Colorado § 25-18.5-101 Definitions

Colorado Statutes

§ 25-18.5-101 — Definitions

Colorado § 25-18.5-101

Title 25Public

Art.Illegal Drug Laboratories

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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-18.5-101 (2026).

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

(1)Board means the state board of health in the department of public health and environment.

(2)Certified industrial hygienist means an individual who is certified by the American board of industrial hygiene or its successor.

(3)Clean-up standards means the acceptable standards for the remediation of an illegal drug laboratory involving methamphetamine, as established by the board under section 25-18.5-102.

(4)Consultant means a certified industrial hygienist or industrial hygienist who is not an employee, agent, representative, partner, joint venture participant, or shareholder of the contractor or of a parent or subsidiary company of the contractor, and who has been certified under section 25-18.5-106.

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

(1) Board means the state board of health in the department of public
health and environment.

(2) Certified industrial hygienist means an individual who is certified by the
American board of industrial hygiene or its successor.

(3) Clean-up standards means the acceptable standards for the
remediation of an illegal drug laboratory involving methamphetamine, as
established by the board under section 25-18.5-102.

(4) Consultant means a certified industrial hygienist or industrial hygienist
who is not an employee, agent, representative, partner, joint venture participant, or
shareholder of the contractor or of a parent or subsidiary company of the
contractor, and who has been certified under section 25-18.5-106.

(5) Contractor means a person:

(a) Hired to decontaminate an illegal drug laboratory in accordance with the
procedures established by the board under section 25-18.5-102; and

(b) Certified by the department under section 25-18.5-106.

(6) Department means the Colorado department of public health and
environment.

(7) Governing body means the agency or office designated by the city
council or board of county commissioners where the property in question is located.
If there is no such designation, the governing body shall be the county, district, or
municipal public health agency, building department, and law enforcement agency
with jurisdiction over the property in question.

(8) Illegal drug laboratory means the areas where controlled substances,
as defined by section 18-18-102, C.R.S., have been manufactured, processed,
cooked, disposed of, used, or stored and all proximate areas that are likely to be
contaminated as a result of the manufacturing, processing, cooking, disposal, use,
or storage.

(9) Industrial hygienist has the same meaning as set forth in section 24-30-1402 (2.2), C.R.S.

(10) Property means anything that may be the subject of ownership,
including land, buildings, structures, and vehicles.

(11) Property owner, for the purposes of real property, means the person
holding record fee title to real property. Property owner also means the person
holding title to a manufactured home.

Legislative History

Source: L. 2004: Entire article added, p. 532, � 1, effective April 21. L. 2005: (2.5) added, p. 1495, � 1, effective June 9. L. 2009: (2) amended and (2.7) added, (SB 09-060), ch. 140, p. 600, � 1, effective April 20. L. 2010: (2.5) amended, (HB 10-1422), ch. 419, p. 2106, � 125, effective August 11. L. 2013: Entire article amended, (SB 13-219), ch. 293, p. 1564, � 1, effective August 7.