Colorado § 2-3-1502 Definitions

Colorado Statutes

§ 2-3-1502 — Definitions

Colorado § 2-3-1502

Title 02Legislative

Art.Legislative Services

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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 2-3-1502 (2026).

Text

As used in this part 15, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1)Bioterrorism means the intentional use of microorganisms or toxins of biological origin to cause death or disease among humans or animals.

(2)Repealed.

(3)Department means the department of public health and environment created in section 25-1-102, C.R.S. (3.5) Disaster means the occurrence or imminent threat of widespread or severe damage, injury, illness, or loss of life or property resulting from an epidemic or a natural, man-made, or technological cause.

(4)Division means the division of homeland security and emergency management in the department of public safety created in section 24-33.5-1603, C.R.S.

(5)Emergency epidemic means cases of an illness or condition, communicable or noncommunicable, caus

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As used in this part 15, unless the context otherwise
requires:

(1) Bioterrorism means the intentional use of microorganisms or toxins of
biological origin to cause death or disease among humans or animals.

(2) Repealed.

(3) Department means the department of public health and environment
created in section 25-1-102, C.R.S.

(3.5) Disaster means the occurrence or imminent threat of widespread or
severe damage, injury, illness, or loss of life or property resulting from an epidemic
or a natural, man-made, or technological cause.

(4) Division means the division of homeland security and emergency
management in the department of public safety created in section 24-33.5-1603,
C.R.S.

(5) Emergency epidemic means cases of an illness or condition,
communicable or noncommunicable, caused by bioterrorism, pandemic influenza, or
novel and highly fatal infectious agents or biological toxins.

(6) Repealed.

(7) Legislative committee means the legislative emergency preparedness,
response, and recovery committee created in this part 15.

(8) Legislative service agencies means the legislative council staff, the
office of legislative legal services, the joint budget committee staff, the office of
the state auditor, the legislative information services, the senate services staff, and
the staff of the house of representatives.

(9) Pandemic influenza means a widespread epidemic of influenza caused
by a highly virulent strain of the influenza virus.

Legislative History

Source: L. 2007: Entire part added, p. 1288, � 1, effective May 25. L. 2010: (3.5) added and (7) amended, (HB 10-1080), ch. 55, p. 202, � 2, effective March 31. L. 2012: (4) amended, (HB 12-1283), ch. 240, p. 1129, � 31, effective July 1. L. 2013: (2) and (6) amended, (HB 13-1300), ch. 316, p. 1662, � 3, effective August 7. L. 2014: (2) repealed, (HB 14-1004), ch. 11, p. 107, � 13, effective February 27. L. 2018: (6) amended, (HB 18-1394), ch. 234, p. 1473, � 19, effective August 8. L. 2025: (6) repealed, (HB 25-1027), ch. 65, p. 272, � 5, effective April 10.