§ 24-30-2103 — Definitions

As used in this part 21, unless the context
otherwise requires:

(1) Actual address means a residential, work, or school address as specified
on the individual's application to be a program participant under this part 21, and
includes the county, voting precinct number, and any unique identifying information
related to the individual's residential, work, or school address.

(2) Address confidentiality program or program means the program
created under this part 21 in the department to protect the confidentiality of the
actual address of a relocated protected health-care worker or a relocated victim of
domestic violence, a sexual offense, human trafficking, or stalking.

(3) Applicant means an individual identified as such in an application
received by the executive director or his or her designee pursuant to section 24-30-2105.

(4) Application assistant means a person designated by the executive
director or his or her designee to assist an applicant in the preparation of an
application to participate in the address confidentiality program.

(5) Department means the department of personnel created in section 24-1-128.

(6) Domestic violence means an act described in section 18-6-800.3 (1),
C.R.S.

(7) Executive director means the executive director of the department.

(7.5) Human trafficking means an act described in section 18-3-503 or 18-3-504.

(8) Person means any individual, corporation, limited liability company,
partnership, trust, estate, or other association or any state, the United States, or
any subdivision thereof.

(9) Program participant or participant means an individual accepted into
the address confidentiality program in accordance with this part 21.

(9.5) Protected health-care worker means a reproductive health-care
provider, or an employee, volunteer, patient, or immediate family member of a
reproductive health-care provider, engaged in the provision, facilitation, or
promotion of a legally protected health-care activity, as defined in section 12-30-121 (1)(d).

(10) Public record means all documents, papers, letters, maps, books,
photographs, films, sound recordings, magnetic or other tapes, digital data,
artifacts, or other documentary material, regardless of physical form or
characteristics, made or received pursuant to law or ordinance in connection with
the transaction of public business by a state or local government agency.

(11) Sexual offense means an act described in part 4 of article 3, or article
6 or 7 of title 18, C.R.S.

(12) Stalking means an act of harassment as described in section 18-9-111,
C.R.S., or stalking as described in section 18-3-602, C.R.S.

(13) State or local government agency or agency means every elected or
appointed state or local public office, public officer, or official; board, commission,
bureau, committee, council, department, authority, agency, institution of higher
education, or other unit of the executive, legislative, or judicial branch of the state;
or any city, county, city and county, town, special district, school district, local
improvement district, or any other kind of municipal, quasi-municipal, or public
corporation.

(14) Substitute address means an address designated by the executive
director or his or her designee under the address confidentiality program that is
used instead of an actual address as set forth in this part 21.

Legislative History

Source: L. 2011: Entire part added with relocations, (HB 11-1080), ch. 256, p. 1109, � 2, effective June 2. L. 2015: (1) amended, (HB 15-1174), ch. 42, p. 104, � 3, effective March 20. L. 2023: (2) amended and (9.5) added, (SB 23-188), ch. 68, p. 248, � 18, effective April 14. L. 2024: (2) amended and (7.5) added, (HB 24-1345), ch. 317, p. 2123, � 5, effective May 31.