county attorney's or district attorney's designee who is appointed by the district court, has the following powers and responsibilities:
(a) To file and appear on behalf of the county or state in all proceedings brought pursuant to this part 5 or transferred from the criminal court pursuant to section 16-8.5-118;
(b) To exercise due diligence in gathering information from available sources for use in proceedings brought pursuant to this part 5; and
(c) To share and provide information about proceedings brought pursuant to this part 5 to interested parties as allowable by law.
(2) This section only applies to proceedings conducted pursuant to this part 5.
Source: L. 2026: Entire part added, (SB 26-149), ch. 142, p. 782, § 22, effective May 21.