Colorado § 24-31-301 Definitions

Colorado Statutes

§ 24-31-301 — Definitions

Colorado § 24-31-301

Title 24Government

Art.Department of Law

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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-31-301 (2026).

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

(1)Applicant means any person seeking certification to serve as a peace officer or a reserve peace officer. (1.5) Basic training means the basic law enforcement training received by a peace officer at any approved law enforcement training academy.

(2)Certification means the issuance to an applicant of a signed instrument evidencing that such applicant has met the requirements imposed by this part 3 and the P.O.S.T. board. Certification includes basic certification and provisional certification that shall be issued to peace officers, reserve certification that shall be issued to reserve peace officers, and such additional certifications as the board may approve for peace officers.

(3)(Deleted by amendment, L. 94,

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

(1) Applicant means any person seeking certification to serve as a peace
officer or a reserve peace officer.

(1.5) Basic training means the basic law enforcement training received by a
peace officer at any approved law enforcement training academy.

(2) Certification means the issuance to an applicant of a signed instrument
evidencing that such applicant has met the requirements imposed by this part 3
and the P.O.S.T. board. Certification includes basic certification and provisional
certification that shall be issued to peace officers, reserve certification that shall
be issued to reserve peace officers, and such additional certifications as the board
may approve for peace officers.

(3) (Deleted by amendment, L. 94, p. 1725, � 3, effective May 31, 1994.)

(3.5) Repealed.

(4) Local government representative means a member of a board of county
commissioners, member of a city or town council or board of trustees, or mayor of a
city or town or city and county.

(5) Peace officer means any person described in section 16-2.5-101, C.R.S.,
and who has not been convicted of a felony or convicted on or after July 1, 2001, of
any misdemeanor as described in section 24-31-305 (1.5), or released or discharged
from the armed forces of the United States under dishonorable conditions.

(5.3) P.O.S.T. board means the peace officers standards and training board
created within the department of law in section 24-31-302.

(5.5) Reserve peace officer means any person described in section 16-2.5-110, C.R.S., and who has not been convicted of a felony or convicted on or after July
1, 2001, of any misdemeanor as described in section 24-31-305 (1.5), or released or
discharged from the armed forces of the United States under dishonorable
conditions.

(6) Training academy means any school approved by the P.O.S.T. board
where peace officers and reserve peace officers receive instruction and training.

(7) Training program means a course of instruction approved by the
P.O.S.T. board for peace officer or reserve peace officer certification and other
peace officer training programs.

Legislative History

Source: L. 92: Entire part added, p. 1091, � 3, effective March 6. L. 94: Entire section amended, p. 1725, � 3, effective May 31. L. 96: (5) amended, pp. 1349, 1477, �� 1, 42, effective June 1. L. 98: (2) and (5) amended, p. 749, � 1, effective May 22. L. 2003: (5) and (5.5) amended, p. 1619, � 29, effective August 6. L. 2005: (2), (5), (5.5), and (7) amended and (3.5) added, p. 112, � 1, effective August 8. L. 2012: (2) amended and (3.5) repealed, (HB 12-1163), ch. 50, p. 182, � 1, effective August 8. L. 2025: (5.3) added, (SB 25-275), ch. 377, p. 2060, � 139, effective August 6.