(1) The county attorney or 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 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 article 65 or transferred from the criminal court pursuant to section 16-8.5-118, unless expressly relieved or modified by statute;
(b) To assist a nonprofessional individual who is attempting to initiate a request to the court for an evaluation, pursuant to section 27-65-106 (1)(b), of a person whom the nonprofessional individual believes meets the criteria for a certification by providing information and assisting in making filings to the court;
(c) To exercise due diligence in gathering information from available sources for use in proceedings brought pursuant to this article 65; and
(d) To share and provide information about proceedings brought pursuant to this article 65 to interested parties as allowable by law.
Source: L. 2026: Entire section added, (SB 26-149), ch. 142, p. 751, § 16, effective May 21.