4 Colo. Code Regs. § 723-4-4009
Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 1, January 10, 2025
Section 4 CCR 723-4-4009 - DefinitionsThe following definitions apply to rules 4009, 4010, and 4976, 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.38 CR 17, September 10, 2015, effective 9/30/201540 CR 01, January 10, 2017, effective 1/30/201741 CR 11, June 10, 2018, effective 6/30/201842 CR 07, April 10, 2019, effective 4/30/201943 CR 08, April 25, 2020, effective 5/15/202044 CR 04, February 25, 2021, effective 3/17/202144 CR 24, December 25, 2021, effective 1/14/202245 CR 18, September 25, 2022, effective 10/15/202246 CR 06, March 25, 2023, effective 1/25/202346 CR 08, April 25, 2023, effective 5/15/2023