Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 1, January 10, 2025
Section 4 CCR 723-2-2009 - DefinitionsThe following definitions apply to rules 2009, 2010, and 2011, unless a specific statute or rule provides otherwise. In the event of a conflict between these definitions and a statutory definition, the statutory definition shall apply.
(a) "Civil penalty" means any monetary penalty levied against a public utility because of intentional violations of statutes in Articles 1 to 7 and 15 of Title 40, C.R.S., Commission rules, or Commission orders.(b) "Civil penalty assessment" means the act by the Commission of imposing a civil penalty against a public utility after the public utility has admitted liability or has been adjudicated by the Commission to be liable for intentional violations of statutes in Articles 1 to 7 and 15 of Title 40, C.R.S., Commission rules, or Commission orders.(c) "Civil penalty assessment notice" means the written document by which a public utility is given notice of an alleged intentional violation of statutes in Articles 1 to 7 and 15 of Title 40, C.R.S., Commission rules, or Commission orders and of a proposed civil penalty.(d) "Intentional violation." A person acts "intentionally" or "with intent" when his conscious objective is to cause the specific result proscribed by the statute, rule, or order defining the violation.39 CR 21, November 10, 2016, effective 12/1/201640 CR 15, August 10, 2017, effective 9/1/201741 CR 03, February 10, 2018, effective 3/2/201842 CR 02, January 25, 2019, effective 2/14/201942 CR 07, April 10, 2019, effective 4/30/201943 CR 02, January 25, 2020, effective 2/14/202043 CR 17, September 10, 2020, effective 8/17/202044 CR 17, September 10, 2021, effective 8/11/202144 CR 18, September 25, 2021, effective 10/15/202145 CR 03, February 10, 2022, effective 12/29/202145 CR 01, January 10, 2022, effective 1/30/202246 CR 05, March 10, 2023, effective 3/30/2023