Colorado § 15-19-103 Definitions

Colorado Statutes

§ 15-19-103 — Definitions

Colorado § 15-19-103

Title 15Probate,

Art.Treatment of Human Bodies After Death

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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 15-19-103 (2026).

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As used in this part 1, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1)Adult means a natural person eighteen years of age or older.

(2)Declarant means a competent adult who signs a declaration pursuant to the provisions of this part 1.

(3)Declaration means a written instrument directing the lawful disposition of the declarant's last remains and the ceremonies planned after a declarant's death, in accordance with this part 1. A declaration may be made within a will; prepaid funeral or final disposition contract; durable or medical power of attorney; a designated beneficiary agreement as described in article 22 of this title 15; a federal record of emergency data; or any other written document, including, but not limited to, a document governing the disposition of last remains under

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As used in this part 1, unless the context otherwise
requires:

(1) Adult means a natural person eighteen years of age or older.

(2) Declarant means a competent adult who signs a declaration pursuant
to the provisions of this part 1.

(3) Declaration means a written instrument directing the lawful disposition
of the declarant's last remains and the ceremonies planned after a declarant's
death, in accordance with this part 1. A declaration may be made within a will;
prepaid funeral or final disposition contract; durable or medical power of attorney; a
designated beneficiary agreement as described in article 22 of this title 15; a
federal record of emergency data; or any other written document, including, but not
limited to, a document governing the disposition of last remains under part 7 of
article 11 of this title 15.

(3.5) Federal record of emergency data means the United States
department of defense record of emergency data, DD form 93, or any successor
form.

(4) Interested person means the deceased's spouse, parent, designated
beneficiary, adult child, sibling, grandchild, and other person designated in a
declaration.

(5) Last remains means the deceased's body or cremains after death.

(5.5) Natural reduction or naturally reduce has the meaning set forth in
section 2-4-401 (6.9).

(6) (Deleted by amendment, L. 2006, p. 897, � 2, effective August 7, 2006.)

(7) (a) Third party means a person:

(I) Who is requested by a declaration to act in good faith in reliance upon the
declaration;

(II) Who is asked to dispose of last remains by the person with priority to
dispose of the decedent's last remains under section 15-19-106; or

(III) Who is delegated discretion over ceremonial or dispositional
arrangements in a declaration.

(b) Third party includes, but is not limited to, a funeral director, mortuary
science practitioner, mortuary, crematorium, or cemetery.

(8) (Deleted by amendment, L. 2006, p. 897, � 2, effective August 7, 2006.)

Legislative History

Source: L. 2003: Entire article added, p. 1349, � 1, effective August 6. L. 2006: (3), (4), (6), (7)(a)(I), (7)(a)(III), and (8) amended, p. 897, � 2, effective August 7. L. 2009: (3) and (4) amended, (HB 09-1260), ch. 107, p. 446, � 15, effective July 1; (7)(b) amended, (HB 09-1202), ch. 422, p. 2343, � 6, effective July 1. L. 2010: (3) amended and (3.5) added, (SB 10-047), ch. 166, p. 585, � 2, effective August 11. L. 2017: IP, (2), and (3) amended, (SB 17-223), ch. 158, p. 559, � 11, effective August 9. L. 2021: (3) amended and (5.5) added, (SB 21-006), ch. 123, p. 493, � 17, effective September 7.