Colorado § 24-71.3-102 Definitions

Colorado Statutes

§ 24-71.3-102 — Definitions

Colorado § 24-71.3-102

Title 24Government

Art.Uniform Electronic Transactions Act

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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 24-71.3-102 (2026).

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

(1)Agreement means the bargain of the parties in fact, as found in their language or inferred from other circumstances and from rules, regulations, and procedures given the effect of agreements under laws otherwise applicable to a particular transaction.

(2)Automated transaction means a transaction conducted or performed, in whole or in part, by electronic means or electronic records in which the acts or records of one or both parties are not reviewed by an individual in the ordinary course in forming a contract, performing under an existing contract, or fulfilling an obligation required by the transaction.

(3)Computer program means a set of statements or instructions to be used directly or indirectly in an info

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

(1) Agreement means the bargain of the parties in fact, as found in their
language or inferred from other circumstances and from rules, regulations, and
procedures given the effect of agreements under laws otherwise applicable to a
particular transaction.

(2) Automated transaction means a transaction conducted or performed, in
whole or in part, by electronic means or electronic records in which the acts or
records of one or both parties are not reviewed by an individual in the ordinary
course in forming a contract, performing under an existing contract, or fulfilling an
obligation required by the transaction.

(3) Computer program means a set of statements or instructions to be
used directly or indirectly in an information processing system in order to bring
about a certain result.

(4) Contract means the total legal obligation resulting from the parties'
agreement as affected by this article and other applicable law.

(5) Electronic means relating to technology having electrical, digital,
magnetic, wireless, optical, electromagnetic, or similar capabilities.

(6) Electronic agent means a computer program or an electronic or other
automated means used independently to initiate an action or respond to electronic
records or performances, in whole or in part, without review or action by an
individual.

(7) Electronic record means a record created, generated, sent,
communicated, received, or stored by electronic means.

(8) Electronic signature means an electronic sound, symbol, or process
attached to or logically associated with a record and executed or adopted by a
person with the intent to sign the record.

(9) Governmental agency means an executive agency, department, board,
commission, authority, institution, or instrumentality of the federal government or
of a state or of a county, municipality, or other political subdivision of a state.

(10) Information means data, text, images, sounds, codes, computer
programs, software, databases, or the like.

(11) Information processing system means an electronic system for
creating, generating, sending, receiving, storing, displaying, or processing
information.

(12) Person means an individual, corporation, business trust, estate, trust,
partnership, limited liability company, association, joint venture, governmental
agency, public corporation, or any other legal or commercial entity.

(13) Record means information that is inscribed on a tangible medium or
that is stored in an electronic or other medium and is retrievable in perceivable
form.

(14) Security procedure means a procedure employed for the purpose of
verifying that an electronic signature, record, or performance is that of a specific
person or for detecting changes or errors in the information in an electronic record.
The term includes a procedure that requires the use of algorithms or other codes,
identifying words or numbers, encryption, or callback or other acknowledgment
procedures.

(15) State means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia,
Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, or any territory or insular possession
subject to the jurisdiction of the United States. The term includes an Indian tribe or
band, or Alaskan native village, that is recognized by federal law or formally
acknowledged by a state.

(16) Transaction means an action or set of actions occurring between two
or more persons relating to the conduct of business, commercial, charitable, or
governmental affairs. For the purpose of this article, transaction shall not mean
any ballot cast in any election or any petition related to any department, board,
commission, authority, institution, or instrumentality of the state or any county,
municipality, or of their political subdivisions, or any of their instrumentalities.