§ 18-5.5-101 — Definitions

Colorado § 18-5.5-101

• Jurisdiction: Colorado
• Title 18: Criminal
• Art.: Computer Crime

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As used in this article 5.5, unless the context
otherwise requires:

(1) Authorization means the express consent of a person which may include
an employee's job description to use said person's computer, computer network,
computer program, computer software, computer system, property, or services as
those terms are defined in this section.

(2) Computer means an electronic, magnetic, optical, electromagnetic, or
other data processing device which performs logical, arithmetic, memory, or
storage functions by the manipulations of electronic, magnetic, radio wave, or light
wave impulses, and includes all input, output, processing, storage, software, or
communication facilities which are connected or related to or operating in
conjunction with such a device.

(3) Computer network means the interconnection of communication lines
(including microwave or other means of electronic communication) with a computer
through remote terminals, or a complex consisting of two or more interconnected
computers.

(4) Computer program means a series of instructions or statements, in a
form acceptable to a computer, which permits the functioning of a computer
system in a manner designed to provide appropriate products from such computer
system.

(5) Computer software means computer programs, procedures, and
associated documentation concerned with the operation of a computer system.

(6) Computer system means a set of related, connected or unconnected,
computer equipment, devices, and software.

(6.3) Damage includes, but is not limited to, any impairment to the integrity
of availability of information, data, computer program, computer software, or
services on or via a computer, computer network, or computer system or part
thereof.

(6.5) Encoding machine means an electronic device that is used to encode
information onto a payment card.

(6.7) Exceed authorized access means to access a computer with
authorization and to use such access to obtain or alter information, data, computer
program, or computer software that the person is not entitled to so obtain or alter.

(7) Financial instrument means any check, draft, money order, certificate
of deposit, letter of credit, bill of exchange, credit card, debit card, or marketable
security.

(7.5) Payment card means a credit card, charge card, debit card, or any
other card that is issued to an authorized card user and that allows the user to
obtain, purchase, or receive goods, services, money, or anything else of value from a
merchant.

(8) Property includes, but is not limited to, financial instruments,
information, including electronically produced data, and computer software and
programs in either machine or human readable form, and any other tangible or
intangible item of value.

(8.5) Scanning device means a scanner, reader, wireless access device,
radio-frequency identification scanner, near-field communications technology, or
any other electronic device that is used to access, read, scan, obtain, memorize, or
store, temporarily or permanently, information from a payment card.

(9) Services includes, but is not limited to, computer time, data processing,
and storage functions.

(10) To use means to instruct, communicate with, store data in, retrieve
data from, or otherwise make use of any resources of a computer, computer
system, or computer network.

Legislative History

Source: L. 79: Entire article added, p. 728, � 7, effective July 1. L. 83: (1) R&RE and (10) added, p. 705, �� 1, 2, effective July 1. L. 2000: (2) amended and (6.3) and (6.7) added, p. 694, � 7, effective July 1. L. 2018: IP amended and (6.5), (7.5), and (8.5) added (HB 18-1200), ch. 379, p. 2290, � 1, effective August 8.