As used in this article 74, unless the context
otherwise requires:
(1)Personal identifying information means information that may be used,
along or in conjunction with any other information, to identify a specific individual,
including but not limited to a name; a date of birth; a place of birth; a social security
number or tax identification number; a password or pass code; an official
government-issued driver's license or identification card number; information
contained in an employment authorization document; information contained in a
permanent resident card; vehicle registration information; a license plate number; a
photograph, electronically stored photograph, or digitized image; a fingerprint; a
record of a physical feature, a physical characteristic, a behavioral chara
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As used in this article 74, unless the context
otherwise requires:
(1) Personal identifying information means information that may be used,
along or in conjunction with any other information, to identify a specific individual,
including but not limited to a name; a date of birth; a place of birth; a social security
number or tax identification number; a password or pass code; an official
government-issued driver's license or identification card number; information
contained in an employment authorization document; information contained in a
permanent resident card; vehicle registration information; a license plate number; a
photograph, electronically stored photograph, or digitized image; a fingerprint; a
record of a physical feature, a physical characteristic, a behavioral characteristic, or
handwriting; a government passport number; a health insurance identification
number; an employer, student, or military identification number; a financial
transaction device; a school or educational institution attended; a source of income;
medical information; biometric data; financial and tax records; home or work
addresses or other contact information; family or emergency contact information;
status as a recipient of public assistance or as a crime victim; race; ethnicity;
national origin; immigration or citizenship status; sexual orientation; gender
identity; physical disability; intellectual and developmental disability; or religion.
(1.5) Political subdivision means a governing subdivision of the state,
including a county or municipality, or a board, commission, institution, department,
or agency of the political subdivision. County includes a home rule county.
Municipality includes a home rule municipality. Political subdivision does not
include a hospital or medical facility created by, and operated under, the Denver
health and hospital authority created pursuant to section 25-29-103; the university
of Colorado hospital authority created pursuant to section 23-21-503; a county
hospital established pursuant to section 25-3-301; or a special district hospital
pursuant to title 32.
(1.6) Political subdivision employee means a person in the service of a
political subdivision while acting in the person's employment capacity. Political
subdivision employee includes an officer or employee, whether elected or
appointed and whether full-time, part-time, or temporary. Political subdivision
employee also includes an agent of a political subdivision when acting on behalf
of, or at the direction of, a political subdivision in their capacity as an agent of a
political subdivision.
(1.8) Public institution of higher education means a state institution of
higher education, as defined in section 23-18-102, local district college, or area
technical college.
(2) Publicly available information means information that is available to the
public online, in person, or through a request for records under part 2 or part 3 of
article 72 of this title 24.
(3) State agency means a department of the legislative, judicial, or
executive branch of state government, including a division, office, agency, or other
unit created within a department of the legislative, judicial, or executive branch; a
board, commission, or public institution of higher education; or the Colorado
commission on higher education.
(4) State agency employee means a person in the service of a state agency
while acting in the person's employment capacity. State agency employee
includes an officer or employee, whether elected or appointed; full-time, part-time,
or temporary; and classified in or exempt from the state personnel system. State
agency employee also includes an agent of a state agency when acting on behalf
of, or at the direction of, a state agency in their capacity as an agent of a state
agency.
(5) Third party means a person or entity, including a law enforcement
officer or agency, that is not a state agency, a state agency employee, a political
subdivision, a political subdivision employee, or otherwise part of the state
government or a political subdivision. Third party includes a private entity that
contracts with, and collects or manages data on behalf of, a state agency or
political subdivision.