Colorado § 16-12-303 Definitions

Colorado Statutes

§ 16-12-303 — Definitions

Colorado § 16-12-303

Title 16Criminal

Art.Review of Judgments in Criminal Cases

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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 16-12-303 (2026).

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As used in this part 3, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1)Crime laboratory means a forensic services provider in Colorado that assists law enforcement agencies or prosecutors by performing scientific laboratory testing or examination of physical evidence. Crime laboratory does not include a laboratory operated by a county coroner's office.

(2)Crime laboratory director or director means the senior position of a crime laboratory as defined in the crime laboratory's policy.

(3)Crime laboratory employee or employee means a person who works or has worked in a crime laboratory, including crime laboratory contract workers.

(4)Final report means the final report prepared by a crime laboratory director following an investigation of alleged wrongful action, described in sectio

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As used in this part 3, unless the context otherwise
requires:

(1) Crime laboratory means a forensic services provider in Colorado that
assists law enforcement agencies or prosecutors by performing scientific
laboratory testing or examination of physical evidence. Crime laboratory does not
include a laboratory operated by a county coroner's office.

(2) Crime laboratory director or director means the senior position of a
crime laboratory as defined in the crime laboratory's policy.

(3) Crime laboratory employee or employee means a person who works
or has worked in a crime laboratory, including crime laboratory contract workers.

(4) Final report means the final report prepared by a crime laboratory
director following an investigation of alleged wrongful action, described in section
16-12-305 (4)(c).

(5) Forensic services provider means a unit or section of a law enforcement
agency that holds an ISO/IEC 17025 forensic laboratory accreditation or that
performs work equivalent to that of an accredited forensic services provider
without being accredited.

(6) Knowing misconduct means a voluntary act or omission or series of acts
or omissions consciously performed by a crime laboratory employee as a result of
effort or determination in which the employee is aware that the employee's conduct
is improper or deceptive, and which act or omission or series of acts or omissions
involve:

(a) The mishandling of physical evidence or data elements or results;

(b) Incorrectly performing forensic testing;

(c) Presenting misleading or false results;

(d) Concealing material information; or

(e) Presenting false sworn testimony about the evidence.

(7) Significant event means an act or omission by a crime laboratory
employee that is a gross deviation from the laboratory standard operation
procedures or accreditation requirements of the crime laboratory, or requirements
in law that were applicable at the time of the act or omission of the crime laboratory
employee, that could substantially negatively affect the integrity of the crime
laboratory activities.

(8) Wrongful action means knowing misconduct or a significant event.