State-by-state guide:

Colorado

Colo. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 19-1-106(2) (1998): The general public cannot be excluded from juvenile hearings unless the court rules it is in the best interests of the child or the community. The court may admit people with an interest in the case or the work of the court.

Colo. Rev. Stat. Ann § 19-1-302 (1998): The Legislature recognizes that the disclosure of sensitive information carries the risk of stigmatizing children; however, disclosure of juvenile records "may result in serving the best interests of the child and may be in the public interest such as where a juvenile has committed an act that would be a crime of violence if committed by an adult."

Colo. Rev. Stat. Ann § 19-1-303 (1998): The judicial department or any agency that performs services regarding juvenile delinquency and neglect cases may exchange information with other agencies or individuals for purposes of investigations and case management.

Colo. Rev. Stat. Ann § 19-1-304 (1998): Court records in juvenile delinquency proceedings shall be open, without court order, to the juvenile, the juvenile’s parents or guardian, any attorney of record, the juvenile’s guardian ad litem, the probation department, any agency to which legal custody of the juvenile, any law enforcement agency or police department in Colorado, a court which has jurisdiction over a juvenile, the state department of human services, and, any person conducting a custody evaluation.

Colo. Rev. Stat. Ann § 19-1-305 (1998): All records prepared or obtained by the department of human services regarding the operation of juvenile facilities shall be confidential and privileged. The records may be disclosed, however, to the parents, legal guardian, legal custodian, attorney for the juvenile, district attorney, guardian ad litem, law enforcement official, and probation officer.

Colo. Rev. Stat. Ann § 19-1-306 (1998): Upon the entry of an expungement order, the person, agency, and court may properly indicate that no record exists. The court may order expunged all records in a juvenile’s case if the court finds that the juvenile has not been convicted of a felony or of a misdemeanor and has not been adjudicated a juvenile delinquent since the termination of the court’s jurisdiction; no proceeding concerning a felony, misdemeanor, or delinquency action is pending or being instituted against the juvenile; and, the rehabilitation of the petitioner has been attained to the satisfaction of the court.

Colo. Rev. Stat. Ann § 19-1-307 (1998): In general, reports of child abuse or neglect and the name and address of any child, family, or informant or any other identifying information contained in such reports shall be confidential and shall not be public information. However, disclosure of the name and address of the child and family and other identifying information involved in such reports may be permitted when authorized by a court for good cause.

Forbidding publication: Colorado statute that prohibited publication of juvenile’s name, unless allowed by court order, is an unconstitutional prior restraint. Colorado v. Denver Publishing, 597 P.2d 1038 (Colo. 1979).