§ 24-4.1-501 — Definitions

Colorado § 24-4.1-501

• Jurisdiction: Colorado
• Title 24: Government
• Art.: Crime Victim Compensation and

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As used in this part 5, unless the context otherwise
requires:

(1) Brain injury has the same meaning as set forth in section 26-1-301.

(2) Entity means a state organization or other organization that would
contract with the state to run a pilot program, as described in section 24-4.1-502.

(3) Office means the office for victims programs in the division of criminal
justice in the department of public safety.

(4) Pilot program means the victims of a violent crime brain injury pilot
program described in section 24-4.1-502.

(5) Task force means the victims of a violent crime brain injury task force
created in section 24-4.1-502.

(6) Victim of a violent crime or victim means a person who was the victim
of a crime in which physical force was used against that person. It is the intent of
the general assembly that this definition of the term victim of a violent crime or
victim only applies to this part 5 and does not apply to any other provision of the
laws of the state of Colorado that refer to the term victim of a violent crime or
victim.

Legislative History

Source: L. 2022: Entire part added, (SB 22-057), ch. 275, p. 1976, � 2, effective May 31.