Colorado § 24-31-901 Definitions

Colorado Statutes

§ 24-31-901 — Definitions

Colorado § 24-31-901

Title 24Government

Art.Department of Law

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Bluebook

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-31-901 (2026).

Text

As used in this part 9, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1)Contact means an in-person interaction with an individual, whether or not the person is in a motor vehicle, initiated by a peace officer, whether consensual or nonconsensual, for the purpose of enforcing the law or investigating possible violations of the law. Contact does not include routine interactions with the public at the point of entry or exit from a controlled area; a non-investigatory and consensual interaction with a member of the public, initiated by a member of the public, unless and until the interaction progresses into an investigation of a possible violation of the law; a motorist assist; undercover interactions; or routine interactions with persons detained in a jail or detention facility.

(2)Dem

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As used in this part 9, unless the context otherwise
requires:

(1) Contact means an in-person interaction with an individual, whether or
not the person is in a motor vehicle, initiated by a peace officer, whether consensual
or nonconsensual, for the purpose of enforcing the law or investigating possible
violations of the law. Contact does not include routine interactions with the public
at the point of entry or exit from a controlled area; a non-investigatory and
consensual interaction with a member of the public, initiated by a member of the
public, unless and until the interaction progresses into an investigation of a
possible violation of the law; a motorist assist; undercover interactions; or routine
interactions with persons detained in a jail or detention facility.

(2) Demographic information means race, ethnicity, sex, and approximate
age.

(2.5) Exonerated means dismissal of charges by the court or appropriate
prosecutor or a not guilty verdict in a criminal prosecution, a finding of no liability in
a civil action, a finding of no culpability or no liability or similar determination in an
administrative proceeding, or a finding of not sustained in an internal investigation;
except that a finding of no culpability or no liability in an administrative proceeding
or a finding of not sustained in an internal investigation does not mean
exonerated if the officer is found guilty in a subsequent criminal prosecution for
the same conduct or found liable for the same conduct in a civil action.

(3) Peace officer means any person employed by a political subdivision of
the state required to be certified by the P.O.S.T. board pursuant to section 16-2.5-102, a Colorado state patrol officer as described in section 16-2.5-114, and any
noncertified deputy sheriff as described in section 16-2.5-103 (2).

(4) Physical force means the application of physical techniques or tactics,
chemical agents, or weapons to another person.

(4.5) P.O.S.T. board means the peace officers standards and training board
created in section 24-31-302.

(5) Serious bodily injury has the same meaning as in section 18-1-901 (3)(p).

(6) Tamper means to intentionally damage, disable, dislodge, or obstruct
the sight or sound or otherwise impair functionality of the body-worn camera or to
intentionally damage, delete, or fail to upload some or all portions of the video and
audio.

(7) Weapon means a firearm, long gun, taser, baton, nun chucks, or
projectile.

Legislative History

Source: L. 2020: Entire part added, (SB 20-217), ch. 110, p. 445, � 2, effective June 19. L. 2021: (1) amended and (2.5), (4.5), and (7) added, (HB 21-1250), ch. 458, p. 3054, � 1, effective July 6.