Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-72-701

Current through Chapter 67 of the 2024 Legislative Session

Section 24-72-701 - Definitions

As used in this part 7, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) "Arrest and criminal records information" has the same meaning as in section 24-72-302.

(2) "Basic identification information" has the same meaning as in section 24-72-302.

(2.5) "Conviction" means a criminal judgment of conviction and does not include infractions that constitute civil matters.

(3) "Conviction records" means arrest and criminal records information and any records pertaining to a judgment of conviction.

(4) "Criminal justice agencies" has the same meaning as in section 24-72-302.

(4.5) "Criminal justice records" means all books, papers, cards, photographs, tapes, recordings, or other documentary materials, regardless of form or characteristics, that are made, maintained, or kept by any criminal justice agency or other entity, public or private, in the state for use in the exercise of functions required or authorized by law or administrative rule, including the results of chemical biological substance testing to determine genetic markers conducted pursuant to sections 16-11-102.4 and 16-23-104.

(5) "Custodian" has the same meaning as in section 24-72-302.

(5.5) "Disposition" has the same meaning as set forth in section 24-72-302.

(6) "Official actions" has the same meaning as in section 24-72-302.

(7) "Person in interest" has the same meaning as in section 24-72-302.

(8) "Private custodian" has the same meaning as in section 24-72-302.

(9) "Victim" means any natural person against whom any crime has been perpetrated or attempted, unless the person is accountable for the crime or a crime arising from the same conduct or plan as the crime is defined under the laws of this state or of the United States, or, if such person is deceased or incapacitated, the person's spouse, parent, legal guardian, child, sibling, grandparent, grandchild, significant other, or other lawful representative.

C.R.S. § 24-72-701

Amended by 2022 Ch. 276, § 9, eff. 8/10/2022.

Amended by 2019 Ch. 295, § 1, eff. 8/2/2019.

Amended by 2017 Ch. 335, § 1, eff. 9/1/2017.

Added by 2014 Ch. 317, § 3, eff. 8/1/2014.

L. 2014: Entire part added, (SB 14-206), ch. 317, p. 1377, § 3, effective August 1. L. 2017: (9) added, (HB 17-1208), ch. 335, p. 1790, § 1, effective September 1.

The provisions of this section are similar to provisions of several former sections as they existed prior to 2014.

2022 Ch. 276, was passed without a safety clause. See Colo. Const. art. V, § 1(3).