Colorado § 9-5.8-101 Definitions

Colorado Statutes

§ 9-5.8-101 — Definitions

Colorado § 9-5.8-101

Title 09Safety -

Art.Electronic Fence Detection Systems

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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 9-5.8-101 (2026).

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As used in this article 5.8, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1)Alarm system means a new or existing system that includes one or more monitored devices that can, if there is an intrusion on real property that is used for business purposes, transmit a signal to the business, a monitoring company authorized by the business owner, or law enforcement so that the business or law enforcement may respond to the intrusion.

(2)Electronic fence detection system means a system that:

(a)Is connected to an alarm system and to integrated components or equipment;

(b)At the time a fence is installed, has an energizer powered by a twelve-volt commercial storage battery that meets the standards set forth by the International Electrotechnical Commission standard 60335-2-76;

(c)Includ

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As used in this article 5.8, unless the context
otherwise requires:

(1) Alarm system means a new or existing system that includes one or more
monitored devices that can, if there is an intrusion on real property that is used for
business purposes, transmit a signal to the business, a monitoring company
authorized by the business owner, or law enforcement so that the business or law
enforcement may respond to the intrusion.

(2) Electronic fence detection system means a system that:

(a) Is connected to an alarm system and to integrated components or
equipment;

(b) At the time a fence is installed, has an energizer powered by a twelve-volt
commercial storage battery that meets the standards set forth by the International
Electrotechnical Commission standard 60335-2-76;

(c) Includes a battery-charged fence detector that, when contacted, causes
the alarm system to transmit a signal to the business, a monitoring company
authorized by the business owner, or law enforcement;

(d) Is not located on real property that has been designated by a local
government as exclusively for residential use;

(e) Is located behind a nonelectric perimeter fence or wall that is not less
than five feet in height;

(f) Is the taller of:

(I) Ten feet in height; or

(II) Two feet taller than the height of the nonelectric perimeter fence or wall;
and

(g) Is marked with conspicuous warning signs that are located on the fence
at not more than thirty-foot intervals and that read: Warning: Electric Fence.

(3) Local government means a statutory or home rule county, city and
county, or city.