§ 13-27-102 — Definitions

Colorado § 13-27-102

• Jurisdiction: Colorado
• Title 13: Courts
• Art.: Uniform Unsworn Declarations Act

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In this article 27:

(1) Boundaries of the United States means the geographic boundaries of
the United States, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, and any territory or
insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States.

(2) Law includes the federal or a state constitution, a federal or state
statute, a judicial decision or order, a rule of court, an executive order, and an
administrative rule, regulation, or order.

(3) Record means information that is inscribed on a tangible medium or
that is stored in an electronic or other medium and is retrievable in perceivable
form.

(4) Sign means, with present intent to authenticate or adopt a record:

(a) To execute or adopt a tangible symbol; or

(b) To attach to or logically associate with the record an electronic symbol,
sound, or process.

(5) State means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia,
Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, or any territory or insular possession
subject to the jurisdiction of the United States.

(6) Sworn declaration means a declaration in a signed record given under
oath. The term includes a sworn statement, verification, certificate, and affidavit.

(7) Unsworn declaration means a declaration in a signed record that is not
given under oath, but is given under penalty of perjury.

Legislative History

Source: L. 2018: Entire article added with relocations, (SB 18-032), ch. 8, p. 154, � 9, effective October 1.