4 Colo. Code Regs. § 723-5-5009

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 1, January 10, 2025

Section 4 CCR 723-5-5009 - Definitions

The following definitions apply to rules 5009, 5010, and 5420 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.

4 CCR 723-5-5009

42 CR 07, April 10, 2019, effective 4/30/2019

45 CR 17, September 10, 2022, effective 9/10/2022

45 CR 17, September 10, 2022, effective 9/30/2022